A reader’s guide to basic GATS concepts and negotiations

The purpose of this appendix is to provide the reader with an overview of key concepts used in negotiations on trade in services. Many of these concepts find their origin in the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services, which has served as the model for the services chapters contained in many preferential trade agreements. Reference to other concepts not pertaining to the GATS, but nevertheless necessary to understand other negotiating models, is made whenever appropriate. The appendix also provides an overview of current services negotiations within the WTO Doha Development Agenda.