WORLD TRADE GATS/SC/120
10November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3503)
QATAR
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)QATAR -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED
INTHIS SCHEDULE
3) Asstipulated inQatari laws, decisions and
regulations, National services andgoods or
services andgoods ofnational origin
should have priority inpurchases of
Governmental, Semi-Governmental and
Public Sector Departments, aswellasin
purchases ofnational andforeign
contractors, awarded contracts bythe
Government ofQatar oritsaffiliate bodies
tofulfil inoroutside thecountry. The
priority referred toabove isonlyapplicable
ifthedifferential inprice ofgoods or
services ofnational origin isnotinexcess
of10%compared tothose offoreign
origin (law nr.6of1987).3) Possessing, buying, selling ordealing in
Qatari shares are,presently, confined to
Qatari natural orjuridical persons.
Foreigners arenotallowed toinvest in
Qatari shares.
Therestriction onacquisition ofQatari
shares byforeigners ismade because ofthe
small number ofQatari joint stock
companies (around 20)andabsence of
organized stock exchange market.
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
With theexemption ofbanks, financial and
insurance institutions andother sectors and
sub-sectors which arenotstipulated as
areas ofcommitments withlimitations on
thenumber ofservice suppliers inthe
attached schedules, foreign commercial
presence should beeither through aQatari
Agent working inthesame field ofservices
orrelated toit(official agency contract
must beregistered withtheMinistry of
Finance, Economy andCommerce). Or:
through apartnership withthecapital of
Qatari Company.Acquisition oflandorrealestate byforeign
natural persons orforeign juridical persons
arenotallowed. Foreigners canacquire
landforeconomic activities onlonglease
particularly forindustrial use.
Foreign nationals orcompanies with
foreign share holdings mayberequired to
paydirect taxes onincome derived from
work oroperations inQatar, whereas local
services suppliers orlocal Qatari
companies maynotberequired topay
similar taxes (Law nr.11of93).Foreign
nationals orcompanies mayobtain tax
exemption for5-10 years before making
theinvestment.QATAR (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
Foreign commercial presence maybe
required toprovide certain benefits inthe
form oftechnology transfer, research and
development programs, technical or
marketing assistance andeducational or
training oflocal manpower.
3),4)National services industries andservices
mayhave some kindofincentives and
assistance, likeindustrial landblocks, easy
financial loans, market research and
marketing programmes including the
organization ofexhibitions orfacilitating its
taking partinQatari pavilion in
international fairs andexhibitions, withfree
orlowered costs, establishing ofmarketing
centres (inside oroutside thecountry),
and/or granting discount ontheprices ofits
advertising programmes innational TVand
national advertising agencies andsome
other incentives alike.
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
4) Unbound, except formeasures concerning
theentry andtemporary stayofnatural
persons falling within thefollowing
categories:
-Managers
-Specialists, and
-Skilled technicians
Presence offoreign natural persons asself
employers isnotallowed.4) Unbound, except formeasures concerning
thecategories ofnatural persons referred to
inthemarket access column.
Housing andsocial programmes andsome
aspects offreehealth care, arelimited to
Qatari citizens.QATAR (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
b) Accounting, auditing and
bookkeeping services
(CPC 862)1) None
2) None
3) Thenumber offoreign suppliers isfrozen
atthelevel existing onMarch 1995 (10
firms)
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
c) Taxation services, as
follows:
- Business taxplanning
andconsulting
(CPC 86301)
- Business taxpreparation
andreview services
(CPC 86302)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
d) Architectural services
(CPC 8671)1) None
2) None
3) Access onlyforprojects ofover$100
million ortheequivalent amount inother
currencies.
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section.
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
h) Medical anddental
services
(CPC 9312)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section. Residency required.QATAR (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
i) Veterinary services
(CPC 932)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section. Residency required.
B. Computer andRelated
Services
a) Consultancy services
related totheinstallation
ofcomputer hardware
(CPC 841)
b) Software implementation
services
(CPC 842)
c) Data processing services
(CPC 843)
d) Data baseservices
(CPC 844)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
C. Research and
Development Services
a) R&D Services onnatural
sciences
b) R&D Services onsocial
sciences andhumanities
c) Interdisciplinary R&D
Services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) None, except asindicated under the
horizontal sectionQATAR (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
F. Other Business Services
b) Market research services
(CPC 864)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section
c) Management consulting
service
(CPC 865)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section
e) Technical testing and
analysis service
(CPC 8676)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None, except asindicated under the
horizontal section
4) None, except asindicated under the
horizontal section
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
B. Courier services
Land based international
courier services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Thenumber offoreign suppliers isfrozen
atthelevel existing onMarch 1995
(6firms)
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal sectionQATAR (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
3. CONSTRUCTION AND
RELATED
ENGINEERING
SERVICES
A) General construction
work forbuildings
(CPC 512)
B) General construction
work forcivil
engineering
(CPC 513)
C) Installation andassembly
work
(CPC 514+516)
D) Building completion and
finishing work
(CPC 517)1) None
2) None
3) Access onlyforprojects ofover$100
million ortheequivalent amount inother
currencies.
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
6. ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionQATAR (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. Allinsurance and
insurance-related services
b) Non-life insurance
services
c) Reinsurance and
retrocession
d) Services auxiliary to
insurance (including
broking andagency
services)1) None
2) None
3) Thenumber offoreign insurance suppliers
isfrozen atthelevel existing onMarch
1995 (5firms)
4) Unbound1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
B. Banking andother
financial services
(excluding insurance)1) None
2) None
3) Thenumber ofbranches offoreign banking
institutions isfrozen atthelevel existing on
March 1995 (8branches)
4) Unbound1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL-RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotels andRestaurants
(including catering)
(CPC 641-643)
Hotels 1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
Restaurants 1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound