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A Handbook on Reading WTO Goods and Services Schedules

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A Handbook on Reading WTO Goods and Services Schedules

Name: A Handbook on Reading WTO Goods and Services Schedules
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521706827
Price: 479.05 HKD
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Author: WTO Secretariat
ISBN: 9780521706827

By WTO Secretariat

Cambridge University Press April 2009

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780521706827
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: April 2009
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This is a detailed guide on how to read WTO Schedules of Commitments for Goods and Services. The Schedules are part of the Legal Texts of the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements. They comprise about 27,000 pages of specific commitments by 153 members of the WTO on market access conditions for their markets. Understanding how to interpret the Schedules is essential for anyone wishing to glean information for academic, official, or business purposes. Commissioned and reviewed by the WTO Secretariat, this is a unique guide to understanding the Schedules.

A detailed description is provided of information contained in goods and services schedules, helping to guide readers through fundamental concepts behind individual legal texts
Short and concise, which will benefit newcomers wanting to understand the workings of various components within the WTO system
Ease of use and accessibility are the priority over scholarly analysis and commentary

Contents:: 1. Obligations on goods and services;
2. Modalities for the establishment of specific binding commitments under the reform programme;
3. Preparation of the Uruguay round schedules of concessions of market access;
4. Scheduling of initial commitments in trade in services;
5. Services sectoral classification list;
6. EC agricultural tariff commitments.