RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/KGZ/9/Rev.1/Add.2  
28 May 1998 
 (98-2213) 
Working Party on the Accession  
of the Kyrgyz Republic Original:   English 
 
 
 
DRAFT REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY  
ON THE ACCESSION OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
Schedule CXLII - Kyrgyz Republic  
Part II - Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services  
Addendum  
 As indicated in paragraph 169 of the Draft Report of the Working Party on the Accession of 
the Kyrgyz Republic (WT/ACC/SPEC/KGZ/9/R ev.1), the Schedule of Concessions and 
Commitments on Goods resulting from the negotiati ons between the Kyrgyz Republic and WTO 
Members is annexed to the Protocol of Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic.  The Schedule submitted 
by the Kyrgyz Republic is reproduced hereunder. 
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I.  HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 
Commitments include all  sectors (4) Unbound except  for measures concerning 
temporary entry and stay of nationals of 
another member who fall into the categories 
below: Services salespersons
 - persons not based in 
the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic and 
receiving no remuneration from a source located within the Kyrgyz Republic, who 
are engaged in activities related to 
representing a services supplier for the purpose of negotiating for the sale of the 
services of that supplier where: 
(a) such sales are not directly made 
to the general public;  and  
(b) the salesperson is not engaged in 
supplying the service.  Entry for persons named in this section is 
limited to a ninety-day period. (4) Unbound except for the measures 
affecting the presence of natural 
persons in the territory of Kyrgyz 
Republic (KR) - for CIS citizens no entry visa is required.  Citizens from 
other countries are required to obtain 
entry visas (except countries with which the Kyrgyz Republic has 
agreements on entr ance without visas). 
 Intra-corporate transferees  - managers, 
executives and specialists, as defined below, 
who are employees of firms that provide 
services within the Kyrgyz Republic through a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate 
established in the Kyrgyz Republic and who 
have been in the prior employ of their firm outside the Kyrgyz Republic for the period 
of not less than one year immediately 
preceding the date of their application for admission and who are one of the following:   
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 (a) Managers  - persons within an 
organization who primarily direct the organization, or a department or 
sub-division of the organization, 
supervise and control the work of other supervisory, professional or 
managerial employees, have the 
authority to hire and fire or recommend hiring, firing, or other 
personnel actions (such as promotion 
or leave authorization), and exercise 
discretionary authority over 
day-to-day operations. Does not include first-line supervisors, unless 
the employees supervised are 
professionals, nor does it include employees who primarily perform 
tasks necessary for the provision of 
the service.   
 (b) Executives  - persons within the 
organization who primarily direct the management of the organization, 
establish the goals and policies of the 
organization, exercise wide latitude in decision-making, and receive only 
general supervision or direction from 
higher-level executiv es, the board of 
directors, or stockholders of the 
business.  Executives would not 
directly perform tasks related to the 
actual provision of a service or 
services of the organization.    
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 (c) Specialists -  persons within an 
 organization who possess knowledge  at an advanced level of continued 
 expertise and who possess proprietary 
 knowledge of the organization’s  services, research, techniques, or 
 management. 
 (Specialists may include, but are not limited  to, members of licensed professions.)   
 Persons responsible for the setting up of a 
commercial presence.   
 Persons as employees of an enterprise 
engaged in substantive business in the 
Kyrgyz Republic without having 
commercial presence in the Kyrgyz Republic who provide a service as a 
professional of a service sector.   
 Entry for persons named in this section is limited to a 
three-year period that may be extended for up to two 
additional years for a total term not to exceed five years.   
II.  COMMITMENTS IN SPECIFIC SECTORS 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES 
A.  Professional Services 
(a)  Legal services (CPC 861) (i) Legal services:  home country 
law and public international 
law  (excluding Kyrgyz Law)  
(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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(ii) Legal services: practice as or 
though a qualified Kyrgyz lawyer (1) None 
(2) None (3) Advocate services may be provided only by 
KR citizens. Only an advocate has the right 
to provide legal services in connection with criminal matters 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) Unbound 
 
