GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/9
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1008)
BARBADOS
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________BARBADOS -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
4) TheImmigration Actandregulations
control theentry andresidence ofall
foreign natural persons working in
Barbados. Prior toanatural person
working inBarbados awork permit must
beobtained. Labour market testsare
conducted.3) TheProperty Transfer TaxActstipulates
thataforeign investor interested inthe
purchase orsaleoflandorshares/stocks is
subject toaspecific taxonthevalue of
settlement
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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
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
a) Legal services
(CPC 86130 -legal
documentation and
certification services)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Only anatural person canpractice law
4) Anattorney hastobeadmitted tothelocal
Barandregistered asrequired under the
Legal Profession Act1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Notapplicable
4) None
h) Medical services
(CPC 93122 -specialized
medical services)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Only anatural person canpractice
medicine
4) Under theMedical Registration Act,all
medical practitioners must beregistered1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Notapplicable
4) NoneBARBADOS (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
b) Software implementation
services
(CPC 842)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
B. Courier Services
(CPC 7512)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) 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 orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. AllInsurance and
Insurance-Related
Services
c) Reinsurance
(CPC 812*)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
* Theservice specified constitutes onlyapartofthetotalrange ofactivities covered bytheCPC Classification.BARBADOS (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
10. RECREATIONAL,
CULTURAL &
SPORTING SERVICES
A. Entertainment Services
(CPC 96191 -theatrical,
producer, singer group,
band andorchestra,
entertainment services)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Classifications arebased ontheServices Sectoral Classification ListMTN.GNS/W/120 andtheUNProvisional Central Product Classification.
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