With the coming into effect of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) when the WTO was established on January 1, 1995, international trade in services is now governed by a legally enforceable multilateral agreement.

• 世界贸易组织于一九九五年一月一日成立，服务贸易总协定也开始生效。自此，国际间的服务贸易便受该法定可强制执行的多边协定所规管。