ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  S/DCS/W/ATG 
24 de enero de 2003 
 (03-0457) 
Comercio de Servicios Original:   inglés 
  
 
 
ANTIGUA Y BARBUDA 
 
Proyecto de Lista refundida de Compromisos Específicos
1 
 
 
 El documento adjunto contiene un proyect o de la Lista refundida de Compromisos 
Específicos de Antigua y Barbuda, en formato Word .  Este documento no sustituye los compromisos 
jurídicamente vinculantes contraídos por Antigua y Barbuda en su Lista de Compromisos Específicos 
(GATS/SC/2;  GATS/SC/2/Suppl.1). 
 
 Adjunto al proyecto de lista refundida figura la Lista de Exenciones del Artículo II (NMF) de Antigua y Barbuda (GATS/EL/2) en formato Word.   Los proyectos de la Lista refundida y de la Lista de Exenciones del trato NMF fueron 
preparados por la Secretaría, a petición de lo s 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 solament e, 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/ATG 
Página 2 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
 
Mode 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) Joint ventures are encouraged;  approval must  
 first be obtained but up to 100% foreign   ownership of an enterprise is permitted. 
   
 
 4) Every person who is not a national of  
 Antigua/Barbuda must have a valid work  
 permit before taking up employment in the  
 country.  Normally, a work permit will be   issued for a specific period to a non-national  
 to fill a particular post and only when  
 qualified nationals are unavailable. This   requirement is to ensure that suitable nationals 
 are given an opportunity to fill the vacancy.  A 
 prospective employer is required to submit the 
 application for a work permit to the Minister  
 of Labour for approval.   
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 Página 3Mode 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 
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
 
 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES 
    
A Professional Services  
    
(a) Legal services:  consulting 
in home law of the service provider and international 
law (CPC 861) 
  1) None 
2) None 3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Business Act 
4) None 
  
 
(b) Accounting, auditing & 
book-keeping services  
 (CPC 862) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Business Act 
4) None 
  
 
(c) Taxation services 
 (CPC 863) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) None 
  
 
(d) Architect services  (CPC 8671) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Architect Act 4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Architect Act 4) None 
  
 
(e) Engineering services 
 (CPC 8672) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Engineers Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Engineers Act 
4) None   
 
(h) Medical services  (CPC 9312)  1) None 
2) None 3) Medical Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Medical Act 
4) None 
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Página 4 Mode 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 
B. COMPUTER AND 
RELATED SERVICES 
    
(b) Software implementation 
services (CPC 842) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Business Act 
4) None 
  
 
(c) Data processing services 
 (CPC 843) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 4) None 
  
 
(d)  Data base services 
 (CPC 844) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) None   
 
C. Research & Development 
Services  
    
(a) Research and development 
on natural sciences  
 (CPC 851) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) None   
 
(b) Research and development 
services on social sciences and humanities 
 (CPC 852) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Business Act 
4) None 
  
 
(c)  Interdisciplinary research 
and development services 
 (CPC 853)  1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 4) None 
 
  
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 Página 5Mode 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 
2. COMMUNICATION  
 SERVICES 
    
C. Telecommunication 
Services  
    
(a) Voice telephone services  
 (CPC 7521)   1) Bypass of exclusive operators not permitted 
until 2012.  None as of 2012. 
2) None 
3) Domestic telephone reserved to Government 
owned exclusive operator.  International telephone reserved to international exclusive 
operator until 2012.  None as of 2012 (only 
applies to international telephone). 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal  
 section 1) None 
  
2) None 
3) None  
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal  
 section 
  See attached additional 
commitments on regulatory disciplines. 
 
For public use  
 
(b) Packet-switched data 
transmission services 
 (CPC 7523**) 
(c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission service 
 (CPC 7523**) 
(d) Telex services  
 (CPC 7523**) (e) Telegraph services  
 (CPC 7522) 
(g) Private leased circuit 
services 
 (CPC 7522**, CPC 
7523**) 
 1) Bypass of exclusive operators not permitted  
 until 2012.  None as of 2012 for international  
 services. 
2) None 3) Reserved to exclusive operators until 2012.  
 None as of 2012 for international services. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal   section.  None as of 2012 for international  
 services. 
 1) None 
 
 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal   section 
 
  
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Página 6 Mode 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 
For non-public use  
(i.e. Closed user groups): 
 
(b) Packet-switched data   transmission services 
 (CPC 7523**) 
(c) Circuit-switched data   transmission services 
 (CPC 7523**) 
 1) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
exclusive operators and bypass of exclusive 
operators not permitted.  None as of 2012 for 
international services. 
2) None 
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
exclusive operators and bypass of exclusive operators not permitted and resale of excess 
capacity are not permitted until 2012.  None as 
of 2012 for international services. 
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) Facsimile services)  (CPC 7521**, CPC   7529**) 
(h)  Electronic mail  
 (CPC 7523**) (i) Voice mail (CPC 7523**) 
(j) On-line information and  
 data base retrieval   (CPC 7523**) 1) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
exclusive operators. 
2) None 
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the  
 exclusive operators. 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal  
 section 1) None 
  
