RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGMTS/W/15
26March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1152)
Original: French Negotiating Group onMaritime
Transport Services
COMMUNICATION FROM COTE D'IVOIRE
Conditional Offer onMaritime Transport Services
Côted'Ivoire hereby submits itsdraftofferonmaritime transport services totheNegotiating
Group onMaritime Transport Services. Theofferisconditional uponsatisfactory initial commitments
being received from other negotiating partners.
TheIvorian Government reserves therighttowithdraw, modify orreduce thisoffer, inwhole
orinpart,atanytimeonorbefore 30June1996, ifsatisfactory offers arenotmade byCôted'Ivoire 's
negotiating partners.
Côted'Ivoire further reserves therighttomake technical changes andcorrections totheoffer.CÔTED'IVOIRE -LIST 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
TRANSPORT SERVICES
MARITIME TRANSPORT
SERVICES
International transport (freight and
passengers) excluding cabotageNomeasures which deny
reasonable and
non-discriminatory access by
international maritime transport
service suppliers shall be
applied tothefollowing port
services:
(1) Liner shipping: access totrade in
accordance withthecode and
withbilateral agreements(1)(a) None (1) Pilotage
(2) Towing andtugassistance
(b) Bulk transport andtransport of
specialized cargoes, namely
refrigerated cargoes andliquid
cargoes (oils, wines,
hydrocarbons, clinker, wheat.
50percentofthistraffic shall be
reserved fornational shipping
companies until
31December 1996).(b)None (3) Fuelling andwatering
(4) Rubbish collection and
ballast waste disposal
(5) Technical portservices
(6) Navigation aids
(2) 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)(a) Establishment ofaregistered
company forthepurpose of
operating afleet under the
national Ivorian flag:
registration ofvessels issubject
toArticles 6and7ofthe
merchant navy code
(9November 1961) andLaw
No.87-764 of
28February 1987 ratifying the
United Nations Convention on
conditions forregistration of
ships.(3)(a) Unbound (7) Shore-based operational
services essential toship
operations including
communications, water
andelectrical services
(8) Emergency repair facilities
(b) Other forms ofcommercial
presence forthesupply of
international transport services
(asdefined inthenotetothe
Schedule): None(b) None
(4)(a) Ships crews: unbound (4)(a) Unbound
(b) Managerial staffemployed due
tocommercial presence:
unbound(b) UnboundCÔTED'IVOIRE (cont'd)
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
MARITIME AUXILIARY
SERVICES
Cargo handling services (as
defined inthenotetothe
Schedule)(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound(1) Unbound*
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound
Storage andwarehousing services (1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound
*Acommitment onthismode ofsupply isnotpossible.
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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
Customs clearance services (as
defined)(1) Unbound**
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound
Container station anddepot
services (asdefined)(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound
Agency services (asdefined) (1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound(1) Unbound
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound
**Unbound duetolackofpracticability.CÔTED'IVOIRE (cont'd)
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
Shipment ofgoods services (by
sea,asdefined)(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound
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Note toCôte d'Ivoire 'sSchedule
1. "Otherformsofcommer cialpresenceforthesupplyofinternationalmaritimetransportservices"meanstheabilityforinternationalmaritimetransportservicesuppliers
ofother Members toundertake locally allactivities necessary forthesupply totheir customers ofapartially orfully integrated transport service, within which maritime
transport constitutes asubstantial element (however, thiscommitment should notbeunderstood tolimitinanywaythecommitments under themode ofcross-border supply).
These activities include, butarenotlimited to:
(a) Marketing andsales ofmaritime transport andrelated services through direct contact withcustomers, from quotation toinvoicing, these services being
those operated oroffered bytheservice supplier itself orbyservice suppliers withwhich theservice seller hasestablished standing business arrangements;
(b) arrangements, ontheir ownaccount oronbehalf oftheir customers (andtheresale totheir customers) foranytransport andrelated services, including
inward transport services byanymode, particularly inland waterways, roadandrail,necessary forthesupply oftheintegrated service;
(c) thepreparation oftransport documents orcustoms documents related totheorigin andcharacter ofthegoods transported;
(d) theprovision ofbusiness information byanymeans, including computerized information systems andelectronic datainterchange (subject totheprovisions
oftheAnnex ontelecommunications);
(e) thesetting upofanybusiness arrangements (including participation inthestock ofacompany) andtheappointment ofpersonnel recruited locally (or,in
thecaseofforeign personnel, subject tothehorizontal commitment onmovement ofpersonnel) withortoanylocally established shipping agency;
(f) services provided onbehalf ofthecompanies, organizing thecalloftheshipor,ifnecessary, taking overcargoes.
2. "Maritime cargo handling services" means thework performed bystevedore companies, including terminal operator companies, butnotincluding thework directly
performed bydock labour, when thisworkforce isorganized independently oftheterminal operator companies. Thework activities covered include theorganization and
supervision ofthefollowing:
- loading/discharging ofcargo to/from aship;
- lashing/unlashing ofcargo;
- thereception/delivery andsafekeeping ofcargoes before shipment orafter discharge.3. "Customs clearance services" (orcustoms brokers 'services) means activities incarrying outonbehalf ofanother party customs formalities concerning import,
export orthrough transport ofcargoes, irrespective ofwhether thisservice isthemain orsecondary activity oftheservice provider.
4. "Container station anddepot services" means activities instoring containers, whether inportareas orinland, withaview totheirstuffing/stripping, repairing, and
making them available formaritime transport.
5. "Maritime agency services" means activities inrepresenting, astheiragents, within agiven geographic area, thebusiness interests ofoneormore maritime transport
companies, forthefollowing purposes:
- marketing andsales ofmaritime transport andrelated services, from quotation toinvoicing, andissuance ofbillsoflading onbehalf ofthecompanies;
arrangement andresale ofthenecessary related services, preparation ofdocumentation, andprovision ofbusiness information;
- services provided onbehalf ofthecompanies, organizing thecalloftheshipor,ifnecessary, taking control over cargoes.
6. "Freight forwarding services" means activities inorganizing andmonitoring shipments onbehalf ofshippers, including thearrangement oftransport andrelated
services, thepreparation ofdocumentation andtheprovision ofbusiness information.
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