Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
Decision on Negotiations on Movement of Natural Persons
Ministers,
Noting the commitments resulting from the Uruguay Round
negotiations on the movement of natural persons for the purpose
of supplying services;
Mindful of the objectives of the General Agreement on
Trade in Services, including the increasing participation of developing
countries in trade in services and the expansion of their service
exports;
Recognizing the importance of achieving higher levels
of commitments on the movement of natural persons, in order to
provide for a balance of benefits under the General Agreement
on Trade in Services;
Decide as follows:
1. Negotiations on further liberalization of movement of natural
persons for the purpose of supplying services shall continue beyond
the conclusion of the Uruguay Round, with a view to allowing the
achievement of higher levels of commitments by participants under
the General Agreement on Trade in Services.
2. A Negotiating Group on Movement of Natural Persons is established
to carry out the negotiations. The group shall establish its own
procedures and shall report periodically to the Council on Trade
in Services.
3. The negotiating group shall hold its first negotiating session
no later than 16 May 1994. It shall conclude these negotiations
and produce a final report no later than six months after the
entry into force of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade
Organization.
4. Commitments resulting from these negotiations shall be inscribed
in Members' Schedules of specific commitments.
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