RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/S/O/DMA 
30 May 2005 
 
 (05-2190) 
Council for Trade in Services Special Session Original:   English 
 
   
DOMINICA 
 
Initial Conditional Offer on Services  
 
The following communication, dated 20 May 2005, from the delegation of Dominica, is being 
circulated to the Members of the Council for Trade in Services. 
 
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 The Government of Dominica herewith subm its its initial offer under the negotiations on 
trade in services under Article XIX of the General Agreement on Trade in Services and pursuant to 
paragraph 15 of the Doha Ministerial Declarati on of 14 November 2001 and Annex C of the General 
Council Decision of 1 August 2004.   Dominica reserves the right to modify, extend, re duce, withdraw in whole or in part any of 
this offer at any time prior to the conclusion of  the current services negotiations. Dominica further 
reserves the right to make technical amendments to  this offer and make corrections to rectify any 
errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in this offer as well as to clarify and interpret the terms and 
conditions of this offer.  
 
 
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  TN/S/O/DMA 
Page 2 DOMINICA - SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS  
 
   Modes of supply:             1)    Cross-border supply         2)    Consumption abroad           3)    Commercial presence          4)    Presence of natural persons   
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS  
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED 
IN THIS SCHEDULE 3) Commercial presence requires that foreign 
service providers incorporate or establish the 
business locally in accordance with the 
relevant provision of the Laws of Dominica, 
and where so required, be subject to relevant 
Acts pertaining to property acquisition, lease 
 and rental, and any operating condition that 
 may be the subject of existing laws and 
 regulations.  Some of these are as follows: 
i) Withholding Tax .  Foreign investors 
and non-resident earners of income 
are subject to the Withholding Tax 
Provisions of the Income Tax Act.   
 ii)  Aliens Landholding .  The Alien 
Landholding Act requires foreign 
companies and individuals wishing 
to hold property in Dominica to first 
obtain a licence in order to do so, 
within which conditions of purchase 
are detailed.    
 TN/S/O/DMA
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
 iii)  Dominica reserves a number of small 
business service opportunities for 
nationals.  The room limitation on 
Hotel Developments is within the 
context of this policy.  In such 
circumstances when foreign service 
providers are permitted to operate, an 
economic needs test may be required.   
 4) The entry of all foreign natural persons to 
 Dominica and their residence in Dominica is 
 regulated by immigration laws. 
 
The employment of foreign natural persons is 
subject to Work Permit regulations and 
labour laws.  Issue of permits is normally 
confined to people with managerial and 
technical skills which are in short supply or 
not available in Dominica. 
 
Professionals in certain disciplines may be 
required to register with the appropriate 
professional or governmental body. 
    TN/S/O/DMA 
Page 4    Modes of supply:             1)    Cross-border supply         2)    Consumption abroad           3)    Commercial presence          4)    Presence of natural persons   
Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
II.  SECTOR SPECIFICATION 
2. COMMUNICATION 
SERVICES 
 
B. Courier Services   
 
 
1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to alien landholding regulations. 
4) Subject to work permits and immigration 
regulations. 
  
 
 
1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to withholding tax. 
4) None  
C. Telecommunication services  
a.  Voice telephone services 
 (7521) 1) Bypass of the network of exclusive operators 
2) None 
3) Reserved for exclusive operator. 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None  
For public use  
 
b.  Packet-switched data 
  transmission services 
  (7523**) 
c.  Circuit-switched data 
  transmission services 
  (7523**) 
d. Telex services (7523**) 
e. Telegraph services (7522) 
f. Facsimile services (7521** 
    + 7529**) 
g. Private leased circuit    
 services (7522**, 7523**) 
 1) Bypass of the network of exclusive operator is  
 not permitted. 
2) None 
3) Reserved for exclusive operator. 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None   
 TN/S/O/DMA
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
For non-public use : (i.e. closed 
user groups): 
 
