. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  S/C/N/301 
17 March 2004  
 
(04-1182) 
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 4 March 2004,  from the delegation of the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is  being circulated to the Members of the Council 
for Trade in Services. 
 
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1. Member notifying: 
 The Separate Customs Territory of  Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
2. Notification under: 
 Article III, paragraph 3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services 
 
3. Date of entry into force: 
 Amendment to the Highway Law en tered into force on 2 July 2003 
 
 Duration: 
  Indefinite 
 
4. Agency responsible for implementation  and enforcement of the measure: 
 The Department of Railways and Highways, Mi nistry of Transportation and Communications 
 5. Description of the measure:  
 
 To relax the restriction on foreigners  managing regular route trucking services. 
  Affected commitments in the schedule:  
 The category “freight transportation services” under road transport services in the schedule 
previously excluded regular route trucking servi ces. This exclusion has been eliminated by 
this Amendment.  
 
6. Members specifically affected, if any: 
 None 
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7. Texts available from: 
The Department of Railways and Highway s, Ministry of Transportation and 
Communications Telephone: (886 2) 2349 2163 
fax:   (886 2) 2389 9887 
 E-mail : jcg_wang@motc.gov.tw 
 
 
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