The purpose of the Workshop is to bring together and inform regulators, trade negotiators, and other relevant officials of the background and progress to date of the work taking place in the Working Party on Domestic Regulation (WPDR), as well as pertinent issues raised in negotiating proposals.

Discussions at the Workshop will be focused exclusively on technical and legal aspects, and will not in any way duplicate or substitute for discussions taking place in the Working Party or in negotiations among delegations.

> Guide to downloading files.

Programme - with links to outlines of presentations
  

Background documentation

GATS Introduction

> Introduction to services trade and the WTO agreement

Note:
Downloadable files in Word format.
 

GATS and Domestic Regulation

> Article VI:4 of the GATS: disciplines on domestic regulation applicable to all services
> International regulatory initiatives in services
> Accountancy disciplines
> Report on the development of the accountancy disciplines
> Decision on accountancy
> Decision on domestic regulation