Annex on Maritime Transport Services

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The Annex on Maritime Transport Services is a specialized component of the WTO’s services framework that sets out disciplines and commitments governing international maritime transport and related services.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
WTO Maritime Transport negotiations 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf GATS annex
WTO legal instrument
adoptedBy World Trade Organization
surface form: World Trade Organization Members
appliesTo freight forwarding services related to maritime transport
maritime agency services
maritime cargo handling services
maritime freight transport
maritime passenger transport
storage and warehousing services related to maritime transport
authenticText WTO agreements
surface form: WTO legal texts collection
basedOn GATS framework and principles
concerns access to port services and infrastructure
conditions of competition in international shipping
treatment of foreign maritime service suppliers
excludes cabotage services unless otherwise specified by Members
governs access to and use of port services
auxiliary services to maritime transport
international maritime transport services
language English
French
Spanish
legalStatus binding on WTO Members that have accepted it
linkedTo GATS MFN exemptions in maritime transport
GATS schedules of specific commitments
monitoredBy WTO Council for Trade in Services in Special Session
negotiationContext Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
surface form: Uruguay Round services negotiations
objective to ensure transparency and predictability in maritime transport regulation
to promote progressive liberalization of maritime transport services
to provide a multilateral framework for trade in maritime transport services
partOf General Agreement on Trade in Services
General Agreement on Trade in Services
surface form: World Trade Organization services framework
relatedInstrument General Agreement on Trade in Services
surface form: GATS Article II on most-favoured-nation treatment

General Agreement on Trade in Services
surface form: GATS Article XVI on market access

General Agreement on Trade in Services
surface form: GATS Article XVII on national treatment
relatedTo Council for Trade in Services
surface form: WTO Council for Trade in Services

Annex on Maritime Transport Services self-linksurface differs
surface form: WTO Maritime Transport negotiations
requires scheduling of commitments in Members’ GATS schedules for maritime sectors
scope international maritime transport and related services
setsOut disciplines on access to and use of port facilities
disciplines on auxiliary maritime services
disciplines on market access in maritime transport
disciplines on most-favoured-nation treatment in maritime transport
disciplines on national treatment in maritime transport
subjectTo WTO dispute settlement understanding
usesClassification United Nations Central Product Classification for services
W/120 services sectoral classification list

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General Agreement on Trade in Services contains Annex on Maritime Transport Services
Annex on Maritime Transport Services relatedTo Annex on Maritime Transport Services self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WTO Maritime Transport negotiations