WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
S/C/36 
11 November 2011 
 (11-5837) 
  
 
 
 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES 
TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL (2011) 
  
1. Since its last report to the General Council, the Council for Trade in Services held seven 
formal meetings, on 17 November 2010, 18 November 2010, 7 March 2011, 9 March 2011, 
2 May 2011, 24 June 2011 and 30 September 2011.
1  During this period, the Council addressed the 
following matters. 
I. NOTIFICATIONS MADE TO THE COUNCIL PURSUANT TO GATS 
ARTICLES III:3 AND V:7 
2. At its meetings held on 18 November 2010, 7 March, 24 June and 30 September 2011 the 
Council for Trade in Services took not e of the following notifications: 
(a) Notifications pursuant to Article III:3 of the GATS 
 
United States S/C/N/569 
Japan S/C/N/571 
Colombia S/C/N/572-576 
Kingdom of Bahrain S/C/N/579 
Togo S/C/N/580 to 593 Switzerland S/C/N/596-597 
 
(b) Notifications pursuant to Article V:7 of the GATS  
Colombia and Mexico S/C/N/563 
India S/C/N/570 China and Chile S/C/N/577 
China and Hong Kong, China  S/C/N/264/Add.4 
China and Macao, China S/C/N/265/Add.4 Hong Kong, China and New Zealand  S/C/N/578 
Republic of Korea and Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,  S/C/N/559/Add.1 and 
 Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Re public, Malaysia,   S/C/N/560/Add.1 
 Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam 
European Union and Republic of Korea  S/C/N/594 
Guatemala and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, S/C/N/595  Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
Peru and Republic of Korea  S/C/N/598 
India and Malaysia S/C/N/599 
Colombia, Liechtenstein and Switzerland S/C/N/600 
India and Japan S/C/N/601 
                                                      
