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。