WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONGATS/SC/126
22 April 1999
(99-1650)
Trade in Services
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
Schedule of Specific Commitments
(This is authentic in English only)
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Page 2LATVIA – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border (2)  Consumption abroad (3)  Commercial presence (4)  Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limit ations on National Treatment Additional Commitments
I. HORIZONTAL SERVICES
Real estate purchase
3) Unbound in relation to acquisition of
land.  Land lease not exceeding 99 years permitted.3) Unbound in relation to acquisition of 
land.  Land lease not exceeding 99 years 
permitted.
4) Movement of natural persons
Unbound except for the following 
categories of natural persons:
I. Temporary presence of intracorporate 
transferees
Natural persons of another Member who have beenin the employ of the firm transferring them for oneyear immediately prior to their transfer.
(i) Intracorporate transferees occupying senior
managerial or executive positions and:
- directing the establishment or a department
or subdivision of the establishment; and
- supervising and controlling the work of 
other supervisory, professional or 
managerial employees; and
- having the authority personally to hire and 
to fire or other personnel actions.
(ii) Specialists possessing high or uncommon
qualifications or knowledge essential forthe functioning of the firm. Firms have tobe prepared upon request to certify thequalifications of their transferees seeking
entry. Vacancies have to be registered at
the State Employment Office together withinformation on necessary qualifications(e.g. education, job experience, languageskills, other special requirements).Vacancy has to be open for applicationsone month.GATS/SC/126
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Duration of temporary stay of intracorporate
transferees mentioned in this section is limited to atotal period of five years.
II. Persons of an enterprise engaged in 
substantive business
Persons who are employees of an enterprise outsideLatvia not having commercial presence in Latvia,which has concluded a services contract with an
enterprise engaged in substantive business in Latvia,
and who have been beforehand employees of theenterprise outside Latvia for a time period of notless than one year immediately preceding theirapplication for admission, and who fulfil the
conditions of paragraph I (ii) above and who
provide a service in Latvia as a professional of aservices sector as set out below on behalf of theenterprise outside Latvia; as a further requirementfive years of related experience is required.Individual services providers not employed by such
enterprise outside Latvia are considered as persons
seeking access to Latvian employment market.
Services sectors:- Management Consulting Services 
(CPC 865);
- Services related to Management 
Consulting (CPC 866).
III. Business visitors
Natural persons of another Member who stay in the
Republic of Latvia without acquiring remuneration
from or within the Republic of Latvia and withoutengaging in making direct sales to the general publicor supplying services, for the purpose ofparticipating in business meetings, businesscontacts, including negotiations for the sale of
services, or other similar activities, including those
to prepare the establishment of commercial presencein the Republic of Latvia.  The duration oftemporary stay is limited with a 90 day visa.GATS/SC/126
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limit ations on National Treatment Additional Commitments
II. SECTOR SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS
SERVICES
A. Professional Services
(a) Legal services
(CPC 861, exceptconsultancy on homecountry andinternational law1) None
2) None3), 4) Licence issued by the Ministry of Justice
and knowledge of Latvian languagerequired. Licensed lawyer can provide all
legal services, except representation in
criminal proceedings.
Representation in criminal proceedings permittedonly to sworn solicitors.1) None
2) None3) None
Nationality requirement for sworn solicitors and
sworn notaries. Sworn solicitors and sworn notaries
have to be at least 25 years old, having knowledgeof Latvian language, graduated from University ofLatvia or from other university recognized as equalby the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia, andhaving practical experience.
Sworn solicitors have to pass examination inaccordance with rules set up by Council of SwornSolicitors.
Sworn notaries have to pass examination inaccordance with order set up by the Minister ofJustice in cooperation with the Council of
Sworn Notaries.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section4) None
- Consultancy on home 
country and international law1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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(b) Accounting, auditing
and bookkeepingservices (CPC 862)1) None
2) None3), 4) The owner of shares or the head of a firm
should be qualified as a sworn auditor inLatvia. Sworn auditors can be persons noyounger than 25 years and:1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(a) having a high school degree in economics or
in other specialities, if an examination on
basic economics is passed;
(b) having at least 3 year experience in auditing
recognized by the Latvian Association ofSworn Auditors;
(c) which have passed qualification examination
and acquired licence of sworn auditor in
accordance with requirements of the LatvianAssociation of Sworn Auditors;
(d) having excellent reputation.
