 ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  S/DCS/W/VCT 
24 de enero de 2003 
 (03-0490) 
Comercio de Servicios Original:   inglés 
  
 
SAN VICENTE Y LAS GRANADINAS 
 
Proyecto de Lista convertida de Compromisos Específicos
1 
   El documento adjunto contiene un proyect o de la Lista convertida de Compromisos 
Específicos de San Vicente y las Granadinas, en formato Word.  Este documento no sustituye los 
compromisos jurídicamente vinculantes contraídos por San Vicente y las Granadinas en su Lista de 
Compromisos Específicos (GATS/SC/74).   El proyecto de Lista convertida fue preparado por la Secretaría, a petición de los Miembros, 
para facilitar el proceso de las negociaciones, incluida la presentación de ofertas iniciales. 
 
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1 Este documento se ha preparado, en inglés solamente,  bajo la responsabilidad de la Secretaría y sin 
perjuicio de las posiciones de los Miembros ni de sus derechos y obligaciones en el marco de la OMC.   S/DCS/W/VCT 
Página 2 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS  
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED 
IN THIS SECTION    
 3) Commercial presence requires that foreign 
service providers incorporate or establish the business locally in accordance with the 
requirements of St. Vincent's Commercial 
Code, and where so required, be subject to relevant Acts pertaining to property 
acquisition lease and rental and any 
operating conditions that may be the subject of existing laws and regulations.  Some of 
these are as follows: 
 - The Exchange Control Act
 which 
requires St. Vincent's Ministry of 
Finance to regulate all Foreign 
Exchange Transactions. 
 - Withholding Tax:  Foreign Investment  
enterprises in St. Vincent are subject to 
the Withholding Tax Provision of the 
Income Tax Ordinance.   
  - Registration of Juridical Presence  
St. Vincent's commercial code requires 
that all companies be registered. 
 - Insurance Act .  Only corporate entities 
are allowed to conduct insurance 
business in St. Vincent.  All such 
entities must first be registered by the Registrar of Insurance.     S/DCS/W/VCT
 Página 3Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
  - Aliens Landholding .  The Alien 
Landholding Act requires foreign 
companies and individual wishing to hold property in St. Vincent to first 
obtain a licence in order to do so within 
which conditions of purchases are detailed.   
 4) The entry of all foreign natural persons to 
St. Vincent and their residence in St. Vincent 
is regulated by St. Vincent's immigration laws. 
 The employment of foreign natural persons 
is subject to Work Permit regulations.  Issue of permits is normally confined to people 
with managerial and technical skills which 
are in short supply or not available in St. Vincent. 
 Professionals in certain disciplines may be 
required to register with the appropriate 
professionals or governmental body.  For 
example all medical practitioners must be 
registered under the Medical Registration 
Act in order to be permitted to legally 
practice in St. Vincent.   
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS  
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
 
 Reinsurance  
1) None 
2) None 3) Subject to Insurance and Insurance Premium 
Acts, Commercial Code, Exchange Control 
Act 
4) Subject to Work Permits and Immigration 
Regulations as indicated in horizontal 
commitments.  
1) None 
2) None 3) Withholding Tax 
 
 4) None   S/DCS/W/VCT 
Página 4 Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
8. HEALTH RELATED 
SERVICES    
A. Hospital Services  1) None 
2) None 3) Subject to Commercial Code, Exchange 
Controls Act, Alien Landholding laws 
4) Subject to Work Permit Laws, Immigration 
Regulations, Medical Registration and 
Certification, Medical Officers Ordinance as 
indicated in horizontal commitments. 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) None  
9. TOURISM AND 
TRAVEL RELATED 
SERVICES    
 Hotel and Resort 
Development 1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to Commercial Code, Exchange 
Controls Act, Hotels Proprietor Act 
4) Limited to managerial and specialist levels; 
subject to Work Permit and Immigration Regulations as indicated in horizontal 
commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to withholding tax  
4) None  
10. RECREATIONAL, 
CULTURAL AND 
SPORTING SERVICES    
A. Entertainment Services  1) Limited by Laws dealing with Moral Matters 
2) None 
3) Subject to Commercial Code, Exchange 
Controls Act, Aliens Landholding Act 
4) Subject to Work Permit and Immigration 
Regulation as indicated in horizontal commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to Withholding Tax  
4) None    S/DCS/W/VCT
 Página 5Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
D. Sporting Services  1) None 
2) None 
3) Not applicable 4) Subject to Work Permit and Immigration 
Regulations 1) None 
2) None 
3) Not applicable 4) None  
11. TRANSPORT 
SERVICES    
A. Maritime Transport  
Services     
 International Passenger & 
Freight Transportation 
Services 1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to Exchange Control Act, 
Commercial Code 
4) Subject to Work Permit & Immigration 
Regulations as indicated in horizontal 
commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) Withholding Tax 
 4) None  
H. Services Auxiliary to all 
Modes of Transport     
 Transhipment Services 1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to Commercial Codes and Exchange 
Control Act 
4) Subject to Work Permit and Immigration 
Regulations as indicated in horizontal commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) Withholding Tax 
 
4) None  
 Free Zone Operations 1) None 
2) None 3) Subject to Commercial Codes and Exchange 
Control Act 
4) Subject to Work Permit and Immigration 
Regulations as indicated in horizontal 
commitments 1) None 
2) None 3) Withholding Tax 
 
4) None  
 
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