RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/2/Rev.5 
15 April 2011 
 (11-1965) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Tajikistan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF TAJIKISTAN 
 
Offer on Specific Commitments in Services  
Revision  
 
  The following submission, dated 11 April 2011, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
 
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I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS (ALL SECTORS) 
- Subsidies and other forms of State 
support  (1), (2), (3) Unbound for: 
- Access to subsidies and other 
forms of state support must be 
limited only to the citizens and/or 
juridical persons of The Republic of Tajikistan. 
- Eligibility for subsidies and other 
forms of state support may be limited to the particular region, 
categories of persons suffering 
from their unfavourable social and economic position. 
- Unbound with respect to subsidies 
and other forms of State support related to research and 
development as well as supply of 
services within the public sector.  
 
- Land ownership  (1), (2), (3), (4) Unbound with respect to 
land ownership except the following 
conditions.  
Enterprises with foreign participation are 
not allowed to obtain land for lifelong inherited use as a primary land users
1. 
 
Foreign service suppliers  cannot obtain land 
for perpetual use unless they establish a 
joint venture with a local persons. 
 Foreign persons can obtain land for term 
use with a maximum term of up to 50 years, 
with possible extension.   
- Participation in privatization and 
privatized companies  Unbound with respect to privatization of  
forms of State and public property listed in 
Annex 3.   
                                                      
1 There are three regimes of land use: (i) perpetual; (ii) term ; and (iii) lifelong inherited us e.  Primary users obtain land fo r use from the State under one of these regimes.  For 
"perpetual" use land is provided with no pre-defined term of use.  For use with a "term" land is provided with a specific time of use.  Only specified list of persons are eligible for 
lifelong inherited use.  
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- Commercial presence (3)  Comm ercial presence can only be 
permitted through the establishment of juridical person,(unless otherwise 
provided in the Sector-specific 
commitments of this Schedule).   
- Temporary entry and stay of 
natural persons (4) Unbound except for measures 
concerning the entry and temporary 
stay of the following categories of 
natural persons providing services: 
 
 - The Government of the 
Republic of Tajikistan sets an annual quota fo r attracting of 
foreign workforce in 
percentage terms to economically active 
population. Business visitor 
does not fall into the quota 
system. 5 years after the date 
of accession, the quota system on intra-corporate transferees 
will be eliminated.  (4) Unbound except for measures 
concerning the categories of natural 
persons referred to and committed in 
the Limitations on Market Access column.   
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 A. Intra-corporate transferees  
 Access is subject to the following 
conditions: 
 Employees of firms that provide services 
within Tajikistan th rough a branch or 
subsidiary, or affiliate established in Tajikistan and who have been employed 
by it or have been employed by their firm 
outside of Tajikistan or have been a partner in it (or as a majority shareholder) 
for at least a year immediately preceding 
the date of admission, and who are one of the following: 
 
(a) Executives - persons within an 
organisation who primarily direct 
the management of the organisation, 
establish the goals and policies of 
the organisation, exercise wide 
latitude in decision making, and receive only general supervision or 
direction from higher level 
executives, the board of directors or stockholders of the business.  
Executives would not directly 
perform tasks related to actual provision of a service or services of 
the organisation; 
(b) Managers - persons within an 
organisation, who: 
 - Primarily direct the 
organisation or a department or sub-division of the 
organisation;    
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  - Supervise and control the work 
of other supervisory, professional or managerial 
employees; and 
 - Have the authority to hire and 
fire or recommend hiring, 
firing or other personnel 
actions (such as promotion or leave authorization).  Does not 
include first line supervisors, 
unless the employees supervised are professionals, 
nor does it include employees 
who primary perform tasks necessary for promotion of 
service. 
(c) Specialists - persons within an 
organisation, who possess 
knowledge at an advance level of 
continued expertise and who 
process proprietary knowledge of 
the organisation's services, research equipment, techniques or 
management. (Specialists may 
include, but are not limited to members of licenses professions). 
 
Entry and stay is limited to a maximum of 3 years in the cases of (a), (b) and (c).    
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 B. Business visitors  
 Entry and temporary stay of the following 
categories of natural persons is permitted 
for a period of up to 90 days:  
(a) Persons not based in the territory of 
Tajikistan, receiving no remuneration from a source located 
within Tajikistan, who are engaged 
in activities related to representing a service supplier for the purpose of 
negotiating for the sale of services 
(of that service supplier) (or entering into agreements to sell 
services for that service provider), 
where i) such sales are not directly made to the general public and 
ii) the salesperson is not engaged in 
supplying the services; and 
(b) Persons who have been employed 
by an entity described in Section A, receiving remuneration from that 
source, who occupies a managerial 
or executive position with that entity and is entering the territory of 
Tajikistan for the purpose of 
establishing an entity described in Section A which will support 
employment of person named in 
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) therein.     
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II SPECIFIC SECTOR COMMITMENTS 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES 
A. Professional Services 
(a) Legal services : 
 Legal advisory services on foreign 
law and international law 
(CPC 861) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
  Individual advocates
2 can also carry 
out advocates' activities.  
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
  
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(b) Accounting, auditing and 
bookkeeping services (CPC 862) (1) None. 
(2)  Unbound for mandatory audit.  (3) Commercial presence can only be 
permitted through the establishment 
of juridical person of the Republic 
of Tajikistan other than an open 
joint-stock company. 
 
 Foreign natural persons can carry 
out auditing activities in the capacity of individual auditor. 
 
  
 
  
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) Personnel structure of the auditing 
organisation shall include not less than 
70% of citizens of the Republic of 
Tajikistan.  In case if the head of the 
auditing organisation is a foreign citizen - not less than 75% of 
employees shall be citizens of the 
Republic of Tajikistan. 
 
 Out of total number of personnel of the 
auditing organisation the number of licensed auditors shall not be less than 
70%. 
  3 years after the date of accession; 
None. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
                                                      
2 An advocate is a natural person, obtaining advocate's status in accordance with the Ta jikistan  legislation. Only advocates ar e allowed to: 
  - carry out representation in criminal courts and Tajik arbitration tribunals; 
  - act as representatives of organisations, governmental bodi es, local government bodies in ci vil and administrative court pro ceedings and court proceedings relating 
to administrative offence cases.  
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(c) Taxation services 
(CPC 863) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(d) Architectural services 
(CPC 8671) 
(e) Engineering services 
(CPC 8672) 
(f) Integrated engineering services 
(CPC 8673) 
(g) Urban planning and landscape 
architectural services 
 (CPC 8674) (1) None except: 
 - Provision of services is allowed 
only jointly with an architect who is a citizen or a juridical 
person of the Republic of 
Tajikistan which is a commercial organisation 
licensed to carry out 
architectural activity. 
(2) None. 
(3) Share of foreign participation in the 
charter capital of a juridical person 
must not exceed 49%. After 5 years 
of the date of accession, the foreign participation in the charter capital 
will be 70%.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
 
  
 
  
 
 (2) None. 
(3) None. 
 
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(h) Medical and dental services 
(part of CPC 9312, includes private 
linked services and excludes all public linked services and medical 
services financed out of State 
funds) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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B. Computer and Related Services  
(a) Consultancy services related to the 
installation of computer hardware (СРС  841) 
(b) Software implementation services 
(CPC 842) 
(c) Data processing services 
(CPC 843) 
(d) Database services 
(CPC 844) 
(e) Maintenance and repair services of 
office machinery and equipment including computers 
(CPC 845) 
(f) Other computer services 
(CPC 849) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
C. Research and Development Services  
(a) R&D services on natural sciences 
and engineering 
 (CPC 851) 
(b) R&D services on social sciences 
and humanities 
 (CPC 852) 
(c) Interdisciplinary R&D services 
 (CPC 8530) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the  
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
E. Rental/Leasing Services without Operators 
(a) Relating to ships 
(CPC 83103) 
(b) Relating to aircraft 
(CPC 83104) 
(c) Relating to other transport 
equipment 
(CPC 83101+ 83102+83105) 
(d) Relating to other machinery and 
equipment 
(CPC 83106-83109) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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F. Other Business Services 
(a) Advertising services  
 (CPC 871) (b) Market research services 
(CPC 86401) 
(c) Management consulting services 
(CPC 865) 
(d) Services related to management 
consulting (part of CPC 866, except for 
arbitration and conciliation services 
(CPC 86602)) 
(f) Services relating to agriculture, 
hunting and forestry 
(part of CPC 881, only in case of providing the services on 
development of sporting hunting) 
(g) Services incidental to fishing 
(part of CPC 882, only relating to 
providing the fishing equipment, building, and repair and 
maintenance of fishing vessels) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(h) Services incidental to mining 
(CPC 883+5115 ) only with respect to 
consulting services (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) Only in the form of joint venture, 
foreign equity participation limited 
to 49%. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) Only in the form of joint venture, 
foreign equity participation limited to 
49%. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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(m) Related scientific and technical 
consulting services (CPC 8675) 
(n) Maintenance and repair of 
equipment (part of CPC 633, except the repair 
of jewellery (CPC 63303)) 
(q) Packaging services 
(part of CPC 876, except bottling 
of spirits containing alcoholic 
products) 
(s) Convention services 
(part of CPC 87909) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
B. Courier Services 
(CPC 7512) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
C. Telecommunication Services3 
Commitments undertaken by Tajikistan are based on the Chairman's Notes "Notes for Scheduling Basic Telecom Services Commitments " (S/GBT/W/2/Rev.1) and "Market 
Access Limitations on Spectrum Availability" (S/GBT/W/3). 
                                                      
