GATS

Analytical Note, April 2003

Classification Issues in the Current GATS Negotiations: A Review of the Different Proposals and Some Preliminary Considerations.

The main objective of this paper is to review some of the classification proposals that have been submitted so far by various WTO Members in the current GATS negotiations and to assist developing countries in understanding the implications of adopting these different classifications. (more…)

Analytical Note, May 2002

Review of the Existing Special and Differential Treatment Provisions: Implementing the Doha Mandate.

By placing Special and Differential Treatment (hereafter referred to as ‘S&DT’) at the heart of the WTO Agreements, the Doha Ministerial Declaration explicitly acknowledged that S&DT is a fully accepted core principle in the WTO legal regime. (more…)