(c) Taxation services
(CPC 863)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(d) Architectural services
(CPC 8671)1) None
2) None3) Practice of 3 years in Latvia in the field of
projecting and university degree required
to receive the licence enabling to engagein business activity with full range oflegal responsibility and rights to sign aproject
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(e) Engineering services
(CPC 8672)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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(f) Integrated engineering
services (CPC 8673)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(g) Urban planning services
(part of CPC 8674)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(g) Landscape architectural
services
(part of CPC 8674)1) None
2) None
3) Practice of 3 years in Latvia in the field of
projecting and university degree requiredto receive the licence enabling to engage inbusiness activity with full range of legalresponsibility and rights to sign a project.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(h) Private medical and
dental services
(CPC 9312 excluding
services provided by
the public sector)1) None
2) Public medical insurance programmes do
not cover cost of medicare supplied abroad
3), 4) Nationality requirement. Practice of
medical profession by foreigners requiresthe permission from local healthauthorities, based on economic needs for
medical doctors and dentists in a given
region.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Foreign medical doctors have limited
election rights within the professionalchambers
(i) Veterinary services
(CPC 932)1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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(j) Services provided by
midwives, nurses inprivate establishments
(CPC 93191 excluding
services providedwithin the publicsector)1) Unbound*
2) Public insurance programmes do not cover
the cost of foreign medical servicessupplied abroad
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section.  Nationalityrequirements.  Access restricted to naturalpersons only.  Economic needs determinedby the total number of nurses and
midwives in the given region, authorized
by local health authorities.1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) None
B.  Computer and related
Services (except airline
computer reservation
systems)
(a) Consultancy services
related to the
installation of computerhardware (CPC 841)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(b) Software
implementation
services (CPC 842)
(c) Data processing 
Services
(CPC 843)
(d) Data base services
(CPC 844)
(e) Other  (CPC 845+849)GATS/SC/126
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C. Research and 
Development Services
(a) Research and
experimentaldevelopment services
on chemistry and
biology (CPC 85102)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(b) Research and
development serviceson social sciences andhumanities
(CPC 852)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
E. Rental / Leasing 
Services without
Operators
(a) Relating to ships
(CPC 83103)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(d) Relating to other
machinery andequipment
(CPC 83106-83109)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(e) Other (CPC 832),
including pre-recorded
video cassettes for usein home entertainmentequipment (CPC83202)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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F. Other Business 
Services
(a) Advertising services
(CPC 871)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(b) Market research and
public opinion pollingservices (CPC 864)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(c) Management
consulting services(CPC 865)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(d) Services related to
managementconsulting (CPC 866)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(e) Technical testing and
analysis services
(CPC 8676)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal sector1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(f) Services incidental to
agriculture, hunting
and forestry (CPC 881)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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(h) Services incidental to
mining (CPC 883)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(i) Services incidental to
manufacturing
(CPC 884, CPC 885,
excluding producing ofsecurities, money,coins and stamps)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(j) Services incidental to
energy distribution
(CPC 887)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(m) Related scientific and
technical consultingservices (CPC 8675)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(n) Maintenance and repair
of equipment (notincluding maritimevessels, aircraft or
other transport
equipment)
(CPC 633+8861-8866)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(o) Building-cleaning
services
(CPC 874)1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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(p) Photographic services
(CPC 875, excluding87504)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(q) Packaging services 
(CPC 876)1) Unbound*
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) None
(r) Printing, publishing
(CPC 88442)1) None
2) None
3) Establishment rights in publishing sector
granted only to Latvian incorporated legalpersons.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(s) Convention services
(CPC 87909*)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(t) Other
 - Credit reporting 
services (CPC 87901)
 - Collection agency
services (CPC 87902)
 - Duplicating services
(CPC 87904)
 - Translation and
interpretation services
(CPC 87905)
 - Speciality design
services (CPC 87907)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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- Other business services
n.e.c. (CPC 87909)
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
B. Land-based courier
services (CPC 7512)1) None2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
C. Telecommunication 
services
All sectors - Providing of public voice telephony and
facilities-based services is reserved to
Lattelekom.  None as of 1 January 2003.
