Export Policies and the General Agreement on Trade in Services / World Trade Organization.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

World Trade Organization.

Series:

WTO Working Papers, 25189808 ; no.2014/09.

WTO Working Papers, 25189808 ; no.2014/09

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic research and trade policy analysis.

Services.

Local Subjects:

Economic research and trade policy analysis.

Services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages).

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Trade Organization, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Compared to its counterpart in merchandise trade, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of 1947, the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) contains a variety of conceptual innovations. In addition to cross-border supply, the Agreement covers three additional types of transactions, id est the supply of services via consumer movements abroad as well as the presence of foreign firms and foreign service professionals in the respective markets. At the same time, the GATS accommodates a range of measures, including the use of quantitative restrictions and discriminatory taxes or subsidies, which are clearly constrained under the GATT. The Agreement offers particularly broad scope for various types of export-related interventions, regardless of ensuing market distortions. The social and economic relevance of such measures is immediately evident. This paper seeks to provide an overview and assessment in the light of relevant GATS provisions and WTO dispute rulings.

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