RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/TON/2/Rev.1 
13 May 2003 
 (03-2530) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Tonga Original:   English 
 
 
  
ACCESSION OF TONGA  
 
Offer on Trade in Services
 
 
Revision  
 
  For the purposes of the accession of the Governme nt of the Kingdom of Tonga to the WTO, 
the Government has submitted its revised offer of commitments on trade in services. 
 
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I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED IN 
THIS SCHEDULE 3) Government approval is required 
for all businesses to establish in the Kingdom. 
 
 
4) Unbound except for measures 
affecting the entry and temporary stay of natural persons under the Immigration Act.  The 
Immigration Regulations grants 
approval on the basis of a partnership or employment contract.  3) Government approval is required 
for foreign investors to invest into the Kingdom.  The Tongan Constitution prohibits the sales of 
land to all foreigners. Foreigners 
can only attain land through leasing. 
4) Unbound except for measures 
listed under Market Access.   
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES 
A. Professional Services 
(a) Legal Services  
 (CPC 861)  (1) Unbound 
(2) Unbound (3) Unbound (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
(b) Accounting, auditing and 
bookkeeping services  
 (CPC 862) (1) Unbound 
(2) Unbound 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments   
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(d) Architectural Services  
 (CPC 8671) (1) Unbound 
(2) Unbound (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
(e) Engineering services  
 (CPC 8672) (1) Unbound 
(2) Unbound 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
(h) Medical and Dental Services 
 (CPC  9312) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) Unbound (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
(i) Veterinary services  
 (CPC 932) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments   
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B. Computer and Related Services 
(a) Consultancy services related to 
installation of computer hardware 
 (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) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
F. Other Business Services 
(c) Management consulting services 
 (CPC 865, 866) (d) Services related to management 
consulting (1) None 
(2) None (3) Unbound (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
(e) Technical testing and analysis 
services 
 (CPC 8676) 
(r) Printing, publishing  (CPC 88442) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
B. Courier Services  
 (CPC 7512) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments   
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C.  Telecommunication services 
(h) Electronic mail  
 (CPC 7523**) (i) Voice mail  (CPC 7523**) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
D. Audiovisual Services 
(a) Motion Picture and video tape 
production and distribution 
services  
 (CPC 9611) (b) Motion Picture projection 
service  
 (CPC 9612) 
(c) Radio and television services 
 (CPC 9613) (d) Radio and television 
transmission services  
 (CPC 7424) 
(e) Sound recording (n.a.)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELA TED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
A. General construction work for 
buildings  
 (CPC 512) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments   
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B. General construction work for 
civil engineering  
 (CPC 513) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
C. Installation and assembly work  
 (CPC 514 +516) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
D. Building completion and 
finishing work  
 (CPC 517) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
E. Other  
 (CPC 511 + 515 + 518) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
5.  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 
A. Primary education services 
 (CPC 921) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments   
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B. Secondary education services 
 (CPC 922) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) Unbound (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
C. Higher education services  
 (CPC 923) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
D. Adult Education  
 (CPC 924) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) Unbound (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
E. Other Education Services  
 (CPC 929) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
A. Sewage Services  
 (CPC 9401) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) Unbound (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments   
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B. Refuse Disposal Service  
 (CPC 9402) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
C. Sanitation and Similar Services  
 (CPC 9403) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) Unbound (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
D.  Other  
 (CPC 9404, 9405, 9406, 9409) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
B. Banking and other financial 
services  
 (CPC 811-813), (excluding 
insurance CPC 812, 8121, 8129, 81299 & 8140) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
8. HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES 
A. Hospital services 
 (CPC 9311) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments   
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9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES 
A. Hotels and Restaurants 
(including catering) 
 (CPC 641-643)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
B. Travel Agencies and Tour        
Operators Services  
 (CPC 7471) (1) Unbound 
(2) Unbound 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
C. Air Transport Services 
(d) Maintenance and Report of 
Aircraft  
 (CPC 8868) 
(e) Supporting services for air 
transport  
 (CPC 746) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
H. Services auxiliary to all modes of transport  
(a) Cargo-handling service 
excluding maritime services  
 (CPC 741)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments   
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(b) Storage and warehouse service 
excluding maritime services  
 (CPC 742) (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
(c) Freight transport agency services  
 (CPC 748) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
(d) Other  
 (CPC 749) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound except as indicated 
under horizontal commitments  
 
 
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