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Provisions on Trade in Services in Trade and Integration Agreements in the Western Hemisphere

Part I: Sub-regional Trade and Integration Agreements
XIV. Subsidies

WTO/GATS
PART II, Article XV - Subsidies
Members recognize that, in certain circumstances, subsidies may have distortive effects on trade in services. Members shall enter into negotiations with a view to developing the necessary multilateral disciplines to avoid such trade distortive effects. The negotiations shall also address the appropriateness of countervailing procedures. Such negotiations shall recognize the role of subsidies in relation to the development programmes of developing countries and take into account the needs of Members, particularly developing country Members, for flexibility in this area. For the purpose of such negotiations, Members shall exchange information concerning all subsidies related to trade in services that they provide to their domestic service suppliers.

Any Member which considers that it is adversely affected by a subsidy of another Member may request consultations with that Member on such matters.

NAFTA
Not Specified.

Group of Three
Not Specified.

CACM
Not Specified.

CARICOM
Not Specified.

Andean Community
Article 18: The Member Countries shall endeavor to ensure that the measures of promotion and development applied to the area of services do not distort the conditions of competition inside the subregional market, and shall adopt communitary standards with respect to incentives applied to the trade in services.

Central America/Dominican Republic
Chapter 10-20 Future Tasks:
The Committee of Trade in Services shall determine among others the procedures for the establishments of necessary disciplines relevant to the subsidies distorting trade in services.

Mercosur
Part II, Article XVI: Subsidies
Parties recognize that, in certain circumstances, subsidies may have distortive effects on trade in services. The member States agree that the common provisions that will be established for subsidies in general within Mercosur, will be applied.
The mechanisms of GATS Article XV par. 2 will be applicable.

Bolivia/Mercosur
Not Specified.

Chile/Mercosur
Not Specified.

 
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