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Export policies and the general agreement on trade in services

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  • Adlung, Rudolf

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In addition to cross-border supply, the Agreement covers three additional types of transactions, i.e. the supply of services via consumer movements abroad as well as the presence of foreign firms and foreign service professionals in the respective markets. At the same time, the GATS accommodates a range of measures, including the use of quantitative restrictions and discriminatory taxes or subsidies, which are clearly constrained under the GATT. Most notably in the current context, the Agreement offers particularly broad scope for various types of export-related interventions, regardless of ensuing market distortions. The social and economic relevance of such measures, not only in sectors such as education or health, but also in producer-oriented services, including transport, telecommunications or finance, is immediately evident. This paper seeks to provide an overview and assessment in the light of relevant GATS provisions and WTO dispute rulings.

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  • Adlung, Rudolf, 2014. "Export policies and the general agreement on trade in services," WTO Staff Working Papers ERSD-2014-09, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:wtowps:ersd201409
    DOI: 10.30875/4321b22c-en
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    1. Fora Andreea-Florina, 2014. "Regional Trade Agreements And Competition Policy. Case Study: Eu, Asean And Nafta," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 86-94, July.

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    Keywords

    GATS; trade in services; export policies;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations

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