3 Services in the field of telecommunicati ons for the purposes of the given list of specific commitments do not include services  in broadcasting, satellite and wire 
broadcasting of television and/or radio-broadcasting, distribution and transmission of television and/or sound programmes (radi o-broadcastings), services of a transmitting 
network.  
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Basic Telecommunications Services:  
(a) Voice telephone services 
(CPC 7521) 
(b) Packet-switched data transmission 
services 
(CPC 7523**) 
(c) Circuit-switched-data transmission 
services 
(CPC 7523**) 
(d) Telex services 
(CPC 7523**) 
(e) Telegraph services 
(CPC 7522) 
(f) Facsimile services 
(CPC 7521**+7529**) 
(g) Private leased circuit services 
(CPC 7522**+7523**) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. Tajikistan undertakes the obligations 
contained in the Reference Paper in Annex 1  attached hereto. 
Value-added Telecommunications Services :  
(h) Electronic mail 
(CPC 7523**) 
(i) Voice mail 
(CPC 7523**) 
(j) On-line information and database 
retrieval 
(CPC 7523**) 
(k) Electronic data interchange (EDI) 
(CPC 7523**) 
(l) Enhanced/value-added facsimile 
services including store and 
forward, store and retrieve 
(CPC 7523**) 
(m) Code and protocol conversion 
(n) On-line information and/or data 
processing (including transaction processing) 
(CPC 843**) 
(o) Other:  - Paging 
 (CPC 75291) 
 - Teleconference Services 
 - (CPC 75292)  (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.    
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3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
A. General construction works for 
buildings (part of CPC 512) 
B. General construction works for 
civil engineering 
(CPC 513) 
C. Installation and assembly work 
(CPC 514+516) 
D. Building completion and finishing 
work 
(CPC 517) 
E. Other 
(CPC 511+515+518) (1) None. 
(2) None.. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) No less than 80% of labour workers in 
construction projects must consist of 
citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 
Except in respect of the distribution of the following items:  weapon and armament system; military equipment and military mate rials; explosive mate rials; equipment and 
devices for blasting and pyrotechnic items; waste precious meta ls, precious metals and stones, antique items; pharmaceuticals a nd psychotropic substances. 
A. Commission agents' services 
(CPC 621) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
B. Wholesale trade services 
(CPC 622) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
C. Retailing services 
(CPC 631+632, 61111, 61112, 6113, 6121) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) Unbound  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
D. Franchising services 
(part of CPC 8929) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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5. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (in respect of private funded educational services only)  
A. Primary education services 
 (CPC 921) B. Secondary education services 
(CPC 922) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None.  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
C. Higher education services 
(CPC 923) 
D. Adult education 
(CPC 924) 
E. Other education services: 
 - Training services (e.g., 
language  training; driver’s 
education; 
executive/management training; information 
technology training); 
educational testing services; 
after-school courses; 
educational programs offered during school breaks; and 
tutoring and preparatory 
courses (CPC-9290) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
A. Sewage services 
(CPC 9401) 
B. Refuse disposal services 
(CPC 9402) 
C. Sanitation and similar services 
(CPC 9403) 
D. Cleaning services of exhaust gases 
(CPC 9404) 
E. Noise and vibration abatement 
services (CPC 9405) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
national treatment column. 
 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) For services which are not subject to 
public monopoly or exclusive rights: none.  For services which are subject 
to public monopoly or exclusive 
rights: unbound.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
The admission to the market of new financial services or products  may be subject to the existence of, and consistency with, a r egulatory framework ai med at achieving the 
objectives indicated in Article 2(a) of the Financial Services Annex.  
A. Insurance services (excludes commitments on compulsory insurance and compulsory pension scheme funds)  
(i) Direct insurance 
(including co-insurance) 
  (A) Life 
 (B) Non-Life (1) Unbound, except none for insurance 
of  risks relating to marine shipping 
and commercial aviation's and space launching and freight (including 
satellites), with such insurance to 
cover any or all of the following: the goods being transported, the vehicle 
transporting the goods and any 
liability arising therefrom, and for insurance of risks relating to goods 
in international transit. 
(2) None. (3) After 10 years from the date of 
accession, commercial presence in 
the form of a branch of a foreign 
insurer will be allowed. 
  To open a branch, a foreign insurer 
must: 
 - have been authorised to operate in 
the same types of insurance or 
reinsurance in its country of origin for at least 5 years (for non-life 
insurance); at least 8 years (for life 
insurance); 
- have not less than 5 years of 
experience in operating a branch in  
foreign markets; 
- have total assets of more than 
US$500 million at the end of the 
calendar year prior to application; 
- have its legal address and actual 
address in the same country. (1) None. 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
(2) None. (3) At least half of the Board of the 
Directors of an insu rance (reinsurance) 
company with foreign participation 
should be citizens of Tajikistan. 
Foreign directors must have at least 2 years of experience in insurance 
business or finance. Managers and 
chief accountants of insurance companies with foreign investment 
must be residents in the territory of 
Tajikistan.    
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(ii) Reinsurance and retrocession (1) Unbound, except none for insurance 
of risks relating to marine shipping and commercial aviation's and space 
launching and freight (including 
satellites), with such insurance to cover any or all of the following: the 
goods being transported, the vehicle 
transporting the goods and any liability arising therefrom, and for 
insurance of risks relating to goods 
in international transit. 
(2) None. 
(3) After 10 years from the date of 
accession, commercial presence in the form of a branch of a foreign 
insurer will be allowed. 
  To open a branch, a foreign insurer 
must: 
 
