Working Party on GATS Rules
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The Working Party on GATS Rules is a specialized WTO body that negotiates and develops disciplines and rules related to the General Agreement on Trade in Services, including areas such as subsidies, safeguards, and government procurement of services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Working Party on GATS Rules canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T450311 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Working Party on GATS Rules Context triple: [Council for Trade in Services, hasSubordinateBody, Working Party on GATS Rules]
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A.
General Agreement on Trade in Services
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the main international treaty governing global trade in services, setting rules and commitments for how countries open and regulate their service sectors.
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B.
Technical Committee on Rules of Origin
The Technical Committee on Rules of Origin is a specialized body that develops, clarifies, and harmonizes international rules used to determine the country of origin of traded goods.
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C.
General Council of the World Trade Organization
The General Council of the World Trade Organization is the main decision-making body in the WTO between ministerial conferences, overseeing the day-to-day implementation and functioning of global trade agreements.
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D.
Council for Trade in Services
The Council for Trade in Services is a key WTO body responsible for overseeing the implementation of global rules and negotiations on international trade in services.
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E.
Working Party on Domestic Regulation
The Working Party on Domestic Regulation is a specialized body within the World Trade Organization that focuses on developing and clarifying rules governing domestic regulatory measures affecting trade in services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Working Party on GATS Rules Target entity description: The Working Party on GATS Rules is a specialized WTO body that negotiates and develops disciplines and rules related to the General Agreement on Trade in Services, including areas such as subsidies, safeguards, and government procurement of services.
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A.
General Agreement on Trade in Services
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the main international treaty governing global trade in services, setting rules and commitments for how countries open and regulate their service sectors.
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B.
Technical Committee on Rules of Origin
The Technical Committee on Rules of Origin is a specialized body that develops, clarifies, and harmonizes international rules used to determine the country of origin of traded goods.
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C.
General Council of the World Trade Organization
The General Council of the World Trade Organization is the main decision-making body in the WTO between ministerial conferences, overseeing the day-to-day implementation and functioning of global trade agreements.
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D.
Council for Trade in Services
The Council for Trade in Services is a key WTO body responsible for overseeing the implementation of global rules and negotiations on international trade in services.
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E.
Working Party on Domestic Regulation
The Working Party on Domestic Regulation is a specialized body within the World Trade Organization that focuses on developing and clarifying rules governing domestic regulatory measures affecting trade in services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO body
ⓘ
negotiating group ⓘ subsidiary body of the Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WPGR ⓘ |
| aim |
clarify and strengthen GATS rules
ⓘ
ensure predictability in trade in services ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| establishedBy | WTO Council for Trade in Services decision ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international trade in services
ⓘ
trade in services regulation ⓘ trade rules ⓘ |
| governingOrganization | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| hasMember | WTO member ⓘ |
| hasOutput |
draft legal texts on GATS rules
ⓘ
reports to the Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ |
| locatedInOrganization |
World Trade Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Organization, Geneva
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| mandate |
develop disciplines on government procurement of services
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develop emergency safeguard measures for trade in services ⓘ develop rules under the General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ negotiate disciplines on subsidies in services ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| participation | open to all WTO members ⓘ |
| partOfProcess | Doha Development Agenda ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Council for Trade in Services ⓘ |
| subjectOf | negotiations on GATS rules ⓘ |
| topic |
government procurement of services
ⓘ
safeguard measures in services ⓘ subsidies in services ⓘ |
| website | https://www.wto.org ⓘ |
| workArea |
GATS Article X emergency safeguard measures
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GATS Article XIII government procurement ⓘ GATS subsidies disciplines ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Working Party on GATS Rules Description of subject: The Working Party on GATS Rules is a specialized WTO body that negotiates and develops disciplines and rules related to the General Agreement on Trade in Services, including areas such as subsidies, safeguards, and government procurement of services.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Council for Trade in Services