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30 July 2015  
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Council for Trade in Services  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF SWITZERLAND PURSUANT TO THE MINISTERIAL DECISION 
OF 17 DECEMBER 2011 ON PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO SERVICES AND 
SERVICE SUPPLIERS OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) 
The following notification from the delegation  of Switzerland, dated 30 July 2015, is being 
circulated to the Members of the Council for Trade in Services.  
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  1  INTRODUCTION 
1.1.  In accordance with paragraph 2 of the Ministerial Decision on Preferential Treatment to 
Services and Service Suppliers of Least Developed Countries  (document WT/L/847, 
19 December 2011) and in relation to the indications given at the high-level meeting held 
on 5 and 6 February 2015 pursuant to  the Bali Ministerial Decision on the Operationalization of the 
Waiver Concerning Preferential Treatment to Se rvices and Service Suppliers of Least Developed 
Countries  (document WT/L/918, 7 December 2013), Switzerland is granting preferences to LDCs 
as specified in paragraph 2 below.  
2  PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT  
2.1  Market access and national treatment:  
2.1.  The preferences granted to WTO Members with LDC status according to United Nations 
criteria are set out in the Annex. Preferential treatment relating to market access and national 
treatment is granted for the sectors and subsectors included in the Annex, which forms an integral 
part of this notification. The Annex does not replace, but complements, Switzerland’s GATS 
schedule of specific commitments.  
2.2  Contact point: 
2.2.  Switzerland has established a contact point (the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, 
SECO) to facilitate the access of LDC service suppliers to information on the regulations applicable 
in Switzerland in relation to entry, temporary stay and work.  
3  DURATION OF THE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT 
3.1.  Pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Ministerial Decision on Preferential Treatment to Services and 
Service Suppliers of Least Developed Countries , Switzerland will maintain the preferences to LDCs 
for the duration of the waiver provided for in paragraph 7 of the said decision.  
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PURSUANT TO THE MINISTERIAL DECISION OF 17 DECEMBER 2011 ON  PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT 
TO SERVICES AND SERVICE SUPPLIERS OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) 
Schedule of Specific Commitments for LDCs 
Modes of supply:    (1)  Cross-border supply     (2)  Consumption abroad     (3)  Commercial presence     (4)  Presence of natu ral persons 
Sector or Subsector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on National Treatment Additional Commitments 
 
- The level of commitments in a particular services sector shall not supersede the level of commitments undertaken with respect  to any other sector the 
services of which serve as an input for the former or to which they are otherwise related. 
- CPC numbers indicated in parenthesis are references to the UN Provisional Central Product Classification (Statistical Papers,  Series M, No. 77, 
Provisional Central Product Classification, Department of International Economics and Social Affairs, Statistical Office of the  United Nations, 
New York, 1991).  
- Unless otherwise provided for, requirements under a commitment relate to the territory of Switzerland. 
- Attachments I, II and III to this Schedule form an integral part thereof. 
- Preferential treatment is granted to least developed countries designated as such by the United Nations and which are Members  of the WTO. 
 
 PART I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 
 
 
This Part sets out commitments that apply to trade in services  in all scheduled services sectors unless otherwise specified. Co mmitments that apply to trade 
in specific services sectors are listed in Part II. 
 
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED IN 
THIS SCHEDULE 
 (1) None 
 (2) None 
 (1) None, except unbound for subsidies, 
tax incentives and tax credits 
(2) None, except unbound for subsidies, 
tax incentives and tax credits    
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 (3) None (3) None, except for the following:  
  
 
 
  
 
