Commitments under GATS Overview of Current Schedules
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Commitments under GATS Overview of Current Schedules Rolf Adlung Trade in Services Division WTO
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Commitments under GATS Overview of Current Schedules. Rolf Adlung Trade in Services Division WTO. New Round: Country line-up (Distribution of Commitments across Members). New Round: Sector line-up (Number of WTO Members, February 2002). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Commitments under GATSOverview of Current
Schedules
Rolf Adlung
Trade in Services Division
WTO
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CommittedSectors
Number ofMembers
Composition
1-20 44 Least developed countries andmany low-income developingcountries
21-60 47 Mostly middle-incomedeveloping countries
over 60 53 All developed countries, severaldeveloping countries, a few least-developed countries, all recentaccessions
Total number of sectors: ~160
New Round: Country line-up(Distribution of Commitments across Members)
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New Round: Sector line-up (Number of WTO Members, February 2002)
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New Round: Line-up by mode (Commitments on Market Access, per cent, July 2000)
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a Calculated on the basis of a sample of 37 sectors deemed representative for various services areas (See WTO Document S/C/W/99, 2 March 1999)
DVD DVG DVD DVG DVD DVG
LegendThe upper part of each bar represents partial commitments, the lower part full commitments.DVD = Developed countriesDVG = Developing and transition economies
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Type of Market Access limitations, Mode 3(Number of limitations scheduled, July 1999)
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Horizontal sectoral limitations
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Type of National Treatment limitations, Mode 3(Number of limitations scheduled, July 1999)
0200400600800
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Relationship between level of economic development and number of commitments (Feb 2002)
y = 0.0031x + 20.474R2 = 0.6344
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0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000GNP per capita USD (PPP) 2000
Uruguay Round Participants
Recent accessions
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Structure of Market Access commitments - Acceding versus “old” Members, Feb 2002(Percentages)
Note: The above shares are based on the commitments undertaken in 37 sectors deemed representatives of the main services industries.
Source: WTO Secretariat
Mode1 Mode 2 Mode 3
Full Unbound Full Unbound Full Unbound
Acceding countries 53 18 73 2 44 2
Developed countries 26 24 48 2 10 1
All Members 36 28 53 11 23 3
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Members’ negotiating interests(Number of Members tabling proposals, Feb 2002)
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