Council for Trade in Services - Special Session - Communication from Australia, Chile, the European Communities, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland - Trade in Services to the Aviation Industry: A case for [...]ions and Answers That May Help
- Australia, Chile, the European Communities, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland
- 2005/02/22
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World Trade
Organization TN/S/W/29
16 February 2005 (05-0651) Council for Trade in Services
Special Session
Original: English
communication from Australia, Chile, the European Communities, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland
Trade in Services to the Aviation Industry:
A case for commitments under the GATS
Questions and answers that may help
The following communication, dated 15 February 2005 from the delegations of Australia, Chile, the European Communities, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland is being circulated to the Members of the Council for Trade in Services.
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What does this statement mean?
The co-sponsors of this paper are amongst those who consider that it is possible to take meaningful commitments for ground handling services. As important commercial services in their own right, ground handling should be covered by specific commitments.
Claims that the GATS excludes all services that support air transport (that c