  
 I. Composition of governing boards 
- for a "joint-stock company" (société 
anonyme / Aktiengesellschaft) or a "stock 
company with unlimited partners" (société en commandite par actions / 
Kommanditaktiengesellschaft): the majority 
of the members of the board of directors must be domiciled in Switzerland. However, this domicile requirement may be set below 
this limit; 
- for a "limited liability company" (société à 
responsabilité limitée / Gesellschaft mit 
beschränkter Haftung): at least one manager 
must be domiciled in Switzerland; 
- for a "co-operative society" (société 
cooperative / Genossenschaft): the majority 
of the administrators must be domiciled in Switzerland.  
  II. Shareholder groups 
"Joint-stock companies" and "stock companies 
with unlimited partners" are not prohibited from 
providing in their articles of incorporation that the company may reject persons as acquirers of 
registered shares, insofar as and for as long as 
their recognition as such by the company might prevent it from prov iding the proof of 
shareholder group composition required by 
federal law.   
  III. Establishment of branches 
For a branch: a representative (natural person) 
who is duly authorized by the company to represent it fully must be domiciled in 
Switzerland.    
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  IV. Commercial presence without juridical 
personality 
The establishment of a commercial presence 
by natural persons or in the form of an enterprise without juridical personality under Swiss law (i.e. in a form other than a "joint-
stock company", "stock company with 
unlimited partners", "limited liability company" or "co-operative society") is subject to the 
requirement that they obtain establishment 
authorization in accordance with cantonal law.   
  V. Eligibility for subsidies 
Eligibility for subsidies, tax incentives and tax 
credits may be limited to persons established 
in a particular geographical subdivision of Switzerland.   
  VI. Acquisition of real estate 
The acquisition of real estate by foreigners who 
do not have permanent residence in 
Switzerland and by enterprises with headquarters abroad or under foreign control is 
subject to authorization. However, no 
authorization is required for:    
  (a) the acquisition of premises for 
professional use and business activities;  
  (b) the acquisition of main residences for 
the purpose of personal housing needs 
by foreigners who are domiciled in 
Switzerland.    
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  With regard to the acquisition of holiday 
residences and secondary residences for the 
purpose of personal housing needs, 
authorization is granted upon verification of the purpose.   
  Purely financial investments and trade in 
apartments are prohibited, with the following 
exceptions: 
 (a) foreigners can invest without 
authorization in the equity stakes (i.e. 
shares) of juridical persons that own and trade residential properties, provided that 
such stakes are quoted on a stock 
exchange in Switzerland;  
  (b) foreign and foreign-controlled banks and 
insurance companies are granted 
authorization to acquire property that 
serves as security for mortgage loans in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation;  
  (c) foreign and foreign-controlled insurance 
companies are granted authorization to invest in real estate, provided that the 
total value of the buyer’s property does 
not exceed the technical reserves required for the company’s activities in 
Switzerland.  
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Switzerland's commitments under 
the GATS. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Switzerland's commitments under the 
GATS. 
  
   
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PART II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES    
A. Professional Services 
    
(a) Legal services    
- Advisory services on 
home-country law and 
public international law  
 (part of CPC 861)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
(b) Accounting, auditing and 
book-keeping services    
- Accounting and book-
keeping services 
 (CPC 862 except 86211)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
- Financial auditing 
services, excluding 
auditing of banks 
 (part of CPC 86211)  (1) None 
 
 
   
 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None, except that at least one auditor of 
a "joint-stock company" (société anonyme / 
Aktiengesellschaft) or a "stock company with 
unlimited partners" (société en commandite par actions / Kommanditaktiengesellschaft) must have his domicile, his principal office, 
or a registered branch in Switzerland 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
at least one auditor of a "joint-stock company" or a "stock company with unlimited 
partners" must have his domicile, his 
principal office, or a registered branch in Switzerland    
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(c) Taxation services 
 (CPC 863) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
(d) Architectural services 
 (CPC 8671) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
(e) Engineering services 
 (CPC 8672)  (1) None 
  
 
(2) None (3) None 
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 (1) None, except that a Swiss licence, 
issued to qualified surveyors who have passed the State exam, is required for survey 
activities for official public purposes
1 
(2) None (3) None, except that a Swiss licence, 
issued to qualified surveyors who have 
passed the State exam, is required for survey activities for official public purposes 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
a Swiss licence, issued to qualified surveyors who have passed the State exam, is required for survey activities for official public 
purposes 
  
(f) Integrated engineering 
services 
 (CPC 8673) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
                                               
1 "Survey activities for official public purp oses" means cadastral and related activities.   
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(g) Urban planning and 
landscape architectural 
services 
 (CPC 8674)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
(h) Medical and dental 
services 
 (CPC 9312) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound 
 (4) Unbound 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None, except that Swiss nationality is 
required in order to practise independently (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
Swiss nationality is required in order to 
practise independently   
(i) Veterinary services 
 (CPC 932)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) Unbound 
 
(4) Unbound  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None, except that Swiss nationality is 
required in order to practise independently 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; Swiss nationality is required in order to 
practise independently 
  
 
B. Computer and related 
services 
    
(a) Consultancy services 
related to the installation of computer hardware 
 (CPC 841) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
    
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(b) Software implementation 
services 
 (CPC 842)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
(c) Data-processing services 
 (CPC 843)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
(d) Database services 
 (CPC 844)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
(e) Other 
    
- Maintenance and repair 
services of office 
machinery and 
equipment including computers 
 (CPC 845) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
- Data preparation 
services 
 (CPC 8491)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
    
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- Services for the analysis 
and diagnosis of 
addictive and compulsive Internet-related 
behaviour;  Internet 
addiction treatment services  
 (part of CPC 8499) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
C. Research and 
development services 
 
 Excluding projects 
financed in whole or in 
part by public funds 
    
(a) R&D services on natural 
sciences 
 (part of CPC 851)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(b) R&D services on social 
sciences 
 (part of CPC 852)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(c) Interdisciplinary R&D 
services 
 (part of CPC 853)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
   
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E. Rental/leasing services 
without operators 
    
