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SERVICES: SECTOR BY SECTOR
Construction and related services

The sector, distinct from architectural and engineering services, includes construction work for buildings and civil engineering, installation and assembly work, building completion and finishing work.

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The current negotiations back to top

Construction and related services are included in the new services negotiations, which began January 2000.

  
  
The mandate back to top

Principles of trade in construction and related services are contained, like for all services, in the GATS.

  
  

Current commitments and exemptions
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All commitments and MFN exemptions. Search for construction and related services in the commitments for services by country.

For consolidated information on countries' commitments and exemptions on construction 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 “Construction 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 construction and related services back to top

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  • Background paper on construction and related services (Document code S/* and keyword “construction”)     > 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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