RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/3 
1 November 2004 
 (04-4621) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Cape Verde Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF CAPE VERDE 
 
Initial Offer on Specific Commitments in Services  
 
 
 The following submission, dated 26 October 2004, 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) Notification and examination under 
the Republic of Cape Verde's Foreign Investment Law (Law No. 
89/IV/93).  (3) The Foreign Investment Law 
applies to the entry of new foreign investors after establishment in the 
Republic of Cape Verde. Upon submission of a complete 
application, a decision authorizing the foreign investment will be made within 
30 days of the date of application.  If a 
decision is not made within 30 days, the authorization is considered granted. 
  (3)   
-  Foreign firms may be required to 
train and upgrade the technical and management skills of local 
employees.  
-  50% at least of the natural persons 
working in the foreign firms 
management bodies must be 
nationals of Cape Verde. 
-  Foreign firms must recruit nationals 
of Cape Verde as member of their 
professional staff.  
 (4) Unbound except for measures 
concerning the entry and temporary 
stay of natural persons in the following categories: 
 
-  50% at least of the natural persons 
working in the foreign firms 
management bodies must be 
nationals of Cape Verde. 
-  Foreign firms must recruit nationals 
of Cape Verde as member of their 
professional staff.    
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 - Services  Salespersons  
 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 engaged in activities relating to 
representing a services supplier for the purpose of negotiating for the sale of the 
services of that supplier where: 
 - such sales are not made to the 
general public; and 
- the sales person is not engaged in 
supplying the service. 
 
Entry for Services Salesperson is limited to a 90-day period. 
 
- Intra-Corporat e transferees 
 
 
Temporary presence of  employees of firms that provide services within the 
Republic of Cape Verde through a 
branch, subsidiary, or affiliate established in the Republic of Cape Verde and 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    
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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.  
- Executives
 
 Persons within the organization who 
primarily 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 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.  
Persons as employees of an enterprise 
engaged in substantive business in the Republic of Cape Verde without having a  
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commercial presence in the Republic of 
Cape Verde who provide a service as a professional of a service sector. 
 
Foreigners desiring a residence permit must demonstrate a source of income for 
their sustenance while in Cape Verde and 
be of good character in order to obtain a residence permit.  Foreigners recruited  
by Cape Verde domestic enterprises must 
submit their contracts for review concerning their validity to the Director 
General of Labour in order to obtain a 
residence permit.    
Entry for persons named in this sector is 
limited to a one-year period (residence permit) that may be extended one year at 
a time.  After being resident for five 
years, the residence permit may be 
extended for three years at a time.  
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II.   SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
1.   BUSINESS SERVICES  
A.  Professional services 
 Professionals must be affiliated in Cape Verde's professional or ders and in the relations with Cape Verde's institutions or pu blic, their dominion of the languages provided 
for in the Constitution of Cape Verde is obligatory. E ducational curriculum equivalence is also obligatory. 
(a)  Legal services related to the law of 
jurisdiction where service supplier 
is qualified as a lawyer (including home country, third country law and 
international law) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Arbitration and conciliations 
services  
 (CPC 86602) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(d)  Architectural services  
 (CPC 8671)  (1) None, except membership in  
Architects' Professional Association 
required 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except membership in  
Architects' Professional Association required 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
 
 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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(e) Engineering services  
 (CPC 8672) (f) Integrated engineering services  
 (CPC 86739) (1) None, except membership in 
Engineer's Professional Association required 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except membership in the 
Engineer's Professional Association 
required 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
 (2)   None 
(3)   None 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(g) Urban planning and landscape 
architectural services  
 (CPC 8674) (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3)   None, except must be done in joint 
venture with Cape Verde nationals 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
 
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
B.  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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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C.   Research and Development Services 
(a)   R&D services on natural sciences 
and engineering  
 (CPC 851) (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None (3)  None, except subject to 
authorization from relevant 
government department 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
(b)  R&D services on social sciences 
and humanities  
 (CPC 852) (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None (3)  None, except subject to 
authorization from relevant 
government department 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
(c) Interdisciplinary R&D services  
 (CPC 8530) (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None (3)  None, except subject to 
authorization from relevant 
government department 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
D.   Real Estate Services 
 A licence is required for own or leased property 
(a) Involving own or leased property  
 (CPC 821) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(b)  On a fee or contract basis  
 (CPC 822) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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E.  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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
F.   Other Business Services 
 Professionals must be affiliated in Cape Verde's professional orde rs and in the relations with Cape Verde's institutions or pub lic, their dominion of the languages provided 
for in the Constitution of Cape Verde is obligatory.  Ed ucational curriculum equivalence is also obligatory. 
(a)   Advertising services  
 (CPC 871) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(b)  Market research and public opinion 
polling services  
 (CPC 8640) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(c) Management consulting services  
 (CPC 8650) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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(d) Services related to management 
consulting  
 (CPC 86601) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(e) Technical testing and analysis 
services  
 (CPC 8676) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(f) Services incidental to agriculture, 
hunting and forestry  
 (CPC 881) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(g)  Services incidental to fishing  
 (CPC 8820) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(h)  Services incidental to mining  
 (CPC 8830) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(i) Services incidental to manufacturing  
 (CPC 884) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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(j)  Production of el ectric energy from 
renewable sources but not including distribution of electric energy which 
is subject to a long-term monopoly (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(m) Related scientific and technical 
consulting  
 (CPC 8675) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None (4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(s)  Planning, managing and marketing 
services for conventions and similar events  
 (CPC 87909) (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
 
(2)   None (3)   None 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
B. Courier Services , limited to 
express air mail  
 (CPC 7512) (1)  None 
(2)  None (3)  Approval required 
 
(4)  Unbound (1)  None 
(2)  None (3)  Exclusively accelerated 
international mail 
(4)  Unbound  
C.  Telecommunication Services 
 Unless otherwise specified, the Commitments in this sector have been scheduled in accordance with the "Notes for Scheduling Bas ic Telecom Services Commitments 
(S/GBT/W/2/Rev. 1) and "Marke t Access Limitations on Spect rum Availability" (S/GBT/W/3) 
- Fixed, wire-based services: 
 (1), (2)  and (3) CVTelecom has a 
monopoly on fixed-line local and domestic long distance and all 
international voice and data services until 
27 November 2021.  Cape Verde will provide unlimited ma rket access for any 
service initially covered by the monopoly 
immediately upon termination of monopoly rights for that service if 
termination occurs prior to 
27 November 2021.  The Republic of Cape Verde undertakes 
the obligations contained in the attached Reference Paper. 
 
- Voice and data transmission 
services 
  - on a facilities-basis   
 -  for public use (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  Unbound, as of the 
termination of the monopoly. 
(2)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  Unbound, as of the 
termination of the monopoly. 
(3)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  Unbound, as of the 
termination of the monopoly. 
(4)  Unbound, except as set forth in the 
Horizontal Commitments  (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  Unbound, as of the 
termination of the monopoly. 
(2)  None 
 
 (3)  None 
 
 (4)  Unbound, except as set forth in the 
Horizontal Commitments   
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- Voice and data transmission 
services 
 
 -  on a resale basis  
 -  for non-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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
  
 
(2)   None  
 
 (3)   None 
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Radio-based services 
 
 -   Paging 
 (1)  Unbound 
(2)   None 
(3)   Only three operators will be 
licensed 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
 
(4)   Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
-  Local and domestic long distance 
voice and data transmission services 
over a wireless network 
 (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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (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 under 
Horizontal Commitments  
-   Mobile satellite services            (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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- Electronic Mail, Voice Mail, 
On-line information and data base retrieval, EDI, Code and Protocol 
Conversion Electronic Mail 
 - if over fixed lines, only on a 
resale basis  (1)  Unbound, until the termination of 
the monopoly.  Unbound, as of the termination of the monopoly.  
(2)  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)  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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (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 under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Telecommunications related 
services  
 (CPC 754) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
D.  Audiovisual Services 
 Foreign participation only through joint ventures 
(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) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES  
 Foreign participation only through joint ventures 
A.   General construction work for 
buildings  
 (CPC 512) 
B.   General construction work for 
civil engineering  
 (CPC 513) 
C.   Installation and assembly work  
 (CPC 514, 516) 
D.  Building completion and finishing 
work  
 (CPC 517)  (1)   Unbound 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments 
 
