WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONGATS/EL/23/Suppl.1
17 November 1999
(99-5014)
Trade in Services
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Final List of Article II (MFN) Exemptions
Supplement 1
(This is authentic in French only)
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This text supplements document GATS/EL/23 on Financial Services.GATS/EL/23/Suppl.1
Page2COTE D'IVOIRE - FINAL LIST OF ARTICLE II (MFN) EXEMPTIONS
Sector or subsector Description of measure indicating
its inconsistency with
Article IICountries to which the measure
appliesIntended duration Conditions creating the need for
the exemption
Insurance and
insurance-related
servicesPreferential measures taken in
accordance with the Agreement
establishing the Inter-African
Conference on Insurance Markets
(CIMA)Member States of the franc zone Indefinite To promote regional and
subregional integration in the
insurance sector
Brokerage and agency
services in the
insurance sectorAccess to the Ivorian brokerage and
agency services market for foreign
natural persons depends on the
possibilities of reciprocal access for
Ivorian suppliers in the countries
concernedAll countries Indefinite To improve the conditions of
access for Ivorian suppliers abroad
Reinsurance - Compulsory transfer to CICA-
RE of at least 5 per cent of
non-automobile premiums
issued by branches of foreign
companies operating in Côte
d'IvoireMember States of the franc zone Indefinite To promote the regional and
subregional integration of the
reinsurance market
- Compulsory transfer to
CICA-RE of at least 15 per
cent of the reinsurance treaties
of companies subject to Ivorian
law
Reinsurance Compulsory transfer to AFRICA-
RE of 5 per cent of the reinsurance
treaties signed by insurance bodies
operating in Côte d'IvoireMember States of the Organization
of African UnityIndefinite To promote regional and
subregional integration of the
reinsurance marketGATS/EL/23/Suppl.1
Page3Sector or subsector Description of measure indicating
its inconsistency with
Article IICountries to which the measure
appliesIntended duration Conditions creating the need for
the exemption
Acceptance of deposits
and other repayable
funds from the publicDeposits made with a bank situated
in the WAEMU by a resident do
not require an authorization from
the Minister for FinanceWAEMU Member States Indefinite To promote subregional
integration in the banking sector
Banking services Any person who is a director,
administrator or manager of a bank
or financial establishment or one of
their agencies must be a national of
a country of the West African
Monetary Union (WAMU)WAMU Member States Indefinite To promote regional and
subregional integration in the
banking services sector
Banking services Preferential measures taken in
accordance with the Agreement
establishing WAMUWAMU Member States Indefinite To promote regional and
subregional integration in the
banking services sector
Stock exchange
services
(subparagraphs (x) to
(xiv) in the list of
sectors in the Annex on
financial services)Preferential measures taken in
accordance with the Convention on
the Creation of the Regional
Council on Public Savings and
Financial Markets.WAEMU Member States Indefinite To promote regional and
subregional integration in the
stock exchange services sector
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