1 Reports of these meetings are contained in documents S/C/M/101 to 107, and should be read in 
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II. COMPLIANCE WITH GATS NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
3. The Council for Trade in Services addressed the issue of compliance with GATS notification 
requirements at its November 2010 and March 2011 meetings.   
4. At the meeting held on 18 November, the de legation of Switzerland reported that the open-
ended, informal group it had formed to exchange e xperiences with regard to notifications had met the 
previous day.   
5. At the March 2011 meeting, the Council decided, given the particular intensity of WTO work 
at that juncture, to revert to this issue at a later time.  
III. SECTORAL AND MODAL DISCUSSIONS 
6. The Council for Trade in Services continued with its discussions on a number of services 
sectors and modes of supply, on the basis of a ser ies of Background Notes the Secretariat had been 
tasked to produce addressing salient re gulatory and economic developments.   
7. At its meeting held on 18 November 2010, th e Council considered the Background Notes on 
"Road freight transport services" (S/C/W/324, an d Corrigendum 1) and "Distribution services" 
(S/C/W/326). 
8. At the meeting held on 7 March 2011, the C ouncil addressed the last two Background Notes 
prepared by the Secretariat, dealing with "Engi neering services" (S/C/W/334) and "A review of 
statistics on trade flows in services" (S/C/W/329 and Addendum 1). 
9. At that meeting, the delegation of Switzerland suggested that an additional Note could be 
produced, on the role of Small and Medium-sized En terprises (SMEs) in services trade.  In response 
to the Swiss proposal, the Secretariat indicated th at it would be pleased to undertake some work on 
the issue, but would need to reflect furt her on what it could usefully prepare.   
10. At the meeting held on 2 May, and again at the following meeting in June, a representative of 
the Secretariat provided an overview of the limited in formation that it had been able to gather on the 
role of SMEs in services trade.  It thus solicited additional inputs from Members, in order to 
complement its own research and be in a position to produce a meaningful piece of work.   
11. On 20 September, the delegation of Switzerland submitted a communication titled "The 
Services Sector, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Employment: the Case of 
Switzerland"(S/C/W/340).  The Council addressed the Sw iss submission at its 30 September meeting, 
when several other Members also shared inform ation on the role of SMEs in their economies. 
IV. THIRD REVIEW OF MFN EXEMPTIONS 
12. The Council held two meetings dedicated to the third review of Article II (MFN) exemptions, 
on 17 November 2010 and 9 March 2010.  It then pur sued its discussion under the review as an item 
on the Council's agenda, rather than in a dedicated session, on 2 May 2011.   
13. For the purpose of the review, the Secretariat had circulated three background documents:  
two updated compilations of all MFN exemptions lis ted, one organised by sector (JOB/SERV/29), 
and one organised by Member (JOB/SERV/30), and a document providing updated statistical 
information on MFN exemptions (JOB/SERV/31).    S/C/36 
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  14. At the November meeting, the Council addressed  the MFN exemptions inscribed for:  all 
sectors; business services; communication services; construction and related engineering services; and 
distribution services.  A number of delegations had submitted questions in writing in advance of the 
meeting, namely:  China (in document S/C/W/321);  Hong Kong, China and Japan (S/C/W/322);  
Chile (S/C/W/323 and Corr.1);  and the Republic of Korea (S/C/W/325 and Corr.1).  
15. In March 2011, the Council examined the rema ining exemptions, i.e. those listed for:  
educational services; financial services; health-rela ted and social services; tourism and travel-related 
services; recreational, cultural and sporting services;  and transport services.  A few delegations had 
submitted written questions for the purpose of the meeting, namely Switzerland (in document 
S/C/W/330), Hong Kong, China (S/C/W/331) and Norway (S/C/W/336).   
16. Pursuant to the mandate in pa ragraph 4(b) of the relevant GATS Annex, that the Council 
determine "the date of any further review", at th e meeting held on 2 May the Council agreed to close 
the third review and hold its next review of Artic le II (MFN) exemptions no later than 2016.   
V. RE-OPENING OF THE FIFTH PROTOCOL FOR ACCEPTANCE BY THE 
PHILIPPINES 
17. Following the request of the Philippines contai ned in document S/C/W/332, at its meeting on 
7 March 2011 the Council decided to reopen the Fifth Protocol  to the GATS, relating to financial 
services, for acceptance by the Philippines.  The re levant decision is contai ned in document S/L/382. 
VI. DEDICATED DISCUSSION ON INTERNATIONAL MOBILE ROAMING 
18. At the Council meeting held in March, the de legations of Australia, Norway and the United 
States submitted a communication (in document S/C/W/335) containing a proposal for a workshop on 
international mobile roaming (IMR) and the app licability of the GATS.  Though Members expressed 
considerable support for and interest in the propos ed workshop, a few questi ons were raised with 
regard to its timing and agenda. 
19. Following informal consultations and further discussions at the May meeting, the Council 
agreed that it would hold a dedicated discussion on  IMR, and tasked the Secretariat to produce a 
Background Note on the issue.  Accordingly, the S ecretariat prepared the Note titled "International 
Mobile Roaming:  Possible Implications for GA TS" (contained in JOB/SERV/77, subsequently re-
issued as a formal document with the symbol S/C/W/337).   
20. The Council held a first dedicated discussion on IMR at its June meeting, using the 
Secretariat Note as a basis.  At its September mee ting, the Council also addressed an informal Note on 
the issue by the International Telecommunication Union, contained in document JOB/SERV/85. 
VII. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 
21. The Work Programme on Electronic Commerce was placed on the Council's agenda in May 
at the request of the delegation of the United St ates.  Members expressed wide support for resuming 
deliberations under the Work Programme and agreed that, as an initial background to the discussion, 
the Secretariat would prepare a compilation of elements related to the electronic supply of services drawn from the Background Notes that the Secretariat had issued on a number of sectors, modes of 
supply, and statistics on trade flows in services.   
22. The Secretariat Note (contained in document  JOB/SERV/78 and Corrigendum 1), was first 
addressed at the June meeting.  On that occasion,  Members agreed that, in light of the mandate 
contained in the Ministerial Decision on the E- commerce Work Programme of December 2009, the S/C/36 
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  Chairman would produce, under his own responsibili ty, a Chairman's Report to the General Council 
of the discussions the Council for Trade in Servi ces had had under the Work Programme.  The Report 
is contained in document S/ C/35, dated 30 June 2011. 
23. At its September meeting, the Council addressed two new documents:  a communication from 
the European Union and the United States (documen t S/C/W/338) titled "Contribution to the Work 
Programme on Electronic Commerce"; and a communication from the United States (document 
S/C/W/339) titled "Work Program on Electronic Commerce: Ensuring that trade rules support innovative advances in computer applications and pl atforms, such as mobile applications and the 
provision of cloud computing services".
 
