Commitments under GATSOverview of Current

Schedules

Rolf Adlung

Trade in Services Division

WTO

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Composition

1-20 44 Least developed countries andmany low-income developingcountries

21-60 47 Mostly middle-incomedeveloping countries

over 60 53 All developed countries, severaldeveloping countries, a few least-developed countries, all recentaccessions

Total number of sectors: ~160

New Round: Country line-up(Distribution of Commitments across Members)

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a Calculated on the basis of a sample of 37 sectors deemed representative for various services areas (See WTO Document S/C/W/99, 2 March 1999)

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LegendThe upper part of each bar represents partial commitments, the lower part full commitments.DVD = Developed countriesDVG = Developing and transition economies

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Relationship between level of economic development and number of commitments (Feb 2002)

y = 0.0031x + 20.474R2 = 0.6344

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Structure of Market Access commitments - Acceding versus “old” Members, Feb 2002(Percentages)

Note: The above shares are based on the commitments undertaken in 37 sectors deemed representatives of the main services industries.

Source: WTO Secretariat

Mode1 Mode 2 Mode 3

Full Unbound Full Unbound Full Unbound

Acceding countries 53 18 73 2 44 2

Developed countries 26 24 48 2 10 1

All Members 36 28 53 11 23 3

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