GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/49
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1047)
KUWAIT
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________KUWAIT -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
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED
INTHIS SCHEDULE
3) Aspertaining tomarket access through
Tendering toSupply Goods and/or
Services, companies which aresuccessfully
tendered andapproved bytheKuwait
Central Tender Committee, should comply
withtheCOUNTER-TRADE OFF-SET
PROGRAMME requirements under the
rules andregulations ofthesaid
Programme, theprovisions andarticles of
which areclearly stipulated inthe"Supply
Contracts" anddetailed inthe
Memorandum ofAgreement, which must
besigned between theGovernment of
Kuwait, Counter-Trade Off-Set
Programme, executive office, ontheone
hand, andtheconcerned supplying
company ontheother. ThisProgramme is
apre-requisite condition foralltenders.3) Possessing, buying, selling ordealing in
Kuwaiti share holding companies shares
are,presently, confined toKuwaiti
natural orjuridical persons. Foreigners
areallowed toinvest indirectly inKuwaiti
shares bymeans ofmutual funds,
expected tobelisted shortly.
Acquisition oflandorrealestate by
foreign natural persons orforeign
juridical persons arenotallowed
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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
Asstipulated inKuwaiti laws, decisions
andregulations, National services or
services ofnational origin should have
priority inpurchases ofGovernmental,
Semi-Governmental andPublic Sector
Departments, aswellasinpurchases of
national andforeign contractors, awarded
contracts bytheGovernment ofKuwait or
itsaffiliate bodies tofulfil inoroutside the
country.
With theexemption ofbanks, financial and
insurance institutions andother sectors and
subsectors which arenotstipulated as
areas ofcommitments intheattached
schedules, foreign commercial presence
should beeither through aKuwaiti Agent
working inthesame field ofservices or
related toit(official agency contract must
beregistered withtheMinistry of
Commerce andIndustry). Or:through a
partnership withthecapital ofKuwaiti
Company, inwhich Kuwaiti portion should
be51% atleast, andtheaggregate portion
offoreign capital should notexceed 49%.KUWAIT (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
Foreign commercial presence, must add
some economic interests tothecountry,
likehightechnology transfer, research and
development programs, technical or
marketing assistance andeducational or
training oflocal manpower, including a
condition toemploy 30% ofhisworkforce
withNationals.
Commercial presence inallsectors andsub
sectors ofServices, shall need prior
written permission from competent
authorities, andshall besubject to
economic needs testandsome other
considerations.
3),4)National services industries andservices
mayhave some kindofincentives and
assistance, likeindustrial landblocks,
easyfinancial loans, market research and
marketing programmes including the
organization ofexhibitions orfacilitating
itstaking partinKuwaiti pavilion in
international fairs andexhibitions, with
freeorlowered costs, establishing of
marketing centres (inside oroutside the
country), and/or granting discount onthe
prices ofitsadvertising programmes in
national TVandnational 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 orsubsector 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 isnotallowed4) Unbound except formeasures concerning
thecategories ofnatural persons referred
tointhemarket access column
Housing andsocial programmes andsome
aspects offreehealth care, arelimited to
Kuwaiti citizens
II.SECTOR- SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
d) Architectural Services
e) Engineering Services
f) Integrated engineering
services
g) Urban planning and
land-scape architectural
services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitmentsKUWAIT (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
a) Consultancy services
related totheinstallation
ofcomputer hardware
b) Software implementation
services
c) Data processing services
d) Data baseservices1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal 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
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments
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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
F. Other Business Services
a) Advertising Services
b) Market research and
public opinion polling
services
c) Management consulting
service
d) Services related to
management consulting
e) Technical testing and
analysis service
f) Services incidental to
agriculture, hunting and
forestry1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitmentsKUWAIT (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
g) Services incidental to
fishing
i) Services incidental to
manufacturing
m) Related scientific and
technical consulting
services
n) Maintenance andrepair
ofequipment (not
including maritime
vessels, aircraft ofother
transport equipment)
o) Building-cleaning
services
p) Photographic services
q) Packaging services
r) Printing, Publishing
s) Convention services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments
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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. CONSTRUCTION AND
RELATED
ENGINEERING
SERVICES
A. General construction
work forbuildings
B. General construction
work forcivil
engineering
C. Installation andassembly
work
D. Building completion and
finishing work1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments
4. DISTRIBUTION
SERVICES
A. Commission
(commercial) agents '
services
B. Wholesale trade services
C. Retailing services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitmentsKUWAIT (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
6. ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
A. Sewage services
B. Refuse disposal services
C. Sanitation andsimilar
services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments
8. HEALTH RELATED
AND SOCIAL
SERVICES
A. Hospital services
B. Other human health
services
C. Social services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments
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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
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL RELATED
SERVICES
A. Restaurants
(incl. catering, after
economic test)
B. Travel agencies andtour
operators services
C. Tourist guides services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments
10. RECREATIONAL AND
SPORTING SERVICES
A. Entertainment services
(incl. theatre, livebands
andcircus services)
B. Sporting andother
recreational services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated under
horizontal commitments