RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
22 September 1998 
 (98-3620) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Latvia Original:   English 
 
 
 
DRAFT REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY 
ON THE ACCESSION OF LATVIA TO THE 
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
 
Draft Schedule CXLIII – Latvia  
 
Part II – Draft Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Services 
 
 As indicated in paragraph 132 of the draft Re port of the Working Party on the Accession of 
Latvia (WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7), the draft Schedule of  Concessions and Commitments on Services 
resulting from the negotiations between Latvia and WT O Members will be annexed to the Protocol of 
Accession of Latvia and is reproduced hereunder.  
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  WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply  2) Consumption abroad   3) Commercial presence  4)  Presence of natural persons 
Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
I.  HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 
 Real estate purchase  
3)  Unbound in relation to acquisition of land 
Land lease not exceeding 99 years permitted. 3)  Unbound in relation to acquisition 
of land Land lease not exceeding 99 years permitted.  
 4)  Movement of natural persons   
 Unbound except for the following categories of 
natural persons:   
 I. Temporary presen ce of intracorporate 
transferees.    
 Natural persons of another Member who have been 
in the employ of the firm transferring them for one year immediately prior to their transfer.   
 i)  Intracorporate tran sferees occupying senior 
managerial or executive positions and:   
 -  directing the establishment or a department or 
subdivision of the establishment; and   
 -  supervising and controlling the work of other 
supervisory, professi onal or managerial 
employees; and   
 -  having the authority personally to hire and to 
fire or other personnel actions.     WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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 ii)  Specialists posse ssing high or uncommon 
qualifications or knowledge essential for the 
functioning of the firm . Firms have to be 
prepared upon request to certify the qualifications of thei r transferees seeking 
entry. Vacancies have to be registered at the State Employment Office together with 
information on necessary  qualifications (e.g. 
education, job experience, language skills, other special requirement s). Vacancy has to be 
open for applications one month.   
 Duration of temporary stay of intracorporate 
transferees mentioned in this section is limited to a total period of five years.   
 II. Persons of an enterpri se engaged in substantive 
business    
 Persons who are employees of an enterprise outside 
Latvia not having commercial presence in Latvia, 
which has concluded a services contract with an enterprise engaged in substantive business in Latvia, and who have be en beforehand employees 
of the enterprise outside Latvia for a time period of not less than one year i mmediately preceding their 
application for admission, and who fulfil the 
conditions of paragraph I (ii) above and who provide a service in Latvia as a professional of a services sector as set out below on behalf of the enterprise outside Latvia; as a further requirement 
five years of related e xperience is required. 
Individual services providers not employed by such enterprise outside Latvia are considered as persons seeking access to Latvia n employment market.    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
 Services sectors: 
-  Management Consulting Services (CPC 865); 
- Services related to Ma nagement Consulting (CPC 
866).   
 
 III. Business visitors.  
 
Natural persons of another Member who stay in the Republic of Latvia without acquiring remuneration from or within the Republic of Latvia and without engaging in making direct sales to the general 
public or supplying services, for the purpose of 
participating in business meetings, business contacts, including negotia tions for the sale of 
services, or other similar activities, including those to prepare the establishment of commercial presence in the Republic of Latvia. 
The duration of temporary st ay is limited with a 90 
day visa.  
 
    
 
    
 
   
II.  SECTOR SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
1.  BUSINESS SERVICES 
A.  Professional Services 
(a)  Legal services  
(CPC 861, except consultancy on 
home country and international 
law 1) None 
2) None 
3), (4) Licence issued by the Ministry of Justice 
and knowledge of Latv ian language required. 
Licensed lawyer can provide all legal services, except representation in  criminal proceedings. 
Representation in criminal  proceedings permitted 
only to sworn solicitors. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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 Nationality requirement for sworn solicitors and 
sworn notaries. Sworn soli citors and sworn notaries 
have to be at least 25 y ears old, having knowledge 
of Latvian language, graduated from University of Latvia or from other university recognized as equal by the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia, and having practical experience.   
 Sworn solicitors have to pass examination in 
accordance with rules set up by Council of Sworn Solicitors.   
 Sworn notaries have to pass examination in 
accordance with order set up by the Minister of Justice in cooperation with the Council of 
Sworn Notaries.   
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 4)  None  
-  Consultancy on home country 
and international law 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
(b)  Accounting, auditing and 
bookkeeping services (CPC 862)  1)  None 
2)  None 3), 4)  The owner of shares or the head of a firm should be qualified as a sworn auditor in Latvia. 
Sworn auditors can be persons no younger than 25 
years and: 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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 a)  having a high school degree in economics or 
in other specialities, if an examination on 
basic economics is passed; 
b)  having at least 3 year experience in auditing 
recognized by the Latvian Association of Sworn Auditors; 
c)  which have passed qualification examination 
and acquired license of sworn auditor in 
accordance with requirements of the Latvian Association of Sworn Auditors; 
d)  having excellent reputation.   
(c)  Taxation services (CPC 863) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
(d)  Architectural services  
(CPC 8671) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3) Practice of 3 years in Latvia in the field of projecting and university degree required to receive the license enabling to engage in business activity with full range of legal responsibility and rights to sign a project 
4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None     
4)  None 
  
