Professional services associations
Professional licensing registrars
Service industry associations
Real Estate Board National Research Agency
Communication services
Service industry associations
Telecommunications regulator National Film Agency National News Service
Construction
Construction Association Engineering Association
Architectural Association Housing Authority Environmental Impact Safety Standards
Distribution
Retailers Association Wholesalers Association Importers Association Franchise Association
Duty-Free Shops
Educational services
Association of Private Schools Association of Community Colleges Career Guidance Association
Parent Teachers Association Student Association
Environmental services
Environmental Services Association Environmental Impact
Financial services
Bankers Association Brokers Association Insurance Association Central Bank
Security Exchange/Stock Market Securities Regulator
Health & social services
Hospital Association
Outpatient Clinics Association Mental Health Association Health advocates Social welfare advocates
Recreation, sport, culture
Major sports team managers National museum National library and archives National performing arts groups
Council for the Arts
Tourism and travel
Travel agencies association Tour guides association Hotel association Restaurant association Parks Authority
Environmental Impact
Transport
Airport Authority Air Traffic Controllers Association
Transport
Port Authority
Transport
Vehicle licensing authority
Other: Energy services
Utility regulator
All sectors
Independent research and advisory bodies and agencies (research departments of central banks, academic community, international organizations, etc.)
Unions
Adapted from OECD, 2002.
Effective consultation is an ongoing, two-way process where participants provide inputs and receive feedback. In order to be useful for negotiations, the consultations will need to proceed as much as possible by sector, mode of supply and, for the formulation of negotiating requests, export market. To help with this process, the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO has published a “GATS Consultation Kit”, which can be found online at www.intracen.org.