- have been authorised to operate in 
the same types of insurance or reinsurance in its country of origin 
for at least 5 years (for non-life 
insurance); at least 8 years (for life insurance); 
- have not less than 5 years of 
experience in operating a branch in  foreign markets; 
- have total assets of more than 
US$500 million at the end of the calendar year prior to application; 
- have its legal address and actual 
address in the same country. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None . 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 (2) None. 
(3) None, except: 
 - if there is a Tajik reinsurance 
company, then at least 5% of risk 
taking on major contracts should 
be reinsured through the said company. 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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(iii) Insurance intermediation, such as 
brokerage and agency (1) Unbound, except none for insurance 
of risks relating to marine shipping and commercial aviation's and space 
launching and freight (including 
satellites), with such insurance to cover any or all of the following: the 
goods being transported, the vehicle 
transporting the goods and any liability arising therefrom, and for 
insurance of risks relating to goods 
in international transit. 
 
- insurance intermediation related to 
the conclusion and distribution of insurance contracts on behalf of 
foreign insurance companies in the 
territory of the Tajikistan shall not be allowed (except for cases 
described in commitments on cross-
border supply of insurance 
services). 
 (2) None. 
(3) Insurance brokers must be licensed 
juridical persons of the Republic of Tajikistan, and cannot work as 
insurance agents.  
 - Insurance agents can be licensed 
juridical persons of the Republic of 
Tajikistan or natural persons residing in the Republic of 
Tajikistan. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None.
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 (2) None. 
(3) None. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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(iv) Services auxiliary to insurance, 
such as consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment and claims settlement 
services (1) None, except a qualification 
certificate and a contract with the insurance company is required for 
actuarial services. 
(2) None. (3) A qualification certificate and a 
contract with the insurance 
company is required for actuarial services.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
  
 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
  
(4) Unbound.  
B.  Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance)  
(v) Acceptance of deposits and other 
repayable funds from the public 
(vi) Lending of all types, including 
inter alia , consumer credit, 
mortgage credit, factoring and 
financing of commercial 
transactions 
(vii) Financial leasing 
(viii) All payment and money 
transmission services including 
credit, charge and debit cards, 
travellers cheques and bankers drafts  
(ix) Guarantees and commitments (1) Unbound except for the following: 
 
- Provision and transfer of financial 
information, and financial data processing and related software by 
suppliers of other financial services; 
- Advisory, intermediation and other 
auxiliary financial services on all 
activities listed in (v) to (ix).  
 
