trade in services.pptVIP

Review Committee on Agriculture AMS Total AMS EMS SSG A trigger level Market access Three boxes Chapter 14 GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services Contents I. Scope of application and definition II. General obligations and disciplines III. Specific commitments IV. Annexes V. Dispute Settlement VI. Language points Services Intangible Key roles in economy transport, telecommunication…. long-term benefits—environment, education… World Trade in Commercial Services, Total Exports, 1980-2003 (USD billion and percentage) STRUCTURE OF GATS GATS flexibility. . . a traffic light approach STOP: Presumed trade barriers Prohibited ? Lack of transparency Discrimination Progressively eliminate Discrimination Quantitative restrictions SLOW: Potential trade barriers Technical standards Licensing criteria procedures Qualification criteria procedures Should be objective not be more burdensome than necessary I. Scope and Definition (Art. I) Measures affecting trade in services at all government levels ALL SERVICES (except governmental services and air traffic rights) Four modes of supply Definition of services trade (P94) MODES Cross-border Trade 自一成员领土向任何其他成员领土提供服务，即跨境交付 Consumption Abroad 在一成员领土内向任何其他成员的服务消费者提供服务，即境外消费。 Commercial Presence 一成员的服务提供者通过在任何其他成员领土内的商业存在提供服务，即商业存在。 Movement of Natural Persons 一成员的服务提供者通过在任何其他成员领土内的自然人存在提供服务，即自然人流动。 EXAMPLES (Health) Tele-diagnosis from Country B into Country A As resident obtains hospital treatment in B Hospital operator from B has subsidiary in A Physician from B practices in A Exercises 1). A Brazilian law firm prepares a legal opinion for a Mexican client and sends it from its office in San Paulo to its client in Mexico via e-mail.跨境交付 2). A British Bank opens a branch in Singapore to offer loans and insurance services to Singaporeans.商业存在 3). A Moroccan engineer travels to Paris to provide on-site services at a newly-inaugurated food processing plant.