ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  S/DCS/W/JAM 
24 janvier 2003 
 (03-0466) 
Commerce des services Original:   anglais 
 
 
JAMAÏQUE 
 
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compris la présentation des offres initiales.  
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et sans préjudice des positions des Membres ni de le urs droits et obligations dans le cadre de l'OMC.  
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Page 2 JAMAICA – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
 
Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
I. HORIZONTAL 
COMMITMENTS  
  
  
 
 ALL SECTORS 
INCLUDED IN THIS SCHEDULE  
3) Branches of Companies incorporated outside 
Jamaica are required to register their Instruments of Incorporation with the Registrar 
of Companies before they may carry on 
business.  Part X of the Companies Act states 
their legal and administrative responsibilities. 
  
3) Foreigners are not precluded from owning land.  
It is preferred however that the purchase of land in large acreages should be for specific 
Investment projects.  
 4) Work permits and visas are normal 
requirements for entr y and in some cases 
licensing may be a pre-requisite for practising 
in certain specified pr ofessional categories.  
The Work Permit Review Board must be 
satisfied that the skills to be employed are 
unavailable locally.  Foreign natural persons who are Managers and executives are exempted 
from work permits for a period of 30 days and 
experts and specialists for 14 days. 4) Unbound except for m easures concerning the 
categories of natural persons referred to in the 
market access column.  
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC 
COMMITMENTS    
1. BUSINESS SERVICES 
    
A. Professional Services  
    
(a) Legal services:  
consultancy in home law 
of the service provider and 
international law.  
 (CPC 861) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Local certification required:  Attorneys from 
other jurisdictions cannot practice in Jamaica 
without acceptance by Jamaica Bar 
Association. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
  
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
  
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(b) Accounting, auditing and 
book-keeping services. 
 (CPC 862) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None  
 Licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(c) Taxation services 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None  
 Licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(d) Architectural services 
 (CPC 8671) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Joint ventures preferred.  Board examinations, 
registration, licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(e) Engineering services 
 (CPC 8672)  1) None 
2) None 3) Joint ventures preferred.  Board examinations, 
licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(g) Urban planning and 
landscape architectural 
services 
 (CPC 8674)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration, board examinations, licensing 
required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   
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(h) Medical services 
 (CPC 93121, 93122)  1) None 
2) None 3) None   
 Registration, licensi ng, board examination 
required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(j) Services provided by 
 nurses  
 (CPC 93191) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration, licensing required. 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
B. Computer and Related 
Services  
    
(b) Software implementation 
services  
 (CPC 842) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration, licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(c) Data processing services 
 (CPC 843) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration and licensing required. 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
(d) Data base services 
 (CPC 844) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration and licensing required. 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
  
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C. Research and 
Development Services  
    
(a) R&D services on natural 
sciences 
 (CPC 851) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None    Registration and licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(b) R&D services on social 
sciences and humanities 
 (CPC 852) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None   
 Registration and licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(c) Interdisciplinary R&D 
services 
 (CPC 853) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration and licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
D. Real Estate Services  
    
(a) Involving own or leased 
property 
 (CPC 821)  1) None 
2) None 
3) Joint ventures preferred.  Registration and 
licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(b) On a fee or contract basis 
 (CPC 871)  1) None 
2) None 3) Joint ventures preferred.  Registration and 
licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   
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F. Other Business Services  
    
(a) Advertising services 
 (CPC 871) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration and licensing required. 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(b) Market research and 
public opinion polling 
services 
 (CPC 864) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None    Registration and licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(c) Management consultancy 
services 
 (CPC 865) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None   
 Local certification required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
  
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2. COMMUNICATION 
 SERVICES     
C. Telecommunication 
Services  
    
 All Subsectors listed 
below 
 3) Voice telephone, facsimile, telex, and 
teleprinter services may not be supplied over 
cable TV network facilities 
  See attached additional  
commitments on  
regulatory disciplines.  
The Government will  
submit to Parliament a new  draft law on  
Telecommunications.  This  
law will provide the  legislative framework for  
the provision of 
telecommunication  services reflecting  
technological advances  
and pro-competitive 
practices in the sector. 
 
(a) Voice telephone services  
 (CPC 7521) 
- domestic, fixed network 
only 
- international, wire and 
wireless networks 
-  for public use 
(d)  Telex services  
 (CPC 7523**) (e)  Telegraph services  
 (CPC 7522) 
(f) Facsimile services  (CPC 7521**, 7529**). 1) Until Sept. 2013, bypass of exclusive private 
operator not permitted. Callback services and 
refiling not permitted 
2) Callback services not permitted 
3) Reserved to exclusive supply until Sept. 2013. 
No limitation on foreign equity participation in the exclusive private operator. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
 commitments 1) None 
 
 2) None 
3) None 
  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments   
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(g) Private leased circuit 
services (CPC 7522**, 7523**) 
- domestic, fixed network 
facilities 
- international, wire and 
wireless network facilities 
 (l) Enhanced/value-added 
facsimile services, incl. 
store and forward, store and retrieve  
 (CPC 7523**) 
    