The limitation on Mode 1 will be 
eliminated within 8 years after the date of accession.   
 
(2) None. (3) Banks must be in the form of a 
joint-stock company. 
 - The main founder and participant of 
a credit organisation being a 
subsidiary with foreign investment must be a foreign bank qualifying as 
such under the laws of its country of 
location (registration);  
- The ceiling of foreign capital 
participation in the bank system of 
the Republic of Tajikistan is limited 
to 49%.  (1) None. 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
(2) None. (3) The deposit insurance system does not 
cover deposits taken by branches of 
foreign banks. 
   
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 The Branch will be allowed after 10 years 
of the date of accession.   
- A foreign bank which applies for 
branching, however, should have a total business volume of at least 
US$500 million with the banks and 
major enterprises of Tajikistan in the previous three calendar years, of 
which there shall have been a total 
amount of not less than US$400 million granted as medium- 
or long-term credits. Branch 
excludes Retail Banking;  
- A foreign bank wishing to accept 
"retail" deposits must seek 
authorization as a locally incorporated subsidiary for that 
purpose. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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(x) Trading for own account or for 
account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-
counter market or  otherwise, the 
following: 
 (A) money market instruments 
(cheques, bills, certificates of 
deposits, etc.); 
 (B) foreign exchange; 
 (C) derivate products, including, 
but not limited to, futures and options; 
 (D) exchange rate and interest rate 
instruments, including products such as swaps, 
forward rate agreements etc.; 
 (E) transferable securities; and  (F) other negotiable instruments 
and financial assets, including 
bullion. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) Commercial presence must be in the 
form of a joint-stock company. 
  The Branch will be allowed after 10 
years of the date of accession.  
 - A foreign bank which applies for 
branching, however, should have a 
total business volume of at least US$500 million with the banks and 
major enterprises of Tajikistan in 
the previous three calendar years, of which there shall have been a total 
amount of not less than 
US$400 million granted as medium- or long-term credits.  Branch 
excludes Retail Banking;  
- A foreign bank wishing to accept 
"retail" deposits must seek 
authorization as a locally incorporated subsidiary for that 
purpose. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(xi) Participation in issues of all kinds 
of securities, including 
underwriting and placement as agent (whether publicly or 
privately) and provision of services 
related to such issues (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) Commercial presence must be in the 
form of a joint-stock company.  
 
 None, 5 years after the date of 
Accession, except as indicated in 
the horizontal section. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None.  
 
  
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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(xii) Money broking (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) Commercial presence must be in the 
form of a joint-stock company.  
  None, 5 years after the date of 
Accession, except as indicated in 
the horizontal section. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
  
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(xiii) Asset management, such as cash or 
portfolio management, all forms of 
collective investment management, 
pension fund management, custodial, depository and trust 
services  (1) None.  
(2) None. 
(3) Commercial presence must be in the 
form of a joint-stock company.  
 
 None, 5 years after the date of 
Accession, except as indicated in 
the horizontal section. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
  
 
 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(xiv) Settlement and clearing services for 
financial assets, including securities, derivative products, and 
other negotiable instruments (1) Unbound. 
 None, 5 years after the date of 
Accession. 
(2) Unbound. 
 None, 5 years after the date of 
Accession. 
(3) A commercial presence must be in 
the form of a joint-stock company.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
  
(2) None. 
  