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal  
 section    S/DCS/W/ATG
 Página 7Mode 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 
(k) Electronic data interchange 
 (CPC 7523**) 
(l) Enhance/value-added 
facsimile services incl.  Store and forward Store 
and retrieve  
 (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  
 (Except voice) (CPC   75260) 
   
  
 
Mobile service (terrestrial based) 
 
- Cellular/mobile telephone 
services 
- Mobile data services 
- Personal communications 
 services 
- Paging (CPC 75291) 
- Trunked radio system 
 services 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) Foreign ventures permitted only if capital 
invested is greater than US$500,000, ventures less than US$500,000  reserved to nationals. 
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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Página 8 Mode 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 
Mobile services (satellite-based) 
 
- Mobile telephone services 
- Mobile data services - Personal communications 
services 
- Paging - Trunked radio system 
services 
 1) Only through arrangements between satellite 
transport service suppliers and exclusive 
international operator, who is under obligation 
not to limit the number of suppliers with whom such arrangements will be entered into 
2) None 
3) Reserved to supply by  exclusive operator in 
accordance with arrangem ents indicated under 
mode 1. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal   section. 
 1) None 
 
 
  
 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal   section 
  
 
Fixed satellite services  1) Only through arrangements between satellite 
transport service suppliers and exclusive international operator, who is under obligation 
not to limit the number of suppliers with 
whom such arrangements will be entered into 
2) None 
3) Only on satellite network capacity supplied by 
the exclusive international operator and 
bypass of exclusive international operator not 
permitted. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal  
 section 
 1) None 
  
 
  
2) None 
3) None 
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal  
 section 
  
 
Teleconferencing services 
(CPC 75292) 
 1) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
 exclusive operators. 
2) None 3) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
exclusive operators. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal   section 
 1) None 
 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal   section 
  
 
Telecommunications equipment 
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   section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal   section 
  
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 Página 9Mode 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 
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
    
A. All insurance and insurance 
related services  
    
(c) Re-insurance 
 (CPC 81299) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Insurance Act 4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Insurance Act 4) None 
  
 
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL 
RELATED SERVICES 
    
A. Hotel and Resort 
Development  
 (Construction) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Hotel Proprietors Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Hotel Proprietors Act 
4) None   
 
 Hotel management  (CPC 641) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Hotel Proprietors Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Hotel Proprietors Act 
4) None   
 
10. RECREATIONAL, 
CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
    
A. Entertainment Services  
 (CPC 9619) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under ho rizontal  commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) None   
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
    
A. Maritime Transport 
Services  
    
(b) Freight transport services 
 (CPC 7222) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) A & B Merchant Shipping Act 4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) A & B Merchant Shipping Act 4) None 
  
 
(d) Maintenance & repair of 
vessels (CPC 8868) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) As indicated under horizontal commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Business Act 
4) None   
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 Página 11 
 
 
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 telecommunica tions transport network or service that 
   (a) are exclusively or predominantly pr ovided 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 materially affect the terms of participation (having 
regard to price and supply) in the relevant 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 sh all 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. 
 
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 competitors with anti-competitive results;  
 and 
   (c) not making available to other serv ices suppliers on a timely basis technical  
 information about essential facilities and commercia lly relevant information 
 which are necessary for them to provide services.  
   
 
  2. Interconnection
 
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2.1 This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public teleco mmunications 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 a nother supplier, where sp ecific commitments are 
undertaken. 2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
 
 
 Interconnection with a major suppl ier will be ensured at any tec hnically feasible point in the 
network.  Such interc onnection is provided. 
   (a) under non-discriminatory  terms, conditions (includi ng technical standards and 
 specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided 
 for its own like services or for like se rvices of non-affiliat ed service suppliers 
 or for its subsidiaries or other affiliates; 
   (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, c onditions (including te chnical standards and 
 specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having 
 regard to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled 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  the network termin ation 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 procedures for interconnection negotiations
 
 
 The procedures applicable fo r interconnection 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 availa ble either its interconnection 
agreements or a reference interconnection offer. 
 2.5 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 ti me which has been made publicly known 
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regu latory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below, 
to resolve disputes regarding appr opriate terms, conditions and ra tes for interconnection within a 
reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously. 
 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-discriminatory and comp etitively 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
 
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 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 w ill 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 regul ators shall be impartial 
with respect to all market participants.  
6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
 
  Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers and rights of way, will be carr ied out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory 
manner. The current st ate of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed 
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government us es is not required. 
 
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA – 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 
2.C. Telecommunication  
 services 
 
 Mobile services 
 (terrestrial based)   
 
 
Measures which regional 
agreements offer Caricom National equal treatment to 
domestic nationals 
  
 
 
Caricom member countries 
  
 
 
Indefinite 
  
 
 
Caricom Single Market 
Agreement 
 
 
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