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October 24, 2000

Original: English

FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON SERVICES

Ninth Meeting

Miami, 16-20 October 2000

PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ

The ninth meeting of the FTAA Negotiating Group on Services (NGSV) took place in Miami, Florida on October 16 - 20, 2000. Delegates from the following twenty-one countries were present: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The NGSV discussed all of the items in the agenda, which is attached to this Communiqué. The NGSV agreed to hold its next meeting from December 11 – 15, 2000.



FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON SERVICES

October 16-20, 2000

AGENDA

  1. Opening of the meeting and approval of agenda
     
  2. Report of the Chair on the Sixth Meeting of the TNC
     
  3. Discussion of draft texts/Chair’s consolidated draft text

    • Institutional Issues
    • Other issues related to the above (as determined by each country or group)
    • Definitions
       
  4. Discussion of Consolidated draft text from the Eighth Meeting
     
  5. Consolidation of Draft Text
     
  6. Discussion on Modalities and Procedures
     
  7. Preliminary Discussion regarding Report to the Trade Negotiations Committee
     
  8. National Enquiry and Contact Points
     
  9. Progress in Preparation of National Inventories of Measures affecting Trade in Services
     
  10. Statistics Work Program
     
  11. Other Business
     
  12. Press Communiqué and Chair’s Summary Report
 
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