The document discusses the merits of making full commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) for computer services. It notes that computer services are fundamentally important for economic activity and development. Technological developments have led computer services to become more elaborate and integrated. This poses challenges for classifying and scheduling commitments for these evolving services. The document recommends scheduling full commitments at the two-digit level for CPC 84 to reflect these realities and minimize confusion. It also discusses providing additional clarity through an understanding on the scope of the sector.

1. MERITS of MAKING FULL GATS COMMITMENTS in Computer services Seminar on Liberalisation of Computer Services Geneva, 28 September 2005 Julien Guerrier, Directorate-General for Trade

6. Examples of elaborate computer related services X X X E-Commerce Hosting X X X Application Hosting CPC 849 - Other CPC 845 -Maintenance and Repair CPC 844 – Data Base Maintenance CPC843 – Data Processing CPC 842 - Software Implement. CPC 841 - Hardware Consultancy COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES