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General Agreement on Trade In Services - GATS
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the first multilateral agreement covering trade in services. It was negotiated during the last round of multilateral trade negotiations, called the Uruguay Round, and came into force in 1995. The GATS provides a framework of rules governing services trade, establishes a mechanism for countries to make commitments to liberalize trade in services and provides a mechanism for resolving disputes between countries.
To understand the commitments Canada and other countries have under the GATS, it is important to look at both the agreement itself and at the specific commitments each country has made.
See the GATS text General Agreement on Trade in Services, (pdf version 174 KB)*.
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