The agreement is based on the principle of most-favoured-nation treatment (MFN), according to which each member must accord unconditionally services and service suppliers of any other member treatment no less favourable than that it accords to services and service suppliers of any other country.
L'accord repose sur le principe du traitement de la nation la plus favorisée (NPF) selon lequel chaque membre doit accorder sans condition aux services et fournisseurs de services de tout autre membre un traitement non moins favorable que celui qu'il accorde aux services et fournisseurs d'un autre membre.