  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
(b) Accounting, auditing and 
bookkeeping services  
(CPC 862)  
(c) Taxation services (CPC 863) (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) Architectural services 
(CPC 8671) 
(e) Engineering services 
(CPC 8672) 
(g) Urban planning and landscape 
architectural services 
(CPC 8674) (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  
(h) Medical and dental services 
(CPC 9312) 
(i)  Veterinary services (CPC 932) 
(j) Services provided by 
midwives, nurses, physiotherapists and  
para-medical personnel 
(CPC 93191) (1) None 
(2) None (3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None  (3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
(k) Services in the sphere of 
industrial property (1) None  
(2) None  
(3) Unbound  (4) Only a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, who 
is permanently residing in the Kyrgyz 
Republic, has the right to provide services 
(in the sphere of industrial property) as a 
patent agent (1) None 
(2) None  
(3) Unbound  (4) Only a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, 
who is permanently residing in the 
Kyrgyz Republic, has the right to 
provide services (in the sphere of 
industrial property) as a patent agent   
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B. Computer and Related 
Services   (CPC 841-845, 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  
C. Research and Development 
Services  (CPC 851-853) (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.   Real Estate Services 
(a) Involving own or leased 
property (CPC 821) 
(b) On a fee or contract basis 
(CPC 822) (1) None 
(2) None  (3) Unbound  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None  (3) Unbound  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
E. Rental/Leasing Services 
Without Operators and With Operators 
(CPC 83101-83109, 832) (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 
(a) Advertising services 
(CPC 871) 
(c) Management consulting 
services (CPC 865, 866) 
(e) Technical testing and analysis 
services  
(CPC 8676) (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) Services incidental to 
agriculture, hunting and forestry (CPC 881) (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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(g) Services incidental to fishing 
(CPC 882) (1)  None 
(2) None (3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
(h) Services incidental to mining 
(CPC 883, 5115) 
(i) Services incidental to 
manufacturing (CPC 884, 885, 
except for 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  
(j) Services incidental to energy 
distribution  (CPC 887) (1) Unbound  
(2) Unbound  (3) None, except for services on distribution of 
electric energy  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) Unbound  
(2) Unbound  (3) None, except for services on 
distribution of electric energy 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
(m) Scientific and technical 
consulting services  (CPC 8675)  
(n) Maintenance and repair of 
equipment (not including maritime vessels, aircraft or 
other transport equipment) 
(CPC 633, 8861-8866) 
(r) Printing, publishing 
(CPC 88442) 
(s) Convention services 
(CPC 87909*) 
(t) Market research and public 
opinion monitoring services (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 
A. Postal Services 
(CPC 7511) (1) Unbound  
(2) None (3) Unbound  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) Unbound  
(2) None  (3) Unbound  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments   
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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  
C. Telecommunication Services: 
Basic and Enhanced Telecommunication Services
1   The Kyrgyz Republic 
undertakes additional commitments as contained in 
the attachment, all parts of 
which are equally binding. 
(a) Voice telephone services 
(CPC 7521) 
(d) Telex services (CPC 7523**) (1) None, except for international and long 
distance communications, where none as from 1 January 2003 
(2) None (1) None  
  
(2) None  
(e) Telegraph services 
(CPC 7522) 
(g) Private leased circuit services: 
(CPC 7522**, 7523**) 
Mobile services; Analogue/digital cellular 
services; 
PCS (personal communications services); 
Paging services; 
Mobile data services. (3) None, except for international and long 
distance communication, where none as from 1 January 2003. 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (3) None 
  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
(b) Packet-switched data 
transmission services 
(CPC 7523**) 
(c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission services 
(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  
                                                      
1 Commitments undertaken in this section are in accordance with the Notes by the Chairman S/GBT/W/2/Rev.1 and S/GBT/W/3.  
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(f) Facsimile services 
(CPC 7521**, 7529**) 
(h) Electronic mail (CPC 7523**) 
(i) Voice mail  
(CPC 7523**)    
(j) On-line information and data 
base retrieval  
(CPC 7523**) 
(k) Electronic data interchange 
(EDI) (CPC 7523**)    
(l) Enhanced/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 (CPC 843**) 
(o) Other    
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 7524) 
(e) Sound recording  (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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3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES  
 (CPC 511-518) (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  
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 
A. Commission Agents’ Services 
(CPC 621) 
B. Wholesale Trade 
(except wholesale trade of 
alcoholic beverages, tobacco, firearms, pharmaceuticals)  
(CPC 622)  
C. Retailing Services  
(except for alcoholic 
beverages and tobacco) (CPC 
631, 632, 6111, 6113, 6121) 
D. Franchising (CPC 8929) (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  
5. EDUCATION SERVICES 
A. Primary Education Services 
(CPC 921) (1) None, except for on primary education 
services funded from State sources 
 
