[20030902]RS21492_世贸组织服务业谈判：美国报价概述.pdf

1 Ministerial Declaration. World Trade Organization, November, 2001. A copy can be found at:http:/www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/mindecl_e.pdfCongressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21492Updated September 2, 2003Services Negotiations in the WTO: An Overview of the U.S. OfferJames K. JacksonSpecialist in International Trade and FinanceForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryOn March 31, 2003, the Bush Administration unveiled a plan to liberalize globaltrade in services as part of its commitment to meet the World Trade Organizations(WTO) deadline for submitting negotiating proposals for trade in services. Some 14other countries and the European Union have also submitted their services offers; anumber of other countries are also expected to submit offers. The U.S. proposalexpands somewhat beyond its original offer, submitted July 1, 2002, and it attempts tobind federal and state market openings that have been made unilaterally since theGeneral Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) was signed in 1995. The U.S. offerdoes not provide for negotiations on a number of sen