(a) Relating to ships 
    
- For maritime transport 
(part of CPC 83103) 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None, except that in order to sail under the Swiss flag, vessels must be 
100% owned and controlled by Swiss 
nationals, three-quarters of whom are resident in Switzerland (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None, except that the board of directors and management of companies 
owning vessels sailing under the Swiss flag 
must be composed of Swiss nationals, the majority of whom are resident in Switzerland (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
- For internal waterway 
transport on the Rhine (part of CPC 83103) 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None, except that, in order to sail 
under the Swiss flag, vessels must be 
owned by a company which is majority-controlled (at least 66% of equity or voting rights) by persons domiciled in 
Switzerland or in one of the countries 
specified in the Mannheim Convention and related protocols 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I   (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None, except that traffic rights, 
including cabotage, are limited in accordance 
with the Mannheim Convention and related protocols; vessel owners must have an appropriate managing agency in Switzerland 
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
traffic rights, including cabotage, are limited in accordance with the Mannheim Convention 
and related protocols 
    
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(b) Relating to aircraft 
    
- Relating to aircraft, 
excluding l easing or 
rental to companies 
operating regular scheduled and charter 
flights  
 (part of CPC 83104)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(c) Relating to other 
transport equipment 
 (CPC 83101 + 83102 + 
83105) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(d) Relating to other 
machinery and equipment 
 (CPC 83106-83109) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
(e) Other 
    
- Leasing or rental 
services concerning 
personal and household 
goods, excluding goods of a sexual or violent 
nature 
 (part of CPC 832)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I     
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F. Other business services 
    
(a) Advertising services 
    
- Advertising services, 
excluding advertising for 
goods subject to import authorization and 
advertising for 
pharmaceutical products, alcoholic beverages, 
tobacco products and 
electronic cigarettes/ ENDS
2, toxics, 
explosives, weapons and 
ammunition 
 (part of CPC 8711 + part 
of 8712) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None  (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
                                               
2 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or electronic nicotine de livery systems (ENDS): Battery-operated products designed to del iver nicotine, flavour and other chemicals. 
Chemicals, including highly addictive nicotine, are turned into an aerosol that is inhaled by the user. The exclusion under thi s footnote also includes e-cigarettes/ENDS marketed 
for therapeutic purposes.   
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- Outdoor advertising 
services, excluding 
advertising for goods subject to import 
authorization and 
advertising for pharmaceutical products, alcoholic beverages, 
tobacco products and 
electronic cigarettes/ ENDS3, toxics, 
explosives, weapons and 
ammunition 
 (part of CPC 8719) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None, except that outdoor 
advertising services in public areas are 
permitted only when contracted out by cantons and municipalities through long-term exclusive supplier agreements 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
 
   
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
(b) Market research and 
public opinion polling 
services 
 (CPC 864)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(c) Management consulting 
services 
 (CPC 865) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 
                                               
3 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigaret tes) or ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery system s): Battery-operated products designed to del iver nicotine, flavour and other chemicals. 
Chemicals, including highly addictive nicotine, are turned into an aerosol that is inhaled by the user. The exclusion under thi s footnote does also include e-cigarettes/ENDS 
marketed for therapeutic purposes.   
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(d) Services related to 
management consulting 
 (CPC 866)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(e) Technical testing and 
analysis services 
 (CPC 8676) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(f) Services incidental to 
agriculture, hunting and forestry  
    
- Consulting services on 
agriculture, hunting and 
forestry 
 (part of CPC 881) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(g) Services incidental to 
fishing 
    
- Consulting services 
relating to fishing  
 (part of CPC 882)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
    
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(h) Services incidental to 
mining 
    
- Services incidental to 
mining, excluding prospection, geodetic surveying, exploration 
and exploitation 
 (part of CPC 883 + part 
of 5115) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(i) Services incidental to 
manufacturing 
 (CPC 884 + 885 except 
88442) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
(m) Related scientific and 
technical consulting 
services 
    
- Related scientific and 
technical consulting services, excluding prospection, geodetic 
surveying, exploration 
and exploitation 
 (part of CPC 8675) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
    
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(n) Maintenance and repair 
of equipment (not 
including maritime vessels, aircraft or other 
transport equipment) 
 (CPC 633 + 8861-8866)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I; commercial presence in Switzerland is required for group CPC 633  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
commercial presence in Switzerland is required for group CPC 633   
 
(o) Building-cleaning 
services 
    
- Building-cleaning 
services 
 (CPC 874 except 87409)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I; commercial presence in Switzerland is required  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
commercial presence in Switzerland is required   
 
(p) Photographic services 
 (CPC 875) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 
(q) Packaging services  (CPC 876) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I; commercial presence in 
Switzerland is required  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
commercial presence in Switzerland is 
required   
   
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(r) Printing, publishing 
 (CPC 88442) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(s) Convention services  (part of CPC 87909)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(t) Other     
- Translation and 
interpretation services 
 (CPC 87905) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
   
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1), (2), (3) All cantons except Zurich and 
Geneva: None; 
 Zürich: None, except requirement of 
residency in the canton for translation for official purposes; 
 
Geneva: None, except unbound for 
translation for official purposes. 
(4) All cantons except Zurich and Geneva: Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
 Zürich: Unbound, except as indicated 
in Part I and requirement of residency in the canton for translation for official 
purposes;  
Geneva: Unbound, except as indicated in Part I and unbound for translation for official purposes.  
    
