ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON GATS Rules
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (2017)

Since its 2016 annual report to the Council for Trade in Services issued in November 2016^[1], the Working Party on GATS Rules (WPGR) has held no meeting, neither formal nor informal.

Consequently, during the current reporting period, no further discussions have taken place under its auspices regarding the three negotiating mandates the Working Party is entrusted with – namely emergency safeguard measures (GATS Article X), government procurement (Article XIII) and subsidies (Article XV).