RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGMTS/W/13
16February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0676)
Original: Spanish Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OFCHILE
Conditional Offer onMaritime Transport Services
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest oftheRepublic ofChile tomembers
oftheNegotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services.
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Ihavepleasure inenclosing Chile'sconditional offerinthecontext ofthemaritime transport
negotiations. Thisschedule represents asignificant contribution tothenegotiating process andtothe
liberalization oftradeinmaritime transport services, asameans ofpromoting national development,
particularly thatofdeveloping countries.
Thisschedule isconditional upon thefinalcontent oftheWTO Members 'offers andupon
theacceptance oftherequests which Chile maysubmit.
Inrespect oftheexemptions submitted intheschedule ofcommitments under theUruguay
Round negotiations (GATS/EL/18), Chile isprepared toeliminate theapplication ofthereciprocity
clause asprovided forinitslegislation, regarding access tofreight granted toChilean vessels andto
thetaxonthetotalamount ofrevenue generated byforeign vessels.
Thispossible elimination isconditional upon allWTO Members undertaking onequal terms
toabstain from imposing anydirect orindirect measures (including taxorsubsidy measures) which
mayconstitute acargo reservation restriction oranindirect incentive ofequivalent effect, andupon
similar existing measures being repealed.
Theexemption tothemost-favoured-nation clause, inrespect ofthe1974bilateral agreement
between Brazil andChile, ismaintained.
Chile reserves therighttomaintain, modify orreduce itsschedule atanytime, inaccordance
withtheconditions setoutabove. Chile further reserves therighttomake technical changes tothe
schedule asitseesfit.CHILE -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
MARITIME TRANSPORT
SERVICES
(A) International Passenger
Transport, CPC 7211 and
7212 (excluding cabotage)(1)None.
(2)None.
(3)Assignation ofashipping agent in
Chile.
(4)(a)Themajority ofdirectors
and/or administrators must be
Chilean citizens andhave
their residence ordomicile in
Chile.
(b)Ships crews: Unbound.(1) None.
(2) None.
(3) Foranatural person, therequirement
isChilean citizenship; foracompany,
incorporation under thelaws ofChile
asaChilean legal person.
(4) (a)Themajority ofdirectors and/or
administrators must beChilean
citizens andhave their residence
ordomicile inChile.
(b)Ships crews: Unbound.There arenomeasures which
discriminate against foreign
vessels, withrespect tonational
vessels, asregards access toand
useofnational ports, norisit
compulsory tousespecific
terminal facilities.
(B) International Freight
Transport, (1)CPC 7211 and
7212 (excluding cabotage)(1)None.
(2)None.
(3)Fortheincorporation ofa
company, thehead office andreal
centre ofactivities aretobein
Chile; thechairman, managing
director andthemajority ofthe
directors oradministrators, as
appropriate, must beChilean
citizens andhave their residence
ordomicile inChile. The
majority ofthecompany 'sshare
capital must belong toChileans
(natural orlegal persons).(1) None.
(2) None.
(3) Fortheincorporation ofacompany,
thehead office andrealcentre of
activities aretobeinChile; the
chairman, managing director andthe
majority ofthedirectors or
administrators, asappropriate, must be
Chilean citizens andhave their
residence ordomicile inChile. The
majority ofthecompany 'sshare capital
must belong toChileans (natural or
legal persons).
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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
(4) (a)Themajority ofdirectors
and/or administrators must be
Chilean citizens andhave
their residence ordomicile in
Chile.
(b)Ships crews: Unbound.(4) (a)Themajority ofdirectors and/or
administrators must beChilean
citizens andhave their residence
ordomicile inChile.
(b)Ships crews: Unbound.
(C) Towing andTugServices,
CPC 7214(1) Unbound.*
(2) Unbound.*
(3) Fortheincorporation ofa
company, thehead office andreal
centre ofactivities aretobein
Chile; thechairman, managing
director andthemajority ofthe
directors oradministrators, as
appropriate, must beChilean
citizens andhave their residence
ordomicile inChile. The
majority ofthecompany 'sshare
capital must belong toChileans
(natural orlegal persons) forthe
purposes ofregistration.
(4) (a)Themajority ofdirectors
and/or administrators must be
Chilean citizens andhave
their residence ordomicile in
Chile.
(b)Tugs crews: Unbound.(1) Unbound.*
(2) Unbound.*
(3) Fortheincorporation ofacompany,
thehead office andrealcentre of
activities aretobeinChile; the
chairman, managing director andthe
majority ofthedirectors or
administrators, asappropriate, must
beChilean citizens andhave their
residence ordomicile inChile. The
majority ofthecompany 'sshare
capital must belong toChileans
(natural orlegal persons) forthe
purposes ofregistration.
(4) (a)Themajority ofdirectors and/or
administrators must beChilean
citizens andhave their residence
ordomicile inChile.
(b)Tugs crews: Unbound.CHILE (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
(D) Container Station andDepot
Services(1) Unbound.*
(2) Unbound.*
(3) None.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section.(1) Unbound.*
(2) Unbound.*
(3) None.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
(E) Maritime Transport Auxiliary
Services
- Loading andUnloading
Services
- Storage andWarehousing
Services(1) Unbound.*
(2) Unbound.*
(3) None.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated in
thehorizontal section.(1) Unbound.*
(2) Unbound.*
(3) None.
(4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
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