This paper poses a hypothetical WTO challenge to the Passenger Name Records (PNR) Transfer Agreements the European Union has signed with the United States (as well as Australia and Canada). The focus will be on a possible citation of GATS Article XIV National Security Exception by the EU, and the viability of such a defense. Because of the absence of case law, this paper will also attempt to synthesize an acceptable standard for assessing GATS National Security Exception citations.

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贸易承诺和数据流：国家安全通配符

本文对欧盟与美国（以及澳大利亚和加拿大）签署的乘客姓名记录 (PNR) 转让协议提出了假设的 WTO 挑战。重点将放在欧盟可能引用 GATS 第 XIV 条国家安全例外，以及这种防御的可行性。由于缺乏判例法，本文还将尝试综合一个可接受的标准来评估 GATS 国家安全例外引用。