RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/2/Rev.2 
9 June 2006 
 (06-2749) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Tajikistan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF TAJIKISTAN 
 
Offer on Specific Commitments in Services  
Revision  
 
 
 The following submission, dated 19 May 2006, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
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I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS (ALL SECTORS)1 
- Subsidies   (1), (2), (3) Unbound for: 
- The supply of a service within the public 
sector;  
- The subsidies in the sphere of scientific 
and research development and spheres relating to culture and national 
uniqueness, and also relating to supply of 
services in the state sector; 
- The subsidies and other forms of State 
support, including access to financial and other material resources of state will be 
established only for a specific regions, 
branch and specific circle of persons, that is in a difficult social and/or economic 
situation, enterprises of small business, 
enterprises of social significance, and providers of common use services.   
- Operations with land  (1), (2), (3), (4) Unbound with respect to the 
land ownership. 
 Enterprises with foreign participation are not 
allowed to obtain land for lifelong inherited 
use as a primary land users.
2 
 
Foreign service suppliers can not obtain land 
for perpetual use unless they establish a joint venture with a local person/s.   
 
Foreign persons can obtain land for term use 
with a maximum term of up to 50 years.    
                                                      
1 It is understood that restrictions included into Horizontal Commitments "All Sectors" shall be applicable to all commitments u nder each sector/subsector individually 
enlisted in Chapter II "Specific Commitments" under all modes of supply.  
2 There are three regimes of land use: (i) perpetual; (ii) term; and (iii) lifelong inherited use.  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 t ime of use.  Only specified list of persons are eligible 
for lifelong inherited use.    
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- Participation in privatization and 
privatized companies   Unbound with respect to privatization of 
following forms of State and public property:  
- Land, subsurface, air, flora and fauna 
other natural resources; 
- Objects of historical heritage and national 
property; 
- Buildings and constructions of State 
authority and administration organs and 
organs of local administration; 
- Potable water supply systems; 
- Objects, ensuring economic viability of 
cities and districts; 
- Objects of fuel and power complex; 
- Water installations; 
- Railways and road communications; 
- Communication networks; and 
- Objects of health protection and 
education.   
- Commercial presence  Commercial presence can only be through 
establishment of a juridical person.   
 (4) Unbound except fo r 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 for attracting 
of foreign workforce in percentage terms to 
economically active population.  
 
A. Intra-corporate transferees
 
 
Access is subject to the following conditions: 
 - Employees of firms that provide services 
within Tajikistan th rough a branch of 
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    
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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) 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; 
- Having 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 profe ssionals, nor does it 
include employees who primary perform tasks necessary for promotion of service. 
(b) Executives – persons within an organization 
who primary direct the management of the organization, establish the goals and policies 
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 business. Executives 
would not directly perform tasks related 
actual provision of a service or services of the organization. 
(c) Specialists -  persons within an organization, 
who possess knowledge at an advance level of continued expertise and who process 
proprietary knowledge of the organization’s 
services, research equipment, techniques or management. (Specialists may include, but 
are not limited to members of licenses 
professions). 
 
  
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Entry and stay is limited to a maximum of three 
years in the cases of (a), (b) and (c). Participation of foreign persons in organization 
will be limited to the amount of not exceeding 
30% for these categories of employees.  
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 serv ices 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. 
(b)   Persons who has 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 
I.  BUSINESS SERVICES 
1.  Professional Services 
(a)  Legal Services*, only by way of 
consultancy on home law of the country in which jurisdiction the 
certificate of higher education in law 
was issued by an educational 
institution, and international law. 
 (1) None.  
(2) None.  
(3) The right to provide legal services shall be 
given as an individual entrepreneurship 
only, without constitution of a juridical 
person. 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section and subject to the following:  
 - To supply services natural persons 
should be registered in the Republic of Tajikistan as individual entrepreneurs; 
 - When licensed, a natural person holding 
Degree in Law from a foreign 
educational institution, may provide paid 
legal services on the legislation of that given country (where the institution is 
located) as well as on International Law 
in accordance with a Diploma in Law.  (1) None. 
(2) None.  
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
Limitations on market access column 
and: 
 - Only a citizen of the Republic of 
Tajikistan holding a notary’s license 
may act as a notary in the territory of 
the Republic of Tajikistan; 
 - The right to act as defense council in 
criminal cases is restricted to licensed 
lawyers, who are citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan and Member 
of the Bar Association.  
  
