In the World Trade Organization (WTO), the co-sponsors of the Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation signed the Declaration at the conclusion of the negotiations. Incorporating disciplines developed by a group of members into the WTO rulebook is fraught with certain difficulties because of the plurilateral nature of the outcome and possible resistance from non-participating WTO members. Russia is a member of this initiative, which aims to reduce regulatory barriers to trade in services and does not address market access issues. Despite the significant role of the service sector in the economy, Russia faces systemic restrictions on increasing services trade, although the need to change the structure of foreign trade and diversify the economy has long been overdue. The paper argues that the implementation of disciplines in line with the common intention to improve domestic regulation will help improve Russia's trade in services performance and the business environment.

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WTO 服务国内监管联合倡议：俄罗斯案例

在世界贸易组织 (WTO) 中，服务国内监管联合倡议的共同提案国在谈判结束时签署了宣言。将一组成员制定的规则纳入 WTO 规则手册存在一定的困难，因为结果的诸边性质以及非参与 WTO 成员的可能阻力。俄罗斯是该倡议的成员，该倡议旨在减少服务贸易的监管壁垒，但不解决市场准入问题。尽管服务业在经济中发挥着重要作用，但俄罗斯在增加服务贸易方面仍面临系统性限制，尽管改变对外贸易结构和实现经济多元化的必要性早该出现。