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ORGANIZATIONS/C/N/248
24 November 2003
(03-6267)
Council for Trade in Services Original:  English
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
The following notification, dated 19 November 2003, from the delegation of the People's
Republic of China is being circulated to the Members of the Council for Trade in Services.1
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1. Member notifying:
The People's Republic of China
2. Notification under:
Article III, paragraph 3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services
3. Date of entry into force/duration:
11 December 2001
4. Agency responsible for implementati on and enforcement of the measure:
Ministry of Information Industry
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
5. Complete description of the measure2 indicating the modes of supply covered, the effect
on trade in services (e.g., restrictions/liberalization measures) and the impact of themeasure on commitments in the Member's schedule and Article II (MFN) exemption
list, if relevant:
Regulations on Administration of Foreign Invested Telecommunications Enterprises
Full text English translation of the regulation is available from the WTO Secretariat.  The
English translation is for reference only and the Chinese version shall be authentic.
6. Members specifically affected, if any:
All Members
7. The texts are available from:
- Enquiry point /g254
- WTO Secretariat /g254
                                                     
1 This notification was initially received by the Secretariat in October 2002 and was cleared for
circulation by the delegation of China on 19 November 2003.
2 Including international agreements, recognition measures or other types.S/C/N/248
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- Other sources (address, fax
and telephone of other body)  /g168
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