RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/3/Rev.1 
1 June 2005 
 (05-2246) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Cape Verde Original:   English 
 
 
  
ACCESSION OF CAPE VERDE 
 
Initial Offer on Specific Commitments in Services
 
 
Revision  
  
 The following submission, dated 27 May 2005, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Cape Verde. 
  
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I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS (APPLICABLE TO A LL SECTORS INCLUDED TO THIS SCHEDULE) 
 (3) Notification and examination under 
the Republic of Cape Verde's Foreign Investment Law (Law 
No. 89/IV/93).  (3) The Foreign Investment Law applies 
to the entry of new foreign investors after establishment in the Republic 
of Cape Verde. Upon submission of a complete 
application, a decision authorizing the foreign investment will be made within 30 
days of the date of application.  If a 
decision is not made within 30 days, the authorization is considered granted. 
  (3) Foreign firms may be required to 
train and upgrade the technical and 
management skills of local employees.   
 (4) Unbound except for measures 
concerning the entry and temporary 
stay of natural persons in the following categories:  
   
 - Business Visitors  
 
Persons not based in the Republic of Cape 
Verde and receivi ng no remuneration 
from a source located within the Republic 
of Cape Verde, who are representatives of 
business carrying on activities in a WTO member who are seek ing temporary entry 
into Cape Verde  for the purpose of 
negotiating for the sale of the services of that business, entering  into agreements to 
sell services for that business, 
participating in business meetings or preparing for the establishment of a 
commercial presence, where those 
representatives will not be engaged in making direct sales to the general public. 
 
Entry for Business Visitors is limited to a 90-day period. 
    
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- Intra-Corporat e transferees  
 People who have been employed by their 
firm for a period of not less than one year 
and who seek temporary entry in order to render services to the same employer or a 
subsidiary of affiliates of that employee, 
more specifically, who are one of the following: 
 
- Managers
 
 
Persons within an organization who 
primarily direct the organization, or a department or sub-division of the 
organization, supervise and control the 
work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees, have the authority 
to hire and fire or recommend hiring and 
firing, or other personnel actions (such as 
promotion or leave authorization), and 
exercise discretionary authority over day-to-day operations.  Does not include first 
line supervisors, unless the employees 
supervised are professionals, nor does it include employees who primarily perform 
tasks necessary for the provision of the 
service.  
- Executives
 
 Persons within the organization who 
primarily direct the management of the 
organization, establish the goals and policies of the organization or a major 
component or function of the 
organization, exercise wide latitude in decision-making, and receive only general  
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supervision or direction from higher-level 
executives, the board of directors, or stockholders of  the bu siness.  Executives 
would not directly perform tasks related 
to the actual provision of a service or services of the organization. 
 
- Specialists
 
 
Persons within an organization who 
possess knowledge at an advanced level of continued expertise and who possess 
proprietary knowledge of the 
organization's services, research, techniques, or management.  Specialists 
may include, but are not limited to, 
members of licensed professions.  
Persons as employees of an enterprise 
engaged in substantive business in the 
Republic of Cape Verde without having a 
commercial presence in  the Republic of 
Cape Verde who provide a service as a 
professional of a service sector. 
 Foreigners desiring a residence permit 
must demonstrate a source of income for 
their sustenance while in Cape Verde and be of good character in order to obtain a 
residence permit.  Foreigners recruited  by 
Cape Verde domestic enterprises must submit their contracts for review 
concerning their validity to the Director 
General of Labour in order to obtain a residence permit.   
 
   
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Entry for persons named in this sector is 
limited to a one-year period (residence permit) that may be extended one year at 
a time.  After being resident for five 
years, the residence permit may be extended for three years at a time. 
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
I. BUSINESS SERVICES  
1. Professional services 
(a)  Legal services related to the law of 
jurisdiction where service supplier is 
qualified as a lawyer (including home country, third country law and 
international law) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Arbitration and conciliations 
 services   (CPC 86602) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(d)  Architectural services  
 (CPC 8671)  (1) None, except membership in  
Architects' Professional Association 
required 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except membership in  
Architects' Professional Association required 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
 
 (2)   None 
(3)   None 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(e) Engineering services  
 (CPC 8672) 
(f) Integrated engineering services  
 (CPC 86739) (1) None, except membership in 
Engineer's Professional Association 
required 
(2)  None (3)  None, except membership in the 
Engineer's Professional Association 
required 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
 
