Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries

An important question in the design of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) covering services is to what extent nonmembers benefit from the trade preferences that are negotiated among members. This question is resolved through servic...

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Main Authors: Fink, Carsten, Nikomborirak, Deunden
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
MFN
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7362293/rules-origin-services-case-study-five-asean-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7141
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topic ABSENCE OF PROOF
AGREEMENT ON TRADE
AIR TRANSPORT
BANKING SERVICES
BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
BILATERAL TRADE
BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
BORDER TRADE
BUSINESS SERVICES
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVICES
COMMERCIAL PRESENCE
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION ABROAD
CRIMINAL PENALTIES
CROSS BORDER TRADE
CROSS-BORDER PROVISION
CROSS-BORDER TRADE
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS UNION
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
DOMESTIC LAWS
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EQUITY INTEREST
EXPORTERS
EXPORTING COUNTRY
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TARIFFS
EXTERNALITIES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGE
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN EQUITY OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN EQUITY PARTICIPATION
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTOR
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN SERVICE SUPPLIERS
FOREIGN SUPPLIERS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE AREA
GATS
GDP
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
GLOBAL COMPETITION
GLOBAL LEVEL
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPORTED GOODS
IMPORTS
IMPROVED MARKET ACCESS
INCOME TAXES
INSURANCE SERVICES
INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION
INVESTMENT POLICY
JOINT VENTURE
KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
LEGAL ENTITIES
LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
LIBERALIZING TRADE
MARITIME SHIPPING
MARKET ACCESS
MFN
MOST FAVORED NATION
MULTILATERAL LEVEL
MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
NATIONAL SUPPLIERS
NATIONAL TREATMENT
NATURAL PERSONS
NEGATIVE WELFARE
OPEN ECONOMIES
OPENNESS
OUTSOURCING
PARENT FIRM
POLICY RESEARCH
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL LIBERALIZATION
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
REGIONAL GROUPINGS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
RULES OF ORIGIN
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE SECTOR
SERVICE SECTORS
SERVICE SUPPLIER
SERVICE SUPPLIERS
SERVICES AGREEMENTS
SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
SERVICES TRADE
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
SUNK COSTS
TARIFF RATES
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TOURISM
TRADE AGENDA
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE DIVERSION EFFECT
TRADE FORUM
TRADE IN GOODS
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT SERVICES
VALUE ADDED
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD TRADE
WTO
spellingShingle ABSENCE OF PROOF
AGREEMENT ON TRADE
AIR TRANSPORT
BANKING SERVICES
BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
BILATERAL TRADE
BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
BORDER TRADE
BUSINESS SERVICES
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVICES
COMMERCIAL PRESENCE
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION ABROAD
CRIMINAL PENALTIES
CROSS BORDER TRADE
CROSS-BORDER PROVISION
CROSS-BORDER TRADE
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS UNION
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
DOMESTIC LAWS
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EQUITY INTEREST
EXPORTERS
EXPORTING COUNTRY
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TARIFFS
EXTERNALITIES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGE
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN EQUITY OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN EQUITY PARTICIPATION
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTOR
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN SERVICE SUPPLIERS
FOREIGN SUPPLIERS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE AREA
GATS
GDP
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
GLOBAL COMPETITION
GLOBAL LEVEL
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPORTED GOODS
IMPORTS
IMPROVED MARKET ACCESS
INCOME TAXES
INSURANCE SERVICES
INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION
INVESTMENT POLICY
JOINT VENTURE
KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
LEGAL ENTITIES
LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
LIBERALIZING TRADE
MARITIME SHIPPING
MARKET ACCESS
MFN
MOST FAVORED NATION
MULTILATERAL LEVEL
MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
NATIONAL SUPPLIERS
NATIONAL TREATMENT
NATURAL PERSONS
NEGATIVE WELFARE
OPEN ECONOMIES
OPENNESS
OUTSOURCING
PARENT FIRM
POLICY RESEARCH
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL LIBERALIZATION
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
REGIONAL GROUPINGS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
RULES OF ORIGIN
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE SECTOR
SERVICE SECTORS
SERVICE SUPPLIER
SERVICE SUPPLIERS
SERVICES AGREEMENTS
SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
SERVICES TRADE
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
SUNK COSTS
TARIFF RATES
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TOURISM
TRADE AGENDA
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE DIVERSION EFFECT
TRADE FORUM
TRADE IN GOODS
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT SERVICES
VALUE ADDED
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD TRADE
WTO
Fink, Carsten
Nikomborirak, Deunden
Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4130
