WTO 서비스 국내규제 규범의분석과 시사점(Analysis of WTO Discipline on Services Domestic Regulations and Its Policy Implications)

지난 2021년 12월 2일 70개 WTO 회원국이 참여한 서비스 국내규제에 관한 공동 이니셔티브(WTO 서비스 국내규제 규범)가 타결되었다. 현재 진행 중인 WTO의 인증 절차가 마무리되면 이 복수국가 간 협정은 법적 구속력을 갖게 된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 WTO 서비스 국내규제 규범의 조문별 내용을 분석하고, 동 규범과의 합치성을 판단하기 위한 기준을 제시하며, 나아가 개별 조항에 관한 국내 모범관행을 파악함으로써 동 규범의 국내적 이행을 위한 대응방안을 제시하였다. On December 2, 2021, seventy WTO members announced the successful conclusion of the negotiations within the Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation. The participants acknowledged the conclusion of negotiations on the Reference Paper on Services Domestic Regulation. As of September 2023, the participants are currently in the process of WTO certification by integrating the disciplines outlined in the Reference Paper as additional commitments in their GATS schedules. After this process is completed, these plurilateral agreements will come into effect. This study aimed to analyze the contents of each article of WTO Services Domestic Regulation, and to present standards for compatibility of domestic regulations with this discipline. Additionally, this study identified domestic best practices related to each article to present how to implement this discipline domestically. In other words, the study presented the general guidelines and detailed checking guides that each official in charge of those domestic regulations should be aware of. First, in analyzing each article of WTO Disciplines on Services Domestic Regulations, we reviewed their meanings and then identified major matters to be checked and addressed. Subsequently, we analyzed our cases for implementation of the relevant legislations. Next, we outlined the likely economic impacts based on prior research that estimated tariff equivalents of domestic regulations on services. By implementing the WTO Disciplines on Services Domestic Regulations, we can anticipate (i) an increase in consumer welfare (ii) a boost in foreign direct investment due to the improvement of domestic business environment from enhancement of transparency and predictability of domestic regulations (iii) enhanced competitiveness of domestic firms (iv) improved economy-wide productivity by employing efficient services as inputs, and (v) facilitated outbound activities of domestic firms through improved overseas business environment as a result of the implementation of these Disciplines by other WTO members.(the rest omitted)