VIII.  WORK OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES 
24. The activities of the subsidiary bodies in 2011 ar e reflected in their respective reports, which 
are annexed to this report, as follows:  
 Annex  I Report of the Committee on Trade in Financial Services (S/FIN/25) 
 Annex  II Report of the Committee on Specific Commitments (S/CSC/17) 
 Annex  III Report of the Working Party on Domestic Regulation (S/WPDR/14) 
 Annex  IV Report of the Working Party on GATS Rules (S/WPGR/22)  
 
 
 
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  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
S/FIN/25 
1 November 2011 
 (11-5521) 
  
 
  
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES TO 
THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (2011) 
  
1. Since its last Annual Report to the Council for Trade in Services (S/FIN/24), the Committee 
on Trade in Financial Services has held five fo rmal meetings and several informal meetings.
1     
2. The Committee continued to monitor the status of acceptance of the Fifth Protocol to the 
GATS, which has yet to be accepted by Brazil and Jamaica.  Following a decision by the Council for 
Trade in Services contained in document S/L/382 to reopen the Protocol, the Philippines accepted it 
on 16 March 2011.  The Protocol entered into for ce for the Philippines on that date, as stated in 
document WT/Let/759. 
3. At its meeting on 16 November 2010, the Comm ittee continued its discussion on "Impact of 
Technological Developments on Regulatory and Comp liance Aspects of Banki ng and other Financial 
Services under the GATS", on the basis of a Background Note prepared by the Secretariat 
(S/FIN/W/74), as well as Members' perspectives inter alia  on the incorporation of technology and the 
necessary regulatory requirements in their financial sectors.  Upon a suggestion by the Chairperson, 
the Committee agreed that any fo llow up to this discussion be co nducted in further detail under the 
agenda item on Technical Issues.  
4. At its meeting on 9 March 2011, under th e agenda item on "Recent Developments in 
Financial Services Trade", the Committee di scussed a communication from Barbados entitled 
"Unintended Consequences of Remedial Measures taken to correct the Global Financial Crisis: 
Possible Implications for WTO Compliance" (JOB/SERV/38), which suggested potential amendments to the GATS in light of issues arising from the financial crisis.  The Committee took note of the 
statements made on this submission. 
5. Following an initial proposal by China, on 12 May 2011, the Committee held a Dedicated 
Discussion on Trade in Financial Services and Development.  The purpose of the discussion was to 
allow Members to share their experiences and pe rspectives on the relationship between trade in 
financial services and economic development, concerning inter alia  the impact of the liberalization of 
trade in financial services on economic growth  and development, the relationship between 
international and domestic liberaliza tion of the financial sector, and th e role of financial sector policy 
and regulation in promoting economic  development.  As requested by  the Committee, the Secretariat 
had prepared a Background Note containing a review of the literature on the role of trade in financial 
services in economic growth and development (S/FIN /W/76).  Discussions on this issue continued in 
subsequent meetings.  In light of the interest shown by Members in deepening specific aspects further, 
the Committee decided to organize a workshop in 2012.  
                                                      
1  The reports of the formal meetings are contained in documents S/FIN/M/66 to 70 and should be read 
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  6. The Committee renewed its consideration of classification issues in financial services.  With 
a view to supporting those discussions, the Secret ariat prepared a Background Note overviewing 
classification issues raised in the past (JOB/SERV/79) .  As agreed by Members, the discussions were  
held in informal mode.  Informal summaries of  the discussions held on 21 June and 26 September 
2011 have been prepared by the Chairperson u nder his own responsibility, and circulated as 
documents JOB/SERV/83 and 87, respectively.  
 
