RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GATS/SC/66/Suppl.2/Rev.1
4October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2922)
Trade inServices
NORWAY
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
Supplement 2
Revision
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
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Thistextsupplements theentries relating totheMovement ofNatural Persons section contained
onpages 4to7ofdocument GATS/SC/66.NORWAY -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
(4) Unbound, except forthetemporary
presence ofnatural persons providing
services without being employed bya
juridical person whohascommercial
presence inNorway. Compliance withan
economic needs testisnotrequired.
Access issubject tothefollowing
conditions:Unbound except formeasures concerning the
categories ofnatural persons referred tointhe
Market Access column.
-Awork permit must beobtained.
Awork permit must beissued toa
natural person whoisconsidered tobe
ahigher-level skilled worker orto
have special qualifications. During
his/her stayinNorway, thenatural
person willhave tobeemployed by
therecipient oftheservice. The
competence ofthenatural person must
bedeemed absolutely necessary for
therecipient oftheservice. Ifitis
apparent thatthere willbea
permanent need forsuch labour, orif
during thelastsixmonths apermit
hasbeen issued fortheperformance of
thesame kindofwork forthesame
recipient oftheservice, apermit shall
notbegranted.
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
-Thetemporary entry andstayshall be
limited tothree months inanytwelve-
month period orfortheduration of
thecontract, whatever isless.
-Thecommitment relates onlytothe
service activity which isthesubject of
thecontract. Itdoes notentitle to
exercise theprofession assuch.
-Allother requirements regarding
entry, stay, wages, working conditions
andsocial security benefits shall
continue toapply.
-Theservice hastobeprovided within
oneofthesubsectors listed below in
thesector column andsubject to
additional limitations mentioned inthe
subsector concerned.
Accounting review services
(CPC 86212)
Business taxplanning and
consulting services
(CPC 86301)
Advertising services
(CPC 871)NORWAY (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
Management consulting
services (CPC 865)
Technical testing andanalysis
services(CPC 8676)
Travel Agency andTour
operator services
(CPC 7471)- Unbound, except fortourmanagers
(persons whose function istoaccompany a
tourgroup ofaminimum of10persons,
without acting asguides inspecific
locations).
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