97/838/EC: Council Decision of 28 November 1997 concerning the conclusion on beha... (31997D0838)
97/838/EC: Council Decision of 28 November 1997 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the results of the WTO negotiations on basic telecommunications services
- COUNCIL DECISION
- of 28 November 1997
- concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the results of the WTO negotiations on basic telecommunications services
- (97/838/EC)
- Sole Article
- ANNEX(1)
- FOURTH PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
- THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES — SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
- ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES
- Scope
- Definitions
- 1. COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS
- 1.1.
- Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
- 1.2.
- Safeguards
- 2. INTERCONNECTION
- 2.2.
- Interconnection to be ensured
- 2.3.
- Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations
- 2.4.
- Transparency of interconnection arrangements
- 2.5.
- Interconnection: dispute settlement
- 3. UNIVERSAL SERVICE
- 4. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF LICENSING CRITERIA
- 5. INDEPENDENT REGULATORS
- 6. ALLOCATION AND USE OF SCARCE RESOURCES
- DECISION ON COMMITMENTS IN BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- REPORT OF THE GROUP ON BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- NOTE BY THE CHAIRMAN
- Revision
- It has been suggested by a number of delegations that it might be helpful to produce a brief and simple note on assumptions applicable to the scheduling of commitments in basic telecoms. The purpose of the attached note is to assist delegations in ensuring the transparency of their commitments and to promote a better understanding of the meaning of commitments. This note is not intended to have or acquire any binding legal status.
- NOTES FOR SCHEDULING BASIC TELECOM SERVICES COMMITMENTS
- CHAIRMAN'S NOTE
- Market access limitations on spectrum availability
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