(e)  Engineering services  
(CPC 8672) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None     WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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(f)  Integrated engineering services 
(CPC 8673) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section  1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
(g)  Urban planning services   (part 
of CPC 8674)  1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
(g)  Landscape architectural 
services  (part of CPC 8674)  1)  None 
2)  None 3) Practice of 3 years in Latvia in the field of projecting and university de gree required to receive 
the license enabling to en gage in business activity 
with full range of legal responsibility and rights to 
sign a project 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None    
 
4)  None  
(h)  Private medical and dental 
services  
(CPC 9312 excluding services 
provided by the public sector) 1)  None 
2)  Public medical insurance programmes do not cover cost of medicare supplied abroad 3), (4) Nationality requireme nt. Practice of medical 
profession by foreigners requires the permission 
from local health authorities, based on economic needs for medical doctors and dentists in a given region. 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2)  None  3)  None 
 
   4) Foreign medical doc tors have limited 
election rights within the professional 
chambers   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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(i)  Veterinary services  
(CPC 932) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None   
(j)  Services provided by 
midwives, nurses in private establishments  
(CPC 93191 excluding services 
provided within the public sector) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  Public insurance programmes do not cover the cost of foreign medical services supplied abroad 
3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section.  Nationality requirements.  Access 
restricted to natural persons only.  Economic needs determined by the total number of nurses and midwives in the given region, authorized by local 
health authorities. 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
 
4)  None   
B.   Computer and related services (except airline computer reservation systems) 
(a)  Consultancy services related to 
the installation of computer 
hardware 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None  
(CPC 841) 
(b)  Software implementation 
services  
(CPC 842) (c)  Data processing services  (CPC 843) (d)  Data base services  
(CPC 844) 
(e)  Other  
(CPC 845+849) 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 4)  None  
 
 
 
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C.  Research and Development Services 
(a)  Research and experimental 
development services on chemistry 
and biology  
(CPC 85102) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None   
(b) Research and Development 
services on social sciences and humanities  
(CPC 852) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
E.  Rental / Leasing Se rvices without Operators 
(a) Relating to ships  
(CPC 83103) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None  
(d) Relating to other machinery 
and equipment  
(CPC 83106-83109) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
(e) Other (CPC 832), including 
pre-recorded video cassettes for 
use in home entertainment equipment (CPC 83202) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None   
F.  Other Business Services 
(a) Advertising services 
(CPC 871) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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(b) Market research and public 
opinion polling services 
(CPC 864)  1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
(c) Management consulting 
services  
(CPC 865) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
(d) Services related to 
management consulting (CPC 866) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
(e) Technical testing and analysis 
services  
(CPC 8676) 1) None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal sector 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None   
(f) Services incidental to 
agriculture, hunting and forestry (CPC 881)  
 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
(h) Services incidental to mining 
(CPC 883) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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(i) Services incidental to 
manufacturing  
(CPC 884, CPC 885, excluding 
producing of securities, money, coins and stamps) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
(j) Services incidental to energy 
distribution  
(CPC 887)  1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None  
(m) Related scientific and 
technical consulting services (CPC 8675) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
(n) Maintenance and repair of 
equipment (not including 
maritime vessels, aircraft or other transport equipment)  
(CPC 633+8861-8866) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
(o) Building-cleaning services 
(CPC 874) 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
(p) Photographic services  
(CPC 875, excluding 87504)  1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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(q)  Packaging services (CPC 876) 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
(r) Printing, publishing 
(CPC 88442) 1)  None 
2)  None 3) Establishment rights in publishing sector granted 
only to Latvian incorporated legal persons 
4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None  
3)  None 
 4)  None  
(s) Convention services 
(CPC 87909*) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
(t) Other 
-  Credit reporting services 
(CPC 87901) 
 -  Collection agency services 
(CPC 87902) 
 - Duplicating services 
(CPC 87904) 
 - Translation and interpretation 
services (CPC 87905) 
 - Speciality design services 
(CPC 87907) 
 - Other business services n.e.c. 
(CPC 87909) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
 
