RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/KHM/2 
11 December 2001 
 (01-6280) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Cambodia Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF CAMBODIA 
 
Initial Offer on Specific Commitments in Services  
 
 
 The Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia has submitted the attached Initial Offer of 
Specific Commitments in Services and List of Article II (MFN) exemptions, with a request that it be circulated to members of the Working Party.  
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Modes of supply:  1)  Cross-Border supply    2)  Consumption abroad    3)  Commercial presence    4)  Presence of natural perso ns 
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on nati onal treatment Additional commitments 
A. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS APPLICABLE TO SECTORS LISTED IN THE SECTORAL PART OF THE SCHEDULE 
Subsidies 
 
Land  (1), (2), (3), (4) Unbound. 
(3) Non-Cambodian natural and juridical 
persons may lease but not own land.  
Commercial presence (3)  Authoriza tion and meeting of established 
requirements are necessary for operation in 
sensitive areas of business activities.  
For the purpose of establishment, ownership 
regimes as detailed in the relevant provisions of 
laws.  
Investors shall have the obligation to provide 
adequate and consistent training to Cambodian 
staff, including for promotion to senior 
positions. (3)  Unbound  
Presence of natural persons (4) Unbo und except for measures concerning 
the entry and temporary stay of a natural person 
who falls in one of the following categories: (4)  Unbound, except for measures 
affecting the categories referred to 
under market access.  
 Business visitors  
A natural person who: - enters Cambodia for the purposes of 
participating in business meetings, 
establishing business contacts including negotiations for the sale of services and/or 
other similar activities; 
- stays in Cambodia without receiving 
income from within Cambodian sources;  
- does not engage in making direct sales to 
the general public or supplying services. 
Entry and stay of business visitors shall be for a 
period of 90 days, which is renewable. 
 Temporary residency and work permit is 
required for the natural persons in the 
categories defined below. Such permits are issued for one year and may be renewed:    
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 Intra-Corporate Transferees:  
 
Natural persons who seek temporary stay in order to render services to a juridical entity of 
another member constituted in Cambodia under 
the laws and regulations of Cambodia and who are:  
Management personnel and experts
:  
Natural persons employed by a juridical entity 
and who possess knowledge at an advanced 
level of expertise or proprietary knowledge of a juridical entity product, service, research, 
equipment, techniques, or management, and 
whose qualifications and expertise are not available in the Kingdom of Cambodia or those 
who are seeking work in fields in which 
Cambodians are in short supply.    
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on nati onal treatment Additional commitments 
B.  SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
1.  BUSINESS SERVICES 
A.  Professional Services 
(a)  Legal services (CPC 861) 
 Lawyers only 
 (1) None 
(2)  None 
(3)  In the partnership with Cambodian lawyer; 
may not directly represent clients in courts. 
(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.  SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
1.  BUSINESS SERVICES 
b.  Architectural services 
 (Consulting, planning or design 
services) 
 (CPC 8671)  (1) None, except must have commercial 
presence in Cambodia. 
(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.  
e.  Engineering services 
 (CPC 8672)  
 (1) None, except must have commercial 
presence in Cambodia.  
(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.  
B.  SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
B.  Computer and Related Services 
(a) Consultancy services related to 
the installation of computer 
hardware (CPC 841) 
(b) Software implementation 
services (CPC 842) 
(c) Data processing services  
(CPC 843) 
(d) Data base services (CPC 844) (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.   
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F.  Other Business Services    
(c) Management consulting 
services (CPC 865) 
(d) Services related to man. 
Consulting (CPC 866) 
(k) Placement and supply services 
of Personnel (CPC 872) 
(h) Packaging services (CPC 876) (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.  
2.   COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
C.  Telecommunication Services 
(h) e-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/value added 
facsimile services, incl. store 
and forward, store and retrieve 
(7523**) 
(m) Code and protocol conversion 
(k) On-line information and/or data 
processing  
 (including transaction 
processing) (CPC 843**) (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.  
  
3.   CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
A. General Construction Work for 
Buildings (CPC 512) 
B. General Construction Work for 
Civil Engineering (CPC 513 
excluding CPC 5137) 
C. Installation and Assembly Work 
(CPC 514; CPC 516) 
D. Building Completion and 
Finishing Work (CPC 517) 
E. Other (CPC 511, 515, 518) (1) Unbound ∗ 
(2) None 
(3) Joint venture with local contractor is 
required.   
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section (1) Unbound* 
(2) None 
(3) None 
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
∗ Unbound due to lack of the technical feasibility.  
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7.    FINANCIAL SERVICES 
A.  All insurance and in surance-related services 
a. Non-life insurance se rvices  (1)  Unbound 
(2)  Unbound 
(3)  None, but services must be provided by 
insurance company.  
(4)  Unbound (1)  Unbound 
(2)  Unbound 
(3)  None, but services must be provided 
by insurance company.  
(4)  Unbound  
b. Reinsurance and retrocession (1)  Unbound 
(2)  Unbound 
(3)  Companies must be reinsure 20% of their 
risk in Cambodia Re. 
(4)  Unbound (1) Unbound  
(2) Unbound 
(3) Companies must be reinsure 20% of
their risk in Cambodia Re.  
(4) Unbound  
c. Services auxiliary to insurance 
(including broking and agency services) 
 (1)  None 
(2)  Unbound (3)  None, But subject to the regulation of sub-
decree to insurance law  
(4)  Unbound (1) None 
(2)  Unbound (3)  None, But subject to the regulation of 
sub-decree to insurance law  
(4)  Unbound  
B.  Banking and other financial services 
 The following commitments refe r to commercial banking only. 
a. Acceptance of  deposits and 
other repayable funds from the 
public 
b. Lending for financing of 
commercial transaction and 
productive investment; (1)  None 
(2)  None 
(3)  Only permitted through authorized 
financial institutions as banks. 
(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.  Hotel services  
 (CPC 64110)  (1)  None 
(2)  None 
(3) None for hotels of 3 stars or higher. 
(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.  Tourist guides services  
 (CPC 7472) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None  
(4) Unbound, except as  indicated in the 
horizontal section. Cambodian nationality 
requirement for tourist guides (1)  None 
(2)  None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
   
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11. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
C. Air Transport Services (as defined in the Annex on Air Transport) 
Aircraft repair and maintenance 
services (CPC 8868) 
 
Selling and marketing of air transport services 
 
Computer Reservation System 
Services (CRS) (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.  
F. Road Transport Services 
a. Passenger transportation  
(CPC 7121 + 7122) 
b. Freight transportation  
(CPC 7123) 
c. Rental of commercial vehicles 
with operator (CPC 7124) 
d. Maintenance and repair of road 
transport equipment (CPC 
6112+8867) 
e. Supporting services for road 
transport services (CPC 744) (1) Through commercial presence only.  
(2) None 
(3) Foreign capital limited to 49%. (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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Page 8 Final List of Article (MFN) Exemptions  
 
Sector or sub-sector Description of measure 
indicating its inconsistency with 
Article II Countries to which the measure 
applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for the 
exemption 
Legal services Temporary access for qualified 
foreign lawyers is allowed 
whose countries grant 
reciprocal treatment to lawyers 
of Cambodian nationality. All Indefinite Need to ensure equal access to foreign 
markets for Cambodian lawyers.  
Transport Arrangements 
(need specifics) Facilitation of transport and 
transit transport agreements. Existing and future bilateral 
agreements  Indefinite The need to pr omote trade in transport 
services especially among the 
neighboring countries. 
 
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