RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
12December 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5565)
Original: English Committee onTrade inFinancial Services
COMMUNICATION FROM BRAZIL
Revised Conditional Offer onFinancial Services
Revision
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofBrazil toMembers oftheCommittee
onTrade inFinancial Services.
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1. Brazil hereby submits therevised draftconditional offer infinancial services.
2. Therevisedoffercontainsnewcommitmentsregardingnationaltreatmentinmode1forinsurance
onfreight andforbody, machinery andcivilliability insurance forvessels. Theadditional commitments
forthereinsurance sector have alsobeen redrafted, inorder tomake itclear thattheBrazilian
Government intends tobeable,inlessthantwoyears aftertheadoption bytheNational Congress of
therespective legislation, toundertake newcommitments intheWTO regarding commercial presence
inthesector. Finally, anadditional sentence wasadded tothehorizontal section inbanking, reflecting
thefactthat,inBrazilian legislation, representative offices arenotsuppliers offinancial services.
3. These fewmodifications represent afinaleffort byBrazil toimprove evenfurther anoffer
which isundoubtedly agoodquality one. Themove completes thetaskofbringing theofferintoline
withthecurrent domestic regulation onthematter.
4. Therevised offercontinues tobeconditional onthesatisfactory conclusion ofamultilateral
MFN-based agreement infinancial services, andBrazil reserves theright tolistMFN exemptions.
Some orallofthecommitments undertaken maybefurther revised orwithdrawn untiltheclosure of
thenegotiations. Also, Brazil reserves therighttomake technical changes totheofferandtocorrect
anyerrors, omissions orinaccuracies.S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
Page2FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OFBRAZIL
REVISED DRAFT CONDITIONAL OFFER ONFINANCIAL SERVICES
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
7.FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. Allinsurance and
insurance-related services
- Lifeinsurance.
- Insurance onfreight.
- Property insurance.
- Medical care.
- Liability insurance.
- Body, machinery andcivil
liability insurance for
vessels.1) Unbound except for:
-insurance onfreight: none. However,
commercial presence isrequired for
contracts on,andanyliability arising
from, imported goods.
-body, machinery andcivilliability
insurance maybeauthorized for
vessels registered intheBrazilian
Special Registry (REB), depending
oninternal supply conditions.
2) Unbound.
3) Incorporation under Brazilian law,inthe
form ofa“sociedade anônima ”,andthe
enactment ofaPresidential decree, are
required.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.1) None for:
-insurance onfreight, except for
contracts on,andanyliability arising
from, imported goods;
-body, machinery andcivil liability
insurance maybeauthorized for
vessels registered intheBrazilian
Special Registry (REB).
Unbound forother services.
2) Unbound.
3) None.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
Page3Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
- Work accident insurance. 1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) TheNational Social Security Institute
(INSS) isthesoleauthorized supplier.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) Unbound.
4) Unbound.Brazil willundertake
commitments regarding
commercial presence in
thework accident
insurance market within
twoyears after the
adoption bytheNational
Congress oflegislation
regulating such presence.
- Reinsurance and
retrocession.1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) Future regulations willpermit supply by
private institutions. Meanwhile, itisof
theexclusive competence oftheBrazilian
reinsurance institution (IRB- Brasil
Resseguros S.A.) toaccept mandatory or
facultative reinsurance, inBrazil or
abroad, aswellastodistribute
reinsurance itdoes notretain.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) Unbound.
4) Unbound.Brazil willundertake
commitments regarding
commercial presence in
thereinsurance and
retrocession markets in
lessthantwoyears after
theadoption bythe
National Congress of
legislation regulating such
presence.S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
Page4Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
- Auxiliary services -
agencies andbrokers.1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) Forlegal persons, incorporation under
Brazilian lawisrequired.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) None.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
- Auxiliary services -
consultancy, actuarial and
surveys.1) None.
2) None.
3) None.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.1) None.
2) None.
3) None.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
Page5Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
B. Banking andother financial services
Forthepurpose ofthese commitments, financial institutions aredefined asmultiple banks, commercial banks, investment banks, consumer finance companies,
realestate finance companies, leasing companies, brokers anddealers. Each mayperform onlythose activities permitted bytheNational Monetary Council,
theCentral Bank and/or theSecurities Commission. Financial instruments, such assecurities, futures andoptions, when registered fornegotiation onan
exchange, cannotbetraded inanover-the-counter market. Allmembers ofsenior level management offinancial services suppliers must bepermanent
residents inBrazil. Representative offices maynotengage incommercial business.