(3) None. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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(xv) Provision and transfer of financial 
information, and financial data processing and related software by 
providers of other financial 
services 
(xvi) Advisory, intermediation and other 
auxiliary financial services on all 
the activities listed in subparagraphs (v)-(xi) and (xiii-
xv), including credit reference and 
analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on 
acquisitions and on corporate 
restructuring and strategy. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
8. HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES 
A. Hospital services  
(CPC 9311) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) The number of foreigners as 
directors of a hospital should not 
exceed one third of total directors; 
More than one third of total directors of a hospital should be 
medical professionals. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
market access column.  
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL-RELATED SERVICES 
A. Hotels and restaurants (including 
catering) 
(CPC 641-643) 
B. Travel agencies and tour operators 
services 
(CPC 7471) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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C. Tourism Guide Services (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None except;  
- Natural persons providing guide 
(guide-interpreter) services must be citizens of the Republic of 
Tajikistan. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
10. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
A. Entertainment services 
(CPC 9619 96194) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
C. Air Transport Services 
(d) Aircraft repair station services, 
during which an aircraft is 
withdrawn from services (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None.  
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
Selling and marketing of air transport 
services  (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
Computer Reservation Systems 
(excluding the supply of national flag 
carries (Tajik Air4) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
                                                      
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E. Rail Transport Services 
(d) Maintenance and Repair of Rail 
Transport Equipment (CPC 8868) (1) None.  
(2) None.  (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None.  
(2) None.  (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
F. Road Transport Services 
(d) Maintenance and repair of road 
transport equipment 
(CPC 6112, 8867) (1) None.  
(2) None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None.  
(2) None. 
(3) None.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(e) Supporting services for road 
transport  
- Bus Station Services (CPC 7441) 
- Parking Services (CPC 7443) 
- Other supporting services for road 
transport services (CPC 7449) (1) None.  
(2) None. 
(3) The foreign participation should not 
be exceeded 49%.  
 
 After 5 years of the date of the 
WTO accession; None, except as 
indicated in the ho rizontal section. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None.  
(2) None. 
(3) No less than 80% of labour workers in 
bus stations and parking must consist 
of citizens of the Republic of 
Tajikistan. 
 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
H.  Services Auxiliary to all Modes of Transport 
(a) Cargo-handling services 
(CPC 7411) 
(b) Storage and warehouses services 
(CPC 7421) (1) None.  
(2) None, except the following:  Unbound with respect to 
cargo-handling services for air 
transport and ra il transport. 
(3) The foreign participation should not 
be exceeded 49%.  
 Unbound with respect to storage and 
warehouses services for rail 
transport. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None.  
(2) None.  
 
 (3) No less than 80% of labour workers in 
services must consist of citizens of the 
Republic of Tajikistan. 
 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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(c) Freight transport agency 
(CPC 748) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/2/Rev.5 
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  ANNEX 1 
REFERENCE PAPER
 
Scope  
 The following are principals on the regulator y 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 prov ided by a single or limited number of 
suppliers; and  
(b) Cannot feasibly be economically or tec hnically substituted in order to provide a 
service. 
 A major supplier  is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of 
participation (having regard to price and supply) in  the relevant market for basic telecommunications 
services as a result of: 
(a) Control over essential facilities; or 
(b) Use of its position in the market. 
1. Competitive safeguards  
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications  
 Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone 
or together, are a major supplier from engaging  in or continuing anti-competitive practices. 
1.2 Safeguards  
 The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular: 
(a) Engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization; 
(b) Using information obtained from compe titors with anti-competitive results; and 
(c) Not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical 
information about essential facilities and comm ercially 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 users of  one supplier to communicate with users of another 
supplier and to access services provided by anot her supplier, where specific commitments are 
undertaken.  WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/2/Rev.5 
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  2.2 Interconnection to be ensured  
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensu red 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 l ess 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, c onditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that ar e transparent, reasonable, having regard 
to economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundl ed 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 procedures fo r interconnection for interconnection negotiations
 
 The procedures applicable for interconnecti on to a major supplier will be made publicly 
available. 
2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements  
 It is ensured that a major supplier will make  publicly available either its interconnection 
agreements or a reference interconnection offer. 
2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement  
 A service supplier requesting interconnection with  a major supplier will have recourse, either: 
(a) At any time; or 
(b) After a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known. 
To an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 
below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate te rms, conditions and rates for interconnection within 
a reasonable period of time, to the extent th at these have not been established previously. 
3. Universal service  
 Tajikistan has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to maintain.  
Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are administered in a 
transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively ne utral manner and are not more burdensome than 
necessary for the kind of universal service defined by Tajikistan. 
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. WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/2/Rev.5 
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  The reasons for the denial of a licence will be  made known to the applicant upon request. 
5. Independent regulators
 
 The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services.  The decisions of a nd the procedure 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 s carce resources, including frequencies, numbers 
and rights of way, will be carried out in an obj ective, 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 in not required. 
  
