Abstract

Developing countries have a comparative disadvantage in the services area in general. Therefore, the global trading system has granted developing countries many types of special and differential treatments in the services trade. The current paper examines how they can be modified. Among other points, it is necessary for developing countries to pay attention to negotiations on the movement of natural persons. The emergency safeguard measures would contribute to relieving the difficulties of the services-importing developing countries. No detail on subsidies is stipulated in the current GATS. In addition, although the GATT stipulates "waiver" whereby the concerned countries may waive the obligations under the GATT/WTO, the GATS does not include such a waiver provision.