- Call-back and refile services are not allowed
None as of 1 January 2003.The Government will re-
examine and publish the
rules and regulatory policy
regarding furthercompetition in the field ofbasic telecommunicationservices towards the year2003.  The attached
reference paper on
regulatory principles isincorporated as additionalcommitments by theRepublic of Latvia.
Basic 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) Lattelekom SIA has exclusive rights for
telecommunication infrastructure
operating and for supplying of basic
telecommunication services. None as of1 January 2003.
2) None1) Lattelekom SIA has exclusive rights for
telecommunication infrastructure operating
and for supplying of basic
telecommunication services. None as of 1January 2003.
2) NoneGATS/SC/126
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(d) Telex services
(CPC 7523**)
(e) Telegraph services 
(CPC 7522)
(f) Facsimile services 
(CPC 7521** + 7529**)
(g) Private leased circuit
services  (CPC 7522**+  7523**)3) Lattelekom SIA has exclusive rights for
telecommunication infrastructureoperating and for supplying of basictelecommunication services. None as of 1January 2003.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section3) Lattelekom SIA has exclusive rights for
telecommunication infrastructure operatingand for supplying of basictelecommunication services. None as of 1January 2003.
4) None
Other basic and enhanced
telecommunication services
All other basic and enhancedservices(h) Electronic mail
(CPC 7523**)
(i) Voice mail
(CPC 7523**)
(j) On-line information
and data base retrieval(CPC 7523**)
(k) Electronic data
interchange(CPC 7523**)
(l) Enhanced facsimile
service (CPC 7523**)
(m) Code and protocol
conversion
(n) On-line information
and/or data  processing
(CPC 843*)1) None except for:
- The provision of enhanced services must 
be based on facilities provided by Lattelekom until 1 January 2003.
2) None except for:- The provision of enhanced services must 
be based on facilities provided by 
Lattelekom until 1 January 2003.
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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(o) Other
- Analogue/ digital
mobile/cellular services(CPC 75213*)
-P e r s o n a l
communicationservices (CPC 75213*)
- Paging services
(CPC 75291)
- Mobile data services
(CPC 7523**)
- Trunked radio system
services  (CPC 7523**,75213*)
- Satellite services 
(CPC 75299)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None3) None4) None
3. CONSTRUCTION 
AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES
A. General Construction
Work for Buildings
(CPC 512)1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None4) None
B. General Construction
Work for Civil
Engineering
(CPC 513)1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) None
C. Installation and
Assembly Work
(CPC 514; CPC 516)1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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D. Building Completion
and Finishing Work
(CPC 517)1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) None
E. Special Trade
Construction Work
(CPC 515)
Renting services related
to equipment for construction and demolition of building or civil engineering works, with operator (CPC 518)1) Unbound*
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) None
4. DISTRIBUTION 
SERVICES
A. Commission Agents
Services (CPC 621)1) None2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
B. Wholesale Trade
Services
(CPC 622)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
C. Retailing Services
(CPC 631+632+633+6111+6113+61221),including audio and
video records and tapes
(CPC 63234)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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D. Franchising
(CPC 8929)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
5. EDUCATIONAL 
SERVICES
A. Primary Education
Services (CPC 921)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
B. Secondary Education
Services (CPC 922,
excluding CPC 9224)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
C. Higher Education
Services
(CPC 923)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
D. Adult Education
Services
(CPC 924)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
6. ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
A. Sewage Services
(CPC 9401)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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B. Refuse Disposal 
Services (CPC 9402)1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) None
C. Sanitation and Similar
Services (CPC 9403)1) Unbound*2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None
4) None
D. Other Environmental
Services
(CPC 9404; CPC 9405;
CPC 9406; CPC 9409)1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None4) None
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Measuring applicable to all banking and other financial services:
A. All insurance and insurance-related services (as defined in the Annex on Financial Services, Para.5.(a)(i)-5.(a)(iv)).(i), (ii) (3) As a general rule and in non-discriminatory manner, foreign insurance institutions must adopt a specific legal for m - joint-stock company. The right to 
establish foreign branches directly will be introduced by the 31 December 2002.
