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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/3/Rev.3 
2 November 2006 
 
 (06-5268) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Cape Verde Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF CAPE VERDE 
 
Offer on Specific Commitments in Services  
 
Revision  
   The following submission, dated 18 October 2006, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Cape Verde. 
 
 
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I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS (APPLICABLE TO A LL SECTORS INCLUDED TO THIS SCHEDULE) 
  (3) Foreign Investment is subject to 
authorisation by Cape Verde's authorities
1   
  (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 receiving 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 seeking 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 90 days in any 12 months. 
   
                                                      
1 Upon submission of a complete application, a decision authorizing the investment will be made within 30 days of the date of ap plication.  If a decision is not made 
within 30 days, the authoriza tion is considered granted.   
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 - Intra-Corpor ate 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 
branch 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.  Do es not include first 
line supervisors, unless the employees 
supervised are profe ssionals, nor does it 
include employees who primarily perform 
tasks necessary for the provision of the 
service.     
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 - 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 
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. 
 
Entry for ICTs is limited to one year, renewable annually for up to five years, 
except for ICTs working on information 
systems or communication system who are limited to four years. 
    
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 -    Contractual Service Suppliers  
 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 pursuant to a contract between the enterprise and a 
client in Cape Verde, and who have been 
employed by this enterprise for a period of at least one year prior to their entry into 
Cape Verde.  
 Entry for CSS is limited to one year, 
renewable annually for up to five years. 
    
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II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
I. BUSINESS SERVICES  
1. Professional services 
(a)  Legal services (CPC 861) related to 
the law of jurisdiction where service supplier is qualified as a lawyer (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
- Arbitration and conciliations 
 services  
 (CPC 86602) (1)   None.  
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(b)  Accounting, auditing and 
bookkeeping services   (CPC 862) (1) None, except registration with 
General Directorate of Finance  required. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None, except registration with 
General Directorate of Finance 
required. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
  
(2)   None. 
(3)   None.  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(c)   Taxation services 
        (CPC 863)  (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(d)  Architectural services  
 (CPC 8671)  (1) None.  
(2)  None. 
(3)  None.  
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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(e) Engineering services  
 (CPC 8672) (f) Integrated engineering services  
 (CPC 86739) (1) None.  
(2)  None. (3)  None.  
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(g) Urban planning and landscape 
architectural services  
 (CPC 8674) (1) Unbound. 
(2) None. 
(3)   None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(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 in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None.  
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
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 in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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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 in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(b) R&D services on social sciences and 
humanities  
 (CPC 852) (1)  Unbound.   
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(c) Interdisciplinary R&D services  
 (CPC 8530) (1)  Unbound.   
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
4.  Real Estate Services 
(a) Involving own or leased property  
 (CPC 821) (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(b)  On a fee or contract basis  
 (CPC 822) (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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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 in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
6.   Other Business Services 
(a)   Advertising services  
 (CPC 871) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(b)  Market research and public opinion 
polling services  
 (CPC 864) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(c) Management consulting services  
 (CPC 865) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(d) Services related to management 
consulting  
 (CPC 866) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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(e) Technical testing and analysis 
services  
 (CPC 8676) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(f) Services incidental to agriculture, 
hunting and forestry  
 (CPC 881) (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(g)  Services incidental to fishing  
 (CPC 882) (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(h)  Services incidental to mining  
 (CPC 883) (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. (3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(i) Services incidental to manufacturing  
 (CPC 884) (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(m) Related scientific and technical 
consulting services 
 (CPC 8675) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(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 in 
horizontal section. (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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(s)  Planning, managing and marketing 
services for conventions and similar events  
 (CPC 87909) (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(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 in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
II. COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
2. Courier Services limited, to  the 
collection, sorting, transport, and 
delivery of documents, printed 
matter, parcels, goods, other items on an expedited basis; provided that  
the transport originates or terminates 
outside the territory of Cape Verde 
(and is not intra- or inter-island) and  
CPC 7512) (1)  None. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None.  
(4)  Unbound. (1)  None. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound.  
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.  Cape Verde will provide  
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unlimited market access and full national 
treatment for any service initially covered by the monopoly immediately upon 
termination, or by the end of 2010, 
whichever comes first. 
- International voice and data 
transmission services 
 Domestic and national long-distance 
voice services  
 - on a fixed-line facilities-basis   
 -  for public use (1)  Unbound, except none as of the 
termination of the monopoly or 
31 December 2010, whichever 
comes first. 
(2)  Unbound, except none as of the 
termination of the monopoly or 
31 December 2010, whichever comes first. 
(3)  Unbound, except none as of the 
termination of the monopoly or 31 December 2010, whichever 
comes first. 
(4)  Unbound, except as set forth in the 
Horizontal Co mmitments . (1)  None. 
 