 
(2)   None (3)   None 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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(g) Urban planning and landscape 
architectural services  
 (CPC 8674) (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3)   None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(i)  Veterinary services  
 (CPC 9320) (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except must be qualified to 
practice in home country and must register with the Ministry of 
Agriculture and be member of 
Veterinarians' Professional Association 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
  
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
2. Computer and Related Services  
(a) Consultancy services related to the 
installation of computer hardware  
 (CPC 841) 
(b) Software implementation services 
 (CPC 842) 
(c) Data processing services    (CPC 843) 
(d) Data base services  
 (CPC 844) (e) Other  
 (CPC 845-849) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
3. Research and Development Services 
(a) R&D services on natural sciences 
  and engineering  (CPC 851)  (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments    
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(b) R&D services on social sciences and 
humanities  
 (CPC 852) (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
(c) Interdisciplinary R&D services  
 (CPC 8530) (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None 
(3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
4.  Real Estate Services 
(a) Involving own or leased property  
 (CPC 821) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(b)  On a fee or contract basis  
 (CPC 822) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under Horizontal Commitments  
5.  Rental/Leasing Services without Operators 
(c)  Leasing or rental services 
concerning private cars without 
operator 
 (CPC 83101) 
-  Leasing or rental services 
concerning  other land transport equipment without operator  
 (CPC 83105) 
(d)  Leasing or rental services 
concerning machinery or equipment 
without operators 
 (CPC 83106, 83107, 83108, 83109) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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6.   Other Business Services 
(a)   Advertising services  
 (CPC 871) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(b)  Market research and public opinion 
polling services  
 (CPC 8640) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(c) Management consulting services  
 (CPC 8650) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(d) Services related to management 
consulting  
 (CPC 86601) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(e) Technical testing and analysis 
services  
 (CPC 8676) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(f) Services incidental to agriculture, 
hunting and forestry  
 (CPC 881) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(g)  Services incidental to fishing  
 (CPC 8820) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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(h)  Services incidental to mining  
 (CPC 8830) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(i) Services incidental to manufacturing  
 (CPC 884) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(m) Related scientific and technical 
consulting services 
 (CPC 8675) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(n)   Maintenance and repair of 
equipment, excluding maritime vessels, aircraft or other transport 
equipment  
 (CPC 633, 8860-8866) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(s)  Planning, managing and marketing 
services for conventions and similar 
events  
 (CPC 87909) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(t)  Translation services  
 (CPC 87905) (1)  None, other than for government 
documents and events 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, other than for government 
documents and events 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
 (2)   None 
(3)   None 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
II. COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
2. Courier Services , limited to express 
air mail  
 (CPC 7512) (1)  None 
(2)  None 
(3)  None  
(4)  Unbound (1)  None 
(2)  None 
(3)  None 
(4)  Unbound   
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3. Telecommunication Services 
 Unless otherwise specified, the Commitments in this sector have been scheduled in accordance with the "Notes for Scheduling Ba sic Telecom Services Commitments 
(S/GBT/W/2/Rev. 1) and "Marke t Access Limitations on Spect rum Availability" (S/GBT/W/3) 
 
   The Republic of Cape Verde undertakes 
the obligations contained in the attached 
Reference Paper with respect to provision of telecommunications services, other 
than electronic mail, voice mail, on-line 
information and data base retrieval, EDI, code and protocol conversion 
 
CVTelecom has a monopoly on fixed-line voice local and domestic long distance 
service and all international voice and 
data services until 27  November 2021.  Cape Verde will provide unlimited market 
access for any service initially covered by 
the monopoly immediately upon 
termination of monopoly rights for that 
service if termination occurs prior to 27 November 2021. 
- International voice and data 
transmission services 
 Domestic and national long-distance 
voice services  
 - on a fixed-line facilities-basis   
 -  for public use (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  None, as of the 
termination of the monopoly. 
(2)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  None, as of the 
termination of the monopoly. 
(3)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  None, as of the 
termination of the monopoly. 
(4)  Unbound, except as set forth in the 
Horizontal Commitments  (1)  None 
 
 (2)  None 
 
 (3)  None 
 
 (4)  Unbound, except as set forth in the 
Horizontal Commitments   
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 Domestic and national long distance 
data services: 
 
 - on a fixed-line facilities-basis   
 -  for public use (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  None, as of the termination of the monopoly. 
(2)  None 
(3)  None (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
  
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Voice and data transmission 
services: 
 
