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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (46)
| 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
→
Committee on Trade in Financial Services → Council for Trade in Services →
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
→
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 → |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
General Council of the World Trade Organization
→
hasAuthorityOver
→
Council for Trade in Services
→
this entity surface form: "Council for Trade in Services in Special Session"
subject surface form: "General Council (World Trade Organization)"
this entity surface form: "WTO Council for Trade in Services"
this entity surface form: "WTO Council for Trade in Services"