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/34 28 July 2008 (08-3606) Council for Trade in Services Special Session ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS Report by the Chairman Following the discussion in the Special Session on 2 June of my report (TN/S/33) of 26 May, I continued my consultations on the elements required for the completion of the services negotiations. Taking account of the views expressed, I circulated a revised draft text contained in document JOB(08)/79 of 17 July 2008. At the meeting of the Special Session on 17 July, several new drafting proposals were made. This led to the suspension of the meeting, to be resumed at a later stage. After further discussion and consultation with Members, certain elements of the draft text were modified in order to accommodate the views expressed. These modifications included: The proposed dates in paragraph 7 and 8 for revised offers and final draft schedules, respectively, have b