 -  on a resale basis  
 -  for public use  (1)  Exclusively over the network of or 
circuits leased from a carrier licensed to provide facilities-based 
services 
(2)  Exclusively over the network of or 
circuits leased from a carrier 
licensed to provide facilities-based 
services 
(3)  Exclusively over the network of or 
circuits leased from a carrier 
licensed to provide facilities-based 
services 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
  
 
(2)   None  
 
 (3)   None 
 
 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Radio-based services: 
 
 -   paging  (1)  Unbound 
(2)   None 
(3)   Only three operators will be licensed (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4)   Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Local and domestic long distance 
voice and data transmission services over a wireless network 
 (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  None, as of the termination of the monopoly. 
(2)  None 
(3)  None (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  Unbound, as of the termination of the monopoly. 
(2)  None 
(3)  None  (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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-  Voice and data transmission services 
 for non-public use only (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Electronic Mail, Voice Mail, On-line 
information and data base retrieval, 
EDI, Code and Protocol Conversion  
 (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  None, as of the 
termination of the monopoly.  
(2)  If over fixed lines, exclusively over 
the network of or circuits leased 
from a carrier licensed to provide 
facilities-based services.  Radio-based:  none. 
(3)  If over fixed lines, exclusively over 
the network of or circuits leased from a carrier licensed to provide 
facilities-based services.  Radio-
based: none. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  None, as of the 
termination of the monopoly. 
(2)  None  
 
  
(3)  None 
  
 
 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Telecommunications related services  
 (CPC 754) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
4.  Audiovisual Services 
(a)  Motion picture and video tape 
production and distribution services  
 (CPC 9611) (b)  Motion picture projection services  
 (CPC 9612) 
(c)  Radio and television services   (CPC 9613) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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III. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED  ENGINEERING SERVICES 
1.   General construction work for 
buildings  
 (CPC 512) 
2.   General construction work for civil 
engineering  
 (CPC 513) 
3.   Installation and assembly work  
 (CPC 514, 516) 4.  Building completion and finishing 
work  
 (CPC 517)  5. Other Construction Services 
 (CPC 511, 515, 518)  (1)   Unbound 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4)   Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
IV. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES  
2.  Wholesale trade services, excluding 
the importation of tobacco; and importation and sale of: 
 - precious metals for use by the 
government; 
 - pharmaceuticals; and  
 - fuel   (CPC 622) 
 
3. Retailing Services, excluding the 
sale of pharmaceuticals and fuel (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
V. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 
 The educational services listed below are limited to privately funded education services and ex clude education services funded  from government resources 
2. Secondary education services 
 (CPC 922) 3. Higher education services   
 (CPC 923) 
4.   Adult education   (CPC 924) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments    
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VI. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
1.  Sewage services  
 (CPC 9401) 2.  Refuse disposal services 
 (CPC 9402) 
3. Sanitation and similar services   (CPC 9403) 
4.  Other 
- Cleaning services of exhaust gases   (CPC 9403) 
- Noise abatement services  
 (CPC 9405) - Nature and Landscape protection 
services  
 (CPC 9406) - Other (CPC 9409) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
VII. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
 [Foreign participation on ly through joint ventures] 
1.  All insurance and insurance-related services  
(a)  Life, accident and health insurance 
services 
 (CPC 8121, 81291)   
(b)  Non-life insurance services, 
excluding reinsurance   
 (CPC 8129, other than 81291) (1)  Unbound 
(2)   None 
(3)   None, except service provider must 
take form of limited liability company 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(c) Reinsurance and retrocession (1)  None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None, except service provider must 
take form of limited liability company 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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(d)  Insurance brokerage and agency 
services 
 (CPC 81401) (1)  Unbound    
(2)  None (3) None, except qualification as an 
agent requires two year residency in 
Cape Verde and qualification as a broker requires three years of work 
as an insurance agent in Cape Verde 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
2. Banking and other financial s ervices (excluding insurance) 
(a)  Acceptance of deposits and other 
repayable funds from the public   
 (CPC 81115-81119) (b)  Lending of all types, including 
inter alia , consumer credit, mortgage 
credit, credit, charge and debit cards, travellers' checks, factoring and 
financing of commercial transactions  
 (CPC 8113)  
(c) Financial leasing  
 (CPC 8112) (d) All payment and money 
transmission services, including 
credit, charge and debit cards, travellers cheques and bankers drafts 
(CPC 81339) 
 (e) Guarantees and commitments   (CPC 81199) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except banks operating in 
Cape Verde must be set up in the 
form of a public limited company  
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None  
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(k) Advisory and other auxiliary 
financial services on all the activities 
listed in Article 1B of MTN.TNC/w/50, incl. credit 
reference and analysis, investment 
and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on 
corporate restructuring and strategy 
(CPC 8131 or 8133) (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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(l) Provision and transfer of financial 
information and financial data processing and related software by 
suppliers of other financial services 
(CPC 8131)  
IX. TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES 
1.  Hotels and restaurant service 
 (CPC 641, 642, 643) 
 (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except operation of hotels is 
1) subject to an economic needs test if hotel seeks to take advantage of 
the investment incentives in the 
Tourism Utility Law and  2) the minimum required investment and 
operation of restaurants subject to 
economic needs test if restaurant seeks to take advantage of 
investment incentives in the Tourism 
Utility Law.   
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None 
(3)  None 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
2.   Travel agencies and tour operators 
services   
 (CPC 7471) 
  (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None with respect to travel agencies 
and tour operator services provided in joint venture with Cape Verde 
nationals, as long as foreign interest 
is less than 50%. 
 
