. /. RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2/Corr.11 
25 September 1998 
 (98-3713) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Latvia Original:   English 
 
 
DRAFT REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY 
ON THE ACCESSION OF LATVIA TO THE 
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
 
Draft Schedule CXLIII – Latvia  
 
Part II – Draft Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Services 
 
Corrigendum  
 
 Pages 28-29:  Replace the table  "List of Ar ticle II (MFN) Exempti ons" as follows.  (Changes 
are highlighted and deletions are struck out.)     These changes, together with Latvia's Se rvices Schedule (WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2) will 
be taken up for consideration a nd adoption at the meeting of the Working Party scheduled for 
29 September 1998 (WTO/AIR/924). 
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1 English only  WT/ACC/SPEC/LVA/7/Add.2/Corr.1 
Page 2 LATVIA - LIST OF ARTICLE II (MFN) EXEMPTIONS  
Sector or subsector Descri ption of measure indicating 
its inconsistency with Article II Countries to which the measure 
applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for the 
exemption 
Road transport; passengers and 
freight Provisions in existing or future 
bilateral or plurilateral agreements 
on international road transport 
(including combined transport - 
road/rail) reserving or limiting the 
provision of a transport service into, 
in, across and out of the Republic of 
Latvia to the contracting parties to vehicles registered in each 
contracting party, and providing for 
tax exemption for such vehicles. All countries with which Latvia has 
a bilateral or plurilateral agreement 
on road transport in force Indefinite The need for exemption is linked to 
the region characteristics of road 
transport services 
Sale and marketing of air transport services and computer reservation 
systems Preferential market access resulting 
from bilateral air transport 
agreements All countries Indefinite Reci procal provisions concerning 
supply of air transport services as a 
result of bilateral air transport 
agreements 
Audiovisual Services  
- Production and distribution of 
audiovisual works through 
broadcasting of  or other forms of 
transmission to the public 
 Measures which define works of 
European origin, in such a way as to 
extend national treatment to 
audiovisual works which meet 
certain linguistic and origin criteria 
regarding access to broadcasting or 
similar forms of transmission Parties to the Council of Europe 
Convention on Transfrontier 
Television or other European 
countries with w hom an agreement 
may be concluded Indefinite. 
Exemption needed, for certain 
countries, only until an economic 
integration agreement is concluded 
or completed The measures aim, within the sector, 
to promote cultural values both with 
and within EC Member States and 
with other countries in Europe, as 
well as achieving linguistic policy 
objectives 
Audiovisual services 
-Production and distribution of 
cinematographic works and 
television programmes Measures based upon government-
to-government framework 
agreements, and plurilateral 
agreements,  on coproduction of 
audiovisual works, which confer 
national treatment to audiovisual 
works covered by these agreements, 
in particular in relation to 
distribution and access to funding All countries with whom cultural 
cooperation may be desirable Indefinite The aim of such agreements is to 
promote cultural links between the 
countries concerned 
 
Audiovisual services  
-Production and distribution of  
television programmes and 
cinematographic works 
 Measures granting the benefit of any 
support programmes (such as Action 
Plan for Advanced Television 
Services, MEDIA or EURIMAGES) 
to audiovisual works, and suppliers 
of such works, meeting certain 
European origin criteria European countries Indefinite. 
Exemption needed, for certain 
countries, only until an economic 
integration agreement is concluded 
or completed These programmes aim at 
preserving and promoting the 
regional identity of countries within 
Europe which have long-standing 
cultural links 
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