WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/DCS/W/GUY
24 January 2003
(03-0462)
Trade in Services Original:  English
GUYANA
Draft converted Schedule of Specific Commitments1
Attached is a draft converted version of the Schedule of Specific Commitments of Guyana in
word format.  This document  does not substitute for the legally binding commitments undertaken by
Guyana in its Schedule of Specific Commitments (GATS/SC/37).
The draft converted version of the Schedule was prepared by the Secretariat, at the request of
Members, to facilitate the process of negotiations, including the presentation of initial offers.
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1 This document has been prepared, in English only, under the Secretariat's own responsibility and without
prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.S/DCS/W/GUY
Page 2GUYANA – 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 Limitat ions on National Treatment Additional Commitments
I.  HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED
IN THIS SCHEDULE
4) Unbound, except with respect to measures
relating to senior managerial personnel andtechnical experts not available in the local
labour market4) 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) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
sections1) None
2) None3) None4) 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 wouldbe required to undergo.  Generally, total
retraining is required
b) Account, auditing and
book-keeping services1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
sectionS/DCS/W/GUY
Page 3Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on National Treatment Additional Commitments
d),e) Engineering and 
architectural services1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section
h) Medical and dental
services1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
C. Telecommunication
Services
Value-added services1
j) On line information and
data base retrieval1) 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 period1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal
section4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section
                                                     
1 Value-added service suppliers are required to supply their servic es by means of interconnection with the public telecommunicati ons network facilities.S/DCS/W/GUY
Page 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 Limitat ions on National Treatment 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 
section1) 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, factoringand financing ofcommercial transaction
(8113)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) 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
section1) 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 
section1) 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 
section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
sectionS/DCS/W/GUY
Page 5Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on National Treatment 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
section1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section
B. Travel agencies and tour
operator services1) None2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section1) 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 services21) None2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section
c) Computer reservation
system (CRS) services21) None2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section1) 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 the Annex on Air Transport Services.S/DCS/W/GUY
Page 6Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on National Treatment Additional Commitments
F. Road Transport Services
a) Passenger transportation 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section1) 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 
section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section
e) Supporting services for
road transport services1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal 
section
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