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2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES     
A./B. Postal/courier services 
    
- Express delivery 
services4 
 (part of CPC 7511 + part 
of 7512) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
C. Telecommunications 
services 
    
 For the purposes of the 
commitments below, 
telecommunications 
services are the transport of electro-
magnetic signals – 
sound, data, image and combinations thereof – 
excluding broadcasting.
5 
    
                                               
4 Under Swiss law, "express delivery services " are deliveries of letters at five times the price charged by Swiss Post (La Poste  Suisse / Die Schweizerische Post) for the 
delivery of a priority letter in the firs t weight and format category , and deliveries of parcels at double the basic tariff cha rged by Swiss Post for the delivery of a parcel in the 
first weight category. 
5 "Broadcasting" is defined as the uninterru pted chain of transmission required for th e distribution of tele vision and radio pro gramme signals to the general public, but does 
not cover contribution li nks between operators.   
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 Basic 
telecommunications 
services 
   Switzerland undertakes 
additional commitments on 
basic telecommunications 
services, as contained in Attachment I to this 
Schedule. 
 (a) Voice telephone services  (CPC 7521)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 
(b) Packet-switched data 
transmission services 
 (part of CPC 7523)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
(c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission services 
 (part of CPC 7523) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
(d) Telex services 
 (part of CPC 7523) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
(e) Telegraph services 
 (CPC 7522)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
    
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(f) Facsimile services 
 (part of CPC 7521 + 
7529) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(g) Private leased circuit 
services 
 (part of CPC 7522 + 
7523) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
 Enhanced/value-added 
telecommunications 
services 
    
(h) Electronic mail 
 (part of CPC 7523) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
(i) Voice mail 
 (part of CPC 7523)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(j) On-line information and 
database retrieval 
 (part of CPC 7523) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  (1) None (2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
   
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(k) Electronic data 
interchange (EDI) 
 (part of CPC 7523) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(l) Enhanced/value-added 
facsimile service, incl. store and forward, store 
and retrieve 
 (part of CPC 7523)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(m) Code and protocol 
conversion 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 
(n) Online information 
and/or data processing 
(incl. transaction 
processing) 
 (part of CPC 843) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(o) Other 
    
- Videotext 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
   
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- Enhanced/value-added 
services, based on 
licensed wireless 
networks, including enhanced/value-added 
paging services  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
3. CONSTRUCTION AND 
RELATED ENGINEERING 
SERVICES 
  
  
  
 
A. General construction 
work for buildings 
 (CPC 512) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
B. General construction 
work for civil engineering  
    
- Construction work for 
civil engineering 
 (CPC 5131-5137) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I    
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C. Installation and 
assembly work 
 (CPC 514 + 516) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None  
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None, except unbound for gas, water and electricity meters, gas pipelines, electricity 
and main water lines, which are reserved 
exclusively to cantons or municipalities or to specific operators 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
D. Building completion and 
finishing work 
 (CPC 517)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
   
 
E. Other    
- Pre-erection work at 
construction sites 
 (CPC 511)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
   
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4. DISTRIBUTION 
SERVICES    
A. Commission agents’ 
services    
- Commission agents’ 
 services, excluding 
services related to goods 
subject to import 
authorization, pharmaceutical products, 
toxics, explosives, 
weapons and ammunition, and precious metals 
 (part of CPC 621) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
B. Wholesale trade services    
- Wholesale trade 
services, excluding 
services related to goods 
subject to import authorization, to pharmaceutical products, 
toxics, explosives, 
weapons and ammunition, and 
precious metals 
 (part of CPC 622) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None, except for large-scale 
distribution facilities, which are subject to authorization procedures at cantonal and/or municipal level that may lead to 
rejection of the authorization; no 
economic needs tests or other market access restrictions are applicable 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
   
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
   
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C. Retailing Services 
    
- Retailing services, 
excluding services related to goods subject 
to import authorization, 
pharmaceutical products, toxics, explosives, 
weapons and 
ammunition, and precious metals; and excluding retailing 
through mobile sales 
units 
 (part of CPC 631 + part 
of 632 + CPC 6111 + 
6113 + 6121)
6 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None, except for large-scale 
distribution facilities, which are subject to 
authorization procedures at cantonal and/or municipal level that may lead to 
rejection of the authorization; no 
economic needs tests or other market access restrictions are applicable (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
commercial presence in Switzerland is 
required  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
 
  
 
  (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
commercial presence in Switzerland is required 
  
 
D. Franchising 
 (CPC 8929)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
 
                                               
6 This subsector includes wholesale distribu tion services related to motor vehicles and parts thereof contained in CPC 6111 + 61 13 + 6121.   
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5. EDUCATIONAL 
SERVICES 
    
 Private education 
services 
    
A. Compulsory education 
services (primary & 
secondary I) 
 (part of CPC 921 + part 
of 922) 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) Unbound 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound  (1) Unbound 
(2) Unbound 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound   
 