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Republic of Tajikistan:  List of Exemptions from Article II (MFN) GATS  
Sector or 
Sub-sector of 
Services Measure description, demonstrating its 
discrepancy to Article II GATS Countries in respect of which given 
measure is used Period of 
validity Conditions creating the needs for given 
exemptions 
Establishment of the Common Economic Union 
for the purposes of forming the conditions for 
free supply of services and assistance to growth 
of economic integration of countries-participants. All C.I.S. countries, with which 
Agreement takes effect. Indefinite. Agreement on Establishment a Free Trade 
Zone within the Territory of C.I.S. Countries 
of 15 April 1994. 
Establishment of the Common Economic Area 
for purposes of improving mutual trade of 
services and economic integration of countries-participants. Republic of Kazakhstan, 
Russian Federation, Belarus, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Republic of Tajikistan. Indefinite. Agreement on Establishment of the Customs 
Union (CU) of 20 January 1995.  
 Agreement on Customs Union and United 
Economic Space of 26 February 1999. 
 Agreement on Establishment of the 
Euro-Asian Economic Community of 
10 October 2000. 
Reinforcement of integrated relationships between the Central Asia Countries, fortification 
of their Economic Union and creation of an 
effectively functioning economic area of region. Republic of Kazakhstan, 
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic, 
Republic of Tajikistan. Indefinite. Agreement on Establishment a United 
Economic Space of 30 March 1994. All Sectors 
Establishment of a common market services, 
provision of mutual liberalisation of functioning 
of priority sectors of ec onomy and social spheres. Republic of Kazakhstan, 
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic, 
Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turk ey, Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Iran. Indefinite. Updated Charter of UEU - Izmir Agreement, 
14 September 1996, Izmir, Turkey.  This 
Agreement has been ratified by the Republic of Tajikistan on 21 May 1998. WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/2/Rev.5 
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  ANNEX 3 
Republic of Tajikistan:  List of Exemptions from privatizations
5 
1. Historic or national heritage sites (monuments, museums, national parks, State archives, etc.);  
2. Buildings and facilities of the State (arm ed forces, law enforc ement agencies, local 
authorities, customs and tax services, patent, standardization, metrology and statistics 
offices);  
3. The National Bank of Tajikistan and agencies responsible for the issue of banknotes and the 
safekeeping of securities, foreign currency, or gold reserves;  
4. The State budget, social protection funds and other State funds;  5. Environmental control, hydro-meteorological , sanitary-epidemiological, veterinary and plant 
protection agencies;  
6. State irrigation systems, water supply and pumping facilities, reservoirs and drinking water 
supply systems;  
7. State mobilization reserves, emer gency and civil defence facilities;  
8. Medical facilities;  
9. Graveyards;  
10. "Academic theatres";  11. Materials of the State astronomic-geode sic, levelling and gravimetric networks;  
12. Enterprises growing, manufacturing or processi ng plants or products containing narcotics and 
poisonous substances;  
13. Enterprises, facilities and equipment for the ha ndling of industrial and domestic waste;  
14. Enterprises and facilities for the production, pr ocessing, research  and handling of radioactive 
substances;  
15. Property of the hydro power plants "Nurek" and "Rogun";  16. Property of the aluminium processing plant "Tajik Aluminium Company";  
17. Enterprises involved in developing, manufactur ing, repairing and trading of armaments, 
ammunition, explosives and special materials or equipment;  
18. Enterprises producing, repairing or trading in hunting or sporting firearms and ammunition;  
19. Scientific/production enterprises and facilities of the Academy of Sciences and the Academy 
of Agricultural Sciences;  
20. State seed and livestock breeding or trial centres, farms and inspectorates;  21. Enterprises involved in air traffic and air traffic control;  
22. Postal and courier enterprises;  
23. State regulatory agencies in the areas of communication and transport; and  24. Television or radio broadcast centres (excluding those that coul d be privatized based on the 
Decision of the Government of Tajikistan). 
 
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5 Pursuant to Decision of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan  No. 705 of 30 December 2009