 
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  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
S/CSC/17 
4 November 2011 
 (11-5618) 
  
  
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS  
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (2011) 
 
 
1. Since its Annual Report of 2010 to the Counc il for Trade in Services, the Committee on 
Specific Commitments has held five formal m eetings:  on 16 November 2010, 10 March 2011, 
11 May 2011, 23 June 2011,  and 29 September 2011.  During the reporting period, the Committee 
addressed three items:  classification issues; schedu ling issues; and the relationship between old and 
new commitments.
1   
I. CLASSIFICATION ISSUES  
2. Delegations engaged in informal discussions on classification issues, based on the 
Secretariat's sectoral Background Notes.  Four sectors were examined during the reporting period: 
computer and related services; telecommunication services; audiovisual services; and environmental 
services.  To facilitate the discussions, for each sector  under examination, the Secretariat prepared an 
informal note providing an overview of relevant  classification issues (JOB/SERV/39, JOB/SERV/73, 
JOB/SERV/76, JOB/SERV/84).  After the discussions of  each meeting, an informal, non-attributable 
summary was circulated to Members under the Chairman's responsibility. 
II. SCHEDULING ISSUES 
3. The Committee examined issues related to econo mic needs tests (ENTs) on a modal basis.  
Delegations first considered ENTs relevant to m ode 4 by addressing issues in three aspects: (i) what 
kind of measures might qualify as an ENT for mode  4, (ii) which elements would constitute the 
criteria for assessing "economic needs" under this m ode, and (iii) how releva nt measures should be 
scheduled in a manner consistent with the Schedulin g Guidelines?  The Committee agreed to continue 
the exercise. 
III.  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OLD AND NEW COMMITMENTS 
4. Discussions under this agenda item focused on pro cedural issues related to the verification 
exercise at the end of the DDA negotiations, based on the Secretariat's informal Note on the Roadmap 
for the Verification Exercise (JOB/SERV/21/Rev.1 and JOB/SERV/21/Rev.2).   The Note presented 
two scenarios:  (1) the exercise to take place before  the formal adoption of the negotiating results, and 
(2) the exercise to take place after the formal adoption of the negotiating results.  Delegations 
examined different procedures in the two scenarios as well as their possible implications.  There was 
no discussion under this item since May 2011. 
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1 The reports of these meetings are contained in documents S/CSC/M/56, S/CSC/M/57, S/CSC/M/58, 
S/CSC/M/59, and S/CSC/M/60, which should be  read in conjunction with this report. S/C/36 
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  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
S/WPDR/14 
24 October 2011 
 (11-5327) 
  
 
  
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON DOMESTIC REGULATION  
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (2011) 
  
1. Since the Annual Report of 2010
1, the Working Party on Domestic Regulation (WPDR) held 
five formal meetings and several informal meetings.2 
2. In the period covered by this report, the Wo rking Party continued with its work on the 
development of a draft text of regulatory disciplines pursuant to GATS Article VI:4, as mandated by the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration.  Followi ng the call by Members at the General Council 
meeting of December 2010 for re newed engagement across all ar eas of the Doha Development 
Agenda, the Working Party undertoo k an intensified phase of negotiati ons during the first quarter of 
2011.  
3. A key point in the intensification of the pr ocess was the "sweeping exercise" of 10 and 
11 February 2011, in which Members undertook a pa ragraph by paragraph reading of the draft 
provisions contained in the Chair's March 2009 text
3 and related proposals, with the aim of identifying 
parts of the draft that were stabilized, and those on  which further work would be required.  Following 
the "sweeping exercise", which saw a reduction in  the number of language options, three separate 
weeklong intensive drafting sessions were organised to further resolve differences regarding the 
content and levels of ambition of the various provi sions.  The first session was held from 28 February 
to 4 March, the second session was held from 7 to 10 March and the third session from 4 to 
8 April 2011. 
4. In these sessions, Members discussed and explored  language options for all the disciplines 
envisaged in the Chair's March 2009 text.  Proposals have also been submitted to add new paragraphs 
to the Chair's March 2009 text.   Considerable effort s were made in the intens ive drafting sessions to 
identify areas where differences could be isolated by  introducing brackets into either the paragraphs 
of the Chair's March 2009 text or in an alte rnative language proposal.  All language proposals, 
submitted either in a written form or introduced or ally during the intensive phase of negotiations were 
contained in the Chairman's Consultative Note.4 
5. Members had constructive and engaged discussi ons during the intensif ied negotiations but 
were not in a position to agree on a revised text.  During the meeting of the Special Session held on 15 
April, the Chairman of the Working Party on Domestic Regulation made a Progress Report under his 
                                                      