B. Non-compulsory 
secondary education 
services (secondary II) 
 (part of CPC 922) (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
C. Higher education 
services 
 (part of CPC 923)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
D. Adult education services 
 (part of CPC 924) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
   
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL 
SERVICES 
    
 Excluding public utilities 
whether owned and 
operated by 
municipalities, cantons or the federal 
government or 
contracted out by them 
    
A. Sewage services 
 (part of CPC 9401) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
B. Refuse disposal services 
 (part of CPC 9402) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None, except unbound for garbage
 
dumps 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I;  
commercial presence in Switzerland is  
required (1) Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None  (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
commercial presence in Switzerland is required  
 
C. Sanitation and similar 
services 
 (part of CPC 9403) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical  
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I (1) Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
   
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D. Other  
 
- Cleaning services of 
exhaust gases 
 (part of CPC 9404) 
 
- Noise abatement 
services 
 (part of CPC 9405) 
 - Nature and landscape 
protection services 
 (part of CPC 9406) 
 - Other environmental and 
ancillary services, 
excluding mandatory environmental impact 
assessments and 
services associated with toxins or radioactivity 
 (part of CPC 9409) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
    
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7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
 
Commitments on financial services (insurance, banking and other financial services) are in accordance with the "Understanding o n Commitments in Financial 
Services" prepared under the GATS (hereinafter the "Understanding ") and are subject to limitations and conditions as contained in Part I (horizontal 
commitments) and as listed below. The commitments in this sector do not impose any obligation to allow non-resident financial s ervice suppliers to solicit 
business. 
 Insurance and 
insurance-related 
services Monopoly rights as indicated in paragraph B.1 of the "Understanding": a public 
monopoly on fire and natural damage insurance for buildings exists in the 
following cantons: Zürich, Bern, Luzern, 
Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, 
Schaffhausen, Aargau, St. Gallen, 
Graubünden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Thurgau, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Jura. In the cantons of Nidwalden and Vaud, the public 
monopoly on fire and natural damage 
insurance for buildings also covers movable property located in the buildings.     
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(3) Representative offices cannot conduct 
business or act as an agent; 
 for insurance companies incorporated in 
Switzerland, the legal form of a "joint-stock 
company" (société anonyme / Aktiengesellschaft) or a "co-operative 
society" (société cooperative / 
Genossenschaft) is required; for branches of foreign insurance companies, the legal form of the insurance company in 
the head office country must be comparable 
to a Swiss "joint-stock company" or a Swiss "co-operative society"; 
 
participation in the basic health insurance scheme requires health insurance service 
suppliers to be organized in one of the 
following forms of legal entity: "association" (association / Verein), "co-operative society", "foundation" (fondation / Stiftung) 
or "joint-stock company"; 
participation in the statutory pension fund scheme (prévoyance professionnelle / 
berufliche Vorsorge) requires pension funds 
to be organized in the form of a "foundation"
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  (2) None (3) A minimum of three years' experience in 
the direct insurance business in the head office 
country is required  
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
   
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 Banking and other 
financial services 
 (excluding insurance) 
 Monopoly rights as indicated in paragraph 
B.1 of the "Understanding": two mortgage 
bond issuance institutes have been 
granted an exclusive right for the issuance of specific mortgage bonds (lettre de gage 
/ Pfandbrief). With regard to the first 
institute, only Swiss cantonal banks are accepted as members; in the case of the 
second institute, banks with a head office 
in Switzerland whose national mortgage loan business amounts to at least 60% of their balance sheet can be members. The 
issue of other mortgage-backed bonds is 
not affected by this regulation.  
  
 (1)7 Foreign investment funds can only 
be marketed or distributed through a 
licensed representative agent resident in Switzerland   
 
(3) Commercial presence may be denied to financial service suppliers whose 
ultimate shareholders and/or beneficial 
owners are persons of a non-Party to the Agreement; 
representative offices can neither conclude 
deals or do business nor act as an agent 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I 
 (1) The issue of foreign collective 
investment funds is subject to stamp duty 
 (2) None  
 
(3) Commercial presence of foreign financial service suppliers is subject to specific 
requirements relating to the name of the firm 
and the regulations on financial institutions in the country of origin 
 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
 
                                               
7 Not only the transactions indicated in paragraph B.3 of the "U nderstanding", but the whole range of banking and other financia l services transactions are covered 
(excluding insurance).   
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9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL-
RELATED SERVICES    
A. Hotels and restaurants 
 (including catering) 
 (CPC 641-643)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility, except none for catering (CPC 
6423) (2) None (3) Federal law allows cantons to grant 
restaurant licences on the basis of 
economic needs (an assessment of economic needs is based on criteria such 
as population, urban density, type of 
neighbourhood, tourist attractions, number of existing restaurants) 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I; commercial presence in Switzerland is required (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility, except none for catering (CPC 6423)
 