(4) Unbound.   
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(b) Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping  
services (CPC 862) 
 (1), (2)  None, except: 
- Unbound, in regards to mandatory audit; 
- Auditing conclusions shall be signed by 
auditors certified according to legislation of 
the Republic of Tajikistan, having license to provide auditing services. 
(3)  Commercial presence is admitted only as a 
juridical person of the Republic of 
Tajikistan, which is a commercial 
organization of organizational and legal form other than open joint stock companies, 
production cooperation and state unitary 
enterprise.  
 Foreign physical persons and legal entities 
may create auditing organizations in the 
territory of the Republic of Tajikistan and carry out auditing activities in the capacity 
of individual auditor.  
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section, and also: 
 - The access to the procedures of 
certification is allowed only to persons who have a work record of no less than 
three out of the last five years as an 
auditor, or an auditing organization in-
house expert, an accountant, economist, 
inspector, researcher or lecturer in economics, and in the case of bank audit, 
as a banking system specialist or auditor 
of credit organization;  
 - Persons exercising auditing activity, may 
not be involved in any other 
entrepreneurial activity, not related to audit activity.   (1), (2)  None. 
  
 
 
 
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
"Restrictions on market access" in 
addition to the following: 
 - Personnel structure of the auditing 
organization shall include not less 
than 70% of citizens of the Republic 
of Tajikistan. In case if the head of the auditing organization 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 organization the number of licensed auditors shall not be less 
than 70%. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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(c) Taxation services (CPC 863) (1), (2), (3)  None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2), (3)  None. 
(4) Unbound.  
(d) Architectural services (CPC 8671*, 
except for independent appraisal, 
examination and analysis services) 
(e)  Engineering services (CPC 8672*, 
except for independent appraisal, 
examination and analysis services) 
(f) Integrated engineering services 
(CPC 8673*, except for independent appraisal, examination and analysis 
services) (1), (2)  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. 
(3)  Share of foreign participation in the charter 
capital of a juridical person must not exceed 50%. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2) None. 
 
  
 
 
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
"Restrictions on the market access".  
 
(4) Unbound.  
h)  Medical and dental services 
(CPC 9312*, includes private linked 
services and exclude all public linked 
services) (1), (2) None.  
(3) None, except for medical services, financed 
out of state funds. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  (1), (2)  None. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the 
"Restrictions on market access" column. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
2. Computer and Related Services  
(a) Consultancy services related to the 
installation of computer hardware 
(СРС  841) 
(b) Sotware 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)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  Share of foreign participation in the charter 
capital of a juridical person limited to 50%. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1)  None. 
(2)  None. 
(3) None.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
 
5. Rental/leasing Servi ces 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), (2), (3) None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2), (3) None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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6. Other Business Services 
(b) Market research services (CPC 86401); 
(c) Management consulting services 
(CPC 865); 
(d) Services related to management 
consulting (CPC 866*, except for arbitration and conciliation services 
86602); 
(e) Advertising services (CPC 871); 
(f) Services relating to agriculture, hunting 
and forestry (CPC 881*, only in case of providing the services on development 
of sporting hunting); 
(g) Services incidental to fishing 
(CPC 882*, only relating to providing 
the fishing equipment, building, and 
repair and maintenance of fishing vessels); 
(m) Related scientific and technical 
consulting services (CPC 8675); 
(n) Maintenance and repair of equipment  
 (CPC 633*, except the repair of    
jewellery (CPC 63303*)); 
(q) Packaging services  
 (CPC 876*, except bottling of spirits 
containing alcoholic products; 
(s) Mediation services on the organization 
and conduct of negotiations, 
conferences, and meetings 
(CPC 87909) (1), (2) None. 
(3)  None.   
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2) None. 
(3)  None.  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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II. COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
2. Courier services (CPC 7512). (1), (2), (3)  None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2), (3)  None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
3.  Telecommunication services3   
(a) Voice telephone services 
 (CPC 7521); 
(b) Packet-switched data transmission 
services (CPC 7523 **); 
(c) Circuit-switched-data transmission 
services (CPC 7523 **); 
(g) Private leased circuit services  
 (CPC 7522 **+7523 **); 
(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 st ore 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 **) 
 (1) - National operator OJSC 
"Tajikitelecom" has the exclusive right 
for intercity and international traffic up 
to 1 January 2010; 
 - No callback is allowed. (2) None.  
(3)   National operator OJSC "Tajikitelecom" has 
the exclusive right for: 
 - Intercity and international traffic up to 
1 January 2010; 
 - Providing services of fixed telephone 
communication up to 1 January 2010; 
 - Local public and non-public network. 
  Commercial presence is admitted only in the 
form of  a juridical person of the Republic of 
Tajikistan, that is a commercial organization, created in the form of joint 
stock company or limited liability company.  
 Share of the foreign participation in the 
charter capital of a juridical person, 
rendering telecommunication services, must 
not exceed 51%. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) None. 
 
 
 
 (2) None. 
(3) Unbound until 1 January 2010. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. Tajikistan undertakes to 
adhere to the disciplines 
contained in the 
Reference Paper 
(Annex 1) as of 1 January 2010. 
(d)  Telex services (CPC 7523 **); 
(e)  Telegraph services (CPC 7522) (f)  Facsimile services 
(CPC 7521**+7529**) (1), (2), (3)  None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2), (3)  None. 
(4) Unbound.  
                                                      
3 Services in the field of telecommunications  for the purposes of the given list of specific commitments do not include  service s in broadcasting, satellite and wire 
broadcasting of tele- and/or radio-broadcasting, distribution and transmission of television and/or sound programs (radio-broad castings), services of a transmitting network.  
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III. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED  ENGINEERING SERVICES 
1. General construction works for 
buildings, except for sports buildings (CPC 512*). 
2. General construction works for civil 
engineering (CPC 513*). 
3. Installation and assembly work 
(CPC 514*+516*). 
4. Building completion and finishing 
work (CPC 517*). 
5. Other (CPC 511*+515*+518*).  (1), (2)  Unbound. 
(3) None, except:  - Share of the foreign participations in 
authorized capital of a juridical person 
must not exceed 50%; 
 - No less than 80% of employees of 
juridical persons must consist of citizens 
of the Republic of Tajikistan. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2)  Unbound. 
(3) None, except as indicated in the column 
of "Restrictions on market access".  
 
  
 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
VI. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 
Except in respect of the distribution of the following items: w eapon and armament system; military equipment and military mater ials; explosive materials; equipment and 
devices for blasting and pyrotechnic items; ethyl spirits, alcoholic and spirits containing products; waste precious metals, pr ecious metals and stones; jewellery products of 
precious metals and stones, antique items; drug substances and psychotropic substances; tobacco products; medicines, medical pr oducts and para-pharmaceutical products.   
1.  Commission agents’ services 
(CPC 621**). (1) None. 
(2) None. 
(3) Authorization of local authorities’ is 
required as well as economic need test  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2)  None.  
 
(3)  None. 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
2.  Wholesale trade services  
 (CPC 622**). (1) Unbound. 
(2) None. (3) Commercial presence permitted only in 
form of a juridical person of the Republic 
Tajikistan, as well as authorization of local authorities is required. 
(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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V.  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES in respect of private funded educational institutions only  
3.  Higher education services  
 (CPC 923*). 4.  Adult education  
 (CPC 924). (1), (2)  None. 
(3) None.  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2)  None. 
(3) None, except unbound  with respect to the 
access to subsidies and other forms of 
State support. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
5. Other education services 
- short-term training programs 
(CPC-92900) (1), (2), (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2), (3)   None. 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
VI.  ENVIRONMENT SERVICES 
1. Sewage services 
 (CPC 9401*); 
2. Refuse disposal services    (CPC 9402*); 
3. Sanitation and similar services 
 (CPC 9403*). (1)  Unbound
4. 
(2)  None.  
(3)  None. 
 (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1)  Unbound
5. 
(2)  None.  
(3)  Unbound for services, financed out of state 
funds. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
VII.  FINANCIAL SERVICES  
1. Insurance services: (CPC 812) 
(a) Life, accident and health insurance 
services  
 (CPC 8121); 
 (b) Non-life insurance services  
 (CPC 8129); 
 (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  Unbound. 
(3)  Commercial presence is admitted only in the 
form of juridical person of the Republic of Tajikistan that is a commercial organisation, 
created in the form of JSC or limited 
liability company. 
 The general paid capital of the insurance 
organizations, with participation of non-
residents of Republic of Tajikistan should not exceed 50% of the total paid capital of 
the insurance organizations on the territory 
of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
 Prior authorisation is required: 
 - to increase the charter capital of an 
insurance organisation at the expense of foreign investor  (investors) funds and/or 
those of subsidiary thereof. (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  Unbound. 
(3)  None, except as indicated in the column 
of "Restrictions on market access" as well as:   
 - Till 2010 is established additional 
requirement for order and conditions of  allocation of insurance reserves 
by the insurance organisations, 
having shares of foreign participations above 49%.   
                                                      
