WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONTN/S/12
14 July 2003
(03-3824)
Council for Trade in Services
Special Session
CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS ON S&D TREATMENT PROVISIONS
Report by the Chairman to the General Council
Following the understanding reached at the General Council on 15 May 2003 regarding the
consideration of proposals on special and differential treatment provisions contained in variousagreements, three GATS-specific S&D treatment proposals were referred to the Special Session of the
Council for Trade in Services with the request to consider them and report to the General Council
before its last meeting prior to the Fifth Session of the Ministerial Conference.
I am able to report that, in accordance with the directions outlined in the referral letter
addressed to me by the Chairman of the General Council, the Special Session of the Council for Trade
in Services held an informal meeting on 11 June 2003 in order to consider the proposals referred to it.
At that meeting, the Secretariat was requested to compile a checklist of issues and questions raised.
This checklist was circulated under the symbol JOB(03)/118.  Subsequent consultations have been
held and no decision has been reached on any of the proposals thus far.  However, Members haveindicated a desire to participate in further consultations.
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