(a) Voice Telephone Services 
(CPC 7521) 
- for private use 
 1) Until Sept. 2013, bypass of exclusive private 
operator not permitted 
2) None 
3) Reserved to exclusive supply until Sept. 2013 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 The Government is in the  
process of reviewing this  
with the exclusive private  
operator in the context of  the draft Telecom Bill and  
the establishment of the  
regulatory regime in 1997.   
If the outcome of this  
review is favourable, the  Government will submit  
an improved commitment  
on private voice telephone  services. 
(b) Packet-switched data 
transmission services 
 (CPC 7523**) 
- Domestic 
(c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission services 
 (CPC 7523**) 
- Domestic 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
   
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(h) Electronic mail 
 (CPC 7523**)  (i) Voice mail  (CPC 7523**)  
(j) On-line information and 
data base retrieval (CPC 7523**) 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
  
(k) Electronic data 
interchange (CPC 7523**) 
(m) Code and protocol 
conversion 
(n) On-line information 
and/or data processing (incl. transaction 
processing) (CPC 843**) 
    
(o) Other    
 Internet and internet 
access services (CPC 75260) 
 1) Until Sept. 2013, excludes voice telephony 
over Internet 
2) None 
3) Until Sept. 2013, excludes voice telephony 
over Internet 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
 2) None 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 The Government is in the  
process of reviewing this  with the exclusive private  
operator in the context of  
the draft Telecom Bill and  
the establishment of the  
regulatory regime in 1997.   If the outcome of this  
review is favourable, the  
Government will submit  an improved commitment  
on voice over Internet. 
 Digital mobile services 
(terrestrial)  
 (CPC 75213**) : 
- Cellular/mobile telephone 
services 
 1) Commercial presence required 
2) None 
3) Five to ten year licence scheduled to be issued 
to exclusive private operator 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments   
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 Mobile telephone services 
(satellite-based)  
 (CPC 75213**) 
- Domestic 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Five to ten year licence scheduled to be issued 
to exclusive private operator 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
  
 Mobile telephone services 
(satellite-based)  
 (CPC 75213**) 
- International 
  Fixed satellite transport 
services 
- International  1) Until Sept. 2013, the exclusive private operator 
has rights of first refusal to enter into arrangements with suppliers of such satellite 
services 
2) None 3) Until Sept. 2013, the exclusive operator has 
rights of first refusal to supply such services 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
  
 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
  
 Digital mobile services 
(terrestrial): 
- Mobile data services 
- Personal communications 
services 
- Paging (CPC 75291)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
 Video transmission 
services (satellite-based)  
 (CPC 75241**) 
 1) Until Sept. 2013, excludes video telephony 
2) None 3) Until Sept. 2013, excludes video telephony 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 The Government is in the  
process of reviewing this  with the exclusive private  
operator in the context of  
the draft Telecom Bill and  the establishment of the  
regulatory regime in 1997.   
If the outcome of this  review is favourable, the  
Government will submit  
an improved commitment  on video telephony  
services.  
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 Trunked radio system 
services 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Until Sept. 2013, interconnection with local 
public switched network not permitted 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
  
 Teleconferencing services 
 (CPC 75292)  1) Until Sept. 2013, only on network facilities 
supplied by the exclusive private operator 
2) None 
3) Until Sept. 2013, only on network facilities 
supplied by the exclusive private operator 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitment 
 1) None 
 2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitment 
  
 
 International voice, data 
and video transmission 
services supplied to firms involved in information 
processing located within 
freezones 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Until Sept. 2013, interconnection with the local 
public switched network not permitted. Service 
to unauthorized parties not permitted 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
  
 
 Telecommunications 
equipment1 sales, rental, 
maintenance, connection, repair and consulting 
services (CPC 75410 - 
75450) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
commitments 
  
 
                                                           
 1 Both customer premises equipment and network equipment includi ng, but not limited to, telephone sets, mobile telephone handset s, facsimile machines, computer 
terminal equipment, PBAX.  
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5. EDUCATIONAL 
SERVICES 
    
A. Primary Education 
Services  
 (CPC 921)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None    Registration and local certification required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
B. Secondary Education 
Services  
 (CPC 922) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None   
 Registration and local certification required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
C. Higher Education Services  
 (CPC 923) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Local certification, registration, licensing 
required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   
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7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
    
A. All Insurance and 
Insurance-Related 
Services  
    
(a) Life, accident and health 
insurances services 
 (CPC 8121) 1) None 
2) None 
3) Under the current government policy there is a 
stipulation that entities should be at least 51.0 
per cent Jamaican.  This policy is now being 
reviewed with the objective of removing that stipulation and allowing fully owned foreign 
establishments.  However, permission is 
granted for such investments subject to a review of the investors` applications by the 
Ministry of Finance on a case-by-case basis.  
The Superintendent of Insurance must also be satisfied that the covers being offered by these 
companies will be supplemental to the industry 
in situations where there is limited capacity in 
the market.  In addition he must also be 
satisfied that adequate funds will be deposited to cover the domestic liabilities of these 
companies. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(b) Non-life insurances 
services (CPC 8129) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) As indicated under m ode 3) for Life, accident 
and health insurance above. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   
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(c) Reinsurance and 
retrocession 
 (CPC 81299) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) As indicated under m ode 3) for Life, accident 
and health insurance above. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(d) Services auxiliary to 
insurance (including broking and agency 
services) 
 (CPC 8140)  1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) As indicated under m ode 3) for Life, accident 
and health insurance above. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
8. HEALTH RELATED 
AND SOCIAL 
SERVICES 
    