 
 (2)  None. 
 
  
(3)  None. 
  
 
(4)  Unbound, except as set forth in the 
Horizontal Commitments.  
 Domestic and national long distance 
data services: 
 
 - on a fixed-line facilities-basis   
 -  for public use (1)  Unbound, except none as of the 
termination of the monopoly or 31 December 2010, whichever 
comes first. 
(2)  None. (3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
  
 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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- 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 in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
  
 
(2)   None.  
 
 (3)   None. 
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
- Radio-based services: 
 
 -   paging 
 (1)  Unbound. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None, except only three operators 
will be licensed. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)  Unbound. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. 
 
(4)   Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
- Local and domes tic long distance 
voice and data transmission services 
over a wireless network 
 (1)  Unbound, except none as of the 
termination of the monopoly or 
31 December 2010, whichever 
comes first. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (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 in 
horizontal section.  
-  Voice and data transmission services 
 for non-public use only (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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- Electronic Mail, Voice Mail, On-line 
information and data base retrieval, EDI, Code and Protocol Conversion  
 (1)  Unbound, except none as of the 
termination of the monopoly or 31 December 2010, whichever 
comes first.  
(2)  None, except 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)  None, except 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 in 
horizontal section. (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 in 
horizontal section.  
- Telecommunications related services  
 (CPC 754) (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
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) 
(d) Sound recording services (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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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 in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4)   Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
IV. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES  
2.  Wholesale trade services, excluding 
the importation of tobacco; and importation and sale of: 
 - precious metals for use by the 
national bank  
 - pharmaceuticals; produced in 
Cape Verde for a period of three years from the date of 
accession and  
 - fuel   (CPC 622) 
3. Retailing Services, including the 
sales of pharmaceuticals and fuel  
 (CPC 631 and 632) 
4. Franchising services 
 (CPC 8929) 4. Wholesale and retail trade services, 
relating to the sales of automobiles. 
(CPC 611, 6113, 6121) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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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) 
5.      Other educational services   (CPC 929) (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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 in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
VII. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
1.  Insurance and insurance-related services  
(i)  Direct insurance (including co-
insurance): 
  (A) life 
 (B) non-life (1)  Unbound. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None, except service provider must 
take form of limited liability 
company. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None.  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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(ii)  Reinsurance and retrocession (1)  None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None, except service provider must 
take form of limited liability 
company. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(iii)  Insurance intermediation, such as 
brokerage and agency (1)  Unbound, except for reinsurance 
where: none.    
(2)  None. 
(3) None, except qualification as an 
agent requires 2 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 in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
 (2)   None. 
(3)   None. 
  
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
(iv) Services auxiliary to insurance, such 
as consultancy, actuarial risk 
assessment and claim settlement 
services  (1)  None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None, except service provider must 
take form of limited liability company. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  (1)  None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. 
  
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
2. Banking and other financial s ervices (excluding insurance) 
(v)  Acceptance of deposits and other 
repayable funds from the public;  
(vi)  Lending of all types, including 
consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of 
commercial transaction;  
(vii)  Financial leasing;  (viii) All payment and money 
transmission services, including 
credit, charge and debit cards, travellers cheques and bankers 
drafts;  (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None, except service provider must 
be set up in the form of a limited liability company.  
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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(ix) Guarantees and commitments;  
(x) Trading for own account or for 
account of customers, whether on an 
exchange, in an over-the-counter 
market or otherwise, the following: 
 
 money market instruments 
(including cheques, bills, certificates of deposits);  
 foreign exchange;  
 derivative products including, but 
not limited to, futures and options;  
 exchange rate and interest rate 
instruments, including products such as swaps, forward rate agreements;  
 transferable securities;  
 other negotiable instruments and 
financial assets, including bullion. 
 
(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;  
(xii) Money broking;  (xiii) Asset management, such as cash or 
portfolio management, all forms of 
collective investment management, pension fund management, custodial, 
depository and trust services;  
(xiv) Settlement and clearing services for 
financial assets, including securities, 
derivative products, and other 
negotiable instruments;   
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(xv) Provision and transfer of financial 
information, and financial data processing and related software by 
suppliers of other financial services;  
(xvi) Advisory, intermediation and other 
auxiliary financial services on all the 
activities listed in subparagraphs (v) 
through (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. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
IX. TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES 
1.  Hotels and restaurant service 
 (CPC 641, 642, 643) 
 (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None, except 1) operation of hotels 
may optionally seek to take 
advantage of the investment 
incentives under Tourism Utility 
Law and 2) operation of restaurants 
subject to economic needs test may optionally seek to take advantage of 
investment incentives under the 
Tourism Utility Law.   
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)  Unbound.   
(2)  None. 
(3)  None.  
 
 
 
  
 
 (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. The Government of Cape Verde affirms 
that there is no discrimination on the basis 
of nationality in application of the investment incentives of the Tourism 
Utility Law or the related economic needs 
test.   
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: (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
 
  
 
  
 
   
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- the number of such travel agencies 
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; 
- 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 in 
horizontal section.  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. 
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 in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None.  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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X. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
- Recreational fishing  
 (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. (3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
XI. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
  The following services at the port are 
made available to international maritime 
transport suppliers on  reasonable and non 
discriminatory terms and conditions 1. Pilotage. 
2. Towing and the tug assistance. 
3. Provisioning, fuelling and watering. 4. Garbage collecting and ballast waste 
disposal. 
5. Port Captain's services. 6. Navigation aids. 
7. Shore-based operational services 
essential to ship operations 
including communications, water 
and electrical supplies. 
8. Emergency repair facilities. 
[9. Anchorage, berth and berthing 
services.]  International maritime transport   
–  passenger and freight  
 (CPC 7211, 7212) less cabotage 
transport 
 
(1) [a) Liner shipping:  None. 
 (b) Bulk, tramp, and other 
international shipping, 
including passenger transportation;  None.] 
(2) [None.] (1) [(a) None. 
 (b) None.] 
 
  
(2) [None.]  (1) See Note.  
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 (3) [(a) Establishment of registered 
company for the purpose of operating a fleet under the 
national flag of the State of 
establishment:  unbound.] 
 (b) Other forms of commercial 
presence for the supply of 
international maritime transport services (as defined below - 2):  
None. 
 (4) [(a) Ships' crews:  unbound.] 
 (b) Key personnel employed in 
relation to a commercial presence as defined under 
mode 3b) above. (3) [(a) Unbound.] 
  
 
  (b) None. 
 
  
 
 (4) [(a) None.] 
 (b) None. 3) (b) See Note. 
Maritime Auxiliary Services 
-- Maritime Cargo Handling Services  
(as defined below - 4) 
 (1) Unbound* except for - no limitation 
on trans-shipment (board to board or 
via the quay) and/or on the use of 
on-board cargo handling equipment. 
(2) None. 
(3) None.** 
(4) None. (1) Unbound* except for - no limitation 
on trans-shipment (board to board or 
via the quay) and/or on the use of 
on-board cargo handling equipment. 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4) None.  
Storage and Warehousing Services  
CPC 742 [as amended] (1) Unbound.* 
(2) None. 
(3) None.** 
(4) None. (1) Unbound.* 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4) None.  
Customs Clearance Services  
(as defined below - 5) (1) Unbound.* 
(2) None. 
(3) None.** 
(4) None. (1) Unbound.* 
(2) None. 
(3) None. 
(4) None.  
                                                      
*     A commitment on this mode of delivery is not feasible. 
**     Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain.  
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Container Station and Depot Services  
(as defined below - 6) (1) Unbound.* 
(2) None. (3) None.
** 
(4) None. (1) Unbound.* 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4) None.  
Maritime Agency Services  
(as defined below - 7) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4) None. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4) None. See Note 
[Maritime] Freight Forwarding Services 
(as defined below - 8) (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4) None. (1) None. 
(2) None. (3) None. 
(4) None. See Note 
Rental of boats and ships  
 (CPC 83103)    
- Inter-island and local maritime 
transport - passenger and freight  
 (CPC 7221, 7222) 
 
 (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 in 
horizontal section.  
-  Supporting services for maritime 
transport  
(CPC 745) 
 
 (1)  None. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None, as of 1 June 2006 (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section. (1)   None. 
(2)   None. 
(3)   None. (4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  
                                                      
*  A commitment on this mode of delivery is not feasible. 
**  Public utility concession or licensing procedures ma y apply in case of occupation of the public domain.  
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- Road Transport Services 
 a. Passenger transportation 
(CPC 7121 + 7122) 
b. Freight transportation  (CPC 7123) 
c. rental of commercial vehicle with 
operator 
(CPC 7124) 
d. Maintenance and repair of road 
transport equipment 
(CPC  6112 +8867) 
e. Supporting services for road 
transport services 
(CPC 744)  (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.  (1)   None. 
(2)   None. (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in 
horizontal section.   
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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 provide d by a single or limited number of suppliers; 
and  
 (b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically 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 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 comp etitors with anti-competitive results; and  
 (c) not making available to other services s uppliers on a timely basis technical information 
about essential facilities and commercially rele vant 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. 
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured  
 Interconnection with a major supplier will be en sured 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 WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/3/Rev.3 
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  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 are 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 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 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 ki nd of universal service obligation it wishes to 
maintain.  Such obligations will not be regard ed as anti-competitive per se, provided they are 
administered in a transparent, non-discrimin atory and competitively neutral 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 w ill 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. 
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.  WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/3/Rev.3 
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  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 a llocated frequency bands will be made publicly 
available, but detailed identification of freque ncies allocated for specific government uses is 
not required. 
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  NOTE TO THE SCHEDULE
:  
 
Maritime Transportation Services  
 
Where road, rail, inland waterways [and] [related] [auxiliary] services are not otherwise fully covered 
in [this] [a Member's] schedule, a multimodal transpor t operator shall have the ability to rent or lease 
trucks, railway carriages or barges, and related e quipment, for the purpose of inland forwarding of 
cargoes, or have access to, and use of, these forms of multimodal activities on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions for the purpose of carrying out multimodal transport operations.  
["Reasonable and non-discriminator y terms and conditions" means, for the purpose of [multimodal 
transport operations], [this additional commitment] , the ability of the multi modal transport operator 
to arrange for the conveyance of its merchandise on a timely basis, including priority over other 
merchandise which has entered the port at a later date].  
DEFINITIONS
 
 
[1. Without prejudice to the scope of activities which may be considered as "cabotage" under the relevant national legislation, this schedule does not include " maritime cabotage services", which are 
assumed to cover transportation of passengers or goo ds between a port located in ... (name of country 
or, for the EEC, "a Member State") and another po rt located in ... (name of the country or, for the 
EEC, "the same Member State") and traffic originati ng and terminating in ... the same port located in 
(name of country, or for the EEC, "a Member State" ) provided that this traf fic remains within ... 
(name of country or " this Member State")'s territorial waters.]  2. "Other forms of commercial presence for the suppl y of international maritime transport services" 
means the ability for internationa l maritime transport service supplie rs of other Members to undertake 
locally all activities which are nece ssary for the supply to their customers of a partially or fully 
integrated transport service, within which the mari time transport constitutes a substantial element.  
(This commitment shall however not be construed as limiting in any manner the commitments undertaken under the cross-border mode of delivery).   These activities include, but are not limited to: 
 
