Council for Trade in Services
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The Council for Trade in Services is a key WTO body responsible for overseeing the implementation of global rules and negotiations on international trade in services.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO body
ⓘ
council ⓘ international organization body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CTS ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure transparency in measures affecting trade in services
ⓘ
promote progressive liberalization of trade in services ⓘ |
| basedOn | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | consensus ⓘ |
| engagesWith |
WTO member governments
ⓘ
other WTO councils and committees ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| governs | trade in services ⓘ |
| handles | sectoral and modal issues in trade in services ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| hasSubordinateBody |
Committee on Specific Commitments
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Committee on Trade in Financial Services ⓘ Council for Trade in Services self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session
Working Party on Domestic Regulation ⓘ Working Party on GATS Rules ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
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surface form:
Annex 1B of the WTO Agreement
|
| locatedIn |
Geneva
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| meetsAt | WTO headquarters in Geneva ⓘ |
| membership | all WTO members ⓘ |
| monitors |
application of GATS provisions
ⓘ
implementation of specific commitments in services schedules ⓘ |
| overseesImplementationOf |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
ⓘ
surface form:
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ |
| partOf | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| reportsTo | General Council of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
acting as a forum for members to consult on trade in services
ⓘ
overseeing negotiations on trade in services ⓘ overseeing the functioning of the General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ preparing recommendations on trade in services for the WTO General Council ⓘ reviewing measures relating to trade in services ⓘ supervising the implementation of GATS commitments ⓘ |
| scope | multilateral trade in services ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
international trade law
ⓘ
services trade policy ⓘ |
| supports | services negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda ⓘ |
| typeOfAgreementSupervised | multilateral services agreement ⓘ |
| website | https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/serv_council_e.htm ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
General Council (World Trade Organization)
Council for Trade in Services
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hasSubordinateBody
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Council for Trade in Services
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session
General Council of the World Trade Organization
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hasAuthorityOver
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Council for Trade in Services
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this entity surface form:
WTO Council for Trade in Services
this entity surface form:
WTO Council for Trade in Services
subject surface form:
Committee on Specific Commitments
subject surface form:
Committee on Specific Commitments
this entity surface form:
World Trade Organization Council for Trade in Services