 
 
 
2.  COMMUNICATION SERVICES   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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B. Land-based courier services 
(CPC 7512) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
C.  Telecommunication services 
All sectors 
 - Providing of public voice telephony and 
facilities-based services is reserved to Lattelekom 
       None as of 1 January 2003 
 
-  Call-back  and refile  services are not allowed  
       None as of 1 January 2003   The Government will reexamine 
and publish the rules and regulatory policy regarding further competition in the field 
of basic telecommunication 
services towards the year 2003. The attached reference paper on regulatory principles is incorporated as additional 
commitments by the Republic of 
Latvia. 
Basic Telecommunication Services  
(a) Voice telephone services (CPC 
7521) 
(b) Packet-switched data  transmission services (CPC 7523**) (c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission serviceS 1)  Lattelekom SIA has exclusive rights for 
telecommunication infrastructure operating and 
for supplying of basic telecommunication services. None as of 1 January 2003.   
2) None 1) Lattelekom SIA has exclusive 
rights for telecommunication 
infrastructure operating and for supplying of basic telecommunication services. None as of 1 January 2003. 
2) None   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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 (CPC 7523**) 
(d) Telex services 
(CPC 7523**) (e) Telegraph services (CPC 7522) (f) Facsimile services (CPC 7521** + 7529**)  
(g) Private leased circuit services  
(CPC 7522**  +  7523**) 3) Latteleom SIA has exclusive rights for 
telecommunication infrastructure operating and 
for supplying of basic telecommunication services. None as of 1 January 2003.  
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 3) Lattelekom SIA has exclusive 
rights for telecommunication 
infrastructure operating and for supplying of basic telecommunication services. None as of 1 January 2003. 4)  None  
Other basic and enhanced telecommunication services  
All other basic and enhanced 
services (h) Electronic mail (CPC 7523**) (i) Voice mail  (CPC 7523**) (j) On-line information and data 
base retrieval  
(CPC 7523**) (k) Electronic data interchange (CPC 7523**) (l) Enhanced facsimile service     
(CPC 7523**) 
(m) Code and protocol conversion (n) On-line information and/or data  processing  (CPC 843*) 1) None except for: 
-  The provision of enhanced services must be 
based on facilities provided by Lattelecom until 1 January 2003. 
2) None except for: -  The provision of enhanced services must be 
based on facilities provided by Lattelecom 
until 1 January 2003. 
3) None  4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None  
   2) None  
 
 3) None 4) None    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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(o) Other 
-  Analogue/ digital 
mobile/cellular services (CPC 75213*) 
- Personal communication   
services (CPC 75213*) 
-  Paging services (CPC 75291) 
-  Mobile data services 
(CPC 7523**) 
- Trunked radio system 
services   
 (CPC 7523**, 75213*) 
-  Satellite services 
 (CPC 75299) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) None   
3.  CONSTRUCTION AND RELA TED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
A. General construction work for 
buildings  
(CPC 512) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None   
B. General construction work for 
civil engineering  
(CPC 513)  
 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None   
C. Installation and assembly work 
(CPC 514; CPC 516) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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D. Building completion and 
finishing work 
 (CPC 517) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
E. Special trade construction work 
(CPC 515) Renting services related to 
equipment for construction and 
demolition of building or civil engineering works, with operator (CPC 518) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
4.  DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 
A. Commission agents services 
(CPC 621) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None   
B. Wholesale trade services  
(CPC 622) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
C. Retailing services 
(CPC 631+632+633+6111+6113+61221), including audio and video records and tapes (CPC 63234) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None 
  