 
(2) None (3) Certain cantons may subject licence 
holders to a residency requirement in their 
canton; the canton of Jura requires licence holders to pass an examination in the canton  
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
commercial presence in Switzerland is required; the canton of Jura requires licence holders to be resident in the canton  
  
B. Travel agency and tour 
operator services 
 (CPC 7471) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
   
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C. Tourist guide services 
 (CPC 7472) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None 
(3) None 
   
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; commercial presence may be 
required in some cantons 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None 
(3) A qualifying examination is a 
requirement to work as a mountain guide or ski instructor; cantons may restrict the access of foreigners to such exams and limit the 
possibilities for foreign mountain guides and 
ski instructors to practice independently; some cantons may require residency in the same 
canton  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; a qualifying examination is a requirement to 
work as a mountain guide or ski instructor; 
cantons may restrict the access of foreigners to such exams and limit the possibilities for foreign mountain guides and ski instructors to 
practice independently; some cantons may 
have a commercial presence requirement  
  
 
10. RECREATIONAL, 
CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
(other than audiovisual) 
   
 
B. News agency services 
 (CPC 962) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
   
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D. Sporting and other 
recreational services 
    
 
- Sporting services  (CPC 9641)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES     
A. Maritime transport 
services 
   Services at sea ports: unbound 
due to lack of technical feasibility 
(a/b) Passenger and freight 
transportation 
 (CPC 7211 + 7212) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility  
(2) None 
(3) None, except that the financing by foreign funds of a vessel under the Swiss flag must in no way jeopardize the 
influence of Swiss interests on the 
shipping company and on the operation of the vessel 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility  
(2) None 
(3) None, except that  - the following forms of legal entity may own or operate a vessel under the Swiss flag under 
the following conditions (vessel owner and/or 
shipping company):     
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  (a) the head office and real centre of activities 
must be located in Switzerland; (b) at least two thirds of the shares with voting 
rights and representing at least the majority of the 
share capital of a "joint-stock company" (société anonyme / Aktiengesellschaft) or a "stock company with unlimited partners" (société en 
commandite par actions / 
Kommanditaktiengesellschaft) must be owned by Swiss nationals domiciled in Switzerland and/or by 
substantially Swiss-owned and effectively 
Swiss-controlled enterprises with a registered office in Switzerland; 
(c) all of the share capital of a "joint-stock 
company" or a "stock company with unlimited partners" must be issued in the form of registered shares; 
(d) at least three-quarters of the associates or 
other partners who account for at least three-quarters of the capital of a "general partnership" 
(société en nom collectif / Kollektivgesellschaft), a 
"limited partnership" (société en commandite / Kommanditgesellschaft) or a "limited liability 
company" (société à responsabilité limitée / 
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) must be Swiss nationals domiciled in Switzerland and/or substantially Swiss-owned and effectively 
Swiss-controlled enterprises with a registered 
office in Switzerland; (e) at least two thirds of the members who 
account for at least two thirds of the capital of a 
"co-operative society" (société cooperative / Genossenschaft) must be Swiss nationals 
domiciled in Switzerland and/or substantially 
Swiss-owned and effectively Swiss-controlled enterprises with a registered office in Switzerland;    
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 - to own and/or operate a vessel under the 
Swiss flag: (a) for all forms of legal entity mentioned 
above:  
(i) the majority of the members of the board of directors and the management team must be domiciled in Switzerland; 
 (ii) if the board of directors or 
management is constituted by a single person, this person must be a Swiss 
national domiciled in Switzerland;   
   
  (iii) the Swiss Maritime Navigation Office 
may require other executives and/or senior 
managers of the enterprise to be Swiss 
nationals domiciled in Switzerland if necessary to ensure the substantially 
Swiss-owned and effectively 
Swiss-controlled character of the enterprise; 
(b) for sole proprietorships (entreprise 
individuelle / Einzelfirma), the proprietor must be a Swiss national domiciled in Switzerland; (c) at least two thirds of the members of the 
board of directors and the management team 
of a "joint-stock company", a "stock company with unlimited partners", a "limited liability 
company" or a "co-operative society" must be 
Swiss nationals; (d) auditing reports must be drawn up by 
auditing companies with a registered office in 
Switzerland or a branch which is registered in the Swiss commercial register.    
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(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I; unbound for vessel crews -  eligibility for public guarantee of loans for 
the financing of seagoing vessels is reserved for vessels sailing under the 
Swiss flag. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
unbound for vessel crews; unbound for eligibility for subsidies  
MARITIME AUXILIARY 
SERVICES    
- Maritime cargo-handling 
services (as defined in Attachment II - 
definition No. 1) 
 (part of CPC 741)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
- Storage and 
warehousing services 
 (part of CPC 742)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
- Customs clearance 
services (as defined in 
Attachment II - definition No. 2) 
 (part of CPC 748) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
    