b. Packet-switched data          
    transmission (7523**) 
c. Circuit-switched data 
 transmission (7523**) 
f. Facsimile services (7521**, 
    7529**) 
 1) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
 exclusive operator. Bypass of exclusive 
 operator is not permitted. 
2) None 
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
 exclusive operator. Bypass of the exclusive 
 operator is not permitted. 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None  
h. Electric mail (7523**) 
i. Voice mail (7523**) 
j. On-line information and 
 data base retrieval 
 (7523**) 
k. Electronic data interchange 
   (7523**) 
l. Enhanced value-added 
 facsimile services incl. 
 store  and forward, store 
 and  retrieve (7523**) 
m. Code and protocol 
 conversion 
n. On-line information and/or 
    data processing (incl.     
 Transaction processing) 
 (843**) 1) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
 exclusive operator. 
2) None 
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
 exclusive operator. 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None  
o. Other 
 
Internet and Internet access 
services (except voice) (75260) 1) Only on facilities supplied by the exclusive 
 operator. 
2) None 
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
 exclusive operator. 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None   TN/S/O/DMA 
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
Mobile services (terrestrial 
based) 
 
- Cellular/mobile telephone    
     services  
- Mobile data services 
- Personal communications     
   services 
- Paging (75291) 
- Trunked radio system        
   services 1) Reserved for exclusive operator 
2) None 
3) Reserved for exclusive supplier 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None  
Mobile services (satellite-
based) 
 
- Mobile telephone services 
- Mobile data services 
- Personal communications   
    services 
- Paging 
- Trunked radio system 
 services 1) Only on proof of arrangement between 
 satellite transport service provider and 
 exclusive operator, who is under obligation 
 not to limit the number of satellite transport 
 service providers with whom such 
 arrangements will be entered into. 
2) None 
3) Reserved to supply by exclusive operator in 
 accordance with arrangements noted above. 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None 
  
Fixed satellite services 1)  Only on proof of arrangement between 
 satellite transport service provider and 
 exclusive operator, who is under obligation 
 not to limit the number of satellite transport 
 service providers with whom such 
 arrangements will be entered into. 
2) None 
3) Only on satellite network capacity supplied by  
 the exclusive international operator.  Bypass 
 of the exclusive international operator is not 
 permitted. 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None 
   
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments 
Teleconferencing services 
(75292) 1) Only network facilities supplied by the 
 exclusive operator. 
2) None 
3) Only on network facilities supplied by the 
 exclusive operator. 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None  
Telecommunications equipment 
sales, rental, maintenance, 
connection, repair and 
consulting services (75410 - 
75450) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) As indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None 
  
Higher Education Services  
(Except non-profit, public and 
publicly-funded entities) 
    
CPC 92310 Post-
secondary technical and 
vocational education 
services 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound 1) None 
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound  
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
 
C. Reinsurance   
 
1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to Insurance Act 
4) Subject to work permits and immigration 
 regulations. 
  
 
1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to withholding tax. 
4) None   TN/S/O/DMA 
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TOURISM AND TRAVEL 
RELATED SERVICES 
 
Hotels Development   
 
 
1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) Subject to alien landholding regulations, 
 exchange control regulations.  Limited to the 
 development of hotels in excess of 50 rooms.  
 Hotel development of less than 50 rooms may 
 be subject to an economic needs test. 
4) Limited to managerial and specialist skills 
 levels and as indicated in the horizontal 
 section.  Subject to work permit and 
 immigration regulations. 
  
 
 
1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to withholding tax. 
4) None  
10.  RECREATIONAL, 
CULTURAL AND SPORTING 
SERVICES 
 
A.  Entertainment Services   
 
 
 
1) None 
2) None 
3) May be required to employ national artists 
 and entertainers.  Limited to theatre, musical 
 ensembles and bands, dance troupes.  Subject 
 to alien landholding regulations. 
4) Subject to work permits and immigration 
 regulations . 
  
 
 
 
1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to withholding tax. 
4) None  
D.  Sporting Services  1)  Unbound* 
2) None 
3) Subject to alien landholding regulations. 
4) Subject to work permits and immigration 
 regulations. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) Subject to withholding tax. 
4) None  
 
 
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* Unbound do to lack of technical feasibility. 
* Unbound due to lack of  technical feasibility.