description An important question in the design of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) covering services is to what extent nonmembers benefit from the trade preferences that are negotiated among members. This question is resolved through services rules of origin. The restrictiveness of rules of origin determines the degree of preferences entailed in market opening commitments, shaping the bargaining incentives of FTAs and their eventual economic effects. Even though the number of FTAs in services has increased rapidly in recent years, hardly any research is available that can guide policymakers on the economic implications of different rules of origin. After outlining the key economic tradeoffs and options for rules of origin in services, the paper summarizes the main findings of a research project that has assessed the rules of origin question for five countries in the ASEAN region. For selected service subsectors and a number of criteria for rules or origin, simulation exercises evaluated which service providers would or would not be eligible for preferences negotiated under a FTA. Among other findings, the simulation results point to the binding nature of a domestic ownership or control requirement and, for the specific case of financial services, a requirement of incorporation.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Fink, Carsten
Nikomborirak, Deunden
author_facet Fink, Carsten
Nikomborirak, Deunden
author_sort Fink, Carsten
title Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries
title_short Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries
title_full Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries
title_fullStr Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries
title_full_unstemmed Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries
title_sort rules of origin in services : a case study of five asean countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7362293/rules-origin-services-case-study-five-asean-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7141
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spelling okr-10986-71412021-04-23T14:02:33Z Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries Fink, Carsten Nikomborirak, Deunden ABSENCE OF PROOF AGREEMENT ON TRADE AIR TRANSPORT BANKING SERVICES BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS BORDER TRADE BUSINESS SERVICES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVICES COMMERCIAL PRESENCE CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION ABROAD CRIMINAL PENALTIES CROSS BORDER TRADE CROSS-BORDER PROVISION CROSS-BORDER TRADE CUSTOMS CUSTOMS UNION DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DOMESTIC LAWS DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUITY INTEREST EXPORTERS EXPORTING COUNTRY EXPORTS EXTERNAL TARIFFS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGE FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN EQUITY OWNERSHIP FOREIGN EQUITY PARTICIPATION FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTOR FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN SERVICE SUPPLIERS FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA GATS GDP GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES GLOBAL COMPETITION GLOBAL LEVEL HEALTH SERVICES IMPORTED GOODS IMPORTS IMPROVED MARKET ACCESS INCOME TAXES INSURANCE SERVICES INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION INVESTMENT POLICY JOINT VENTURE KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS LEGAL ENTITIES LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE LIBERALIZING TRADE MARITIME SHIPPING MARKET ACCESS MFN MOST FAVORED NATION MULTILATERAL LEVEL MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS NATIONAL SUPPLIERS NATIONAL TREATMENT NATURAL PERSONS NEGATIVE WELFARE OPEN ECONOMIES OPENNESS OUTSOURCING PARENT FIRM POLICY RESEARCH PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS PREFERENTIAL LIBERALIZATION PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT REGIONAL GROUPINGS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN RULES OF ORIGIN SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE SECTOR SERVICE SECTORS SERVICE SUPPLIER SERVICE SUPPLIERS SERVICES AGREEMENTS SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS SERVICES TRADE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES SUNK COSTS TARIFF RATES TAX RATES TAX REVENUES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TOURISM TRADE AGENDA TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE DIVERSION EFFECT TRADE FORUM TRADE IN GOODS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PREFERENCES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT SERVICES VALUE ADDED WELFARE GAINS WORLD TRADE WTO An important question in the design of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) covering services is to what extent nonmembers benefit from the trade preferences that are negotiated among members. This question is resolved through services rules of origin. The restrictiveness of rules of origin determines the degree of preferences entailed in market opening commitments, shaping the bargaining incentives of FTAs and their eventual economic effects. Even though the number of FTAs in services has increased rapidly in recent years, hardly any research is available that can guide policymakers on the economic implications of different rules of origin. After outlining the key economic tradeoffs and options for rules of origin in services, the paper summarizes the main findings of a research project that has assessed the rules of origin question for five countries in the ASEAN region. For selected service subsectors and a number of criteria for rules or origin, simulation exercises evaluated which service providers would or would not be eligible for preferences negotiated under a FTA. Among other findings, the simulation results point to the binding nature of a domestic ownership or control requirement and, for the specific case of financial services, a requirement of incorporation. 2012-06-05T18:05:43Z 2012-06-05T18:05:43Z 2007-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7362293/rules-origin-services-case-study-five-asean-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7141 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4130 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific