Decision 2022/2384 - Approval of the modification of the Union’s Schedule of Specific Commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) to incorporate Annex 1 to the Declaration on the Conclusion of Negotiations on Services Domestic Regulation - Main contents
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Council Decision (EU) 2022/2384 of 25 November 2022 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the modification of the Union’s Schedule of Specific Commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) to incorporate Annex 1 to the Declaration on the Conclusion of Negotiations on Services Domestic Regulation| Legal instrument | Decision |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Decision 2022/2384 |
| Regdoc number | ST(2022)9982 |
| Original proposal | COM(2022)257  |
| CELEX number i | 32022D2384 |
| Document | 25-11-2022; Date of adoption |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 07-12-2022; OJ L 315 p. 71-86 |
| Effect | 25-11-2022; Entry into force Date of document See Art 3 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
7.12.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 315/71 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/2384
of 25 November 2022
on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the modification of the Union’s Schedule of Specific Commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) to incorporate Annex 1 to the Declaration on the Conclusion of Negotiations on Services Domestic Regulation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and Article 207(4), first subparagraph in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) |
At the 11th Ministerial Conference of the Word Trade Organization (WTO), a group of 59 WTO Members, including the Union, issued a Joint Ministerial Statement on Services Domestic Regulation whereby they launched a plurilateral initiative to negotiate disciplines on services domestic regulation. |
(2) |
The Commission conducted negotiations in consultation with the Committee established under Article 207(3) of the Treaty. The number of participants in this plurilateral Joint Statement Initiative increased to 67 WTO Members over time. |
(3) |
On 2 December 2021, the participants in those negotiations issued a Declaration on the Conclusion of Negotiations on Services Domestic Regulation (the ‘Declaration’), which announced the successful conclusion of the negotiations. The participants noted the conclusion of negotiations on the Reference Paper on Services Domestic Regulation, which is set out in Annex 1 to the Declaration. They also welcomed the GATS Schedules of Specific Commitments which were submitted by WTO Members as their contributions to finalise the negotiations and which were attached to the Declaration as Annex 2. |
(4) |
The participants to the Declaration intend to incorporate the disciplines specified in Annex 1 to the Declaration as additional commitments into their GATS Schedules of Specific Commitments, in accordance with Section 1 of that Annex. In accordance with paragraph 5 of the Declaration, the participants aim to submit their GATS Schedules of Specific Commitments for certification, pursuant to the Procedures for the Certification of Rectifications or Improvements to Schedules of Specific Commitments, within 12 months of the date of the Declaration, subject to the completion of any required domestic procedures. |
(5) |
In accordance with the Declaration, the Union should submit to the WTO the necessary modifications to its GATS Schedule of Specific Commitments, as set out in the Union’s Pre-Finalisation Schedule of Specific Commitments. |
(6) |
The incorporation of the disciplines specified in Annex 1 to the Declaration as additional commitments into the Union’s GATS Schedule of Specific Commitments should therefore be approved on behalf of the Union, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The incorporation of the disciplines specified in Annex 1 to the Declaration on the Conclusion of Negotiations on Services Domestic Regulation into the Union’s GATS Schedule of Specific Commitments is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The text of the Declaration and the Union’s Pre-Finalisation Schedule of Specific Commitments is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commission is hereby authorised to submit to the WTO the necessary modifications to the Union’s GATS Schedule of Specific Commitments, as set out in the Union’s Pre-Finalisation Schedule of Specific Commitments.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 25 November 2022.
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