中美視聽服務案起源於美國向世界貿易組織(World Trade Organization,WTO)之爭端解決機構(Dispute Settlement Body,DSB)指控中國對進口之戲院放映用影片、視聽娛樂產品、錄影節目、音樂、書籍及相關出版品之進口和配銷設有若干的限制措施,違反中國入會議定書(the Protocol on the Accession of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO)、入會工作小組報告(the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China to the WTO)之相關承諾,以及關稅暨貿易總協定(General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,GATT 1994)與服務貿易總協定(General Agreement on Trade in Services,GATS)之相關規定。 |