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16 October 2019  
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Council for Trade in Services  Original:  English  
 
  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE  
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES  
The following notification, dated  12 October 2019 , from the delegation of Lesotho , is being circulated 
to Members of the Council for Trade in Services . 
 
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1  MEMB ER NOTIFYING : 
Lesotho  
2  NOTIFICATION UNDER : 
Article III:3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services  
3  DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE : 
2018 
 
3.1  Duration:  
Indefinite  
 
4  AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE MEASURE : 
Lesotho Communication Authority  
5  DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE : 
Measure : 
 
Legal Notice Licensing (Classifications and fees) Rules 2018  
 
Description : 
 
The principal law of these rules is the Communications Act, 2012. The aim of this law was to 
consolidate the Lesotho Telecommunications Authority Act, 2000 Amendments and related Laws. It 
proposed the integration of regulation of the telecommunications, broadcasting and postal sectors. 
It also introduced reforms in the regulation of the communications sector to f acilitate the introduction 
of new services in the Lesotho market, promotion of competition, introduction and promotion of 
convergence of networks and facilitating universal access to communications services.  
 
6  MEMB ERS SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED, IF ANY : 
None S/C/N/9 68 
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  7  TEXTS AVAILABLE FROM : 
Enquiry points:  
https://www.lca.org.ls  
 
 
 
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