GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/35
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1033)
GHANA
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________GHANA -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
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED
INTHIS SCHEDULE
1) None 1) None
2) None 2) None
3) Foreign-owned enterprises including
joint-venture enterprises withGhanaians
must satisfy minimum capital outlay and
foreign equity requirements asfollows:
wholly foreign-owned company requires a
minimum equity capital outlay ofUS$
200,000. Joint-venture company should
have aminimum foreign equity capital of
atleast US$10,000 incashorkind.
Agency establishment must have authority
tonegotiate andconclude contracts on
behalf offoreign parent companies.3) None
4) Automatic entry andwork permit is
granted toupto4expatriate senior
executives andspecialized skillpersonnel
inaccordance withrelevant provisions in
theInvestment Promotion Law. Approval
isrequired foranyadditional expatriate
workers beyond theautomatic level.
Enterprises must alsoprovide fortraining
inhigher skills forGhanaians toenable
them toassume specialized roles.4) None
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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
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
3. CONSTRUCTION AND
RELATED
ENGINEERING
SERVICES (including
maintenance and
equipment repair
services)
A. General construction
work forbuildings
(CPC 512)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures
B. General construction
work forcivil
engineering
(CPC 513)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measuresGHANA (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
C. Installation andassembly
work
(CPC 514, 516)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures
5. EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
Secondary andspecialist
(CPC 922, 929)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures
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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
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. Allinsurance and
insurance-related services
a) Life, accident andhealth
insurance services
(CPC 8121)1) None
2) Except incaseofpersonal effects every
insurance effected inrespect ofanygoods
imported intoGhana shall beplaced with
aninsurer registered inGhana1) None
2) None
b) Non-life insurance
services including fire,
marine, transport and
aviation, motor vehicle
(CPC 8129)
c) Reinsurance and
retrocession
(part ofCPC 81299)3) Atleast 20percentofthecapital orother
proprietary interest inthatbusiness shall be
owned bytheGovernment ofGhana, and
atleast 40percentofcapital orproprietary
interest shall beowned byaGhanaian.
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures
B. Banking andother
financial services
(excluding insurance)
(corresponds tosection
7.B.of
MTN.GNS/W/120)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measuresGHANA (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
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotel andrestaurants
(CPC 641-643)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures
B. Travel agencies andtour
operators
(CPC 7471)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures
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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
11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport
Services1) Access toonly20percentofbulkand
liner cargo1) Unbound except withrespect tothecargo
referred tointhemarket access columnThefollowing services
aremade available to
international maritime
transport suppliers on
reasonable and
non-discriminatory
conditions:
(International Transport
freight andpassengers,
lesscabotage transport)
(CPC 7211 and7212 less
cabotage transport2) None
3) a)Establishment ofregistered company
forthepurpose ofoperating afleet
under theflagofGhana: unbound
b)Other forms ofcommercial presence
toundertake locally allactivities
necessary forthesupply totheir
customers ofapartially orintegrated
transport service, within which the
maritime transport constitutes a
substantial element: none2) None
3) None1) Pilotage
2) Towing andtug
assistance
3) Provisioning,
fuelling and
watering
4) Garbage collecting
andballast waste
disposal
5) PortCaptain 's
services
6) Navigation aids
7) Firefighting and
ambulanceGHANA (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
4) a)Ships crew: unbound
b)Keypersonnel employed inrelation to
commercial presence asdefined under
horizontal measures4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures
Maritime Auxiliary
Services
-Cargo-handling
services
-Storage and
warehouse services
-Container station
anddepot services1) None
2) None
3) These services arecurrently provided by
state monopoly. Privatization isenvisaged
within fivetoseven years.
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures1) None
2) None
3) These services arecurrently provided by
state monopoly. Privatization isenvisaged
within fivetoseven years.
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal measures
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