(2) None (3) None, except for on primary education 
services funded from State sources 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None, except for on primary education 
services funded from State sources 
(2) None 
(3) None   
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments   
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B. Secondary Education Services  
(CPC 922) (1) None, except for on secondary education 
services funded from State sources 
 
(2) None 
(3) None, except for on secondary education 
services funded from State sources 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None, except for on secondary 
education services funded from State sources 
(2) None 
(3) None  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
C. Higher education services 
(CPC 923) (1) None, except for on higher education 
services funded from State sources 
 
(2) None 
(3) None, except for on higher education 
services funded from State sources 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None, except for on higher education 
services funded from State sources 
(2) None  
(3) None 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
D. Adult Education  
(CPC 924) (1) None, except for on ad ult education services 
funded from State sources 
(2) None  
(3) None, except for on ad ult education services 
funded from State sources 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None, except for on adult education 
services funded from State sources 
(2) None 
(3) None 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
A. Sewage Services (CPC 9401) 
B. Refuse Disposal Services 
(CPC 9402) 
C. Sanitation and Similar 
Services (CPC 9403) 
D. Other (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  
7.  FINANCIAL SERVICES 
A. All Insurance and Insurance 
Related Services  
(CPC 812**) (1) Unbound, except for insurance of cargo 
transportation, broker age and reinsurance 
(2) None (1) None  
 (2) None   
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(a) Life, accident and health 
insurance services  (CPC 8121) 
(b) Non-life insurance services 
(CPC 8129) 
(c) Reinsurance and retrocession 
(CPC 81299*) 
(d) Services auxiliary to insurance 
(including broking and agency 
services)  
(CPC 8140) (3) None, except for foreign ownership in 
Kyrgyz legal entities providing insurance services must not exceed 49%.  This 
restriction will be eliminated by 
1 January 2002. 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (3) None  
  
 
 (4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
B.  Banking and Other Financial 
Services  (excluding insurance)    
(a) Acceptance of deposits and 
other repayable funds from the public  
(CPC 81115-81119) (1) None 
(2) None  (1) None 
(2) None   
(b) Lending of all types, incl., 
inter alia , consumer credit, 
mortgage credit, factoring and 
financing of commercial transaction (CPC 8113) 
(c) Financial leasing (CPC 8112) (3) None (3) None, except for: 
The minimum capital requirement for  
banks with less than 20% foreign 
participation is half that required for banks with more than 20%  foreign 
participation.  This distinction will be 
eliminated by 31 December 2002  
(d) All payment and money 
transmission services 
(CPC 81339**) (4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
(e) Guarantees and commitments  
(CPC 81199**) 
(f) Trading for own account or for 
account of customers, whether 
on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or 
otherwise, the following:     
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- money market instruments 
(cheques, bills, certificate of  deposits, etc.) (CPC 81339**) 
- foreign exchange (CPC 81333) 
- derivative products incl., but not 
limited to, futures and options 
(CPC 81339**)    
- exchange rate and interest rate 
instruments, incl. products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, 
etc.  
(CPC 81339**) 
- transferable securities 
(CPC 81321*) 
- other negotiable instruments and 
financial assets, incl. bullion (CPC 
81339**)    
(g) Participation in issues of all kinds 
of securities, incl. under-writing 
and placement as agent (whether 
publicly or privately) and 
provision of service related to 
such issues (CPC 8132)    
(h) Money broking (CPC 81339**) 
(i) Asset management, such as cash 
or portfolio management, all 
forms of collective investment 
management, pension fund management, custodial depositary 
and trust services (CPC 8119**, 
81323*)    
(j) Settlement and clearing services 
for financial assets, incl. securities, derivative products, 
and other negotiable instruments  
(CPC 81339** or 81319**)     
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(k) Advisory and other auxiliary 
financial services on all the activities listed in Article 1B of 
MTN.TNC/W/50, incl. credit 
reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, 
advice on acquisitions and on 
corporate restructuring and strategy (CPC 8131 or 8133)    
(l) Provision and transfer of financial 
information, and financial data processing and related software  
by providers of other financial 
services (CPC 8131)    
8. HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES 
(other than those listed under IA(h-j.) 
(CPC 9311, 9319 other than 93191, 
933) (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  
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES 
A. Hotels and Restaurants (incl. 
catering)  
(CPC 641-643) 
B. Travel Agencies and Tour 
Operators' Services  
(CPC 7471) 
C. Tourist Guides Services (CPC 
7472) 
D. Other (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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10. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
(Other than audiovisual services) 
(CPC 9619, 962-964) (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  
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
A. Maritime Transport Services 
(CPC 7211-7214, 745**, 8868**) (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  
C. Air Transport Services (except 
maintenance and repair of 
aircraft) 
(CPC 731, 732, 734, 746) (1) Foreign air transport companies are not 
permitted to provide domestic air 
transportation services  
(2) Unbound  (3) Unbound  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) Unbound  
 