4 A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
5 A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible.  
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 (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section and at least one third of 
the Board of the Directors of an insurance 
(reinsurance) company with foreign 
participation should be citizens of Tajikistan. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(c) Reinsurance and retrocession  
 (CPC 81299); 
 (1)  Unbound with respect to reinsurance and 
retrocession of risks in the spheres of life 
insurance, mandatory insurance and state 
procurement insurance. 
  The aggregate amount of insurance premium 
paid by the insurance company to foreign 
reinsurance organization may not exceed 85% of the aggregate amount of insurance 
premiums received by the insurance 
contracts. 
 
(2)  None except for reinsurance and 
retrocession of risks in the spheres of life insurance, mandatory insurance and state 
procurement insurance. 
 (3)  Commercial presence is admitted only in the 
form of juridical person of the Republic of 
Tajikistan that is a commercial organisation, created in the form of  joint stock company 
or limited liability company. 
 
 The general paid capital of the insurance 
organizations, with participation of non-residents of Republic of Tajikistan should 
not exceed 50% of the total paid capital of 
the insurance organizations on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
 
 Prior authorisation is required:  - to increase the charter capital of a 
reinsurance organisation with foreign 
investor  (investors) funds and/or those of subsidiary thereof;  (1) Unbound. 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
(2)  Unbound. 
  
 
 (3)  None, except as indicated in the column 
of "Restrictions on market access" 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
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 - to alienate shares of (interest in) 
reinsurance organisation in favour of foreign investor and/or subsidiary 
thereof. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section, and: 
 - At least one third of the Board of the 
Directors of an insu rance (reinsurance) 
company with foreign participation 
should be citizens of Tajikistan.   
  
 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(d)  Services auxiliary to insurance 
(including broking and agency 
services)  
 (CPC 8140); (1)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  Commercial presence is admitted only in the 
form of juridical person of the Republic of 
Tajikistan. 
  In respect of insurance organisations, that is 
subsidiary in respect of a foreign investor 
(foreign investors), and/or with foreign participation in their authorized capital 
(voting shares), above 49%: 
 - unbound, in respect of issue of licenses 
on the activities in the field of obligatory 
insurance and insurance of state 
purchases; 
 - preliminary sanctions are required to 
open an organization’s branch, that is  a 
juridical person of the Republic of 
Tajikistan. 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1) Unbound. 
 
