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<p>Switzerland and the European Union have entered into a significant number of free
trade agreements. Switzerland has around 30 FTAs and the EU approximately 50. Services
have been included in some of these agreements but not all.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>The UK Government is a strong supporter of the inclusion of Services in free
trade agreements, because it creates a more stable and transparent trading and investment
environment for UK companies to export their Services to trading partner markets.
This is why Services form a strong component in our modern trade agreements such as
with Canada, Korea and Singapore. It will also feature strongly in the EU’s upcoming
agreements with Vietnam and the United States (TTIP). Many of these agreement are
very ambitious covering areas often not included in traditional agreements and reflecting
the range of trade carried out by the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The EU is
committed to the inclusion on Services in its negotiations and has fully supported
the establishment of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). The agreement is solely
based on Services and derived from a concerted push by the services industry. TiSA
is based on the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which involves
all WTO members. More information on TiSA can be found on the following website <a
href="http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/tisa/" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/tisa/</a></p><p>
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