D. Franchising  
(CPC 8929) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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5.  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 
A. Primary Education Services 
(CPC 921)  
 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None  
B. Secondary Education Services 
(CPC 922, excluding CPC 9224) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
C. Higher Education Services 
(CPC 923) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
D. Adult Education Services 
(CPC 924) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
A. Sewage services (CPC 9401) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None   
B. Refuse Disposal Services  
(CPC 9402) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None 
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C. Sanitation and Similar Services  
(CPC 9403) 
 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None   
D.  Other environmental services 
(CPC 9404; CPC 9405; CPC 9406; CPC 9409) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
7.  FINANCIAL SERVICES  
 
Measuring applicable to all banki ng and other financial services: 
 A. All insurance and insurance-related se rvices (as defined in the Annex on Fina ncial Services, Para.5.(a)(i)-5.(a)(iv)) .  
 i), ii) (3) As a general rule and in non-di scriminatory manner, foreign insurance inst itutions must adopt a specific legal form  - joint-stock company. The right to 
establish foreign branches directly w ill be introduced by the 31 December 2002. 
 iii) (3) Intermediary can be only natural person (no nationality requirement) and can provide service on behalf of insurance co mpany having the authorization from 
Insurance Supervisory Authority in Latvia. 
i)  Direct insurance (including co-insurance)  (a)  life 
(b)  non-life 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 3)  None, except as indicated in horizontal part of section "All insurance and insurance-related 
services" 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None  
 
4)  None    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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ii)  Reinsurance 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None, except as indicated in horizontal part of section "All insurance and insurance-related services" 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None   4)  None  
iii)  Insurance intermediation, such 
as brokerage and agency 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None, except as indicated in horizontal part of section "All insurance and insurance-related services" 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None   4)  None  
iv)  Services auxiliary to insurance, 
such as: 
- consultancy; 
- actuarial; - risk assessment; - claim settlement services 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None  
B.  Banking and Other Financial Services (as defined in the Annex on Financial Services) 
 (4)  Manager of a branch and a subsidiary of a fo reign bank shall be a Latvian tax payer (resident). 
 The commitments on presence of natural persons are bound according to general provisions applicable to all sectors in this lis t. 
(a)  Acceptance of deposits and 
other repayable funds from the 
public 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector 
"Banking and other financial services"   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
(b)  Lending of all types, 
including, consumer credit, 
mortgage credit, factoring and financing of commercial transaction 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"  
(c)  Financial leasing  1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"  
(d)  All payment and money 
transmission services, including 
credit, charge and debit cards, 
travellers cheques and bankers draft  1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"  
(e)  Guarantees and commitments  1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
(f)  Trading for own account or 
for account of customers, whether 
on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following: - money market instruments  (including cheques, bills, 
 certificate of deposits) 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"  
- foreign exchange 
- derivative products (including, 
but not limited to, futures and 
options    
- exchange rate and interest rate 
instruments, incl. products such as swaps, forward rate agreements 
- transferable securities 
- other negotiable instruments 
and financial assets, including bullion    
(g)  Participation in issues of all 
kinds of securities, including under-writing and placement as agent and provision of service related to such issues 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None, except the Bank of Latvia (Central Bank) is a financial agent of the government in the T-bills market 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None  
 
4) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section of the list and in the 
horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
(h)  Money broking  1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"  
(i)  Asset management, such as 
cash or portfolio management, all 
forms of collective investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and trust services 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3) None, except pension fund management is provided by state monopoly 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"  
(j)  Settlement and clearing 
services for financial assets, 
including securities, derivative 
products, and other negotiable instruments 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of 
the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"  
(l)  Provision and transfer of 
financial informati on, and financial 
data processing and related 
software by suppl iers of other 
financial services  1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of 
the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
(k)  Advisory and other auxiliary 
financial services on all the 
activities li sted in subparagraphs 
(a) through (l), including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on 
corporate restructuring and 
strategy  1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of 
the sector "Banking and other financial services" 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section of the list and in the horizontal section of the sector "Banking and other financial services"  
8. HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES 
A.  Hospital Services 
Private hospital and sanatorium 
services (CPC 9311 excluding 
services provided by the public  1)  Unbound 
2)  Public medical insura nce programs do not cover 
cost of medicare supplied abroad 1)  Unbound 
2)  None  
sector) 3)  The head, or his deputy, of the health facility 
should be qualified as a medical doctor. All the 
limitations pertaining to  medical, and dental 
services, as well as services of midwives and nurses are applicable. Private hospital services need authorization by local health authorities. The number of beds and use of heavy medical 
equipment is based on the needs of population, age 
scale and death rate. 3)  None  
 4) Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section. The head, or his deputy, of the health 
facility should be qualified  as a medical doctor. All 
the limitations pertaining to medical, and dental 
services, as well as services of midwives and nurses are applicable. 4)  None  
C. Social Services 
 