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- Container station and 
depot services (as defined in Attachment II 
- definition No. 3) 
 (part of CPC 742)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
- Maritime agency services 
(as defined in 
Attachment II - definition No. 4) 
 (part of CPC 748 + 749) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
- Maritime freight-
forwarding services (as 
defined in Attachment II - definition No. 5) 
 (part of CPC 748 + 749) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I    
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B. Internal waterway 
transport    
 Internal waterway 
transport on the Rhine    
(a) Passenger transportation 
 (part of CPC 7221)  (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None, except that in order to sail 
under the Swiss flag, vessels must 
be owned by a company which is 
substantially controlled (at least 66% of equity or voting rights) by 
persons domiciled in Switzerland or 
in one of the countries specified in the Mannheim Convention and 
related protocols 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I  
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None, except that traffic rights, including 
cabotage, are limited in accordance with the 
Mannheim Convention and related protocols; 
vessel owners must have an appropriate managing agency in Switzerland 
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
traffic rights, including cabotage, are limited in accordance with the Mannheim Convention 
and related protocols  
(b) Freight transportation 
 (part of CPC 7222) 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None, except that in order to sail 
under the Swiss flag, vessels must be owned by a company which is 
substantially controlled (at least 66% of 
equity or voting rights) by persons domiciled in Switzerland or in one of the countries specified in the Mannheim 
Convention and related protocols 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I  (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None, except that traffic rights, including 
cabotage, are limited in accordance with the Mannheim Convention and related protocols; 
vessel owners must have an appropriate 
managing agency in Switzerland 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
traffic rights, including cabotage, are limited in 
accordance with the Mannheim Convention 
and related protocols    
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(c) Rental of vessels with 
crew 
 (part of CPC 7223) 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None, except that in order to sail 
under the Swiss flag, vessels must be 
owned by a company which is majority-controlled (at least 66% of equity or voting rights) by persons domiciled in 
Switzerland or in one of the countries 
specified in the Mannheim Convention and related protocols 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None, except that traffic rights, including 
cabotage, are limited in accordance with the 
Mannheim Convention and related protocols; vessel owners must have an appropriate managing agency in Switzerland 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I; 
traffic rights, including cabotage, are limited in 
accordance with the Mannheim Convention and related protocols  
 
(d) Maintenance and repair 
of vessels 
 (part of CPC 8868)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(e) Pushing and towing 
services 
 (part of CPC 7224) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
(f) Supporting services for 
internal waterway transport 
 (part of CPC 745) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
   
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C. Air transport services 
 
- Airport management 
services8 
 (part of CPC 7461)   
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound (4) Unbound   
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound (4) Unbound   
D. Space transport 
 (CPC 733) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None 
(3) Unbound 
(4) Unbound  
 
E. Rail transport services 
   
  
(a) Passenger transportation 
 (CPC 7111) 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None, except that a concession is 
required; the granting of a concession is conditional upon the need for such a 
railway undertaking and the absence of 
other means of transport which could provide the service in a more ecologically 
and economically reasonable manner 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None 
  
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 
                                               
8 This subsector includes airport infrastructure and operation services.   
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(b) Freight transportation 
 (CPC 7112)  (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None, except that a concession is 
required; the granting of a concession is 
conditional upon the need for such a railway undertaking and the absence of other means of transport which could 
provide the service in a more ecologically 
and economically reasonable manner (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
Part I 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None 
 
   
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(c) Pushing and towing 
services 
 (CPC 7113)  (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None, except that a concession is required; the granting of a concession is conditional upon the need for such a 
railway undertaking and the absence of 
other means of transport which could provide the service in a more ecologically 
and economically reasonable manner 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None   
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(d) Maintenance and repair of 
rail transport equipment 
 (part of CPC 8868) 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
   
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F. Road transport services  
    
(a) Passenger transportation    
- regular, "closed-door" 
tours only 
 (part of CPC 7121)  (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
- occasional, excluding 
empty entrance, 
cabotage and taxi 
services 
 (part of CPC 7122) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(c) Rental of commercial 
vehicles with operator 
 (CPC 7124) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(d) Maintenance and repair 
of road transport 
equipment 
 (CPC 6112 + 8867) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
   
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H. Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
    
(a) Cargo-handling services 
 (CPC 741)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility (2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(b) Storage and 
warehousing services 
 (CPC 742)  (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) Unbound due to lack of technical 
feasibility 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
(c) Freight transport agency 
services 
 (CPC 748) 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I  
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I   
 
(d) Other auxiliary transport 
services 
 (part of CPC 749) 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I
 
 (1) None 
(2) None (3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in Part I 
  
 
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  ATTACHMENT I 
ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS ON BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES  
Article 1 
 
Definitions 
 For the purpose of this Attachment:  
 
(a) "regulatory authority" means the body or bodies responsible for the regulation of 
telecommunications in relation to the issues mentioned in this Attachment; 
(b) "essential facilities" means the facilities of a public telecommunications network or 
service that: 
 
(i) are exclusively or predominantly prov ided by a single or limited number of 
suppliers; and 
(ii) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to supply a 
service; and 
(c) "major supplier" means 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: 
(i) control over essential facilities; or 
(ii) the use of its position in the market. 
 
