GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/37
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1035)
GUYANA
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________GUYANA -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
4) Unbound, except withrespect tomeasures
relating tosenior managerial personnel and
technical experts notavailable inthelocal
labour market4) None, withrespect tocategories of
persons indicated inmarket access.
Unbound, withrespect toanyother
categories ofpersons
II.SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
a) Legal Services 1) None 1) None
2) None 2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
sections4) Non-CARICOM Commonwealth (BR)
Nationals: Would berequired tohave
their qualifications reviewed bythe
Council ofLegal Education andalsoto
undergo asix(6)month period oftraining
atoneoftheRegional LawSchools
Non-Commonwealth Nationals: Willhave
tohave their qualifications reviewed by
theCouncil ofLegal Education which will
determine theamount ofretraining they
would berequired toundergo. Generally,
total retraining isrequired
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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
b) Account, auditing and
book-keeping services1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
d),e) Engineering and
architectural services1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
h) Medical anddental
services1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
sectionGUYANA (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
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
C. Telecommunication
Services
Value-added services1
j) Onlineinformation and
databaseretrieval1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) Public telecommunication transport
networks andservices arebeing provided
byamonopoly suppliers operating under a
20-year licence withanoption torenew
forafurther 20-year period3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
1 Value-added service suppliers arerequired tosupply their services bymeans ofinterconnection withthepublic telecommunications network facilities.
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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
B. Banking andOther
Financial Services
(excluding insurance)
a) Acceptance ofdeposits
andother repayable
funds from thepublic
(81115-81119)1) None
2) None
3) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
b) Lending ofalltypes,
incl., inter alia,
consumer credit,
mortgage credit,
factoring andfinancing
ofcommercial
transaction
(8113)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section1) None
2) None
3) Loans tonon-residents need tobeapproved
bytheCentral Bank ofGuyana
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
A. Insurance Services
a) Life, accident andhealth
insurance services
(8121)1) None
2) None1) None
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Modes ofsupply: 1)Cross-border supply 2)Consumption abroad 3)Commercial presence 4)Presence ofnatural persons
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commitments
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
b) Non-life insurance
services
(8129)1) None
2) None
3) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
d) Services auxiliary to
insurance (including
broking andagency
services)
(8140)1) None
2) None
3) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL-RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotels andrestaurants 1) Unbound* 1) Unbound*
2) None 2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
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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
B. Travel agencies andtour
operator services1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
C. AirTransportation
Services
a) Aircraft repair and
maintenance services11) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) Unbound 3) Unbound
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
c) Computer reservation
system (CRS) services11) None
2) None1) None
2) 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
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
F. Road Transport Services
a) Passenger transportation 1) None 1) None
2) None 2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
b) Freight transportation 1) None 1) None
2) None 2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
e) Supporting services for
roadtransport services1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section4) Unbound, except asindicated inhorizontal
section
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