SERVICES: BACKGROUND PAPERS
New updated WTO Secretariat services background papers
The WTO Secretariat is producing an updated series of background notes on services sectors and modes of supply. A similar exercise was conducted in 1998. These new notes, which are aimed at stimulating discussion in the Council for Trade in Services, capture some of the far-reaching developments that have occurred in the services area over the past decade, and focus on issues considered to be most relevant from a trade perspective.
These notes cover the following sectors and modes of supply:
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Cross-border supply (modes 1&2)
- Commercial presence (mode 3)
- Presence of natural persons (mode 4)
- Accountancy services
- Architectural services
- Computer and related services
- Audiovisual services
- Postal and courier services
- Telecommunication services
- Construction and related engineering services
- Distribution services
- Education services
- Energy services
- Environmental services
- Financial services
- Tourism services
- Logistics services
- Maritime transport services
- Road transport services
Available background notes can be found on the link below: