ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  S/DCS/W/CHN/Corr.1 
1º de marzo de 2005 
 
 (05-0848) 
Comercio de Servicios  
  
 
REPÚBLICA POPULAR CHINA
 
 
Proyecto de Lista refundida de Compromisos Específicos1 
 
Corrigendum  
 
 
La delegación de China ha notificado una omis ión en su proyecto de Lista refundida de 
Compromisos Específicos, documento S/DCS/W/C HN, en relación con en el punto "B. Travel 
Agency and Tour Operator (CPC 7471)", en las páginas 39 y 40. 
  
 Se añade el texto que figura a continuación al final de las limitaciones al acceso a los 
mercados consignadas en relación con el modo 3:   "Chinese travel agency/tour operator".   
  Se adjuntan a título de referencia las páginas pertinentes del documento corregido. 
 
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1 Este documento se ha preparado, en inglés solament e, bajo la responsabilidad de la Secretaría y sin 
perjuicio de las posiciones de los Miembros ni de sus derechos y obligaciones en el marco de la OMC.  
  S/DCS/W/CHN/Corr.1
 Página 3 
Modes 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 Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
B. Travel Agency and Tour 
Operator 
 (CPC 7471)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) Foreign services suppliers who meet the 
following conditions are permitted to provide services in the form of joint venture 
travel agencies and tour operators in the 
holiday resorts design ated by the Chinese 
government and in the cities of Beijing, 
Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xi'an upon 
accession: 
(a) a travel agency and tour operator mainly 
engaged in travel business;  
(b) Annual world-wide turnover exceeds US$ 40 
million. 
 (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None except that joint ventures or wholly-
owned travel agencies and tour operators are not permitted to engage in the activities of 
Chinese travelling abroad and to Hong Kong 
China, Macao China and Chinese Taipei. 
  
  The registered capital of joint venture travel 
agency/tour operator sh all be no less than 
RMB 4 million.  
 Within three years after China's accession, 
the registered capital shall be no less than 
RMB 2.5 million.  Within three years after 
accession foreign majority ownership will be permitted. 
 
 Within six years after accession, wholly 
foreign-owned subsidiaries will be permitted 
and geographic restrictions will be removed.  
The business scope of th e travel agency/ tour 
operator is as follows: 
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 (a) travel and hotel accommodation services for 
foreign travellers which can be made directly 
with transportation and hotel operators in 
China covering such operations;    
 S/DCS/W/CHN/Corr.1 
Página 4 Modes 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 Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
 (b)  travel services and hotel accommodation 
services for domestic travellers which can be made directly with tr ansportation and hotel 
operators in China covering such operations;  
(c)  conducting of tours within China for both 
domestic and foreign travellers, and  
(d)  travellers check cashing services within 
China.   
 
 None within six years after accession, there 
will be no restriction on the establishment of branches of the joint venture travel 
agency/tour operator a nd the requirement on 
registered capital of foreign-invested travel agency/tour operator will be the same as that 
of Chinese travel agency/tour operator. 
   
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in  
horizontal commitments. 
 (4) Unbound, except as i ndicated in  horizontal 
commitments.  
 
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