Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Financial Services Annex WikiLeaks release: June 19, 2014 T his is the secret draft of the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Financial Services Annex, currently under negotiation between Australia, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, the United States, and the European Union, including its 28 member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The Agreement is meant to liberalize trade in services amongst the worlds largest services providers, and it is being negotiated outside of the WTO framework. TISA members hold the largest services markets worldwide, with a combined GDP of over two-thirds of the world economy. This text was drafted just before the 6th round of TISA negotiations held from 28 April - 2 May in Geneva, Switzerland. The next round of negotiations are set to be held 23-27 June in Geneva . Description Keywords: #WTO #GATS #TISA #G20 #BCBS #IAIS #IOSCO #FATF #OECD trade agreement, negotiation, draft, financial services, investment, banking, credit, privacy Restraint: Limited - contains TISA-U.S. CONFIDENTIAL Information Modified handling authorized Title: Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Annex [X]: Financial Services, Consolidation of text proposals Date: April 14, 2014 Group: Trade in Services Agreement Author: Trade in Services Agreement country negotiators Link: wikileaks.org/tisa-financial Pages: 18 This Document Contains TISA- U.S.CONFIDENTIAL Information MODIFIED HANDLING AUTHORIZED* LIMITED Annex [X]: Financial Services Consolidation of text proposals as of 14 April 2014 ___________________________ Reason: 1.4(b) Declassify on: Five years from entry into force of the TISA agreement or, if no agreement enters into force, five years from the close of the negotiations. * This document must be protected from unauthorized disclosure, but may be mailed or transmitted over unclassified e-mail or fax, discussed over unsecured phone lines, and stored on unclassified computer systems. It must be stored in a locked or secured building, room, or container.
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