 
 1)  None 
2)  None  3)  None 4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
9.  TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES 
A.  Hotel and Restaurant services 
(incl. catering) (CPC 641-643) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None  
B.  Travel Agencies and Tour 
Operators Services (CPC 7471) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
C.  Tourist guides services  
(CPC 7472) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
D.  Other 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None 
  
10. RECREATIONAL CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
Cinema theatre operation services 
(CPC 96199** ) 1) Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3)  None, except for access to subsidies: unbound 4)  None  
                                                      
** Indicates that the service specified constitutes only part of  the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance  
   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
B.  News agency services 
(CPC 962) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
11.  TRANSPORT SERVICES 
A.   Maritime Transport Services 
(a)  Passenger transportation 
(CPC 7211); 1)  None 
2)  None 1)  None 
2)  None  
(b)  Freight transportation 
(CPC 7212);  
(c)  Rental of vessels with 
crew (CPC 7213);  
(d)  Maintenance and repair of 
vessels (CPC 8868)  
(e)  Pushing and towing 
services (CPC 7214) 
(f)  Supporting services for 
maritime transport 3)  None 
4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 3)  None 
4)  None 
  
B.  Internal Waterways Transport 
(CPC 7221; 7222; 7223, 8868**; 7224; 745**) 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound* 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
C.   Air Transport Services 
(d) Maintenance and repair of 
aircraft  
(CPC 8868*) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
 
 
  WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
F.   Road Transport Services 
(a), (b) Passenger and Freight 
transportation  
(CPC 71213, CPC 71222, CPC 
71223, CPC 7123 excluding cabotage) 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  Authorization required (licence - CPC 71222, 
71223, 7123; licence and  special perm it - CPC 
71213), not extended to fore ign register ed vehicles 
4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section. 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3) Requirement on es tablished entities 
to use vehicles with national registration 4)  Unbound  
(d)  Maintenance and repair of 
road transport equipment  
(CPC 6112) 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  Authorization required - licence. 
4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 
3)  None 
4)  None  
(e)  Supporting services for road 
transport equipment 
 (CPC 7441, CPC 7449) 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 3)  Authorization requi red (agreement with bus 
station, licence). 
4)  Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1)  Unbound 
2)  None 3)  None 4)  None  
H.   Services Auxiliary to all Modes of Transport 
(a)  Cargo-handling services  
(CPC 741) 1) None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1) None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None   
(b)  Storage and warehouse 
services  (CPC 742) 
 1) None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None    WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
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Sector or subsector  Limitations on market access Li mitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
(c)  Freight transport agency 
services  
(CPC 748) 1)  None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section 1) None 
2)  None 
3)  None 4)  None  
(d)  Other  
(CPC 749) 1)  None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2)  None 3)  None 
4)  None  
  WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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LATVIA - LIST OF ARTICLE II (MFN) EXEMPTIONS 
 
