overlap with obligations assumed by WTO Members under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). About 60 per cent of … world foreign investment stocks are in services and, thus, covered by mode 3 (commercial presence) of the GATS. A closer … developing countries, than those scheduled under the GATS. Furthermore, a number of obligations enshrined in BITs go beyond their …

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is broader in policy coverage than conventional trade agreements for … the GATS to date - far fewer than under the GATT in merchandise trade. Also, governments appear to be generally hesitant … for (discriminatory) subsidies than under the GATS. Yet, this is not necessarily true for the obligations assumed by many …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) are a relatively frequent phenomenon. However, they have gone widely unnoticed in the … poisonous and, for various reasons, would deserve close attention. Given the broad definitional scope of the GATS, extending … economies. Their existence casts doubts on the legal status of the respective agreements under the GATS and can have severe …

Trade in Services (GATS) have prevented WTO Members from advancing services liberalization under the Agreement. The GATS is …

agreements (PTAs) - a reasonable starting point - 'TISA market access commitments would go well beyond GATS commitments and …