What is the Calendar for Negotiations?
A.17 The Doha Ministerial Declaration mandates that members shall submit initial requests by June, 2002 and initial offers by March 2003. The Declaration also prescribes that the Negotiations shall close by 1 January, 2005. The submission of Requests and Offers is a continuous process which is likely to continue till 2005 or till the end of Negotiations. Q.18 What are the sectors of interests to developed countries? A.18 The main sectors of interest to developed countries in the current negotiations are business services, telecommunication services, financial services, transport services, distribution services, energy services, environmental services and education services. The main mode of supply of particular interest to developed countries is Mode 3, i.e. commercial presence because they have the financial capability required for establishment of legal presence in the territory of the trading partner. Q.19 What are the sectors and modes of supply of particular interest to India and
