GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/EL/82
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1146)
SWEDEN
Final ListofArticle II(MFN) Exemptions
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________SWEDEN -FINAL LIST OFARTICLE II(MFN) EXEMPTIONS
Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
AllSectors Extension offullnational
treatment toinvestors from
another country inrelation to
every kindofinvestment assetCôte d'Ivoire
Madagascar
SenegalMinimum 11years Themeasure reflects special
investment conditions contained
inbilateral treaties
Measures aimed atpromoting
Nordic cooperation, such as:
-guarantees andloans to
investment projects andexports
(The Nordic Investment Bank)
-financial support toR&D
projects (The Nordic Industrial
Fund)
-funding offeasibility studies
forinternational projects (The
Nordic Fund forProject
Exports)
-financial assistance to
companies* utilizing
environmental technology (The
Nordic Environment Finance
Corporation)Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
Norway andSweden
(*)Applies toEastEuropean
companies, which areco-
operating withaNordic
companyIndefinite Tomaintain anddevelop Nordic
cooperation
AllSectors Measures based onbilateral
agreements between Sweden and
Switzerland withtheobjective of
providing forthemovement of
allcategories ofnatural persons
supplying servicesSwitzerland Indefinite Theagreement reflects aprocess
ofprogressive trade
liberalisation between Sweden
anditsregional trading partners
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Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
Maritime
transportationReciprocal measures based upon
existing orfuture agreements
exempting vessels registered
under theforeign flagofa
specified other country from the
general prohibition tooperate
cabotage trafficAllcountries withwhich
bilateral orplurilateral
agreements areinforceIndefinite Toregulate cabotage traffic
based onreciprocal agreements
Road transport
(passenger and
freight)Provisions inexisting orfuture
bilateral orplurilateral
agreements oninternational road
transport (including combined
transport -road/rail) reserving
orlimiting theprovision ofa
transport service into, in,across
andoutofSweden tothe
contracting parties tovehicles
registered ineach contracting
party, andproviding fortax
exemption forsuch vehiclesAllcountries withwhich
bilateral orplurilateral
agreements areinforceIndefinite Theneed forexemption is
linked totheregional
characteristics ofroad transport
servicesSWEDEN (continued)
Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
Audiovisual
services;
transmission of
audiovisual
programmes tothe
publicMeasures adopted forthe
implementation ofandin
conformity with regulations
such astheECTelevision
Broadcasting Directive
(No. 89/552) andwhich define
programmes ofEuropean origin
inorder toextend national
treatment toaudiovisual
programmes meeting specific
origin criteriaParties totheCouncil ofEurope
Convention onTransfrontier
Television andother European
countries withwhom an
agreement maybeconcludedIndefinite Thepromotion ofcultural
identity within thebroadcasting
sector inEurope, aswellas
achievement ofcertain linguistic
policy objectives
Preservation andpromotion of
theregional identity ofthe
countries concerned
Audiovisual
services, production
anddistribution of
cinematographic
works andtelevision
programmesMeasures thatareadopted for
thefinancing ofand
implementation ofbenefits from
such support programmes as
MEDIA andEURIMAGES to
audiovisual programmes,
meeting specific European origin
criteriaEuropean countries Indefinite Preservation andpromotion of
theregional identity ofthe
countries concerned
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Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
Audiovisual
services; production
anddistribution of
cinematographic
works andtelevision
programmes in
Nordic countriesMeasures thatareadopted for
thegranting ofbroadcasting
facilities forprogrammes from
Nordic countries andforthe
financing ofandimplementation
ofbenefits from such support
programmes astheNORDIC
FILM andTVFUND which are
intended toenhance production
anddistribution ofaudiovisual
works produced inNordic
countriesNordic countries Indefinite Preservation andpromotion of
theregional identity ofthe
countries concerned
CRS andsales and
marketing ofair
transport servicesProvisions, whereby the
obligations ofCRS system
vendors orofparent and
participating aircarriers shall
notapply where equivalent
treatment tothatapplied under
Swedish regulations isnot
accorded inthecountry oforigin
oftheparent carrier orofthe
system vendorAllcountries where aCRS
system vendor oraparent air
carrier islocatedIndefinite Theneed fortheexemption
results from theinsufficient
development ofmultilaterally
agreed rules fortheoperation of
CRS