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Advertising services

The sector includes sale or leasing of advertising space or time; planning, creating and placement services of advertising; outdoor and aerial advertising and delivery of samples and other advertising materials. There are commitments in advertising services in the schedules of 51 WTO Members, which together represent 80% of world merchandise trade and the majority of global advertising activity.

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The current negotiations back to top

Currently, advertising, like all services are included in the new services negotiations, which began January 2000.

  
  
The mandate back to top

Principles of trade in advertising services are contained, like for all services, in the GATS.

  
  
Current commitments and exemptions back to top

> All commitments and MFN exemptions. Search for advertising services in the commitments for services by country.

For consolidated information on countries' commitments and exemptions on advertising services go to the services database (opens a new window) click “predefined reports”, then click “All sectors and each level of development”. From the list of sectors select “Advertising services”. Information is broken down by the country's level of development (developed, developing, least developed or transition). Data covers the period January 1995 to December 1999. Does not include data on current negotiations or on countries which joined the WTO since January 2000.

 
  
 Documents on advertising services back to top

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  • Background paper on advertising services (Document code S/* and keyword “advertising”)     > search     > help

You can perform more sophisticated searches from the Documents Online search facility (opens in new window) by defining multiple search criteria such as document symbol (i.e. code number), full text search or document date.


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