In fulfilment of the commitment of World Trade Organization (WTO) Members that Least-
Developed Countries (LDCs) receive special priority in services sectors and modes of supply of
interest as provided in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Article IV.3, the 2003
Modalities for the Special Treatment for Least-Developed Country Members in the Negotiations on
Trade in Services (TN/S/13), and Annex C of the 2005 Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration, Ministers
at the WTO's Eighth Ministerial Conference (MC8) (WT/L/847) held in December 2011, agreed for
the first time to allow WTO Members to waive GATS Article II.1 in order to provide preferential
treatment to LDC services and services suppliers. However, after two years under the Decision, no
concrete steps were taken by any Member to operationalize that decision and grant preferences to
benefit LDC suppliers. Therefore, Ministers agreed in Bali at the WTO’s Ninth Ministerial Conference
(MC9) on a decision (WT/L/918) to operationalize the MC8 Decision.
In fulfilment of the commitment of World Trade Organization (WTO) Members that Least-
Developed Countries (LDCs) receive special priority in services sectors and modes of supply of
interest as provided in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Article IV.3, the 2003
Modalities for the Special Treatment for Least-Developed Country Members in the Negotiations on
Trade in Services (TN/S/13), and Annex C of the 2005 Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration, Ministers
at the WTO's Eighth Ministerial Conference (MC8) (WT/L/847) held in December 2011, agreed for
the first time to allow WTO Members to waive GATS Article II.1 in order to provide preferential
treatment to LDC services and services suppliers. However, after two years under the Decision, no
concrete steps were taken by any Member to operationalize that decision and grant preferences to
benefit LDC suppliers. Therefore, Ministers agreed in Bali at the WTO’s Ninth Ministerial Conference
(MC9) on a decision (WT/L/918) to operationalize the MC8 Decision.
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