GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/86
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1084)
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO -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
Allsectors included inthis
schedule3) Alicence isrequired fortheacquisition of
land, theareaofwhich exceeds fiveacres
fortrade orbusiness oroneacrefor
residential purposes.3) None
Alicence isrequired fortheacquisition of
shares inalocal public company where the
holding ofsuch shares either directly or
indirectly results in30percentormore of
thetotalcumulative shareholding ofthe
company being heldbyforeign investors.
Aforeign investor wishing toinvest in
Trinidad andTobago must register withthe
Registrar ofCompanies.
4) Theentry andresidence offoreign natural
persons issubject toTrinidad andTobago 's
Immigration Laws.4) None
Theemployment offoreign natural persons
inexcess ofthirty days issubject tothe
obtention ofawork permit, which is
granted onabase-by-case basis. Foreign
natural persons shall beemployed onlyas
managers, executives, specialists and
experts.
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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
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
a) Legal Services
Consultancy in
International Law
(86119)1) None
2) None
3) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None 4) None
Patent Agents
(8921)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) None 4) NoneTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (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
B. Computer andRelated
Services
b) Software Development
(8421)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) None 4) None
Information services e.g.
drafting andengineering
services, digitizing and
vectoring, dataentry, remote
telemarketing
(843)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
C. Research and
Development Services
a) R&DinNatural
Sciences
(851)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) None 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
b) R&DSocial Sciences
(852)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) None 4) None
F. Other Business Services
International Marketing
(86503)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
5. EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
Specialist Teachers
(9290)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) Unbound 3) Unbound
4) None (Registration andCertification
requirements)4) NoneTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (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
Lecturers (Tertiary
Level)
(9239)1) None
2) None
3) Unbound1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None (Registration andCertification
requirements)4) None
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. Insurance
c) Reinsurance
(81299)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None (Registration andCertification
requirements)3) None
4) None 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
8. HEALTH-RELATED
SERVICES
Hospital Services
(9311)1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None (Registration andCertification)1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None
Dental Services
(9312)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) Unbound 3) Unbound
4) None (Registration andCertification) 4) None
Veterinarian Services
(932)1) None
2) None
3) Unbound1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None (Registration andCertification) 4) NoneTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (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
Hotel andResort
Development
(Construction)
(51206)1) None
2) None
3) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None 4) None
Hotel Management
(6411)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) None 3) None
4) None 4) None
Tour Operators
(7471)1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) In-bound passengers only 3) In-bound passengers only
4) None 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
10. RECREATIONAL,
CULTURAL &
SPORTING SERVICES
A. Entertainment Services
9619)1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None
D. Sporting andother
recreational services
(964)1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) NoneTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (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
11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport
Services
Shipsurveys
(745)1) Unbound
2) Unbound1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None 3) None
4) None (Registration andCertification) 4) None
DryDocking/Ship
repairs; boatbuilding
andship
management/freight and
transportation
(8868)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Navigation Aidand
Communications/
Meteorologic Services
(forMaritime Purposes)
(7453)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None (Registration andCertification)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
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