WTO Reference Paper on Services Domestic Regulation - Information Meeting

Dear Member,

In the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, with reference to the letter dated 27.10.2022 and numbered 79469383 received from the Ministry of Trade, it is stated in the letter referenced above that the Domestic Regulation text, whose negotiations in the field of trade in services within the World Trade Organization (WTO) were concluded as of 2 December 2022 and to which our country is also a party, aims to discipline countries' licensing, authorisation and qualification processes and bureaucratic procedures in the service sectors.

The letter explains that, through the said text, a commitment has been made not only to prevent bureaucratic and arbitrary practices faced by our country's service exporters, but also to offer a more transparent and predictable environment for service suppliers operating in our country.

The letter shares the information that, within the framework of the provisions adopted with the aforementioned text, the rules established require institutions to notify service suppliers in advance, in a clear and accessible manner, of information such as the requirements they seek for licensing, authorisation and qualification procedures, the necessary documents, application dates and where to apply, and it is further stated that the processes are ensured to be conducted under impartial, fair, prompt and reasonable conditions. It is emphasised that this is expected to reduce the legal costs of our service exporters in their target countries and enable them to make predictable decisions about the market.

Accordingly, in order to inform private sector representatives, in particular our business people and companies providing services abroad and foreign-capital companies providing services in our country, about the agreement text whose entry-into-force procedures are ongoing, an information meeting will be held via webinar on 7 November 2022 at 14.30 under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade and our Union.

Registration for the meeting can be made via the registration link given below. The meeting link will be sent automatically to the e-mail addresses of registered participants.

Registration Link: https://tobb-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0pXMEmr4Tky245f69OWvfQ

Kind regards,

Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry 

 

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Date Added :2022-11-04 02:14:00