liberalization commitments in the new generation of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) as compared to prevailing GATS commitments … detail the GATS+ commitments undertaken in a number of key sectors (audiovisual, distribution, education, financial …

access commitments undertaken by WTO Members in PTAs go beyond GATS commitments and offers made in the context of the Doha … at: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/dataset_e/dataset_e.htm -- GATS ; trade in services ; preferential trade …

compatibility of such bilateral arrangements with countries’ obligations under the General Agreement on Trade in Services ("the GATS … international trade in services. I identify and discuss two issues that arise about the application of the GATS to these bilateral … arrangements: (1) How do the provisions of the GATS requiring parties to treat each others’ service suppliers “no less favourably …