ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  S/DCS/W/GUY 
24 de enero de 2003 
 (03-0462) 
Comercio de Servicios Original:  inglés 
   
GUYANA 
 
 
Proyecto de Lista convertida de Compromisos Específicos
1 
 
 
 El documento adjunto contiene un proyecto de la Lista convertida de Compromisos 
Específicos de Guyana, en formato Word.  Este documento no sustituye los compromisos 
jurídicamente vinculantes contraídos por Guya na en su Lista de Compromisos Específicos 
(GATS/SC/37).  
 El proyecto de Lista convertida fue preparado por la Secretaría, a petición de los Miembros, 
para facilitar el proceso de las negociaciones, incluida la presentación de ofertas iniciales.  
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1 Este documento se ha preparado, en inglés solamente,  bajo la responsabilidad de la Secretaría y sin 
perjuicio de las posiciones de los Miembros ni de sus derechos y obligaciones en el marco de la OMC.   S/DCS/W/GUY 
Página 2 GUYANA – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
I.  HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS  
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED 
IN THIS SCHEDULE  
 
4) Unbound, except with respect to measures 
relating to senior managerial personnel and 
technical experts not available in the local 
labour market  
 
4) None, with respect to categories of persons 
indicated in market access.  Unbound, with 
respect to any other categories of persons  
II.  SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS  
1. BUSINESS SERVICES    
A. Professional Services     
a) Legal Services 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 sections 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Non-CARICOM Commonwealth (BR)  
 Nationals :  Would be required to have their 
 qualifications reviewed by the Council of 
 Legal Education and also to undergo a six (6) month period of training at one of the Regional 
 Law Schools   
 Non-Commonwealth Nationals
:  Will have to 
have their qualifications reviewed by the 
Council of Legal Education which will 
determine the amount of retraining they  would be required to undergo.  Generally, total 
retraining is required  
b) Account, auditing and 
book-keeping services 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section    S/DCS/W/GUY
 Página 3Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
d),e) Engineering and 
 architectural services 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
h) Medical and dental 
services 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
2. COMMUNICATION 
SERVICES    
C. Telecommunication  
Services  
 Value-added services1    
j) On line information and 
data base retrieval 1) None 
2) None 
3) Public telecommunication transport networks  
 and services are being provided by a 
 monopoly suppliers operating under a 20-year 
 licence with an option to renew for a further 
 20-year period 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
  
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section 4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
 
   
 
   
                                                     
 
1 Value-added service suppliers are required to supply their services by means of interconnection with the public telecommunicati ons network facilities.   S/DCS/W/GUY 
Página 4 Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES    
B. Banking and Other  
Financial Services  
(excluding insurance)    
a) Acceptance of deposits and 
other repayable funds from 
the public 
 (81115-81119) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section  
b) Lending of all types, incl., 
inter alia , consumer credit, 
mortgage credit, factoring 
and financing of commercial transaction 
 (8113) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) Loans to non-residents need to be approved by 
the Central Bank of Guyana 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section  
A. Insurance Services     
a) Life, accident and health 
insurance services 
 (8121) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section  
b) Non-life insurance services 
 (8129) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
d) Services auxiliary to 
insurance (including 
broking and agency 
services) 
 (8140) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section    S/DCS/W/GUY
 Página 5Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
9. TOURISM AND 
TRAVEL-RELATED 
SERVICES    
A. Hotels and restaurants  1) Unbound∗ 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
B. Travel agencies and tour  
 operator services  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES    
C. Air Transportation  
Services     
a) Aircraft repair and 
maintenance services2 1) None 
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
c) Computer reservation 
system (CRS) services2 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
                                                      
∗ Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility. 
 2  As defined in paragraph 6 of th e Annex on Air Transport Services.   S/DCS/W/GUY 
Página 6 Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
F. Road Transport Services     
a) Passenger transportation 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
b) Freight transportation 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
e) Supporting services for 
road transport services 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
 section  
 
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