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 
Road transport; passengers and freight Provisions in existing or 
future bilateral or plurilateral agreements on international road transport (including 
combined transport - 
road/rail) reserving or limiting the provision of a transport service into, in, across and out of the 
Republic of Latvia to the 
contracting parties to vehicles registered in each contracting party, and providing for tax exemption for such vehicles. All countries with which 
Latvia has a bilateral or plurilateral agreement on road transport in force Indefinite The need for exemption is 
linked to the region characteristics of road transport services 
Sale and marketing of air 
transport services and 
computer reservation systems Preferential market access 
resulting from bilateral air 
transport agreements All countries Indefinite Reciprocal provisions 
concerning supply of air 
transport services as a result of bilateral air transport agreements 
Audiovisual Services  
- Production and distribution 
of audiovisual works through broadcasting of other forms of transmission to the public 
 Measures which define works 
of European origin, in such a way as to extend national 
treatment to audiovisual 
works which meet certain linguistic and origin criteria regarding access to broadcasting or similar forms 
of transmission Parties to the Council of 
Europe Convention on Transfrontier Television or 
other European countries 
with whom an agreement may be concluded Indefinite. 
Exemption needed, for 
certain countries, only until an economic integration agreement is concluded or completed The measures aim, within the 
sector, to promote cultural values both with and within 
EC Member States, and with 
other countries in Europe, as well as achieving linguistic policy objectives   WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2
 Page 29Sector 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 
Audiovisual services 
-Production and distribution 
of cinematographic works and television programmes Measures based upon 
government-to-government 
framework agreements, and plurilateral agreements, on coproduction of audiovisual works, which confer national treatment to audiovisual 
works covered by these 
agreements, in particular in relation to distribution and access to funding All countries with whom 
cultural cooperation may be 
desirable Indefinite The aim of such agreements 
is to promote cultural links 
between countries concerned  
Audiovisual services  -Production and distribution 
of  television programmes 
and cinematographic works  Measures granting the benefit 
of any support programmes 
(such as Action Plan for 
Advanced Television Services, MEDIA or EURIMAGES) to audiovisual works, and suppliers of such 
works, meeting certain 
European origin criteria European countries Indefinite. 
Exemption needed, for 
certain countries, only until an economic integration agreement is concluded or 
completed These programmes aim at 
preserving and promoting the 
regional identity of countries 
within Europe which have long-standing cultural links WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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 ATTACHMENT TO THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA DRAFT FINAL LIST ON BASIC 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 
 
REFERENCE PAPER 
 
Scope
 
   The following are definitions and principl es on the regulatory framework for the basic 
telecommunications services.  
Definitions
 
 
 Users mean service consumers and service suppliers. 
  Essential facilities  mean facilities of a public telecommunica tions 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 technica lly 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 relevant ma rket for basic telecommunicatio ns services as a result 
of:   (a) control over esse ntial facilities; or 
 
 (b) use of its position in the market. 
 I. Competitive Safeguards
 
 A. 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 continui ng anti-competitive practices. 
 B. Safeguards
 
 
 The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular: 
  (a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;   (b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results; and  
 (c) not making available to ot her services suppliers on a time ly basis technical information 
about essential facilities and commercially relevant inform ation which are necessary for 
them to provide services. 
 II. Interconnection
 
 
A. This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public tele communications transport networks 
or services in order to allow the us ers of one supplier to communicate w ith users of another supplier and to 
access services  provided by another supplier. 
  WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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 B. Interconnection to be ensured  
   Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured 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 le ss favourable than that provided for its own 
like services or for like services  of non-affiliated service supplie rs or for its subsidiaries or 
other affiliates; 
 
 (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standa rds and specifications) 
and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to economic feasibility, and suffici ently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay for network 
components or facilities that it does not re quire 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 re flect the cost of construction of  necessary 
additional facilities. 
 C. Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations
 
 
 The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be ma de publicly available. 
 D. Transparency of in terconnection arrangements
 
  It is ensured that a major supplier will make public ly available either its interconnection agreements or 
a reference interconnection offer. 
 E. Interconnection: dispute settlement
 
  A service supplier requesting in terconnection with a major supplie r 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 regula tory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below, to 
resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditio ns and rates for interconnection within a reasonable 
period of time, to the extent that thes e have not been established previously. 
 III. Universal service
 
  The Republic of Latvia has the right to define th e 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-discriminatory  and competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome than 
necessary for the kind of universal serv ice defined by the Republic of Latvia. 
 IV. 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 license and WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2 
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 (b) the terms and conditions of individual licences.   The reasons for the denial of a licence w ill be made known to the applicant upon request. 
 
V. Independent regulators
 
  The regulatory body is separa te from, and not accountabl e to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services. The deci sions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial 
with respect to all market participants. 
 
VI. Allocation and use of scarce resources
 
  Any procedures for the allocation and use of sc arce resources, including fr equencies, numbers and 
rights of way, will be carried out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-di scriminatory manner. The 
current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly availabl e, but detailed identification of 
frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required. 
 
 
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