 (a)  marketing and sales of maritime transport and related services through direct contact with 
customers, from quotation to invoicing, these serv ices being those operated or offered by the 
service supplier itself or by service suppliers with which the service seller has established standing business arrangements; 
 (b)  the acquisition, on their own account or on behalf of their customers (and the resale to their 
customers) of any transport and related servi ces, including inward transport services by any 
mode, particularly inland waterways, road and rail, necessary for the supply of the integrated 
service; 
 (c)  the preparation of documentation concerni ng transport documents, customs documents, or 
other documents related to the origin and character of the goods transported; 
 (d)  the provision of business information by any means, including computerised information 
systems and electronic data interchange (subj ect to the provisions of the annex on 
telecommunications); 
 (e)  the setting up of any business arrangement s (including participation in the stock of a 
company) and the appointment of personnel r ecruited locally (or, in the case of foreign 
personnel, subject to the horizontal commitm ent on movement of personnel) with any 
locally established shipping agency; 
 (f)  acting on behalf of the companies, organi sing the call of the ship or taking over cargoes 
when required. 
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  3. "Multimodal transport operator" means the person on whose behalf the bill of lading/multimodal 
transport document, or any other document evidenci ng a contract of multimodal carriage of goods, is 
issued and who is responsible for the carriage of  goods pursuant to the contract of carriage. 
 4. "Maritime cargo handing services " means act ivities exercised by stevedore companies, 
including terminal operators, but not including the di rect activities of dockers, when this workforce is 
organised independently of the stevedoring or te rminal operator companies.  The activities covered 
include the organisation and supervision of :  - the loading/discharging of cargo to/from a ship; 
- the lashing/unlashing of cargo; and 
- the reception/delivery and safekeeping of cargoes before shipment or after discharge.  5. "Customs clearance services" (alternatively "customs house brokers' services") means activities 
consisting in carrying out on behalf  of another party customs forma lities concerning import, export or 
through transport of cargoes, whether this service is the main activity of the service provider or a 
usual complement of its main activity.  6. "Container station and depot services" means activ ities consisting in storing containers, whether 
in port areas or inland, with a view to their stuffing/stripping, repairing and making them available for shipments. 
 
7. "Maritime agency services" means activities consisting in representing, within a given geographic area, as an agent the business interests of one or more shipping lines or shipping companies, for the following purposes:  
- marketing and sales of maritime transport and related services, from quotation to invoicing, and 
issuance of bills of lading on behalf of the co mpanies, acquisition and resale of the necessary 
related services, preparation of documentati on, and provision of business information; and 
- acting on behalf of the companies organising the call of the ship or taking over cargoes when 
required. 
 
8. "Freight forwarding services" means [the ac tivity consisting of or ganising and monitoring 
shipment operations on behalf of shippers, through the acquisition of transport and related services, 
preparation of documentation and pr ovision of business information]. 
 
 
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Sector or sub-sector Description of measure indicating its 
inconsistency with Article II Countries to which the measure applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the 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, Portugal,  Sao Tome and Principe and Timor. Subject to the duration 
of the agreement 
concerned. This measure reflects historical 
links between Cape Verde and 
these countries. 
All sectors Full national treatment is extended to 
nationals of the countries listed in column 3. Members of the Economic Community 
of West African States. Subject to the duration 
of the agreement 
concerned. To ensure commitments in the 
context of regional integration. 
Audiovisual services 
 Measures based upon co-production 
agreements of audiovisual works, which 
confer national treatment to audiovisual works 
covered by such agreements Countries with which such bilateral or 
plurilateral agreements  are in force, now 
or in the future Subject to the duration 
of the agreement 
concerned. The aim of these agreements is 
to promote cultural links 
between countries concerned 
Audiovisual services 
 Measures granting the benefit of support 
programs to audiovisual works and suppliers 
of such works meeting certain origin criteria. Countries with which  bilateral or 
plurilateral agreements relating to 
culture are in force, now or in the future Subject to the duration 
of the agreement 
concerned. These measures aim at 
preserving and promoting 
cultural values within Cape 
Verde and with other countries 
  
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