WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/DCS/W/DMA
24 January 2003
(03-0455)
Trade in Services Original:  English
DOMINICA
Draft Consolidated Schedule of Specific Commitments1
Attached is a draft consolidated version of the Schedule of Specific Commitments of
Dominica in word format.  This document  does not substitute for the legally binding commitments
undertaken by Dominica in its Schedule of Specific Commitments (GATS/SC/27;
GATS/SC/27/Suppl.1)
The draft consolidated versions of the Schedule and the MFN Exemption List were 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/DMA
Page 2DOMINICA – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes 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 Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
3) Commercial presence requires that foreign
service providers incorporate or establish thebusiness locally in accordance with the
relevant provision of the Laws of Dominica,
and where so required, be subject to relevantActs pertaining to property acquisition, leaseand rental, and any operating condition thatmay be the subject of existing laws and
regulations.  Some of these are as follows:
(i) Withholding Tax.  Foreign investors and non-
resident earners of income are subject to the
Withholding Tax Provisions of the IncomeTax Act.
(ii) Aliens Landholding.  The Alien Landholding
Act requires foreign companies andindividuals wishing to hold property inDominica to first obtain a licence in order todo so, within which conditions of purchase aredetailed.
(iii) Dominica reserves a number of small business
service opportunities for nationals. The roomlimitation on Hotel Developments is withinthe context of this policy.  In such circumstances when foreign service providers 
are permitted to operate, an economic needs 
test may be required.
4) The entry of all foreign natural persons to
Dominica and their residence in Dominica is
regulated by immigration laws.S/DCS/W/DMA
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
The employment of foreign natural persons is
subject to Work Permit regulations and labourlaws.  Issue of permits is normally confined topeople with managerial and technical skills
which are in short supply or not available in
Dominica.
Professionals in certain disciplines may berequired to register with the appropriateprofessional or governmental body.
II. SECTOR SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
B. Courier Services 1) None2) None3) Subject to alien landholding regulations.
4) Subject to work permits and immigration
regulations.1) None
2) None3) Subject to withholding tax
4) None
C. Telecommunication
ServicesSee attached 
additional 
commitments on 
regulatory disciplines.
a. Voice telephone services
(CPC 7521)1) Bypass of the network of exclusive operators
not permitted.
2) None
3) Reserved for exclusive operator.4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneS/DCS/W/DMA
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
For public use
b. Packet-switched data
transmission services
(CPC 7523**)
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission services(CPC 7523**)1) Bypass of the network of exclusive operator is
not permitted.
2) None
3) Reserved for exclusive operator.4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
d. Telex services
(CPC 7523**)
e. Telegraph services
(CPC 7522)
f. Facsimile services
(CPC 7521** + 7529**)
g. Private leased circuit
services
(CPC 7522**, 7523**)
For non-public use:
(i.e. closed user groups):
b. Packet-switched data 
transmission
(CPC 7523**)
c. Circuit-switched data
transmission (CPC 7523**)
f. Facsimile services
(CPC 7521**, 7529**)1) Only on network facilities supplied by the
exclusive operator. Bypass of exclusiveoperator is not permitted.
2) None
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the
exclusive operator. Bypass of exclusiveoperator is not permitted.
4) As indicated in the horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
h. Electric mail
(CPC 7523**)
i. Voice mail
(CPC 7523**)
j. On-line information and
data base retrieval(CPC 7523**)
k. Electronic data
interchange (CPC 7523**)1) Only on network facilities supplied by the
exclusive operator.
2) None
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the
exclusive operator.
4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneS/DCS/W/DMA
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
l. Enhanced value-added
facsimile services incl.store and forward, store andretrieve
(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 services (exceptvoice) (CPC 75260)1) Only on facilities supplied by the exclusive
operator.
2) None3) Only on facilities supplied by the exclusive
operator.
4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneS/DCS/W/DMA
Page 6Modes 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 Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
Mobile services
(terrestrial based)
- Cellular/mobile telephone
services
- Mobile data services
- Personal communications
services
- Paging (CPC 75291)- Trunked radio system
services1) Reserved for exclusive operator
2) None
3) Reserved for exclusive operator
4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Mobile services(satellite-based)
- Mobile telephone services
- Mobile data services
- Personal communications
services
-P a g i n g
- Trunked radio system
services1) Only on proof of arrangement between
satellite transport service provider and
exclusive operator, who is under obligationnot to limit the number of satellite transportservice providers with whom sucharrangements will be entered into.
2) None
3) Reserved to supply by exclusive operator in
accordance with arrangements noted above.
4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneS/DCS/W/DMA
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
Fixed satellite services 1) Only on proof of arrangement between
satellite transport service provider andexclusive operator, who is under obligationnot to limit the number of satellite transport
service providers with whom such
arrangements will be entered into.
2) None3) Only on satellite network capacity supplied by
the exclusive international operator.  Bypass
of the exclusive international operator is not
permitted.
4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Teleconferencing  services
(CPC 75292)1) Only network facilities supplied by the
exclusive operator.
2) None
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the
exclusive operator.
4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Telecommunications
equipment sales, rental,
maintenance, connection,
repair and consultingservices(CPC 75410 – 75450)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) As indicated in the horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. All Insurance and
Insurance-related Services
C. Reinsurance 1) None
2) None
3) Subject to Insurance Act4) Subject to work permits and immigration
regulations.1) None
2) None
3) Subject to withholding tax.4) NoneS/DCS/W/DMA
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL
RELATED SERVICES
Hotels Development 1) Unbound*
2) None
3) Subject to alien landholding regulations,
exchange control regulations.  Limited to thedevelopment of hotels in excess of 50 rooms.Hotel development of less than 50 rooms maybe subject to an economic needs test.
4) Limited to managerial and specialist skills
levels and as indicated in the horizontalsection.  Subject to work permit andimmigration regulations.1) None
2) None
3) Subject to withholding tax.
4) None 
10. RECREATIONAL,
CULTURAL AND 
SPORTING SERVICES
A. Entertainment Services 1) None2) None3) May be required to employ national artists and
entertainers.  Limited to theatre, musical
ensembles and bands, dance troupes.  Subject
to alien landholding regulations.
4) Subject to work permits and immigration
regulations.1) None
2) None3) Subject to withholding tax.
4) None
                                                          
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibilityS/DCS/W/DMA
Page 9Modes 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 Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
D. Sporting Services 1) Unbound*
2) None3) Subject to alien landholding regulations.
4) Subject to work permits and immigration
regulations.1) None
2) None3) Subject to withholding tax.
4) NoneS/DCS/W/DMA
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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 telecommunications transport network or service that
(a) are exclusively or predominantly provided 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 telecommunicationsAppropriate 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 SafeguardsThe 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 services suppliers on a timely basis technical
information about essential facilities and commercially relevant information which
are necessary for them to provide services.
2. Interconnection
2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers 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 another supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.S/DCS/W/DMA
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2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the network.
Such interconnection is provided.
(a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (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;
(b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical 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 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 for interconnection negotiations
The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly available.
2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangementsIt is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection agreements
or a reference interconnection offer.
2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlementA service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:
(a) at any time or(b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph
5 below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditions and rates 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 competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome than
necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.S/DCS/W/DMA
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4. Public availability of licensing criteria
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 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 and the procedures 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 objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.
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