RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/C/N/231
10 July 2003
(03-3730)
Council for Trade in Services Original:  English
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V:5 OF THE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Communities
The following notification is being circulated at the request of the European Communities and
its Member States.
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The European Communities and its Member States hereby present the consolidated schedule
of specific commitments and the consolidated list of the Article II MFN exemptions of the European
Communities and its Member States, resulting from the enlargement of the European Communities to
include Austria, Finland and Sweden.1
The attached consolidated schedule of specific commitments replaces the following documents:
- Schedule of Specific Commitments of the European Communities and their Member States
(doc. GATS/SC/31 of 15 April 1994);
- Schedule of Specific Commitments of Austria (doc. GATS/SC/7 of 15 April 1994);- Schedule of Specific Commitments of Finland (doc. GATS/SC/33 of 15 April 1994);- Schedule of Specific Commitments of Sweden (doc. GATS/SC/82 of 15 April 1994);
- Schedule of Specific Commitments of the European Communities and their Member States, 
Supplement 2 (doc. GATS/SC/31/ Suppl.2 of 28 July 1995);
- Schedule of Specific Commitments of the European Communities and their Member States, 
Supplement 3 (doc. GATS/SC/31/Suppl.3 of 11 April 1997);
- Schedule of Specific Commitments of the European Communities and their Member States, 
Supplement 4, Revision (doc. GATS/SC/ 31/Suppl.4/Rev.1 of 18 November 1999).
The attached consolidated list of Article II MFN exemptions replaces the following documents:- List of Article II (MFN) Exemptions of the European Communities and their Member States
(doc. GATS/EL/31 of 15 April 1994);
                                                     
1 The consolidated schedule of commitments and th e consolidated list of Article II (MFN) exemptions
are contained in document S/DCS/W/EEC, circulated on 22 April 2003.S/C/N/231
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- List of Article II (MFN) Exemptions of  Austria (doc. GATS/EL/7 of 15 April 1994);
- List of Article II (MFN) Exemptions of  Finland (doc. GATS/EL/33 of 15 April 1994);
- List of Article II (MFN) Exemptions of Sweden (doc. GATS/EL/82 of 15 April 1994).
The attached documents will replace the previous schedules of specific commitments and lists
of MFN exemptions as from 30 April 2004.
The replacement of the schedules of specific commitments listed above by the attached
consolidated schedule of specific commitments of the European Communities and its Member States
implies the withdrawal or modification of some specific commitments set out in the schedules ofAustria (doc. GATS/SC/7 of 15 April 1994), Finl and (doc. GATS/SC/33 of 15 April 1994) and
Sweden (doc. GATS/SC/82 of 15 April 1994).  A list of the commitments which are intended to be
modified or withdrawn is attached.
Pursuant to Article V:5 of the GATS, and in accordance with the terms of Article XXI:1(b) of
the GATS, the European Communities and its Member States notify the Council for Trade in Services
of their intention to modify or withdraw the specific commitments set out in the attached list.
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ANNEX
List of commitments modified or withdrawn
The following list specifies the commitments of Austria, Finland and Sweden which are
modified or withdrawn. The date for the implementa tion of the following modifications or withdrawal
is set out in the Communication of the European Communities and its Member States.
Horizontal Commitments
Market access entry (page 3): “In all EC Member States services considered as public utilities at a
national or local level may be subject to public monopolies or to exclusive rights granted to private
operators”. This entry was not included in the schedule of specific commitments of Austria, Finland
and Sweden. This limitation now applies to all Member States.
National treatment limitations on subsidies - mode 3 (page 7). The schedule of specific commitments
of Austria, Finland and Sweden included only part of the limitations on subsidies on mode 3 inscribed
in the schedule of the EC and their Member States. These limitations now apply to all Member States.
Sectoral commitments
Rental/Leasing services without operators - Relating to Aircraft (page 34). The limitations under
mode 2 and mode 3 are extended to Austria.
Services incidental to manufacturing. The commitment included in the schedule of Austria is
withdrawn.
Education services (page 50): limitation to “only privately funded services”. This limitation was not
included in the schedule of Austria. It is now extended also to Austria.
Space Transport
The commitment included in the schedule of Austria is withdrawn.
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