(iii) (3) Intermediary can be only natural person (no nationality requirement) and can provide service on behalf of insurance co mpany having the authorization from 
Insurance Supervisory Authority in Latvia.
(i) Direct insurance
(including
co-insurance)
(a) life
(b) non-life1) Unbound
2) None
3) None, except as indicated in horizontal part
of section "All insurance andinsurance-related services".
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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(ii) Reinsurance 1) None
2) None3) None, except as indicated in horizontal part
of section "All insurance andinsurance-related services".
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(iii) Insurance
intermediation, such as
brokerage and agency1) Unbound
2) None
3) None, except as indicated in horizontal part
of section "All insurance andinsurance-related services"
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(iv) Services auxiliary to
insurance, such as:
- consultancy;
- actuarial;
- risk assessment;- claim settlement 
services1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
B. Banking and Other
Financial Services (as
defined in the Annexon Financial Services)
(4) Manager of a branch
and a subsidiary of aforeign bank shall be aLatvian tax payer(resident).The
commitments on
presence of naturalpersons are boundaccording to generalprovisions applicableto all sectors in thislist
.GATS/SC/126
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(a) Acceptance of deposits
and other repayablefunds from the public1) Unbound
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in the
horizontal section of the sector "Banking
and other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontal
section of the sector "Banking and other
financial services".
(b) Lending of all types,
including, consumer
credit, mortgage credit,factoring and financingof commercialtransaction1) Unbound
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in thehorizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None
3) None4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontalsection of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".
(c) Financial leasing 1) Unbound
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in thehorizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontalsection of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".GATS/SC/126
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(d) All payment and
money transmissionservices, includingcredit, charge and debitcards, travellers
cheques and bankers
draft1) Unbound
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in the
horizontal section of the sector "Banking
and other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontal
section of the sector "Banking and other
financial services".
(e) Guarantees and
commitments1) Unbound
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in thehorizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None
3) None4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontalsection of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".
(f) Trading for own account
or for account ofcustomers, whether on
an exchange, in an
over-the-counter marketor otherwise, thefollowing:
-m o n e y  m a r k e t  
instruments (including 
cheques, bills, certificate of deposits)1) Unbound
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in thehorizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontalsection of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".
- foreign exchange- derivative products
(including, but not
limited to, futures andoptions
- exchange rate and
interest rateinstruments, incl.
products such as
swaps, forward rateagreementsGATS/SC/126
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-  transferable securities
- other negotiable
instruments andfinancial assets,
including bullion.
(g) Participation in issues
of all kinds ofsecurities, includingunder-writing and
placement as agent and
provision of servicerelated to such issues1) None
2) None3) None, except the Bank of Latvia (Central
Bank) is a financial agent of the
government in the T-bills market.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in thehorizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontalsection of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".
(h) Money broking 1) Unbound
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in the
horizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontal
section of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".
(i) Asset management,
such as cash orportfolio management,all forms of collectiveinvestment
management, pension
fund management,custodial depositoryand trust services1) Unbound
2) None3) None, except pension fund management is
provided by state monopoly.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in the
horizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontalsection of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".GATS/SC/126
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(j) Settlement and clearing
services for financialassets, includingsecurities, derivativeproducts, and othernegotiable instruments1) Unbound
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in the
horizontal section of the sector "Banking
and other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontal
section of the sector "Banking and other
financial services".
