World Trade
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23 April 2010
(10-2123) Working Party on GATS Rules
REPORT OF THE MEETING held on 1 FEBRUARY 2010
Note by the Secretariat
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Felipe Lopeandia from Chile. The agenda for the meeting was contained in WTO/AIR/3495. The agenda was adopted.
NEGOTIATIONS ON EMERGENCY SAFEGUARD MEASURES UNDER ARTICLE X OF THE GATS
The Chairman recalled that two rounds of informal technical discussions had been conducted on the concept of "domestic industry". In this connection, he noted that at the informal meeting of the Working Party on 28 January 2010, the delegations of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam had indicated that they were not yet in a position to table a revision of their proposal on emergency safeguard measures, as contained in document JOB(07)/155. He suggested that the Working Party may wish to await this revision
World Trade
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30 September 2005
(05-4371) Working Party on GATS Rules
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF 21 SEPTEMBER 2005
Note by the Secretariat
Due to the absence of the Chairperson, the Working Party elected Ms. Clare Kelly, from New Zealand, to preside over this meeting. The agenda for the meeting, contained in WTO/AIR/2649, included the following items: adoption of the annual report to the Council for Trade in Services, emergency safeguard measures, subsidies, government procurement, date of the next meeting, and other business. To assist delegations in the preparation of the meeting, the Chairperson had prepared an annotated agenda, contained in JOB(05)/189. The agenda was adopted.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON GATS RULES TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (2005)
The Chairperson invited the Working Party to adopt the draft annual report contained in document S/WPGR/W/53 and to transmit it to the Council for
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7 September 2005 (05-3887) Working Party on GATS Rules
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF 20 June 2005
Note by the Secretariat
The meeting of the Working Party on GATS Rules was opened by Ms. Clare Kelly, from New Zealand. The agenda for the meeting, contained in WTO/AIR/2595, included the following items: election of the new chairperson, emergency safeguard measures, government procurement, subsidies, date of the next meeting, and other business. To assist delegations in the preparation of the meeting, the Chairperson had prepared an annotated agenda, contained in JOB(05)/115. The agenda was adopted.
The Chairperson recalled that at the last meeting she had asked delegations to reflect on what should be priorities for this year and how to implement them. In the annotated agenda circulated in preparation for the informal meeting of 13 June, she had shared her personal assessment of the situation in the light of con
World Trade
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18 March 2005 (05-1118) Working Party on GATS Rules
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF 7 FEBRUARY 2005
Note by the Secretariat
The meeting of the Working Party on GATS Rules was chaired by Ms. Clare Kelly, from New Zealand. The agenda for the meeting, contained in WTO/AIR/2485, included the following items: subsidies, government procurement, emergency safeguard measures, date of the next meeting and other business. To assist delegations in the preparation of the meeting, the Chairperson had prepared an annotated agenda, contained in JOB(05)/7. The agenda was adopted.
NEGOTIATIONS ON SUBSIDIES (ARTICLE XV)
The Chairperson called attention to the three documents circulated since the last meeting. First, the Secretariat had prepared a synthesis Note on the definition of subsidies, contained in JOB(05)/4. Further, the delegation of Singapore had circulated an informal communication (JOB(04/180), which enumerated a nu
World Trade
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17 January 2005 (05-0194) Working Party on GATS Rules
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF 24 NOVEMBER 2004
Note by the Secretariat
The meeting of the Working Party on GATS Rules was chaired by Ms. Clare Kelly, from New Zealand. The agenda for the meeting, contained in WTO/AIR/2443, included the following items: adoption of the annual report to the Council for Trade in Services, subsidies, emergency safeguard measures, government procurement, date of the next meeting and other business. To assist delegations in the preparation of the meeting, the Chairperson had prepared an annotated agenda, contained in JOB(04)/167. The agenda was adopted.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON GATS RULES TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (2004)
The Chairperson invited the Working Party to adopt the draft annual report contained in document S/WPGR/W/50 and transmit it to the Council for Trade in Services. It covered the meetings
World Trade
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27 October 2004 (04-4567) Working Party on GATS Rules
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF 20 SEPTEMBER 2004
Note by the Secretariat
The meeting of the Working Party on GATS Rules was chaired by Ms. Clare Kelly, from New Zealand. The agenda for the meeting, contained in WTO/AIR/2375, included the following items: government procurement, emergency safeguard measures, subsidies, date of the next meeting and other business. To assi
World Trade
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20 July 2004
(04-3131) Working Party on GATS Rules
Report of the meeting of 23 June 2004
Note by the Secretariat
The meeting of the Working Party on GATS Rules was chaired by Ms. Clare Kelly, from New Zealand. The agenda for the meeting, contained in WTO/AIR/2337, included the following items: subsidies, government procurement, emergency safeguard measures, date of the next meeting and other business. To assist delegations in the preparation of the meeting, the Chairperson had prepared an annotated agenda contained in JOB(04)/74.
The Chairperson noted that the order of the items on the agenda had been modified and indicated her intent to continue to do so, taking into account a variety of factors. She did not think that the order of the items should have any substantive bearing. Delegations needed to discipline themselves, including regarding the length of their interventions, so that all issues coul
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22 April 2004 (04-1806) Working Party on GATS Rules
Report of the meeting of 24 March 2004
Note by the Secretariat
The Working Party on GATS Rules held this meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. Santiago Urbina, from Nicaragua. The agenda for the meeting was contained in WTO/AIR/2271. It included the following items: emergency safeguard measures, government procurement, subsidies, date of the next meeting, other business, and election of the new chairperson. To assist delegations in the preparation of the meeting, the Chairperson had prepared an annotated agenda contained in JOB(04)/11. The agenda for the meeting was adopted.
NEGOTIATIONS ON EMERGENCY SAFEGUARD MEASURES (ARTICLE X)
The Chairperson recalled that the decision taken by the Council for Trade in Services on the extension of the negotiating mandate, pursuant to a recommendation from the Chairperson of the Working Party on GATS