1  S/WPDR/13 dated 8 November 2010. 
2 The reports of the meetings are contained in do cuments S/WPDR/M/47-51 and should be read in 
conjunction with this report.  Chair's summaries of informal meetings can be found in the RD/SERV/32, 45, 56 
and 57.  
3 Second Revision, Draft Disciplines on Domestic Re gulation Pursuant to GATS  Article VI.4, Informal 
Note by the Chairman, Room Document, 20 March 2009. 
4 RD/SERV/46/Rev.2.  This Note included language proposals up to 23 March 2011.   S/C/36 
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  own responsibility providing his assessment of the over all situation.  Various views were expressed 
by Members on the Chairman's Progress Report.5  These views are reflected in the Report by the 
Chairman of the Special Session to the Trade Nego tiations Committee and recorded in the minutes of 
that meeting.6 
6. Subsequent meetings of the Working Party in July and September have focused on discussing 
how future work on domestic regulation disciplin es would be conducted, as well as the topics for 
discussion.   The Chairman has re quested Members to submit their ideas on this matter and will hold 
further consultations, as appropriate.  
 
 
 
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5 S/WPDR/W/45. 
6 TN/S/36 and TN/S/M/42. S/C/36 
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  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
 
S/WPGR/22 
10 November 2011 
 (11-5809) 
  
 
  
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON GATS RULES  
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (2011) 
  
1. Since the Annual Report of 2010 to the Council for Trade in Services (S/WPGR/20), the 
Working Party on GATS Rules (WPGR) held fi ve formal meetings (on 24 November 2010, 
14 February, 24 March, 22 June and 28 September 2011) and several  open-ended informal meetings.
1 
2. During the period covered by this report, the Wo rking Party continued to engage in focussed 
discussions on all three GATS Rules subjects, in line with Annex C of the 2005 Hong Kong 
Ministerial Declaration.  Following the call at the General Council meeting of December 2010 for 
renewed engagement across all areas of the Doha  Development Agenda (DDA), the Working Party 
undertook an intensified phase of de liberations during the first quarter of 2011.  The WPGR Chair 
submitted a Progress Report to the Special Session of the Council for Trade in Services, contained in 
document S/WPGR/21 of 14 April 2011.  Following the April 2011 "Easter package", Members 
confirmed their readiness to pursue their work on a ll three GATS Rules subjects.  Details on the work 
undertaken on each of them are provided below.  
I. NEGOTIATIONS ON EMERGENCY SAFEGUARD MEASURES (ARTICLE X) 
3. On emergency safeguard measures (ESM), at  the March 2011 meeting, Members delved 
further into the question of statistics for possible use in emergency safeguard actions in the services’ 
field.  The discussion was introduced by two pr esentations by Secretariat experts:  one on the 
availability, at the international level, of disaggreg ated statistics on services trade flows that could be 
potentially relevant in the safeguards context;  the second on the types of statistics used in safeguards 
investigations in the goods sector under the WTO Sa feguards Agreement.  It was hoped that those two 
presentations could provide a possible gateway for subsequent contributions by Members on their 
national experiences in the compilation and use of ser vices statistics, and on how current statistical 
deficiencies might be overcome.  During the peri od reviewed by this report, however, no further 
presentation on ESM-related matters, including statistics, was announced.  
4. In the debate on ESM-relevant statistics, a numbe r of conceptual questions resurfaced, such as 
the definition of "domestic industry", indicators and criteria for the determination of serious injury, 
and the "causal link" between a surge in the volum e of services imports and serious injury of the 
domestic industry.  It was agreed that the Secret ariat would prepare a documentation guide to assist 
delegations in making use of the wealth of in formation contained in Members’ submissions, 
Secretariat Notes and meeting reports issued since the inception of this Working Party in 1995.  The 
documentation guide would be r eady by the end of 2011.  
                                                      
