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2007-12-17 07:11:00
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WTO/GAMBLING: DUTCH ON THE SIDELINES FOR NOW

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1. (SBU) On December 11, Econoff delivered reftel points
seeking support for the USG invocation of Article XXI in the
case of Internet gambling and betting services to Wink
Joosten, Policy Officer, Trade Policy Department, Directorate
for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic
Affairs. Joosten is responsible for formulating GONL
positions on trade and services issues within the EU 133
Trade Committee. He said the Dutch were well aware of the
case and the U.S. compensation offer. He noted the Dutch,
unlike the UK and Malta, did not have a "strong" opinion on
the case, as Dutch economic interests were very limited.


2. (SBU) Joosten commented that the parties in the case
might opt to extend the deadline for the negotiations, as
they had done previously. For now, he said the GONL was
adopting a "wait and see" approach and anticipating feedback
from the Commission on next steps at the December 19 133
Committee meeting. Joosten added that the case had raised
concerns within the GONL about the need to ensure the
appropriate use of the WTO Article XXI procedure, especially
in cases involving the withdrawal or change of service
commitments.
Gallagher