GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/EL/40
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1121)
HUNGARY
Final ListofArticle II(MFN) Exemptions
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________HUNGARY -FINAL LIST OFARTICLE II(MFN) EXEMPTIONS
Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
Audiovisual Services Measures thataretaken forthe
implementation ofexisting or
future co-production agreements
andwhich provide fornational
treatment totheworks coveredParties toagreements Indefinite Thepromotion ofcultural links
between theparties
Measures thataretaken forthe
implementation of,andin
conformity withregulations
based onarrangements and
support programmes such asthe
Council ofEurope Convention
onTransfrontier Television,
EURIMAGES andMEDIA,
which provide forpreferences
linked tomeeting specific origin
criteriaEuropean countries Indefinite Thepromotion ofcultural
exchanges among European
countries based ontraditional
cultural links
Road transport
(passenger and
freight)Measures thataretaken under
existing orfuture bilateral
agreements andwhich reserve or
limit theprovision ofservices
andspecify operating conditions,
including through transit permits
and/or preferential roadtaxes, of
atransport service into, in,
across andoutofHungaryAllcountries withwhich
bilateral agreements areorwill
beinforceIndefinite Toprotect theintegrity ofroad
infrastructure andthe
environment andtoregulate
traffic rights intheterritory of
Hungary
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Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
Internal waterways
transportMeasures thataretaken under
existing orfuture bilateral or
plurilateral agreements and
which reserve theaccess to
inland waterways ofHungary to
foreign service providersAllcountries withwhich
bilateral orplurilateral
agreements areorwillbein
forceIndefinite Toprotect theintegrity ofthe
infrastructure andthe
environment andtoregulate
traffic rights intheterritory of
Hungary
Financial services AGovernment licence maybe
granted totheestablishment of
such foreign service supplier,
thecountry oforigin ofwhich
grants Hungarian service
suppliers access toitsmarket in
theform ofcommercial presence
similar tothatprovided forby
ActNo.LXIX of1991 on
Financial Institutions and
Financial Institutional ActivitiesAllcountries Indefinite Toobtain equal market access
possibilities forHungarian
service providers