Committee on Specific Commitments
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The Committee on Specific Commitments is a World Trade Organization body that oversees and reviews member countries’ specific commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO body
ⓘ
intergovernmental committee ⓘ subsidiary body of the Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| addresses | technical questions on scheduling and modification of commitments ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the scope and meaning of scheduled commitments
ⓘ
enhance transparency of members’ GATS commitments ⓘ facilitate comparability of commitments across members ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
WTO Council for Trade in Services in Special Session
ⓘ
surface form:
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session
Working Party on Domestic Regulation ⓘ Working Party on GATS Rules ⓘ |
| decisionMaking | consensus ⓘ |
| handles |
issues related to additional commitments under GATS Article XVIII
ⓘ
issues related to modification and withdrawal of GATS commitments under Article XXI ⓘ |
| hasMandate |
consider technical issues related to scheduling of GATS commitments
ⓘ
contribute to the progressive liberalization of trade in services through clarification of commitments ⓘ discuss the legal and technical aspects of GATS schedules ⓘ examine classification issues related to services commitments ⓘ improve the understanding of specific commitments undertaken by members ⓘ oversee implementation of specific commitments under GATS ⓘ review WTO members’ schedules of specific commitments in services ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
ⓘ
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ
surface form:
WTO Marrakesh Agreement framework
|
| locatedIn | Geneva ⓘ |
| meetsAt | WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ |
| membership | all WTO members ⓘ |
| monitors | technical consistency of schedules with GATS disciplines ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ |
| oversees | implementation of members’ GATS specific commitments ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council for Trade in Services
ⓘ
World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| produces |
background notes and technical papers on GATS scheduling issues
ⓘ
reports to the Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| reviews | GATS schedules of specific commitments ⓘ |
| scopeOfWork | all WTO members’ GATS schedules of specific commitments ⓘ |
| shortName | CSC ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
GATS specific commitments
ⓘ
trade in services ⓘ |
| supports | negotiating processes on services by providing technical input on commitments ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | standing committee ⓘ |
| usesClassification |
UN Central Product Classification as reference for services
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W/120 services sectoral classification list ⓘ |
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