1 The reports of the formal meetings are contained in documents S/WPGR/M/71 to 75 and should be 
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  II. NEGOTIATIONS ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (ARTICLE XIII) 
5. Since the latter part of 2010, the Working Pa rty has pursued a series of dedicated discussions 
on the broader economic and deve lopmental importance of governme nt procurement in services, 
based on a proposal by the European Union (RD/SERV/23).2  During the period covered by this 
report, the Working Party held three dedicated discussions:  on the economic importance of 
government procurement in services in develope d and developing countries (introduced by a 
presentation from an academic expert);  on services aspects of the Plurilateral Agreement on 
Government Procurement (GPA) and the latter's impact on international procurement markets 
(preceded by a presentation by a Secretariat GPA expert);  and on sharing national experiences 
regarding the reform and opening of  domestic procurement systems, as well as access to foreign 
procurement markets.3  At the latter session, four delegati ons gave presentations on the opening of 
their domestic/internal procurement markets and access of  their suppliers to foreign markets.  Further 
such presentations were deemed to be useful.   
6. Several initial suggestions for future work  were made at the WPGR meeting of 
28 September 2011:  notably to develop a compar ative typology of market access barriers in 
commercial and procurement services transactions, by  modes of supply;  examine the services that 
were most relevant for international procurement;  an d improve the statistical situation, including data 
on the participation of developing countries in international procurement markets.   
III. NEGOTIATIONS ON SUBSIDIES (ARTICLE XV) 
7. In the area of subsidies, the Working Part held one dedicated discussion on the information 
provided by Members concerning their subsid y programmes under the Information Exchange 
mandated by Article XV of the GATS.  The objective was to identify systemic issues that could be 
relevant for the negotiations on necessary multilateral disciplines.4  While that session contributed to 
Members' understanding of how subsidies functioned and their potential trade effects, delegations 
acknowledged that more work needed to be done.  Discussions also continued on Switzerland's 
proposal for disciplines on export subsidies (JOB/S ERV/36) and on the Communication by the United 
States with questions for Members on concrete examples of trade-distortive effects (S/WPGR/W/59).   
8. Regarding the possible way forward, some Me mbers favoured entering into negotiations to 
develop necessary multilateral disciplines to avoid trade-distortive effects of subsidies.  A 
communication from India, Chile and Mexico propo sed developing a roadmap for future discussions 
to that end (JOB/SERV/37 of 24 January 2011) .  Other Members argued that, in the absence of 
concrete evidence of trade-distortive effects, Me mbers should refrain from entering into negotiations 
to devise any disciplines.  Others were of the view that there was still useful conceptual and technical 
work that could be done short of starting negotiations  on new disciplines.  Overall, there appeared to 
be broad agreement on the desirability of obtaining  more and better information on the potential or 
actual trade-distortive effects of subsidies.  One unresolved question was whether any such 
identification of trade-distortive effects should be undertaken before Members embarked upon further 
technical work or negotiations. 
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2 The EU's proposal, dated 24 September 2010, proposes a range of topics on the economic importance 
of government procurement in services in developed and developing countries, for discussion over several 
months.   
3 The three WPGR dedicated sessions were held, respectively, during the formal meetings of 
24 November 2010 (S/WPGR/M/71) and 14 February 2011 (S/WPGR/M/72), and at the informal meeting of 
20 September 2011 (report to be issued).    
4 WPGR meeting of 24 November 2010, see S/WPGR/M/71.  Since the launch of the Work 
Programme, 18 submissions coveri ng 44 WTO Members have been received, circulated in 
JOB/SERV/1/Add.1-12.