A szolgáltatások kereskedelméről szóló általános egyezmény harmadik jegyzőkönyve

A KERESKEDELMI VILÁGSZERVEZETNEK AZOK A TAGJAI, amelyeknek a szolgáltatások kereskedelméről szóló általános egyezmény alapján a természetes személyek mozgására vonatkozó egyedi kötelezettségvállalásokról szóló listáit csatolták ehhez a jegyzőkönyvhöz,

FIGYELEMMEL a Marrakesh-ben 1994. április 15-én elfogadott, a természetes személyek mozgásáról folyó tárgyalásokról szóló miniszteri határozat feltételei alapján folytatott tárgyalásokra,

TEKINTETTEL e tárgyalások eredményére,

TEKINTETTEL a Szolgáltatáskereskedelmi Tanács által 1995. június 30-án elfogadott, a természetes személyek mozgásáról szóló határozatra,

A KÖVETKEZŐKBEN ÁLLAPODNAK MEG:

1. Valamely tagnak az e jegyzőkönyvhöz csatolt, a természetes személyek mozgására vonatkozó egyedi kötelezettségvállalásai e jegyzőkönyvnek az adott tag vonatkozásában történő hatálybalépésekor a tag egyedi kötelezettségvállalásait tartalmazó jegyzékben a természetes személyek mozgására vonatkozó megfelelő bejegyzések helyébe lépnek vagy azokat kiegészítik.

2. Ezt a jegyzőkönyvet az érintett tagállamok aláírásukkal ellátva vagy más módon 1996. június 30-ig fogadhatják el.

3. Ez a jegyzőkönyv az 1996. január 1-jét követő harmincadik napon lép hatályba a jegyzőkönyvet az említett időpontig elfogadó tagok vonatkozásában; a jegyzőkönyvet csak ezt követően, de legkésőbb 1996. június 30-ig elfogadó tagok vonatkozásában pedig a hatálybalépés napja az elfogadást követő 30. nap. Amennyiben egy olyan tag, amelynek a jegyzékét csatolták e jegyzőkönyvhöz, az említett időpontig nem fogadja el a jegyzőkönyet, az ügyet megfontolás és a megfelelő intézkedések meghozatala céljából a Szolgáltatáskereskedelmi Tanács elé utalják.

4. Ezt a jegyzőkönyvet a Kereskedelmi Világszervezet főigazgatójánál helyezik letétbe. A főigazgató valamennyi tag részére haladéktalanul eljuttatja e jegyzőkönyv hitelesített másolatát, valamint a 3. bekezdés alapján történő elfogadásról szóló értesítéseket.

5. Ezt a jegyzőkönyvet az Egyesült Nemzetek Szervezetének Alapokmánya 102. cikkének rendelkezéseivel összhangban nyilvántartásba kell venni.

Kelt Genfben, ezerkilencszázkilencvenöt [hónap]… napján, egy-egy példányban angol, francia és spanyol nyelven, amely változatok mindegyike egyaránt hiteles, amennyiben a jegyzőkönyvhöz csatolt jegyzékekre vonatkozóan eltérő rendelkezés nem született.

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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES

SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS

Supplement 2

(This is authentic in English only)

This text supplements the entries relating to the movement of natural persons section contained on pages 7 to 11 document GATS/SC131.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES

SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS

Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence of natural persons |

Sector or subsector | Limitations on market access | Limitations on national treatment | Additional commitments |

I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS |

| (4)(iii)Unbound except for measures concerning the entry into and temporary stay within a Member State of the following category of natural persons without requiring compliance with an economic needs test except where indicated for a specific subsector.Access is subject to the following:The natural persons are engaged in the supply of a service on a temporary basis as employees of a juridical person, who has no commercial presence in any Member State of the European Community.The juridical person has obtained a service contract, for a period not exceeding three months from a final consumer in the Member State concerned, through an open tendering procedure or any other procedure which guarantees the bona fide character of the con tract (e. g. advertisement of the availability of the con tract) where this requirement exists or is introduced in the Member State pursuant to the laws, regulations and requirements of the European Community or its Member States.The natural person seeking access should be offering such services as an employee of the juridical person supplying the service for at least the year (two years iii the case of GR) immediately preceding such movement.The temporary entry and stay within the Member State concerned shall be for a period of not more than 3 months in any 12 month period (24 months in the case of NL) or for the duration of the contract, whatever is less.The natural person must possess the necessary academic qualifications and professional experience as specified for the sector or activity concerned in the Member State where the service is supplied.The commitment relates only to the service activity which is the subject of the contract it does not confer entitlement to exercise the professional title of the Member State concerned.The number of the persons covered by the service contract shall not be larger than necessary to fulfil the contract, as it may be decided by the laws, regulations and requirements of the European Community and the Member State where the service is supplied.The service contract has to be obtained in one of the activities mentioned below and subject to the additional conditions mentioned in the subsector by the Member State concerned:legal servicesaccounting servicestaxation advisory servicesarchitectural services, urban planning and landscape architectural servicesengineering services, integrated engineering servicescomputer and related servicesresearch and development servicesadvertisingmanagement consulting servicesservices related to management consultingtechnical testing and analysis servicestranslation servicesconstruction services, site investigation workhigher education servicestravel agencies and tour operator servicesentertainment servicesservices related to the sale of equipment or to the assignment of a patent. | (4)Unbound except for measures concerning the categories of natural persons referred to in the Market Access column. | |

Legal advice on home country law and public international law (page 12 in the schedule dated April 1994): | (4)Unbound except for D and UK where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:D and UK: University degree and professional qualifications and three years' professional experience in the sector.D: Unbound for activities reserved to "Rechtsanwalt". | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Accounting services (page 14 in the schedule dated April 1994) (CPC 86212 other than "auditing services"): | (4)Unbound except for A, D, L, NL,UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations: | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Bookkeeping services for A only (page17 in the schedule dated April 1994) (CPC 86220): | A, D, NL, UK, S: University degree and professional qualifications and three years' experience in the sector.A: examination before the Austrian professional body. The employer must be a member of the relevant professional body in the home country where such body exists.D: Unbound for activities reserved by law in the "Wirtschaftsprüfer". | | |

Taxation advisory services (page 18 in the schedule dated April 1994) (CPC 86301): | (4)Unbound except for A, B, D, L, NL, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:A, B, NL, UK, S: University degree and professional qualifications and three years' experience in the sector.A: Examination before the Austrian professional body. The employer must be a member of the relevant professional body in the home country where such body exists.D: Unbound except for consulting services related to foreign tax law, where: university degree and professional, qualifications and three years' professional experience in the sector. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Architectural services (page 20 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 8671) | (4)Unbound except for DK, E, L, NL, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations: | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

and urban planning and landscape architectural services (page 22 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 8674) | DK, NL, UK, S: University degree and professional qualifications and three years' professional experience in the sector.E: Academic and professional qualifications recognized by the national authorities and licence delivered by the Professional Association. Unbound for CPC 86713, 86714, 86719. | | |

Engineering services (page 21 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 8672) | (4)Unbound except for B, DK, E, NL, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:B, DK, NL, UK, S: University degree and professional qualifications and three years' professional experience in the sector.UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required.E: Academic and professional qualifications recognized by the national authorities and licence delivered by the professional association. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Integrated engineering services (page 22 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC8673) | (4)Unbound except for B, DK, E, NL, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following limitations:B, DK, NL, UK, S: University degree and professional qualifications and three years' professional experience in the sector.UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required.E: Academic and professional qualifications recognized by the national authorities and licence delivered by the professional association. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Computer and related services (pages 31 to 33 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 841, 842, 843, 844) | (4)Unbound except for B, DK, GR, I, L, NL, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:B, DK, I, NL, S: Unbound, except for computer scientists, systems analysts, programmers, software document analysts arid field engineers where: university degree and three years' professional experience in the sector.I: Compliance with an economic needs test is required.GR: Unbound, except for computer scientists, systems analysts, programmers, software document analysts where: university degree and five years' professional experience in the sector. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Research services (CPC 852) (page 33 of the schedule dated April 1994): (to be added under CPC 851 and 853 for F only) | (4)Unbound except for F and L where concerning the temporary entry of researchers: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:F:The researchers are in possession of an employment con tract from a research body.The work permit is delivered for a period not exceeding nine months renewable for the duration of the contract.Compliance with an economic needs test is required.The research body must pay a tax to the International Migration Office. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Advertising (page 38 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 871) | (4)Unbound except for B, D, GR, I, L, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:B, D, I, UK, S: Relevant qualifications and three years' professional experience.I, UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required.GR: Relevant qualifications and five years' professional experience. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Management consulting services (page39 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 865) | (4)Unbound except for B, D, DK, I, L, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:B, D, DK, I, UK, S: Unbound except for managers and senior consultants where: university degree and three years' professional experience.I, UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Services related to management consulting (page 39 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 866) | (4)Unbound except for B, D, DK, I, L, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:B, D, DK, I, UK, S: Unbound except for managers arid senior consultants where: university degree and three years' professional experience.I, UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Technical testing and analysis services (page 40 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 8676) | (4)Unbound except for D, DK, L UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:D, DK, UK, S: University degree or technical qualifications demonstrating knowledge and three years' professional experience.UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Translation services (page 48 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 87905) | (4)Unbound except for GR, I, IRL, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:GR: Relevant qualifications and five years' professional experience.I, IRL, UK, S: Relevant qualifications and three years' professional experience.I, UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Construction services (page 51 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518) | (4)Unbound except for NL and F where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) arid subject to the following specific limitations:NL: University degree and professional qualifications and three years' professional experience in the sector.F: Unbound except for measures concerning the temporary entry for technicians under the following conditions:The technician is an employee of a juridical person within the territory of another Member and is transferred to a commercial presence in F which has a con tract with that juridical person.The work permit is delivered for a period not exceeding six months.The technician presents a work certificate from the commercial presence in F and a letter from the juridical person within the territory of another Member, demonstrating its agreement to the transfer.Compliance with an economic needs test is required.The commercial presence body must pay a tax to the International Migration Office. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Site investigation work (CPC 5111) | (4)Unbound except for B, D, DK, UK, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:B, DK, UK, S: University degree and professional qualifications and three years' professional experience in the sector.UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required.D: Unbound except for limited range of services of site investigation work where: university degree and professional qualifications and three years' professional experience in the sector. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Higher education services (page 57 of the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC923) | (4)Unbound except for F and L concerning the temporary entry of professors where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:F:The professors have obtained an employment contract from a university or other higher education institution.The work permit is delivered for a period not exceeding nine months renewable for the duration of the contract.Compliance with an economic needs test is required unless those professors are designated directly by the Minister in charge of higher education.The recruiting institution must pay a tax to the International Migration Office. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Travel agencies and tour operators ser vices (page 82 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 7471) | (4)Unbound except for A, B, D, DK, I, FIN, IRL, S where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii), and subject to the following specific limitations:A, B, D, DK, FIN, I, IRL, S: Unbound except for tour managers (persons whose function is to accompany a tour group of a minimum of 10 people, without acting as guides in specific locations) where for A, B, D, DK, I, IRL, S: professional certificate and three years' professional experience.I: Compliance with an economic needs test is required | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Entertainment services (including theatre, live bands and circus services) (page84 in the schedule dated April 1994): (CPC 9619) | (4)Unbound except for A and F concerning the temporary entry of artists where: as indicated under the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:A: Access is limited to persons whose main professional activity is in the field of fine arts, deriving the major part of their income from that activity. Such persons shall not exercise any other commercial activity in Austria.F:The artists have obtained an employment contract from an authorized entertainment enterprise.The work permit is delivered for a period not exceeding nine months renewable for a duration of three months.Compliance with an economic needs test is required.The entertainment enterprise must pay a tax to the International Migration Office. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

Services related to the sale of equipment or to the assignment of a patent: | (4)Unbound except for F concerning the temporary entry of technicians where: as indicated under the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following specific limitations:The technician is an employee of a juridical person within the territory of another Member,andthat juridical person manufactures equipment and has sold that equipment to a commercial presence in France,orthat juridical person has assigned a patent to a commercial presence in France.the technician is in charge of supervising the construction of the equipment, or of ensuring the preparation for the exploitation of the patent.the work permit is delivered for a period not exceeding six months.the technician presents a work certificate from the commercial presence in France and a letter from the juridical person within the territory of another Member demonstrating its agreement to the transfer.the commercial presence in France must pay a tax to the International Migration Office. | (4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section. | |

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HATÁROZAT A TERMÉSZETES SZEMÉLYEK MOZGÁSÁRA VONATKOZÓ KÖTELEZETTSÉGVÁLLALÁSOKRÓL

Elfogadta a Szolgáltatáskereskedelmi Tanács, 1995. július 21-én

A SZOLGÁLTATÁSKERESKEDELMI TANÁCS,

TEKINTETTEL a Marrakesh-ben 1994. április 15-én elfogadott, a természetes személyek mozgásáról szóló határozat feltételei alapján folytatott tárgyalások eredményeire,

TEKINTETTEL a Szolgáltatáskereskedelmi Tanács által 1995. június 30-án elfogadott, a természetes személyek mozgásáról szóló határozatra,

A KÖVETKEZŐKÉPPEN HATÁROZ:

1. Elfogadja a szolgáltatások kereskedelméről szóló általános egyezmény harmadik jegyzőkönyvét.

2. Az érintett tagok ettől az időponttól egészen a szolgáltatások kereskedelméről szóló általános egyezmény harmadik jegyzőkönyvének hatálybalépéséig a fennálló jogrendjükkel a legteljesebb összhangban nem tesznek olyan intézkedéseket, amelyek az e tárgyalások folytán vállalt kötelezettségeikkel nem lennének összeegyeztethetőek.

3. A Szolgáltatáskereskedelmi Tanács figyelemmel kíséri a Jegyzőkönyvnek az érintett tagok által történő elfogadását, valamint bármely tag kérésére megvizsgál minden, a 2. bekezdés alkalmazásával kapcsolatos panaszt.

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