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ORGANIZATIONS/C/W/230
12 November 2003
(03-6052)
Council for Trade in Services
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ANNUAL REPORT1 OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES
TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL (2003)
1. Since its last report to the General Council dated 8 July 2003, the Council for Trade in
Services has held two formal meetings on 3-7 July 2003 and 2,9 and 24 October 2003.  Reports of the
meetings are contained in documents S/C/M/67 and S/C/M/68.  The reports of the meetings should be
read in conjunction with this report.  During th is period, the Council addressed the following matters:
I. PROPOSALS FOR A TECHNICAL REVIEW OF GATS PROVISIONS  –
ARTICLE XX:2
2. Substantive discussions on Proposals for a Technical Review – Article XX:2 began in
June 2002 and have continued until the reporting period.  At its meeting held on 3-7 July 2003, the
Council decided to refer this item to the Committee on Specific Commitments for its consideration
and report back at the Council's first informal meeting in 2004.
II. RE-OPENING OF THE FIFTH PROTOCOL FOR ACCEPTANCE
3. At its meeting held on 3-7 July 2003, following the request from the Republic of Poland
contained in document S/C/W/225 the Council decided to re-open the Fifth Protocol relating to
Financial Services for acceptance by Poland.  The Decision is contained in document S/L/130.
III. COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND ITS MEMBER
STATES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE GATS – ACCESSION OF AUSTRIA,FINLAND AND SWEDEN TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
4. At its meeting of 3-7 July the Council for Trade in Services held a discussion based on a
communication from the European Communities and Its Member States regarding the accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden contained in document S/DCS/W/EEC.  In the light of this discussion
the delegation of the European Communities requested that the Secretariat issue a notification in thethree official languages of the WTO.  The notification is contained in documents S/C/N/231 and
Corr.1, dated 10 July 2003 and 15 August 2003.
IV. NOTIFICATIONS MADE TO THE COUNCIL PURSUANT TO GATS
ARTICLES V:5 AND XXVIII (K):(II):2.
5. At  its formal meeting held on 2, 9 and 24 October the Council took note of two notifications:
(a) the first pursuant to Paragraph 5 of Article V of the GATS (Economic Integration) by
the European Communities and Its Member  States (S/C/N/231, S/C/N/231/Corr.1);
                                                     
1 This report, together with the update in document S/C/17/Rev.1, complete the reporting requirement
for 2003.S/C/W/230
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(b) the second pursuant to Article XXVIII (k):(ii):2 of the GATS by the Republic of
Armenia (S/C/N/232, S/C/N/232/Corr.1).
V. IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE VII OF GATS
6. At the two formal meetings held during the reporting period, the Council held substantive
discussions on the implementation of Article VII of GATS (Recognition) based on a submission from
India (JOB(03)/120).  The Council has agreed to  revert to this item at its next meeting.
VI. REVIEW OF AIR TRANSPORT UNDER THE ANNEX ON AIR TRANSPORT
7. At the meeting held on 2, 9 and 24 October  2003 the Council held a discussion on the basis
of, inter alia , a submission from Australia and New Zeal and (JOB(03)/193).  The Council decided to
conclude the first review mandated under the A nnex on Air Transport Services and to formally
commence the second review at the last regular m eeting of the Council for Trade in Services in 2005.
This was agreed without prejudice to Members' interpretation of Paragraph 5 of the Annex.
VII. WORK OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES
8. The activities of the subsidiary bodies are reflected in their respective reports, which are
annexed to this report as follows:
Annex I Report of the Committee on Specific Commitments (S/CSC/..)
Annex II Report of the Committee on Trad e in Financial Services (S/FIN/..)
Annex III Report of the Working Party on Domestic Regulation (S/WPDR/..)
Annex IV Report of the Working Party on GATS Rules (S/WPGR/..)
[The reports will be annexed upon their adoption by the respective bodies.]
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