RESTRICTED
PREPARATORY COMMITTEE PC/SCS/W/9
FOR THE 6December 1994
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
(94-2674)
SUB-COMMITTEE ONSERVICES
VERIFICATION OFSCHEDULES
Qatar
TheGovernment ofQatar hassubmitted aschedule ofcommitments onServices pursuant to
paragraph 8(b)(i) oftheMinisterial Decision ontheestablishment ofthePreparatory Committee. The
relevant document isPC/W/11 (Schedule ofSpecific Commitments).
Asagreed bythePreparatory Committee (PC/M/2, Paragraph 20)theSub-Committee on
Services willcarry outtheverification ofSchedules, following theconclusion ofbilateral negotiations.
Countries wishing tonegotiate orconsult withthegovernment ofQatar onthesubstantive content of
itsschedule should make bilateral contact assoonaspossible. Theverification process isconcerned
onlywiththetechnical accuracy andlegalconsistency ofthetext.
InthecaseofQatar itwould benecessary fortheschedule tobeverified andapproved before
theendoftheyearinorder forQatar tobecome anoriginal member oftheWTO.
Countries wishing toraisequestions pertaining totheverification ofthisschedule should send
themtotheSecretariat, which willforward themtothegovernment ofQatar. Written questions should
besubmitted by12December 1994. Questions mayalsoberaised orally attheinformal meeting on
theverification ofschedules on15December 1994.