RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/P/8/Rev.1
18April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0953)
Original: English Trade inServices
COMMUNICATION FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments under the
General Agreement onTrade inServices
Revision
Theattached communication iscirculated attherequest ofthegovernment ofPapua NewGuinea
toMembers oftheGeneral Council pursuant totheDecision adopted bytheGeneral Council on
31January 1995ontheFinalization ofNegotiations onSchedules onGoods andServices (WT/L/30).
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GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/
March 95
ONTRADE INSERVICES
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
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PROVISIONALPAPUA NEW GUINEA -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)
(a) Normal government approval and
registration isrequired forallforeign
investors bytheDepartment ofFinance and
Planning. Such approval isbased onan
economic needs test,forwhich the
following criteria are,ingeneral, used:
(i)provision ofnewservices;
(ii)improvement ofproductive structure
oftheeconomy;
(iii)viability ofthenewproject especially
withrespect toforeign exchange
earnings orsavings;
(iv)implications foremployment inPapua
New Guinea.
(b) Companies incorporated outside Papua
New Guinea must register thename ofthe
company withtheInvestment Promotion
Authority inPapua New Guinea.
(c) Foreign nationals andforeign-owned
companies maynotpurchase land, butmay
lease from government orland-holding
groups through theDepartment ofLands.3) Foreign employees arerequired toprovide
on-the-job training tolocal employees.
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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) Subject tocertification byrespective
authority agencies
(e) Financial Services
Subject tonormal Government regulations
including approval from Bank ofPNG.
4) Unbound except formeasures affecting the
entry andtemporary stayofnatural persons
inthefollowing categories: managers and
specialists whopossess knowledge thatis
necessary fortheprovision oftheservice.
Entry islimited tothose ofkeyimportance
andwhere employees areunavailable
locally. Entry islimited to3years initially
withanyextension subject toDepartment
ofLabour andEmployment requirements.4) Unbound except asspecified under market
access.Papua NewGuinea (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
a. Legal Services
(CPC 861)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
b. Accounting, auditing and
bookkeeping services
(CPC 862)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
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. Architectural Services
(CPC 8671)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
d. Engineering Services
(CPC 8672)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionPapua NewGuinea (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
B. Computer andRelated
Services
a. Consultancy services
related toinstallation of
computer hardware1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
F. Other Business Services
a. Management consulting
services
(CPC 865)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
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
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
b. Courier Services in
respect ofdocuments and
parcels excluding letters
andpostcards
(CPC 7512)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
B. Banking andother
financial services
(excluding insurance)
a. Acceptance ofdeposits
andother repayable
funds from thepublic
(CPC 81115 -81119)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionPapua NewGuinea (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
b. Lending ofalltypes,
including inter alia,
consumer credit,
mortgage credit,
factoring andfinancing
ofcommercial
transaction
(CPC 8113)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
c. Financial leasing
(CPC 8112)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
e. Guarantees and
commitments
(CPC 81199)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
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
f. Trading forownaccount
orforaccount of
customers, whether on
anexchange, inanover-
the-counter market or
otherwise, thefollowing:
-money market
instruments
(cheques, bills,
certificate of
deposits, etc,)
(CPC 81339)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
-foreign exchange
(CPC 81333)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionPapua NewGuinea (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
-transferable
securities
(CPC 81321)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotels andrestaurants
(including catering)
(CPC 641-643)
Hotels 1) None 1) None
2) None 2) None
3) None 3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section4) 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
Restaurants 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport
Services
a. Passenger transportation
(CPC 7211)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionPapua NewGuinea (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
b. Freight transportation
(CPC 7212)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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