 (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4)   Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES  
 Foreign participation only through joint ventures 
B.  Wholesale trade services , 
excluding the:   importation of tobacco; and importation and sale 
of: 
 1.  precious metals for use by the 
government; 
 2. pharmaceuticals; and   3. fuel   
 (CPC 622) 
 C. Retailing Services , excluding the 
sale of pharmaceuticals and fuel (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
5. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 
 The educational services listed below are limited to privately fu nded education services and excl ude education services funded from government resources 
B. Secondary education services 
 (CPC 922) 
C. Higher education services   
 (CPC 923) 
D.   Adult education  
 (CPC 924) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments    
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
A.  Sewage services  
 (CPC 9401) 
B.  Refuse disposal services 
 (CPC 9402) 
C. Sanitation and similar services  
 (CPC 9403) 
D.  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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
 For prudential reasons under paragraph 2(a) of the Annex on Fina ncial Services, the Republic of Cape Verde will not be prevent ed from taking certain measures, such as 
requiring approval by the Minister responsible for finance or the Central Bank and/or any other measures which have or may have  a prudential effect.  All the 
commitments are subject to entry requirements, domestic laws, rules and regulations and terms and conditions of the competent g overnment authority, which are 
consistent with Article VI of the GATS and paragraph 2 of the Annex on Financial Services. 
A.  Insurance and insurance-related services  
 Foreign participation only through joint ventures 
(a)  Life, accident and health insurance 
services   
 (CPC 8121, 81291)   (b)  Non-life insurance services, 
including reinsurance   
 (CPC 8129, other than 81291) (1)  Unbound 
(2)   None 
(3)   None, except service provider must 
take form of limited liability 
company 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
(d)  Insurance brokerage and agency 
services 
 (CPC 81401) (1)  Unbound    
(2)  None 
(3) None, except qualification as an 
agent requires two 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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None  
 
 
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
B. Banking and other financial s ervices (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, credit, charge and debit cards, travellers' checks, 
factoring and financing of 
commercial transactions  
 (CPC 8113)  (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except (a) banks operating in 
Cape Verde must be set up in the 
form of a public limited company 
and subject to economic needs test applied by Bank of Cape Verde 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None  
 
  
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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9. TOURISM AND TRAV EL RELATED SERVICES 
 All the commitments are subject to entry requirements, domestic laws, rules and regulations and terms and conditions of the com petent government authority 
A.  Hotels and restaurant service 
 (CPC 641, 642, 643) 
 (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None 
(3)  None, except as license is required 
and operation of hotels is 1) subject to an economic needs test and  2) 
the minimum required investment 
and operation of restaurants subject to economic needs test if restaurant 
seeks to take advantage of 
investment incentives in the Tourism Utility Law.   
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  Unbound   
(2)  None 
(3)  None 
  
 
  
 
  
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
B.   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: 
 
- 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 (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
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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 under 
Horizontal Commitments  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments 
C.   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 under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
 
 (4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
10. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES 
- Recreational fishing  
 (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None (3)  None 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments   
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on nati onal treatment Additional commitments 
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES 
 Foreign participation only through joint ventures 
- International maritime transport – 
passenger and freight  
 (CPC 7211, 7212) 
 - Rental of boats and ships  
 (CPC 83103) (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None 
(3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Inter-island and local maritime 
transport - passenger and freight  
 (CPC 7211, 7212) 
 
 (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 under 
Horizontal Commitments  
-  Supporting services for maritime 
transport  
 (CPC 745) 
 
 (1)  None 
(2)  None (3)  None, as of 1 June 2006 
(4)  Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments (1)   None 
(2)   None (3)   None 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated under 
Horizontal Commitments  
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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 th e 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 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. 
2.2  Interconnection to be ensured  
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at  any technically feasible point in the network.  
Such interconnection is provided: 
 (a)  under non-discriminatory terms, cond itions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its WT/ACC/SPEC/CPV/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, co nditions (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 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 pr ocedures for interconnection negotiations
 
The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly available. 
2.4  Transparency of interconnection arrangements  
It is ensured that a major supplier will make public ly 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 kind of uni versal service obligation it wishes to maintain.  
Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-comp etitive 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 the Member.      
4.  Public availability of licensing criteria  
Where a licence 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 
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 
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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 allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed 
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required. 
  
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Page 24 LIST OF ARTICLE II (MFN) EXEMPTIO NS OF REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE 
 
Sector or sub-sector Description of measure indicating its 
inconsistency with Article II Countries to which measures 
applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
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, 
Sao Tome & Principe and Timor. Indefinite. This measure reflects historical 
links between Cape Verde and 
these countries. 
 Full national treatment is extended to nationals 
of the countries listed in column 3. Members of the Economic 
Community of West African 
States. Indefinite. To ensure commitments in the 
context of regional integration. 
 
 
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