(2) None. 
(3) None.  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
(4) Unbound.   
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2.  Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance): 
(a) Acceptance of deposits and other 
repayable funds from the public (CPC 81115-81119); 
(b) Lending of all types, including 
inter alia ,  consumer credit, mortgage 
credit, factoring and financing of 
commercial transactions; 
(c) Financial leasing; 
(d) All payment and money transmission 
services; 
(e) Guarantees and commitments; (1), (2)   Unbound. 
(3)  Banks should 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); 
 - Special control measures may be applied 
with respect to foreign investments by 
non-resident founders registered in an 
offshore zone qualifying as such under the laws of the Republic of Tajikistan  
 - The ceiling (quota) of foreign capital 
participation in the bank system of the Republic of Tajikistan is limited to 35%. 
 - Authorisation from the Central Bank is 
required: 
  - to establish a credit organisation with 
foreign participation, including 
subsidiaries and dependent companies; 
  - to increase the charter capital of a 
credit organisation with non-resident (non-residents) funds; 
  - to alienate shares (interest) of credit 
organisation in favour of non-
residents; 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2) Unbound. 
(3) Unbound.  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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Sector or Sub-sector Restrictions on market access Restrictions on natio nal treatment Additional commitments 
(f)  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 
(cheques, bills, certificates of 
deposits, etc.);  
 - foreign exchange;  
 - derivate products, including, but 
  not limited to, futures and options;  - exchange rate and interest rate 
  instruments, including products 
such as swaps, forward rate agreements etc.; 
 - transferable securities; 
 - other negotiable instruments and   financial assets, including bullion. (1), (2)  None. 
(3)  A licensee should be in the form of a joint-
stock company. 
 Special control measures may be applied 
with respect to foreign investments by non-resident founders registered in an offshore 
zone qualifying as such under the laws of 
the Republic of Tajikistan. 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2)  None. 
(3) None.  
 
  
 
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(g)  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), (2)  None. 
(3)  A licensee should be in the form of a joint-
stock company.  
 Special control measures may be applied 
with respect to foreign investments by non-
resident founders registered in an offshore 
zone qualifying as such under the laws of the Republic of Tajikistan. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2) (3)  None. 
 
 
  
 
  
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(i) Pension assets investment management 
services 
 Investment funds’ assets management 
services 1), 2), 3)   Unbound. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. 1), 2), 3) Unbound. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
(j)  Settlement and clearing services for 
financial assets, including securities, 
derivative products, and other negotiable instruments; (1), (2)  Unbound. 
(3) A licensee should be in the form of a joint-
stock company.  
 Special control measures may be applied 
with respect to foreign investments by non-
resident founders registered in an offshore zone qualifying as such under the laws of 
the Republic of Tajikistan. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2), (3)  Unbound. 
 
  
 
  
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.   
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Sector or Sub-sector Restrictions on market access Restrictions on natio nal treatment Additional commitments 
(l) Provision and transfer of financial 
information, and financial data processing and related software by 
providers of other financial services; 
(k) Advisory and other auxiliary financial 
services on all the activities listed in 
Article 1B of MTN.TNC/W/50, 
including credit reference and analysis, 
investment and portfolio research and 
advise on acquisitions and on corporate restructuring and strategy. (1), (2), (3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1), (2), (3)  None. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
IX. TOURISM AND TRAVEL-RELATED SERVICES 
1. Hotels and restaurants (including 
catering) (CPC 641-643). 
2. Travel agencies and tour operators 
services.  
 (1), (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.  
X. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
1.  Entertainment services  (1)  None.  
(2)  None.  (3)  None.  
 
 (4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1)  None.  
(2)  None.  (3)  None, except unbound as relating to 
access to subsidies and other forms of 
state support.  
4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
XI. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
3.  Air Transport services    
(d)  Aircraft repair station services, during 
which an aircraft is withdrawn from 
services (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. 
(3)  None, except commercial presence allowed 
only in form of juridical person. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1)  Unbound. 
(2), (3)  None. 
 
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  
6. Road Transport services    
(d)  Maintenance and repair of road 
transport equipment  
 (CPC 6112, 8867). (1)  Unbound. 
(2)  None. (3)  None, except commercial presence allowed 
only in form of juridical person. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section. (1)  Unbound. 
(2), (3)  None.  
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section.  WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/2/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX 1 
REFERENCE PAPER
 
Scope  
The following are principals on the regulatory fra mework for the basic telecommunications services. 
Definitions  
Users  mean service consumers and service suppliers. 
Essential facilities  mean facilities of a public telecommunica tions transport network or service that: 
(a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers; 
and  
(b) cannot feasibly be economically or tec hnically substituted in order to provide a 
service. 
A major supplier  is a supplier which has the ability to mate rially 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 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.2 
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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 less favorable 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 the 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 license 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 license and 
(b) the terms and conditions  of individual licenses. WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/2/Rev.2 
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  The reasons for the denial of a license 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 Republic, 
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 co mmon 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. 
 
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