General Agreement on Trade in Services
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The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the main international treaty governing global trade in services, setting rules and commitments for how countries open and regulate their service sectors.
Aliases (11)
- GATS ×5
- Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) ×2
- Annex 1B of the WTO Agreement ×1
- Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services ×1
- GATS Article II on most-favoured-nation treatment ×1
- GATS Article VI ×1
- GATS Article XVI on market access ×1
- GATS Article XVII on national treatment ×1
- Schedules of Specific Commitments under GATS ×1
- WTO agreements subject to procedures in the Marrakesh Agreement ×1
- World Trade Organization services framework ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Trade Organization agreement
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multilateral trade agreement → |
| abbreviation |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
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surface form: "GATS"
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| administeredBy | World Trade Organization → |
| adoptedAsPartOf |
Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
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surface form: "Uruguay Round agreements"
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| allows | MFN exemptions under specified conditions → |
| appliesTo | all WTO members → |
| bindingOn | World Trade Organization members → |
| concludedIn | 1994 → |
| contains |
Annex on Air Transport Services
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Annex on Financial Services → Annex on Maritime Transport Services → Annex on Movement of Natural Persons → Annex on Telecommunications → annexes on specific service sectors → general obligations → specific commitments schedules → |
| covers |
domestic regulation of services
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international trade in services → market access for services → most-favoured-nation treatment in services → national treatment for services → progressive liberalization of services trade → |
| defines | four modes of supply of services → |
| enteredIntoForce | 1995 → |
| excludes | services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority → |
| language |
English
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French → Spanish → |
| legalStatus | binding international treaty → |
| modeOfSupply |
Mode 1 cross-border supply
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Mode 2 consumption abroad → Mode 3 commercial presence → Mode 4 presence of natural persons → |
| negotiationForum | Council for Trade in Services → |
| negotiationRound |
Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
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surface form: "Uruguay Round"
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| objective |
increased participation of developing countries in services trade
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progressive liberalization of trade in services → promotion of economic growth → |
| partOf | World Trade Organization legal framework → |
| predecessor | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade → |
| principle |
most-favoured-nation treatment
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national treatment → progressive liberalization through successive rounds of negotiations → transparency of regulations → |
| requires |
establishment of enquiry points for information
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publication of relevant measures affecting services trade → |
| scope | measures by members affecting trade in services → |
| signedAt | Marrakesh → |
| subjectTo |
Dispute Settlement Understanding
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surface form: "WTO dispute settlement mechanism"
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Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "GATS"
Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526)
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agreementInvoked
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General Agreement on Trade in Services
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this entity surface form: "GATS"
this entity surface form: "GATS"
this entity surface form: "GATS"
this entity surface form: "WTO agreements subject to procedures in the Marrakesh Agreement"
this entity surface form: "Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)"
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
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includes
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General Agreement on Trade in Services
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this entity surface form: "Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)"
this entity surface form: "Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services"
this entity surface form: "Annex 1B of the WTO Agreement"
subject surface form: "Council for Trade in Services"
this entity surface form: "GATS Article VI"
this entity surface form: "GATS"
this entity surface form: "World Trade Organization services framework"
this entity surface form: "GATS Article II on most-favoured-nation treatment"
this entity surface form: "GATS Article XVI on market access"
this entity surface form: "GATS Article XVII on national treatment"
subject surface form: "Council for Trade in Services"
this entity surface form: "Schedules of Specific Commitments under GATS"