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FTAA.sme/inf/134
October 27, 2003

Original: Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat
 

FTAA – CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON SMALLER ECONOMIES

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF SPECIALIZED STUDIES
ON THE OPENING OF THE SERVICES SECTOR IN THE FTAA


1. PROJECT TITLE: Technical assistance for the performance of specialized studies on the opening of the services sector in the FTAA. 

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:
• Identify vulnerable services subsectors to which special and differential treatment would apply.

• Design and perform specialized studies on the impact of the opening of the services sector at the national level.

• Strengthen the legal framework of the services sector in the Dominican Republic.
3. INPUTS:

• Advice on the design and performance of a study on the opening of the services sector.
• Advice on the design and performance of a study on the legal framework of the services sector in the Dominican Republic.
• Previously conducted studies of the main economic consequences of the opening of services sectors, with emphasis on their strengths and their limitations.
• Workshops and studies on other countries’ experiences in the opening of trade in services in their economies.
• Statistics and other data to facilitate the evaluation of the performance and opening of the services sector.
4. EXPECTED RESULTS:

• A specialized study that reports on the opportunities and limitations experienced in the opening of the services sector in different countries of the Hemisphere, and the benefits implied for Dominican suppliers.
• A specialized study at the subsectorial level that enables the impact on national suppliers of the opening of the internal services market in the Dominican Republic to be predicted.
• Detailed breakdown of the vulnerable services subsectors to which special and differential treatment would apply.
• Documents that demonstrate the importance of the services sector and its adequate regulation to the economy of the Dominican Republic.

 
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