 Travel agencies and tour operator 
services with foreign investment of 50% of more are subject to the 
following limitations: 
 - the number of such travel agencies 
cannot exceed more than one-third 
of all national service providers (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
   
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 Page 17Modes of supply:  (1) Cross-Border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial Presence (4) Presence of natural persons 
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on nati onal treatment Additional commitments 
(including joint ventures with a 
foreign interest of less than 50%) operating in the territory of Cape 
Verde; 
- the number of su ch tour operators 
cannot exceed more than one-third 
of all national service providers 
(including joint ventures with a foreign interest of less than 50%) 
operating in the territory of 
Cape Verde;  
- a travel agency with less than 50% 
Cape Verde ownership is limited to 
one establishment on each of three islands; and 
- a tour operator with less than 50% 
Cape Verde ownership cannot operate on more than three islands.  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments 
3.   Tour guides 
 (CPC 7472) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  Unbound (3) Unbound, except for tour guides 
with language capabilities not 
otherwise available in Cape Verde 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
X. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
- Recreational fishing  
 (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on nati onal treatment Additional commitments 
XI. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
- International maritime transport – 
passenger and freight  
 (CPC 7211, 7212) 
 
- Rental of boats and ships   (CPC 83103) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Inter-island and local maritime 
transport - passenger and freight  
 (CPC 7211, 7212)  
 (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except foreign ownership 
limited to less than 75% and vessel 
must be registered in Cape Verde  
(4)  Unbound, except as set forth in 
Horizontal Commitment (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
-  Supporting services for maritime 
transport  
 (CPC 745)  
 (1)  None 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, as of 1 June 2006 (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
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 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 te chnically 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 releva nt 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 th e 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 compet itors with anti-competitive results;  and  
 (c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical 
 information about essential facilities and co mmercially relevant information which 
 are necessary for them to provide services.  
2. Interconnection
 
2.1 This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public telecommunications transport 
networks or services in order to allow the user s of one supplier to communicate with users of 
another supplier and to access services provi ded by another supplier, where specific 
commitments are undertaken. WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/3/Rev.1 
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 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, conditi ons (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, cond itions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that ar e 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 th e 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 pro cedures 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 public ly 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 whic h 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 re garding appropriate te rms, conditions and 
rates for interconnection within a reasonable period of time, to the extent that these 
have not been established previously. 
3. Universal service
 
Any Member has the right to define the kind of uni versal service obligation it wishes to maintain.  
Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-comp etitive per se, provided they are administered in a 
transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively ne utral manner and are not more burdensome 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 licenses.  The reasons for the denial of a licence 
will be made known to the applicant upon request.  WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/3/Rev.1 
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 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 be impartial 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. 
  
 WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/3/Rev.1 
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Sector or sub-sector Description of measure 
indicating its inconsistency with Article II Countries to which measures 
applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
exemption 
All sectors Waiver of nationality 
requirements for the exercise, in 
Cape Verde, of certain activities and professions by natural 
persons supplying services from 
designated countries. Countries of Portuguese 
language - Angola, Brazil, 
Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome & Principe and Timor. Indefinite. This measure reflects historical 
links between Cape Verde and 
these countries. 
 Full national treatment is 
extended to nationals of the 
countries listed in column 3. Members of the Economic 
Community of West African 
States. Indefinite. To ensure commitments in the 
context of regional integration. 
 
 
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