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ORGANIZATION  S/C/W/236 
15 March 2004 
 (04-1141) 
Council for Trade in Services  
   
 
 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE 
WORKING PARTY ON GATS RULES  
 
 
1. Following consultations, Members of the Work ing Party on GATS Rules agreed that the 
negotiations under GATS Article X shall continue, as  stipulated in the attached draft decision. 
2. I would recommend that the Council for Trade in Services adopt the attached draft decision. 
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FIFTH DECISION ON NEGOTIATIONS ON EMERGENCY SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
 
  
 
The Council for Trade in Services,  
 Having  regard to the provisions of Article X of the General Agreement on Trade in Services 
(GATS), 
  Notwithstanding  the Fourth Decision on Negotiations  on Emergency Safeguard Measures 
adopted by the Council for Trade in Services on 15 March 2002 (S/L/102),   Having  regard to the communication from the Chairperson of the Working Party on GATS 
Rules (S/C/W/236), 
  Decides  as follows: 
 1. The first sentence of paragraph 1 of Article X shall continue to apply.   
2. Subject to the outcome of the mandate in paragr aph 1, the results of such negotiations shall 
enter into effect on a date not later than the date of  entry into force of the results of the current round 
of services negotiations. 
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of Article X, until the entry into effect of the results of the 
negotiations mandated under pa ragraph 1 of Article X, the provisi ons of paragraph 2 of that Article 
shall continue to apply. 
 
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