WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/DCS/W/BRB
24 January 2003
(03-0460)
Trade in Services Original:  English
BARBADOS
Draft consolidated Schedule of Specific Commitments1
Attached is a draft consolidated version of the Schedule of Specific Commitments of
Barbados in word format.  This document  does not substitute for the legally binding commitments
undertaken by Barbados in its Schedule of Specific Commitments (GATS/SC/9; GATS/SC/9/Suppl.1)
The draft consolidated version of the Schedule was prepared by the Secretariat, at the request
of Members, to facilitate the process of negotiations, including the presentation of initial offers.
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1 This document has been prepared, in English only, under the Secretariat's own responsibility and without
prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.S/DCS/W/BRB
Page 2BARBADOS – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes of supply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
ALL SECTORS
INCLUDED IN THISSCHEDULE
3) The Property Transfer Tax Act stipulates that a
foreign investor interested in the purchase orsale of land or shares/stocks is subject to a
specific tax on the value of settlement
4) The Immigration Act and regulations control
the entry and residence of all foreign naturalpersons working in Barbados.  Prior to anatural person working in Barbados a workpermit must be obtained.  Labour market tests
are conducted.
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
(a) Legal services
(CPC 86130 - legaldocumentation andcertification services)1) Unbound
2) Unbound3) Only a natural person can practice law4) An attorney has to be admitted to the local Bar
and registered as required under the Legal
Profession Act1) Unbound
2) Unbound3) Not applicable4) None
(h) Medical services
(CPC 93122 - specializedmedical services)1) Unbound
2) Unbound3) Only a natural person can practice medicine4) Under the Medical Registration Act, all
medical practitioners must be registered1) Unbound
2) Unbound3) Not applicable4) NoneS/DCS/W/BRB
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
B. Computer and Related
Services
(b) Software implementation
services
(CPC 842)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
B. Courier Services
(CPC 7512)1) None
2) None3) None4) None1) None
2) None3) None4) None
C. Telecommunication
Services
For public use:
(a) Voice telephone services
(CPC 7521)
(b) Packet-switched data
transmission services(CPC 7523**)
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services
(CPC 7523**)
(d) Telex services
(CPC 7523**)1) Until 1 January 2012, reserved to exclusive
supplier.
2) None
3) Until 1 January 2012, reserved to exclusive
suppliers.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.Barbados undertakes the
obligations contained inthe reference paper heretoS/DCS/W/BRB
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
(e) Telegraph services
(CPC 7522)
(f) Facsimile services
(CPC 7521**, CPC
7529**)
(g) Private leased circuit
services (CPC 7522**,CPC 7523**)
For non-public use
(i.e. closed user groups, ona non-facilities basis):
(a) Voice telephone services
(CPC 7521)
(b) Packet-switched data
transmission (CPC 7523**)
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services(CPC 7523**)
(d) Telex services
(CPC 7523**)
(e) Telegraph services
(CPC 7522)
(f) Facsimile services
(CPC 7521**, CPC7529**)1) Until 1 January 2012, only permitted over
networks of the exclusive suppliers;  two-ended break-out not permitted.
2) None
3) Until 1 January 2012, only permitted over
networks of the exclusive suppliers;  two-ended break-out not permitted.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.
Value-added services:
(h) Electronic mail
(CPC 7523**)
(i) Voice mail (CPC 7523**)
(j) On-line information and
data base retrieval(CPC 7523**)
(k) Electronic data interchange
(CPC 7523**)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.S/DCS/W/BRB
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
(l) Enhanced-value-added
facsimile services, incl.store and forward, store andretrive (CPC 7523**)
(m) Code and protocol
conversion
(n) On-line information and/or
data processing (incl.transaction processing
(CPC 843**)
(o) Other
- Internet and internet access
services1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.
- Mobile services (terrestrial
and satellite based)- cellular/mobile telephone
services
- mobile data services- personal communicationservices- paging1) None as of 1 January 1999
2) None3) None as of 1 January 1999
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.
- Fixed Satellite Services
- VSAT services (for non-
public use)1) None, except:  two-ended break-out is not
permitted.
2) None, except:  two-ended break-out is not
permitted.
3) None, except:  two-ended break-out is not
permitted.
4) None, except:  two-ended break-out is not
permitted.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound expect as indicated in the horizontal
section.S/DCS/W/BRB
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
- Telecom equipment sales,
rental, maintenance,connection, repair andconsulting services
(CPC 7541, CPC 7545)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. All Insurance and
Insurance-Related Services
(c) Reinsurance
(CPC 812)11) None2) None3) None4) None1) None
2) None3) None4) None
10. RECREATIONAL,
CULTURAL ANDSPORTING SERVICES
A. Entertainment Services
(CPC 96191 – theatrical,
producer, singer group,
band and orchestra,entertainment services)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Classifications are based on the Services Sectoral Classification List. MTN.GNS/W/120 and the UN Provisional Central Product Cl assification.
                                                          
1 The service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC Classification.S/DCS/W/BRB
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REFERENCE PAPER
Scope
The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic
telecommunications services.
Definitions
Users mean service consumers and service suppliers.
Essential facilities mean facilities of a public te lecommunications transport network or service that
(a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers;
and
(b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a service.
A major supplier is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation (having
regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of:
(a) control over essential facilities;  or(b) use of its position in the market.
1. Competitive safeguards
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone or
together, are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices.
1.2 Safeguards
The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:(a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;(b) using information obtained from compe titors with anti-competitive results;  and
(c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical  information
about essential facilities and commercially relevant information which are necessary for
them to provide services.S/DCS/W/BRB
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2. Interconnection
2.1 This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public telecommunications transport
networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of another
supplier and  to access services provided by a nother supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the
network.  Such interconnection is provided.
(a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) and rates and of a quality no le ss favourable than that provided for its
own like services or for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its
subsidiaries or other affiliates;
(b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions  (including technical standards and
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that ar e transparent, reasonable, having regard to
economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay for
network components or facilities that it does not  require for the service to be provided;
and
(c) upon request, at points in addition to th e network termination points offered to the
majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary
additional facilities.
2.3 Public availability of the proced ures for interconnection negotiations
The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly
available.
2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
It is ensured that a major supplier will make  publicly available either its interconnection
agreements or a reference interconnection offer.
2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement
A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:
(a) at any time or
(b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below,
to resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms,  conditions and rates for interconnection within a
reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously.S/DCS/W/BRB
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3. Universal service
Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to
maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are
administered in a transparent, non-discriminatory  and competitively neutral manner and are not more
burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.
4. Public availability of licensing criteria
Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:
(a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision
concerning an application for a licence  and
(b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences.The reasons for the denial of a licence will be made known to the applicant upon request.
5. Independent regulators
The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic
telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial
with respect to all market participants.
6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers
and rights of way, will be carried out in an ob jective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory
manner. The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.
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