 
(2) Unbound  (3) Unbound  
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
(d) Maintenance and repair of 
aircraft (CPC 8868**) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None except foreign ownership interest in 
Kyrgyz legal entities providing such services can not exceed 49%.  This 
restriction will be removed before 2005 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments (1) None  
(2) None  
(3) None  
  
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated under 
horizontal commitments  
E. Rail Transport Services  
(CPC 7111-7113, 8868**, 
743) (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. Road Transport Services  
(CPC 7121-7124, 6112, 8867, 
744) (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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G. Pipeline Transport (CPC 7131, 
7139) (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  
H. Services Auxiliary to all 
Modes of Transport  (CPC 741, 742, 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) Services on transport  tickets 
reservation  by means of computers (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  
 
 The (*) indicates that the service specified is a component of a more aggregated CPC item specif ied elsewhere in this classific ation list. 
The (**) indicates that the service specified constitutes only a pa rt of the total range of activities covered by the CPC conco rdance (e.g. voice mail is only a 
component of CPC item 7523).  WT/ACC/SPEC/KGZ/9/Rev.1/Add.2 
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 ANNEX 1 
REFERENCE PAPER  
Scope  
 The following are principals on the regulat ory framework for basic telecommunications 
services. 
Definitions  
"Users" means service consumers and service suppliers. "Essential facilities" means facilities of a public tel ecommunications transport network or service that: 
- are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers; 
and  
- cannot feasibly be economically or techni cally 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 releva nt market for basic telecommunications services as a 
result of: 
- control over essential facilities; or 
- use of its position in the market. 
1. Competitive safeguards
 
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications  
 Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone 
or together, are a major supplier from engaging  in or continuing anti-competitive practices. 
1.2 Safeguards  
 The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular: 
- engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization; - using information obtained from compet itors with anti-competitive results; and 
- not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical 
information about essential facilities and co mmercially relevant information which 
are necessary for them to provide services. 
2. Interconnection
 
2.1 This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public telecommunications 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 anot her supplier, where specific commitments are 
undertaken. WT/ACC/SPEC/KGZ/9/Rev.1/Add.2 
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 2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
 
 Interconnection with a major supplier will be en sured at any technically feasible point in the 
network.  Such interconnection is provided: 
- under non-discriminatory terms, conditi ons (including technical standards and 
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its 
own like services or for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its 
subsidiaries or other affiliates; 
- in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that ar e transparent, reasonable, having regard 
to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundl ed so that the supplier need not pay 
for network components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be 
provided; and 
- upon request, at points in addition to the network termination 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 fo r interconnection for interconnection negotiations
 
 The procedures applicable for interconnecti on 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 available either its interconnection 
agreements or a reference interconnection offer. 
2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement  
 A service supplier requesting interconnection with  a major supplier will have recourse, either: 
- at any time or 
- after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known. 
 To an independent domestic body, which ma y be a regulatory body as referred to in 
paragraph 5 below, to resolve disputes regardi ng appropriate terms, c onditions and rates for 
interconnection within a reasonable period of time, to  the extent that these have not been established 
previously. 
3. Universal service  
 Kyrgyz Republic has the right to define th e 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-discriminator y and competitively neutral manner and are not more 
burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal  service defined by the Kyrgyz Republic. 
4. Public availability of licensing criteria  
 Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:  WT/ACC/SPEC/KGZ/9/Rev.1/Add.2 
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 - all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision 
concerning an application for a licence;  and 
- the terms and conditions  of individual licences. 
 The reasons for the denial of a licence will 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 a nd the procedure used by regulators 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 carried out in an obj ective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory 
manner.  The current state of allocated frequency ba nds will be made publicly available, but detailed 
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses in not required. 
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