Public Citizen / Global Trade Watch discloses leaked WTO documents showing the global grand design on local services.
LIST OF SERVICES TARGETED BY CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS OF GATS RULES
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
Professional Services
Legal Services
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
Taxation Services
Architectural services
Engineering services
Integrated engineering services
Urban planning and landscape architectural services
Medical and dental services
Veterinary services
Services provided by midwives, nurses, physiotherapists and para-medical personnel
Other
Computer and Related Services
Consultancy services related to the installation of computer hardware
Software implementation services
Data processing services
Data base services
Other
Research and Development Services
R & D services on natural sciences
R & D services on social sciences and humanities
Interdisciplinary R&D services
Real Estate Services
Involving own or leased property
On a fee or contract basis
Rental/Leasing Services Without Operators
Relating to ships
Relating to aircraft
Relating to other transport equipment
Relating to other machinery and equipment
Other
Other Business Services
Advertising services
Market research and public opinion polling services
Management consulting service
Services related to man. consulting
Technical testing and analysis services.
Services incidental to agriculture, hunting and forestry
Services incidental to fishing
Services incidental to mining
Services incidental to manufacturing
Services incidental to energy distribution
Placement and supply services of Personnel
Investigation and security
Related scientific and technical consulting services
Maintenance and repair of equipment (not including maritime vessels, aircraft) or other transport equipment)
Building-cleaning services
Photographic services
Packaging services
Printing, publishing
Convention services
Other
2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES
Postal Services
Courier Services
Telecommunication Services
Voice telephone services
Packet-switched data transmission services
Circuit-switched data transmission services
Telex services
Telegraph services
Facsimile services
Private leased circuit services
Electronic mail
Voice mail
On-line information and data base retrieval
Electronic data interchange (EDI)
Enhanced/value-added facsimile services, incl. store & forward, store & retrieve
code and protocol conversion n.a.
On-line information and/or data processing (incl. transaction 1 processing)
Other
Audiovisual Services
Motion picture and video tape production and distribution services
Motion picture projection service
Radio and television services
Radio and television transmission services
Sound recording n.a.
Other
3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES
General Construction Work for Buildings
General construction work for civil engineering
Installation and assembly work
Building completion and finishing work
Other
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Commission agents’
Wholesale trade services
Retailing services
Franchising
Other
5. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Primary education services
Secondary education services
Higher education services
Adult education
Other education services
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Sewage services
Refuse disposal services
Sanitation and similar services
Other
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
All insurance and insurance-related services
Life, accident and health insurance services
Non-life insurance services
Reinsurance and retrocession
Services auxiliary to insurance (including brokering and agency services) Banking and other financial services (excl. insurance)
Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public
Lending of all types, incl., inter alia, consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of commercial transaction
Financial leasing
All payment and money transmission services
Guarantees and commitments
Trading for own account or for account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following:
- money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificate of deposits, etc.)
- foreign exchange
- derivative products incl., but not limited to futures and options
- exchange rate and interest rate instruments, including products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc.
- transferable securities
- other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion
Participation in issues of all kinds of securities, including under-writing and placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of service related to such issues
Money brokering
Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and trust services
Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, incl. securities, derivative or products, and other negotiable instruments
Advisory and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities listed in 8131 or Article 1B of MTN.TNC/W/50, incl. credit reference and analysis, investment and 8133 portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on corporate restructuring and strategy
Provision and transfer of financial information, and financial data processing and 8131 related software by providers of other financial services
Other
8. HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES
(other than those listed under 1.A.h-j.)
Hospital services
Other Human Health Services
Social Services
Other
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES
Hotels and restaurants (incl. catering)
Travel agencies and tour operators services
Tourist guides services
Other
10. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES
(other than audiovisual services)
Entertainment services (including theatre, live bands and circus services)
News agency services
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural services
Sporting and other recreational services
Other
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES
Maritime Transport Services
Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Rental of vessels with crew
Maintenance and repair of vessels
Pushing and towing services
Supporting services for maritime transport
Internal Waterways Transport
Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Rental of vessels with crew
Maintenance and repair of vessels
Pushing and towing services
Supporting services for internal waterway transport
Air Transport Services
Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Rental of aircraft with crew
Maintenance and repair of aircraft
Supporting services for air transport
Space Transport
Rail Transport Services
Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Pushing and towing services
Maintenance and repair of rail transport equipment
Supporting services for rail transport services
Road Transport Services
Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Rental of commercial vehicles with operator
Maintenance and repair of road transport equipment
Supporting services for road transport services
Pipeline Transport
Transportation of fuels
Transportation of other goods
Services auxiliary to all modes of transport
Cargo-handling services
Storage and warehouse services
Freight transport agency services
Other
Other Transport Services
12. OTHER SERVICES NOT INCLUDED ELSEWHERE [source: WTO "Services Sectoral Classification List" Available for download in Word at:
www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/mtn_gns_w_120_e.doc ]
The GATS covers all services, with few exceptions.”
----- From the WTO introduction to the “Services Sectoral Classification List”
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