Council for Trade in Services - Special Session - Elements Required for the Completion of the Services Negotiations - Report by the Chairman

World Trade Organization TN/S/33 26 May 2008 (08-2445) Council for Trade in Services Special Session ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS Report by the Chairman Following the circulation of my informal Report of 13 February 2008 contained in JOB(08)/5, I have continued informal consultations on elements required for the completion of the services negotiations, and which could be reflected in a possible text for adoption by Members. A preliminary discussion of my informal Report took place at an informal consultation held on 28 February 2008. At that meeting, delegations agreed to circulate in writing any drafting suggestions on the elements, in order to prepare for a further consultation on 7 March. Written drafting suggestions were circulated by the following groups of Members: Australia et al ("Group A"), Brazil et al ("Group B"), Chile et al ("Group C"), ACP, ASEAN, SVEs, and RAMs. To facilitate further discussion,