RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONTN/S/O/KNA
1 May 2003
(03-2325)
Council for Trade in Services
Special SessionOriginal:  English
COMMUNICATION FROM SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
Initial Services Offer
The following initial offer has been received from the delegation of Saint Christopher and
Nevis on 24  April with the request that it be circulated to the Members of the Council for Trade in
Services.
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The offer includes commitments in Telecommunication services not included in Saint
Christopher and Nevis' schedule.TN/S/O/KNA
Page 3SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border (2)  Consumption abroad (3)  Commercial presence (4)  Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limit ations on National Treatment Additional Commitments
HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED
IN THIS SCHEDULECommercial presence requires that foreign service
providers incorporate or establish the business
locally in accordance with the Companies Act of
St. Kitts and Nevis.
The Alien Landholding Act requires foreign
companies and individuals wishing to holdproperty in St. Kitts and Nevis to first obtain a
licence in order to do so, within which conditions
of purchase are detailed.
St. Kitts and Nevis reserves a number of small
business service opportunities for nationals.  Theroom limitation on Hotel and Resort Development
is within the context of this policy.
The employment of foreign natural persons is
subject to Work Permit regulations.  Issue ofpermits is normally confined to people with
managerial and technical skills which are in short
supply or are not available in St. Kitts and Nevis
SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
C. Telecommunication value-
added services
h. Electronic mail
(CPC 7523)
i. Voice mail
(CPC 7523)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneTN/S/O/KNA
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limit ations on National Treatment Additional Commitments
k. Electronic data
interchange (EDI)(CPC 7523)
l. Enhanced/value- added
facsimile services,
including store andforward, store andretrieve(CPC 7523)
n. On-line information
and/or data processing(CPC 843)
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
Registration of Offshore
Companies & Trust (notincluding Insurance Companiesand Banks) to do offshorebusiness1) None
2) None
3) Subject to International Business Companies
Act 1992, Nevis Business CorporationOrdinance 1984, Exempt Insurance Act1985.  To obtain a licence a business must beregistered through a registered agent who isan accountant or lawyer practising in St.
Kitts and Nevis
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL-RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotels and Restaurants
(CPC 641 – 643)1) Unbound
2) None3) Limited to development in excess of 50
rooms.  Ownership of non-ethnic restaurants
reserved for nationals.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) Unbound
2) None3) Subject to withholding tax
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal
sectionTN/S/O/KNA
Page 5Modes of supply: (1)  Cross-border (2)  Consumption abroad (3)  Commercial presence (4)  Presence of natural persons
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limit ations on National Treatment Additional Commitments
10. RECREATION
CULTURAL ANDSPORTING SERVICES
A. Entertainment
(CPC 9619)1) None
2) None
3) May be required to employ national artists
and entertainers
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
D. Sporting Services
(CPC  964)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport
Services
Ship registration for the control,
regulation and orderly
development of merchant
shipping1) None
2) None3) The Merchant Shipping Act 1985 facilitates
the registration of ships in St. Kitts and
Nevis.  Registration is effected by the
Director of Maritime Affairs who is theRegistrar of St. Kitts and Nevis ships.The registration requirements are:a) wholly owned by citizens of St. Kitts
and Nevis;
b) bodies corporate established under the
laws of St. Kitts and Nevis; and
c) any ship regardless of the nationality of
her owners is a sea-going ship of 1600or more net register tonnes and is
engaged in the foreign-going trade.
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
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