ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  S/DCS/W/SLB 
24 de enero de 2003 
 (03-0529) 
Comercio de Servicios Original:   inglés 
  
 
ISLAS SALOMÓN  
 
Proyecto de Lista convertida de Compromisos Específicos
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 El documento adjunto contiene el proyecto de Lista convertida de Compromisos Específicos 
de las Islas Salomón, en formato Word.  Este doc umento no sustituye los compromisos jurídicamente 
vinculantes contraídos por Islas Salomón en su Lista de Compromisos Específicos (GATS/SC/117).   Adjunto al proyecto de lista convertida figura la Lista de Exenciones del Artículo II (NMF) de 
las Islas Salomón (GATS/EL/117) en formato Word. 
  Los proyectos de la Lista y de la Lista de Exenciones del trato NMF convertidas 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 solamente, ba jo la responsabilidad de la S ecretaría y sin perjuicio de 
las posiciones de los Miembros ni de sus dere chos y obligaciones en el marco de la OMC.  S/DCS/W/SLB 
Página 2 SOLOMON ISLANDS – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS  
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED 
IN THIS SCHEDULE 3) (a) Normal government approval and 
registration is requi red for all foreign 
investors by the Foreign Investment Board.  Such approval is based on an 
economic needs test, for which the 
following criteria are, in general, used:  (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 the 
Solomon Islands   
  (b) Companies incorporated outside the 
Solomon Islands must register the name 
of the company with the Registrar of Companies in the Solomon Islands.   
  (c) Foreign nationals and foreign-owned 
companies may not purchase land, but 
may lease from government or land-
holding groups.    
  (d) Foreign investors must have a debt to 
equity ratio of 2:1.   
 4) Unbound except for measures affecting the 
entry and temporary stay of natural persons in 
the following categories:  managers and 
specialists who possess knowledge that is necessary for the provision of the service.  
Entry and temporary stay is limited to those of 
key importance and where employees are unavailable locally.  Entry is limited to 2 years 
initially with any extension subject to 
Immigration and Labour requirements. 4) Unbound except as specified under market 
access. 
 Foreign employees are required to provide on-
the-job training to local employees.    S/DCS/W/SLB
 Página 3Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector 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, home 
country law, including 
public international law (CPC 861**) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, other than the commercial presence 
must take the form of a sole proprietorship or 
partnership. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, other than the commercial presence 
must take the form of a sole proprietorship or 
partnership. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
b)  Accounting, auditing and 
bookkeeping services 
 (CPC 862) 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  
d) Architectural services 
(CPC 8671) 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  
e) Engineering services (CPC 
8672) 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   S/DCS/W/SLB 
Página 4 Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
3. CONSTRUCTION AND 
RELATED 
ENGINEERING SERVICES    
A. General construction work 
for buildings  (CPC 512) 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound
* 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
B. General construction work 
for civil engineering  
(CPC 513) 1) Unbound except where resources and 
materials are not available locally 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound except where resources and materials 
are not available locally 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES    
A. All insurance and 
insurance related services  
(CPC 812) 
 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  
B. Banking and other 
financial services        
(excl. insurance)   
(CPC 811-813) 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  
                                                      
*     Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility.    S/DCS/W/SLB
 Página 5Modes of supply: 1)   Cross-border 2)   Consumption abroad 3)   Commercial presence 4)   Presence of natural persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
9. TOURISM AND 
TRAVEL RELATED 
SERVICES    
A. Hotels and restaurants  
(including catering) 
 (CPC 641-643) 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 6 SOLOMON ISLANDS – FINAL 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
 
ALL SECTORS 
 Depending on the progress 
made within the Melanesian 
Spearhead Group, members 
of the Group may have recourse to waivers with respect to normal government approval and registration for 
foreign investors and 
measures affecting the entry and temporary stay of natural persons. Member states of the MSG: 
Vanuatu 
Papua New Guinea Indefinite MSG Members are in the 
process of expanding links 
between the states 
including with respect to trade in goods and services.  
 
 
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