USTR Seeks Comment on Paraguay, Liechtenstein Inclusion in Services Agreement
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) requested comments on the inclusion of Paraguay and Liechtenstein into the 20-nation Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiation process. USTR invited interested parties to assist its assessment of existing trade barriers in services in markets in Paraguay and Liechtenstein. Comments should be submitted by Oct. 4 via www.regulations.gov.
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USTR said the following 20 countries began negotiating the TISA in January: Australia, Canada, Chile, Taiwan, Colombia, Costa Rica, European Union on behalf of its member states, Hong Kong China, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Switzerland, and Turkey. Those countries agreed to admit Paraguay and Liechtenstein. USTR said the TISA may, at some point, be brought under the auspices of the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services.
(Federal Register 9/9/13)