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Table AIV.2

Summary of specific commitments under the GATS, 2006

Market access / National treatment
Modes of supply:
Cross-border supply / 1 / 1
Consumption abroad / 2 / 2
Commercial presence / 3 / 3
Presence of natural persons / 4 / 4
Commitments (■ full; ◨ partial; □ no commitment; - does not appear in the Schedule)
1.Business services
A. Professional services
(a) Legal services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(b) Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(d) Architectural services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(e) Engineering services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
B.Computer and related services / □ / □
(a) Consultancy services related to the installation of computer hardware / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(b) Software implementation services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(c) Data-processing services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(d) Database services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(e) Other / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
F.Other business services / □ / □
(a) Advertising services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(b) Market research and public opinion polling services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(c) Management consulting services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(h) Services incidental to mining / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(o) Building-cleaning services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(s) Convention services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(e) Other / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
2.Communication services / □ / □
B.Courier services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
C.Telecommunication services a / □ / □
Local and domestic long-distance basic telephone services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
International telephone services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
Carrier services; packet-switched or circuit-switched data transmission services; telex, facsimile and telegraph services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
Mobile telephone services / ■ / ■ / ◨ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
Leased telephone and voice circuits / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
Electronic mail; voice mail; data retrieval, interchange and processing; protocol conversion / □ / ■ / ◨ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
3.Construction and related engineering services / □ / □
A.Construction work for buildings / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
C.Installation and erection of prefabricated constructions / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
D.Building completion and finishing work / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
E.Other / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
4.Distribution services / □ / □
B.Wholesale trade services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
C.Retail trade services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
D.Franchising / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
5.Educational services / - / - / - / □ / - / - / - / □
6.Environmental services / - / - / - / □ / - / - / - / □
Table AIV.2 (cont'd)
7.Financial services / □ / □
A. All insurance and insurance-related services / □ / □
(a) Life insurance services / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / □ / ■ / □
(b) Non-life insurance services / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / □ / ■ / □
Maritime transport insurance services / ■ / ■ / ◨ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
(c) Reinsurance and retrocession / ■ / ■ / ◨ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
2.Banking and other financial services / □ / □
(a) Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(b) Lending of all types by financial institutions, and financing of commercial transactions / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(c) Financial leasing services / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(d) All payment and money transmission services / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(e) Guarantees and commitments / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(f) Trading for own account or for account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following: money market instruments; foreign exchange; derivative products; exchange rate and interest rate instruments; transferable securities; other / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(g) Participation in issues of all kinds of securities and provision of services related to such issues / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(h) Money broking / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(i) Asset management / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(j) Settlement and clearing services for financial assets / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(k) Advisory and other auxiliary financial services / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
(l) Provision and transfer of financial information / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / □ / ■ / ■ / □
New financial services / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
8.Health-related and social services / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
9.Tourism and travel-related services
A.Hotels and restaurants / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
B.Travel agency and tour operator services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
C.Tourist guide services / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
D.Other / ■ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / ■ / □
10.Recreational, cultural and sporting services / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
11.Transport services / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
12.Other services / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -

aCommitments as from 8 November 2000.

Note:The Table includes only specific commitments, not horizontal commitments.

Source:WTO Secretariat.

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