S/C/N/811  
 
27 July 2015  
(15-3835)  Page: 1/3  
Council for Trade in Services  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION FROM THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN,  
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU WITH RESP ECT TO THE MINISTERIAL DECISION 
CONCERNING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO SERVICES AND  
SERVICE SUPPLIERS OF LE AST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 
The following notification from the delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, dated 24 July 2015, is being circulated to the Members of the Council 
for Trade in Services. 
 
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The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu,  Kinmen and Matsu supports and responds to 
the decision by Ministers at the Eighth WTO Mini sterial Conference on Preferential Treatment to 
Services and Service Suppliers of Least-Developed Countries (WT/L/847) and the decision by 
Ministers at the Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference on Operationalization of the Waiver Concerning Preferential Treatment to Services and Services Suppliers of Least-Developed Countries 
(WT/L/918). We notify to the World Trade Organization Council for Trade in Services the 
preferential treatment with effect from 1 August 2015.  Since our WTO accession in 2002, our services market has been liberalized to a relatively high 
degree, with more than 110 service sectors (and sub-sectors) open, covering Mode 1 to Mode 4. 
In the area of Mode 4, we are committed to offering entry and stay for business visitors, intra-corporate transferees, persons who are hired by our businesses and contractual service suppliers. 
Service providers from LDCs also enjoy non-discriminatory national treatment. 
 After reviewing the Collective Request Pursuant to the Bali Decision on the Operationalization of 
the LDC Services Waiver Concerning Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers of 
Least-Developed Countries (S/C/W/356), we will of fer LDCs further preferential treatment, within 
the scope of GATS Article 16, to Mode 3 service suppliers from LDCs’ audiovisual services, commission agents’ services and wholesale services, road transport services, etc., as well as to 
Mode 4 contractual service suppliers in publishing services (excluding sound publishing services), 
etc. For the detailed list, please refer to the annex
1. We intend to maintain these preferences for 
the period of the Waiver. 
 
The aforementioned preferential  treatment goes beyond our WTO accession commitments, and it 
is hoped that this preferential treatment will help LDCs become a more integral part of the 
multilateral trading system. 
 
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1 Unless otherwise stated, all CPC references correspond to the 1991 UN Provisional Central Product 
Classification. The appearance of ** indicates that the service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covere d by the CPC concordance. S/C/N/811 
 
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  ANNEX 
Modes of 
supply Sector or sub-sector Refe r to the collective request 
submitted by LDC 
Mode 3  (No limitations 
pursuant to Article 16 of GATS) Audiovisual Services 
 Video Tape / Motion Picture 
Production and Distribution Services (CPC9611) 
 Motion Picture Projection 
Services (CPC9612) A. 
38. Waive Modes 1, 2, 3 and 4 
barriers to the provision of audio-visual services including access to co-production 
agreements. 
Commission Agents’ Services 
and Wholesale Trade Services  Wholesale Trade Services of 
Motor Vehicles (CPC61111) 
 Sales of Parts and 
Accessories of Motor 
Vehicles (CPC6113) 
 Sales of Motorcycles and 
Snowmobiles and Related 
Parts and Accessories 
(CPC6121) 
 Retailing Services 
 Retail Sales of Motor Fuel 
(CPC613) 
 A. 
40. Waive Mode 1, 3 and 4 
restrictions on the supply of 
the following services and sectors that were identified in 
recent offers tabled in the 
DDA negotiations:  
 
 Commission agent services 
Road Transport Services 
 Freight Transportation 
(CPC7123) A. 
40. Waive Mode 1, 3 and 4 
restrictions on the supply of 
the following services and 
sectors that were identified in 
recent offers tabled in the DDA negotiations:  
 
 Road freight transport 
services 
 
Rental or Leasing Services Concerning Aircraft without Operators (CPC83104) A. 
40. Waive Mode 1, 3 and 4 
restrictions on the supply of 
the following services and 
sectors that were identified in r e c e n t  o f f e r s  t a b l e d  i n  t h e  DDA negotiations:  
 
 Rental and Leasing Services 
without Operators  
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  Modes of 
supply Sector or sub-sector Refe r to the collective request 
submitted by LDC 
Mode 4 (Contractual 
service 
suppliers, each temporary stay may be for a 
period of no 
more than 90 days or for the 
duration of the 
contract, whichever is 
less. Such 
entry permit may be valid for a twelve 
month period. 
Such persons may be 
permitted 
multiple entries within the 
twelve month 
period.)  Publishing Services 
(excluding Sound Publishing 
Services) (CPC88442**) 
 Rental/leasing Services 
without Operators 
(CPC83104** 、83101** 、 
83106-83109 、832) 
 Building-cleaning Services 
(CPC874) 
 Packaging Services 
(CPC876) 
 Duplicating Services 
(CPC87904) 
 Translation and 
Interpretation Services (CPC87905) 
 Storage and Warehousing 
Services (CPC742) 
 Advertising Services 
(CPC871**) 
 Food Serving Services 
(CPC642) 
 Photographic Services 
(CPC875) 
 Telephone Answering 
Services (CPC87903) 
 Mailing List Compilation and 
Mailing Services (CPC87906) 
 Other Entertainment 
Services (CPC96191-96193) 
 A. 
3. Waive restrictions on contractual 
service suppliers, whose entry 
and stay is under contract with a bona fide employer (private or public), where the employer has 
engaged the LDC services 
supplier to assist in fulfilling a contract between the employer 
and a bona fide consumer 
lawfully operating in the host Member. The contractual service 
supplier shall receive their 
remuneration from the employer (public or private). Wage parity will not be a pre-condition of 
entry, but does not preclude the 
application of minimum wage and salary thresholds 
   
 
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