B.1) Services provided by
financial institutions.
- Acceptance ofthefollowing
funds from thepublic:
(i)demand deposits;
(ii)timedeposits;
(iii)savings deposits
destined forhousing
finance.
- Lending ofalltypes,
including:
(i)consumer credit;
(ii)mortgage credit;1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) Theestablishment ofnewbranches and
subsidiaries offoreign financial
institutions, aswellasincreases inthe
participation offoreign persons inthe
capital offinancial institutions
incorporated under Brazilian law,isonly
permitted when subject toacase-by-case
authorization bytheExecutive Branch, by
means ofaPresidential decree. Applying
investors mayberequired tofulfil
specific conditions. Foreign persons may
participate intheprivatization program of
public sector financial institutions andin
each casecommercial presence willbe
granted, alsobymeans ofaPresidential
decree. Otherwise, commercial presence
isnotallowed.1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) None.Fortheservices ofcredit
cards andfactoring,
national treatment shall
begranted incommercial
presence, ifthese services
aredefined asfinancial
services infuture
legislation adopted bythe
National Congress.S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
Page6Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(iii)financing of
commercial
transactions.Forthose banks established within Brazil
before October 5th,1988, theaggregate
number ofbranches islimited tothatexisting
onthatdate. Forthose banks authorized to
operate inBrazil after thatdate, thenumber of
branches issubject totheconditions setout,in
each case, atthetime authorization isgranted.
- Financial leasing.
- Payment andmoney
transmission services.
- Guarantees and
commitments.
- Trading forownaccount or
fortheaccount of
customers, whether onan
exchange orinan
over-the-counter market, of
thefollowing:
(i)money market
instruments;
(ii)foreign exchange;
(iii)futures, options and
swaps referenced in
bullion andinprice
indexes;Financial institutions, unless otherwise
specified, shall taketheform ofa“sociedade
anônima ”when incorporated under Brazilian
law.S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
Page7Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
(iv)exchange rateand
interest rate
instruments, including
swaps;
(v)transferable securities;
(vi)other negotiable
instruments and
financial assets,
including bullion.
- Participation inpublic
offerings ofsecurities,
including underwriting and
placement asagent, and
provision ofservices related
tosuch offers.
- Money brokerage.
- Asset management,
management ofcollective
investments andcustodial
anddepository services.
- Settlement andclearing
services forsecurities and
derivatives.
- Advisory services,
investment andportfolio
research andadvice and
credit analysis.4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
Page8Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
B.2) Services provided by
non-financial institutions
(i) trading forownaccount or
fortheaccount of
customers, whether onan
exchange orinaregulated
over-the-counter market, of
securities andderivatives.
(ii) clearing services for
securities andderivatives.
(iii) public offerings of
securities inaregulated
over-the-counter market.
(The securities andderivatives in
thethree sub-sectors listed above
arethefollowing:
- corporate shares,
debentures, secured bonds,
founder ’sshares, coupons
ofthese securities, and
subscription warrants;
- securities certificates of
deposit;1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) None except that:
-legal persons must beincorporated
under Brazilian law;
-onlylegal persons mayprovide the
services listed initems iiandiii;
-clearing services shall beprovided by
“sociedades anônimas ”.1) Unbound.
2) Unbound.
3) None.S/FIN/W/12/Add.46/Rev.1
Page9Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orSub-sector Limitations onMarket Access Limitations onNational Treatment Additional
Commitments
- indices representing
corporate shares portfolios;
- securities options, forwards
andfutures contracts;
- commercial paper issued by
public companies, except
financial institutions,
securities brokers,
securities dealers, and
leasing companies;
- securities subscription
rights;
- securities subscription
receipts;
- corporate shares certificates
ofdeposit;
- shares ofrealestate
investment funds;
- non-standardized options;
- audio-visual certificates.)
iv) advisory services,
investment andportfolio
research andadvice and
credit analysis.
v) portfolio management of
investment funds subject to
theregulation ofthe
Securities Commission.4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.