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January 11, 2002

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FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON SERVICES

Fifteenth Meeting

Panama City, Panama, January 8 - 11, 2002

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

The fifteenth meeting of the FTAA Negotiating Group on Services (NGSV) took place in Panama City, Panama on January 8- 11, 2002. Delegates from the following twenty countries were present: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The NGSV discussed all of the items in the  agenda, which is attached to this Communiqué.



FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON SERVICES

Fifteenth Meeting

Panama City, Panama, January 8 - 11, 2002

AGENDA

  1. Approval of the Agenda

  2. Presentation of New Proposals

  3. Reports from other FTAA Groups and Committees

  4. Discussion on how to treat the Submissions from Civil Society*

  5. Modalities and Procedures for the Negotiations

  6. Discussion of the Draft Consolidated Text on Services:
    • Most Favored Nation Treatment
    • National Treatment
    • Market Access
    • Elements related to the above
    • Possible additional issues of a cross-cutting nature
    • Definitions

  7. Other Issues

  8. Chair’s Report

  9. Press Communiqué

*
The previous practice was to discuss this item under “Reports from Other FTAA Groups and Committees” but the Group has now decided to treat this as a separate item.
 
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