Council for Trade in Services
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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.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45247 — 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: Council for Trade in Services Context triple: [World Trade Organization, mainOrgan, Council for Trade in 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.
Council for the Economy
The Council for the Economy is a Vatican body that oversees and coordinates the financial and administrative activities of the Holy See and Vatican City.
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C.
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
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D.
Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission is a non-governmental policy discussion group founded in 1973 that brings together influential leaders from North America, Europe, and Asia to foster closer cooperation on global economic and political issues.
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E.
OECD
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) is an international organization of mostly high-income democracies that works to promote economic growth, trade, and policy coordination among its member countries.
- 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: Council for Trade in Services Target entity description: 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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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.
Council for the Economy
The Council for the Economy is a Vatican body that oversees and coordinates the financial and administrative activities of the Holy See and Vatican City.
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C.
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
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D.
Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission is a non-governmental policy discussion group founded in 1973 that brings together influential leaders from North America, Europe, and Asia to foster closer cooperation on global economic and political issues.
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E.
World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental body that develops international customs standards and promotes cooperation among national customs administrations to facilitate trade and ensure border security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO body
ⓘ
council ⓘ international organization body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CTS ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure transparency in measures affecting trade in services
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promote progressive liberalization of trade in services ⓘ |
| basedOn | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | consensus ⓘ |
| engagesWith |
WTO member governments
ⓘ
other WTO councils and committees ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| governs | trade in services ⓘ |
| handles | sectoral and modal issues in trade in services ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| hasSubordinateBody |
Committee on Specific Commitments
ⓘ
Committee on Trade in Financial Services ⓘ Council for Trade in Services self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session
Working Party on Domestic Regulation ⓘ Working Party on GATS Rules ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
ⓘ
surface form:
Annex 1B of the WTO Agreement
|
| locatedIn |
Geneva
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| meetsAt | WTO headquarters in Geneva ⓘ |
| membership | all WTO members ⓘ |
| monitors |
application of GATS provisions
ⓘ
implementation of specific commitments in services schedules ⓘ |
| overseesImplementationOf |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
ⓘ
surface form:
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ |
| partOf | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| reportsTo | General Council of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
acting as a forum for members to consult on trade in services
ⓘ
overseeing negotiations on trade in services ⓘ overseeing the functioning of the General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ preparing recommendations on trade in services for the WTO General Council ⓘ reviewing measures relating to trade in services ⓘ supervising the implementation of GATS commitments ⓘ |
| scope | multilateral trade in services ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
international trade law
ⓘ
services trade policy ⓘ |
| supports | services negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda ⓘ |
| typeOfAgreementSupervised | multilateral services agreement ⓘ |
| website | https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/serv_council_e.htm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Council for Trade in Services Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
General Council (World Trade Organization)
Council for Trade in Services
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hasSubordinateBody
→
Council for Trade in Services
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session
General Council of the World Trade Organization
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hasAuthorityOver
→
Council for Trade in Services
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this entity surface form:
WTO Council for Trade in Services
this entity surface form:
WTO Council for Trade in Services
subject surface form:
Committee on Specific Commitments
subject surface form:
Committee on Specific Commitments
this entity surface form:
World Trade Organization Council for Trade in Services