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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Original: English PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
COMMUNICATION FROM SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
General Agreement onTrade inServices -Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
Theattached communication iscirculated bythegovernment ofSaint Christopher andNevis
totheMembers ofthePreparatory Committee, pursuant toparagraph 8(b)(i) oftheMinisterial Decision
ontheEstablishment ofthePreparatory Committee fortheWorld Trade Organization andinaccordance
withtheagreement reached inthePreparatory Committee on31May.PC/W/5
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GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/98
1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
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PROVISIONALSAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS -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 SCHEDULE3) Commercial presence requires thatforeign
service providers incorporate orestablish
thebusiness locally inaccordance withthe
requirements ofSt.Kitts andNevis '
Commercial code, andwhere sorequired,
besubject torelevant Acts pertaining to
property acquisition, lease andrental and
anyoperating conditions thatmaybethe
subject ofexisting laws andregulations.
Some ofthese areasfollows:
1.Registration ofJuridical Presence
St.Kitts andNevis 'commercial code
requires thatallCompanies be
registered.
2.Aliens Landholding
TheAlien Landholding Actrequires
foreign companies andindividuals
wishing toholdproperty inSt.Kitts
andNevis tofirstobtain alicence in
order todoso,within which
conditions ofpurchase aredetailed.
St.Kitts andNevis reserves anumber
ofsmall business service opportunities
fornationals. Theroom limitation on
Hotel andResort Development is
within thecontext ofthispolicy.
GATS/SC/98
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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) Theentry ofallforeign natural persons to
St.Kitts andNevis andtheir residence in
St.Kitts andNevis isregulated bySt.Kitts
andNevis 'immigration laws.
Theemployment offoreign natural persons
issubject toWork Permit regulations.
Issue ofpermits isnormally confined to
people withmanagerial andtechnical skills
which areinshort supply ornotavailable
inSt.Kitts andNevis.
Professionals incertain disciplines maybe
required toregister withtheappropriate
professional orgovernmental body. For
example, allMedical practitioners must be
registered under theMedical Registration
Actinorder tobepermitted tolegally
practise inSt.Kitts andNevis.SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS (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
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Registration ofOffshore
Companies &Trust (not
including Insurance
Companies andBanks) to
dooffshore business1) None
2) None
3) Subject toInternational Business
Companies Act1992, Nevis Business
Corporation Ordinance 1984; Exempt
Insurance Act1985.
4) Visa andWork Permit required.
Registration andLicensing required.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
GATS/SC/98
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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 1) Unbound*
2) None
3) Limited todevelopment inexcess of
50rooms. Subject toAlien landholding
regulations, exchange control regulations,
Hotel Act.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.1) Unbound*
2) None
3) Subject towithholding tax
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section.
*Unbound duetolackoftechnical feasibility.SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS (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
10. RECREATION,
CULTURAL AND
SPORTING SERVICES
A. Entertainment 1) None
2) None
3) May berequired toemploy National artist
andentertainers Subject toexchange
control Regulations andAlien Landholding
Regulations. Entertainment Act.
4) Subject toWork Permits andRegulations1) None
2) None
3) Subject towithholding tax
4) None
D. Sporting Services 1) None
2) None
3) Subject toexchange control Regulations
andAlien Landholding Regulations.
4) Subject toWork Permit andImmigration
Regulations.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
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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
11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport
Services
ShipRegistration forthe
control, regulation and
orderly development of
merchant shipping1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
3) TheMerchant Shipping Act1985 facilitates
theregistration ofships inSt.Kitts and
Nevis. Registration isaffected bythe
Director ofMaritime Affairs whoisthe
Registrar ofSt.Kitts andNevis ships.3) None
4) None 4) None