With Respect to Accounting Services, the General Agreement on Trade

question 1

Multiple Choice

With respect to accounting services, the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

• A) was enacted in the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, and it resulted in the free trade in accounting services.
• B) efforts are being concentrated on tariff barriers to the cross-border trade in services.
• C) governments are all required to use the same reciprocity rules.
• D) wants to ensure that quality of service is not compromised.

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