Article 2 
 
Competitive Safeguards 
 
1. Switzerland shall maintain appropriate measures for the purpose of preventing suppliers 
which, alone or together, are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive 
practices.  2. The anti-competitive practices referred to in paragraph 1 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 service suppliers on a timely basis technical information 
about essential facilities and commercially relevant information which are necessary 
for them to supply services.  
 
Article 3 
 
Interconnection 
 
1. This Article applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications networks or 
services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of another supplier and to access services supplied by another supp lier, where specific commitments are undertaken. 
 
2. Where suppliers are unable to resolve disputes regarding the negotiation of an interconnection agreement with a major supplier by an established deadline, Switzerland shall ensure that the suppliers have recourse to assistance from an independent domestic body, which 
may be a regulatory authority as referred to in Article 6, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate 
terms, conditions and rates for interconnect ion within a reasonable period of time. S/C/N/819 
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  Article 4 
 
Universal Service 
 
1. Switzerland has the right to define the kind  of universal service obligation it wishes to 
have.  
2. Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided that 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 Switzerland. 
 
 
Article 5 
 
Licensing Procedures  
 1. Where a licence is required for the supply of a telecommunications service, the competent 
authority of Switzerland shall make the following publicly available: 
 
(a) the terms and conditions for such a licence; and 
 
(b) the period of time normally required to reach a decision concerning an application 
for a licence. 
 
2. The reasons for the denial of a licence will be made known to the applicant upon request.  
  
Article 6 
 
Regulatory Authority 
 
1. Switzerland’s regulatory authority for telecommunications services shall be separate 
from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic telecommunications services.  
2. Switzerland shall ensure that the decisions of, and the procedures used by, its regulatory 
authority are impartial with respect to all market participants.   
3. Switzerland shall ensure that suppliers of a LDC affected by the decision of the Swiss 
regulatory authority have recourse to an administrative body or a court independent of any supplier, in accordance with its laws and regulations.  
 
Article 7 
 
Scarce Resources 
  Switzerland shall carry out its procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, 
including frequencies, numbers and rights of way, in an objective, timely, transparent and 
non-discriminatory manner. Switzerland shall make publicly available the current state of allocated frequency bands.
1 
 
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1 It is understood that this Article does not require detailed identification of  frequencies allocated for 
specific gove rnment uses. S/C/N/819 
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  ATTACHMENT II 
DEFINITIONS IN RESPECT OF THIS SCHEDULE 
(MARITIME AUXILIARY SERVICES) 
1. " Maritime cargo-handling services " means activities exercised by stevedore companies, 
including terminal operators, but not including the di rect activities of dockers, when this workforce 
is organized independently of the stevedoring or terminal operator companies. The activities covered include the organization and supervision of the loading/discharging of cargo to/from a 
vessel, the lashing/unlashing of cargo, and the reception/delivery and safekeeping of cargoes 
before shipment or after discharge.  2. " Customs clearance services " means activities consisting of carrying out on behalf of another 
party customs formalities concerning import, export or through-transport of cargoes, whether such 
services are the main activity of the service supplier or a usual complement of its main activity.  
3. " Container station and depot services " means activities consisting of storing containers, 
whether in port areas or inland, with a view to their stuffing/stripping and repair and to making them available for shipments. 
 
4. " Maritime agency services " means activities consisting of representing as an agent, within a 
given geographic area, the business interests of one or more shipping lines or shipping companies for the following purposes: 
 
(a) marketing and sales of maritime transpor t and related services, from quotation to 
invoicing, and issuance of bills of lading on behalf of the companies, acquisition and 
resale of the necessary related services, preparation of documentation and provision 
of business information;  
 
(b) acting on behalf of the companies organizing the call of the vessel or taking over 
cargoes when required. 
 5. " Maritime freight-forwarding services " means activities consisting of organizing and 
monitoring shipment operations on behalf of shippers, through the acquisition of transport and 
related services, preparation of documentation and provision of business information.  
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  ATTACHMENT III 
 
SPANISH AND ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF FO RMS OF LEGAL ENTITY IN SWITZERLAND 
The list below compiles the translations into English and Spanish of forms of legal entity as, and to 
the extent that, they are used in this Schedule :1 
  
Association: Asociación Association 
Entreprise individuelle: Empresa individual Sole proprietorship 
Fondation: Fundación Foundation 
Société anonyme (SA): Sociedad anónima (SA) Joint-stock company Société à responsabilité 
limitée (sàrl): Sociedad de responsabilidad 
limitada (SRL) Limited liability company 
Société coopérative: Sociedad cooperativa Co-operative society 
Société en commandite: Sociedad comanditaria Limited partnership 
Société en commandite par 
actions: Sociedad comanditaria por 
acciones Stock company with unlimited 
partners 
Société en nom collectif: Sociedad en nombre colectivo General partnership 
 
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1 These unofficial translations are based on those most widely employed in literature.