WORLD TRADE S/C/N/65
13November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4990)
Original: English Council forTrade inServices
JOINT COMMUNICATION FROM CANADA AND CHILE
Notification Pursuant toArticles V:7(a) ofthe
General Agreement onTrade inServices
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived fromthedelegations ofCanada andChile pursuant
toArticle V,paragraph 7(a)oftheGATS.
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ThePermanent Mission ofCanada andthePermanent Mission ofChile totheWTO, pursuant
toArticle V,paragraph 7(a)oftheGATS, hereby notify theWTO Council forTrade inServices that
theirauthorities haveentered intoafreetradeagreement which provides fortheliberalization oftrade
inservices within themeaning ofArticle VoftheGATS.
TheCanada-ChileFreeTradeAgreementwassignedon5December1996,andwassubsequently
ratified byourrespective legislatures before entering intoforce on5July1997.
1. Members notifying :
Canada andChile
2. Notification under :
Article Vparagraph 7(a)oftheGATS (Economic Integration)
3. Date ofentry intoforce:
5July1997
Duration :
Indefinite
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4. Agencies responsible forimplementation andenforcement ofmeasures :
Canada: Department ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade
Chile: TheGeneral Directorate ofInternational Economic Affairs, theMinistry of
Foreign Affairs.
5. Description ofthemeasures :
Seedocument WT/REG38/1, pages 2and3.
6. Members specifically affected, ifany:
None.
7. Thefulltextoftheagreement isavailable from:
- theWTO Secretariat, Development Division (seedocument WT/REG38/N/1/add,1)