WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/DCS/W/PNG
24 January 2003
(03-0494)
Trade in Services Original:  English
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Draft consolidated Schedule of Specific Commitments1
Attached is a draft consolidated version of the Schedule of Specific Commitments of Papua
New Guinea in word format.  This document  does not substitute for the legally binding commitments
undertaken by Papua New Guinea in its Schedule of Specific Commitments (GATS/SC/113;
GATS/SC/113/Suppl.1)
The draft consolidated version of the Schedule wa s 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/PNG
Page 2PAPUA NEW GUINEA – 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
ALL SECTORSINCLUDED IN THIS
SCHEDULE
3) (a) Normal government approval and 
registration is required for all foreign investors by the Department of Finance and Planning.  For such approval, the following criteria are, in general, applied:3) Foreign employees are required to provide on-
the-job training to local employees.
(i) provision of new services;(ii) improvement of productive structure of the economy;(iii) viability of the new project especially with respect to foreign exchange earnings or savings;
(iv) implications for employment in 
Papua New Guinea.
(b) Companies incorporated outside Papua 
New Guinea must register the name of thecompany with the Investment Promotion Authority in Papua New Guinea.
(c) Foreign nationals and foreign-owned 
companies may not purchase land, but may lease from government or land-holding groups through the Department ofLands
(d) Subject to certification by respective 
authority agencies
(e) Financial Services
Subject to normal Government regulations including approval from Bankof PNG.S/DCS/W/PNG
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
4) Unbound except for measures affecting the
entry and temporary stay of natural persons inthe following categories: managers and
specialists who possess knowledge that is
necessary for the provision of the service.Entry is limited to those of key importanceand where employees are unavailable locally.Entry is limited to 3 years initially with anyextension subject to Department of Labour
and Employment requirements.4) Unbound except as specified under market
access.
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC
COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
(a) Legal Services
(CPC 861)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
(b) Accounting, auditing and
bookkeeping services(CPC 862)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
(c) Architectural Services
 (CPC 8671)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
sectionS/DCS/W/PNG
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
(d) Engineering Services
(CPC 8672)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
B. Computer and Related
Services
(a) Consultancy services
related to installation of
computer hardware1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
F. Other Business Services
(a) Management consulting
services(CPC 865)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
B. Courier Services in respect
of documents and parcels
excluding letters and
postcards(CPC 7512)S/DCS/W/PNG
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
C. Telecommunication Services
(a) Voice telephone services
(CPC 7521)
(b) Packet-switched data
Transmission services
(CPC 7523**)
(c) Circuit-switched data
transmission services(CPC 7523**)1) Only through the network of TELIKOM PNG
Ltd.
2) Alternative calling or call back are not
allowed.
3) - All Telecommunication Services are 
subjected to a five year exclusivity (1997-2002) to TELIKOM PNG Ltd. as the monopoly service provider.1) None
2) None
3) NonePapua New Guinea
subscribes to theregulatory principles
annexed to this schedule.
(d) Telex services (CPC
7523**)
(e) Telegraph services
(CPC 7522)
(f) Facsimile services
(CPC 7521**+ CPC
7529**)
(g) Private leased circuit
services (CPC 7522**+CPC 7523)
(o) Others
Digital Cellular services
(CPC 75213*)- The issuance of additional operating 
licenses and their terms and conditions will be considered and announced at least two years prior to the end of the exclusivity period.
- Telikom PNG Ltd is designated as 
signatory to the INTELSAT Operating 
Agreement.
- Under the Articles of Association and 
Memorandum of Articles of Telikom PNG Ltd, Telikom PNG Ltd reserves the right to set up subsidiary companies in 
business ventures on particular services of
telecommunications
Paging services (CPC75291)4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
Personal Communicationsservices  (CPC 75213*)
Trunked Radio System
services (CPC 7523**,
CPC 75213*)
Mobile Data Services
(CPC 7523**)S/DCS/W/PNG
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
3. CONSTRUCTION AND
RELATEDENGINEERINGSERVICES
A. General Construction Work
for Buildings
(CPC 512)1) Unbound∗
2) None
3) None1) Unbound*
2) None3) Subject to determinations in favour of national
companies set by the ministries according to theNational Executive Council or authority
responsible for providing the Government
regulations.  This determination is based onKina value of the construction, currently atK500,000, which is reviewed periodicallysubject to economic factors which would affectthe cost of construction.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
B. General Construction Work
for Civil Engineering
(CPC 513)1) Unbound*
2) None1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section3) Subject to determinations in favour of national
companies set by the ministries according to theNational Executive Council or authorityresponsible for providing the Governmentregulations.  This determination is based onKina value of the construction, currently at
K500,000, which is reviewed periodically
subject to economic factors which would affectthe cost of construction.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
                                                     
∗ Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility.S/DCS/W/PNG
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
B. Banking and Other
Financial Services
(a) Acceptance of deposits and
other repayable funds fromthe public(CPC 81115 - 81119)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
(b) Lending of all types,
including inter alia,
consumer credit, mortgagecredit, factoring andfinancing of commercial
transaction
(CPC 8113)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
(c) Financial leasing
(CPC 8112)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
(e) Guarantees and
commitments(CPC 81199)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
(f) Trading for own account or
for account of customers,whether on an exchange, in
an over-the-counter market
or otherwise, the following:S/DCS/W/PNG
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
- money market instruments
(cheques, bills, certificateof deposits, etc.)(CPC 81339)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
- foreign exchange
(CPC 81333)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
- transferable securities
(CPC  81321)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL
RELATED SERVICES
A. Hotel and Restaurants
(including catering)(CPC 641-643)
Hotels 1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
Restaurants 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
sectionS/DCS/W/PNG
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitat ions on  National Treatment Additional Commitments
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport
Services
(a) Passenger transportation
(CPC 7211)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section
(b) Freight transportation
(CPC 7212)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
section1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
sectionS/DCS/W/PNG
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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 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:(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 anothersupplier and  to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.S/DCS/W/PNG
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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 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:
(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/PNG
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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 detailedidentification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required
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