(l) Provision and transfer
of financial
information, andfinancial dataprocessing and relatedsoftware by suppliers ofother financial services1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in thehorizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None
3) None4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontalsection of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".
(k) Advisory and other
auxiliary financialservices on all the
activities listed in
subparagraphs (a)through (l), includingcredit reference andanalysis, investmentand portfolio research
and advice, advice on
acquisitions and oncorporate restructuringand strategy1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section of the list and in thehorizontal section of the sector "Bankingand other financial services".1) None
2) None3) None
4) None, except as indicated in the horizontal
section of the list and in the horizontalsection of the sector "Banking and otherfinancial services".
8. HEALTH RELATED 
AND SOCIAL SERVICES
A. Hospital Services
Private hospital and
sanatorium services1) Unbound2) Public medical insurance programmes do
not cover cost of medicare supplied abroad1) Unbound
2) None
(CPC 9311 excludingservices provided bythe public sector)3) The head, or his deputy, of the health
facility should be qualified as a medicaldoctor. All the limitations pertaining to3) NoneGATS/SC/126
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medical, and dental services, as well as
services of midwives and nurses areapplicable. Private hospital services needauthorization by local health authorities.The number of beds and use of heavy
medical equipment is based on the needs of
population, age scale and death rate.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section. The head, or his deputy,
of the health facility should be qualified asa medical doctor. All the limitationspertaining to medical, and dental services,as well as services of midwives and nursesare applicable.4) None
C. Social Services 1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotel and Restaurant
Services (incl. catering)
(CPC 641-643)1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) None
B. Travel Agencies and
Tour Operators
Services
(CPC 7471)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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C. Tourist Guides Services
(CPC 7472)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
D. Other 1) None2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
10. RECREATIONAL
CULTURAL AND
SPORTINGSERVICES
A. Cinema theatre
operation services
(CPC 96199** )1) Unbound
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound3) None, except for access to subsidies:
unbound
4) None
B. News Agency Services
(CPC 962)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
A.  Maritime Transport
Services
(a) Passenger
transportation (CPC
7211);1) None
2) None1) None
2) None
                                                     
** Indicates that the service specified constitutes only part of  the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance.GATS/SC/126
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(b) Freight transportation
(CPC 7212);
(c) Rental of vessels with
crew (CPC 7213);
(d) Maintenance and repair
of vessels (CPC 8868)
(e) Pushing and towing
services (CPC 7214)
(f) Supporting services for
maritime transport3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section3) None
4) None
B. Internal Waterways
Transport
(CPC 7221; 7222;7223, 8868**; 7224;745**)1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None3) None4) None
C.  Air Transport Services
(d) Maintenance and repair
of aircraft
(CPC 8868*)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
F.  Road Transport
Services
(a),(b) Passenger and Freight
transportation
(CPC 71213, CPC
71222, CPC 71223,CPC 7123 excludingcabotage)1) Unbound
2) None3) Authorization required (licence - CPC
71222, 71223, 7123; licence and  special
permit - CPC 71213), not extended toforeign registered vehicles.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) Unbound
2) None3) Requirement on established entities to use
vehicles with national registration.
4) UnboundGATS/SC/126
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(d) Maintenance and repair
of road transportequipment
(CPC 6112)1) Unbound
2) None3) Authorization required - licence.4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None3) None4) None
(e) Supporting services for
road transportequipment
(CPC 7441, CPC 7449)1) Unbound
2) None3) Authorization required (agreement with
bus station, licence).
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None3) None
4) None
H.  Services Auxiliary to
all Modes of Transport
(a) Cargo-handling 
services (CPC 741)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(b) Storage and warehouse
services (CPC 742)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) None
(c) Freight transport
agency services
(CPC 748)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(d) Other
(CPC 749)1) None
2) None3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/126
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ATTACHMENT TO THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA FINAL LIST ON BASIC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
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.GATS/SC/126
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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 areundertaken.
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.GATS/SC/126
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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 moreburdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.
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 beimpartial 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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