A. Hospital Services  
 (CPC 9311) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration, licensing, local certification 
required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
9. TOURISM AND 
TRAVEL-RELATED 
SERVICES 
    
A. Hotels and Restaurants  
 (CPC 641-643)  1) None 
2) None 3) None   
 Registration, licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   
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B. Travel Agencies and Tour 
Operators  
 (CPC 7471) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None   
 Registration, licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
 horizontal section. 
  
10. RECREATION, 
CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
    
A. Entertainment Services  
 (CPC 9619) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None   
 Registration, licensing required 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
 
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
    
A. Maritime Transport 
Services  
    
 Freight transportation 
 (CPC 7212) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None    Registration, licensing required. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
F. Road Transport Services  
    
 Passenger transportation 
 (CPC 7211) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None. 
 Registration and  licensing required. 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
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 ATTACHMENT: ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS 
 
REFERENCE PAPER  
 
Scope  
 The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic 
telecommunications services.   
 
Definitions
 
 Users
 mean service consumers and service suppliers.   
 Essential facilities
 mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that 
 
 (a) are exclusively or predominantly provided  by a single or limited number of suppliers;  
  and   (b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a  
  service. 
 A major supplier
 is a supplier which has the ability to mate rially affect the terms of participation 
(having regard to price and supply) in the releva nt market for basic telecommunications services as a 
result of:  
 (a) control over essential facilities;  or 
  (b) use of its position in the market.  1. Competitive safeguards
 
 
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications  
  Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone 
or together, are a major supplier from engaging  in or continuing anti-competitive practices. 
 
1.2 Safeguards
 
 
The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular: 
  (a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;   
 
 (b) using information obtained from comp etitors with anti-competitive results;  and 
 
(c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical 
information about essential facilities and co mmercially relevant information which 
are necessary for them to provide services.  
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 2. Interconnection  
 
2.1 This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public telecommunications transport 
networks or services in order to allow the users of  one supplier to communicate with users of another 
supplier and  to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are undertaken. 
 
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
 
 
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensu red at any technically feasible point in the 
network.  Such interconnection is provided.  
 (a) under non-discriminatory terms, cond itions (including technical standards and 
 specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its 
 own like services or for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its  subsidiaries or other affiliates; 
 
 (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and 
 specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard 
 to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unb undled so that the supplier need not pay 
 for network components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be  provided;  and 
 
 (c) upon request, at points in addition to th e network termination points offered to the 
 majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary  additional facilities. 
 2.3 Public availability of the pro cedures for interconnection negotiations
 
 
The procedures applicable for interconnecti on to a major supplier will be made publicly 
available.  2.4. Transparency of interconnection arrangements
 
 
It is ensured that a major supplier will make  publicly available either its interconnection 
agreements or a reference interconnection offer.  2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement
 
 
A service supplier requesting interconnection with  a major supplier will have recourse, either: 
  (a) at any time or   (b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known 
 
 to an independent domestic body, which may be  a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 
5 below, to resolve disputes regarding a ppropriate terms, conditions and rates for 
interconnection within a reasonable period of tim e, to the extent that these have not been 
established previously. 
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 3. Universal service  
 
Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to 
maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are 
administered in a transparent, non- discriminator y and competitively neutral manner and are not more 
burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.  
 
4. Public availability of licensing criteria  
 
Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available: 
 
(a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision 
concerning an application for a licence and 
  (b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences.  The reasons for the denial of a licence will be  made known to the applicant upon request. 
 
5. Independent regulators
 
 
The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial with respect to all market participants. 
 
6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
 
 
Any procedures for the allocation and use of s carce resources, including frequencies, numbers 
and rights of way, will be carried out in an obj ective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory 
manner. The current state of allocated frequency ba nds will be made publicly available, but detailed 
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required. 
  
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Sector or Subsector Description of measure 
indicating its inconsistency  
with Article II Countries to which the measure 
applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the exemption 
ALL SECTORS  The work permit requirement will 
be waived for citizens of the countries indicated in column 3. 
 Member States of the Caribbean 
Community (CARICOM) Antigua and Barbuda 
Barbados 
Belize Dominica 
Grenada 
Guyana Montserrat 
St. Kitts and Nevis 
St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines 
Trinidad and Tobago 
 To be implemented by 
1995 for an indefinite duration. 
 CARICOM Members are in the 
process of creating a single market, which, inter alia
, will provide for 
the free movement of personnel 
within the Common Market States.  
Maritime Transport 
 Cargo reservation under the UN 
Convention on a Code of Conduct 
on Liner Conferences.  Signatories to the UN Code of 
Conduct on Liner Conferences 
 Indefinite 
 To fulfil obligations as a 
contracting party to the Convention. 
 
 
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