Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
Date: 2004-08-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Chile, association agreement (EU), enlargement of the Union, protocol to an agreement

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 20.08.2004 
COM(2004) 566 final 

2004/0195 (AVC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the signature and provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Association 
Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, 
and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the 
Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of 
Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the 
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic 
to the European Union 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between the 
European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of 
Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the 
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of 
Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the 
Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

According to the terms of Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of new EU Member States to 
the EU, the accession of the new EU Member States to the EU-Chile Association Agreement 
shall  be  agreed  by  means  of  an  additional  protocol  to  this  Agreement.  The  same  article 
provides for a simplified procedure, whereby the protocol is to be concluded by the Council, 
acting unanimously on behalf of the Member States, and by the third country concerned. This 
procedure is without prejudice to the Community’s own competences. 

On 22 December 2003 the Council approved a mandate for the Commission to negotiate such 
a protocol with Chile. These negotiations have since been completed to the satisfaction of the 
Commission. 

The  attached  proposals  are  for  (1)  a  Council  Decision  on  the  signature  and  provisional 
application  of  the  Additional  Protocol  and  (2)  a  Council  Decision  on  the  conclusion  of  the 
Additional  Protocol.  The  text  of  the  protocol  negotiated  with  Chile  is  attached.  The 
Commission  requests  the  Council  to  approve  the  attached  draft  Council  Decisions  for  the 
signature, provisional application and conclusion of the Additional Protocol. 

The European Parliament will be called upon to give its assent to this Protocol.  

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the signature and provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Association 
Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, 
and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the 
Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of 
Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the 
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic 
to the European Union 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
310  thereof  in  conjunction with Article 300(2)  first subparagraph, first and second sentence 
thereof, 

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the new Member States to the European Union, and 
in particular to Article 6(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

On  22  December  2003  the  Council  authorised  the  Commission,  on  behalf  of  the 
European  Community  and  its  Member  States,  to  negotiate  with  Chile  an  Additional 
Protocol  to  the  Association  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  its 
Member  States,  on  the  one  part,  and  Chile,  on  the  other  part,  to  take  account  of  the 
accession of the new Member States to the EU, 

These negotiations have been concluded and the Additional Protocol was initialled on 
30 April 2004, 

Subject  to  its  possible  conclusion  at  a  later  date,  the  Additional  Protocol  should  be 
signed  on  behalf  of  the  Community  and  the  provisional  application  of  certain  of  its 
provisions should be approved, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Sole Article 

1. 

The  President  of  the  Council  is  hereby  authorised  to  designate  the  person(s) 
empowered  to  sign,  on  behalf  of  the  European  Community  and  its  Member  States, 
the  Additional  Protocol  to  the  Association  Agreement  between  the  European 
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the 

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other  part,  to  take  account  of  the  accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of 
Estonia,  the  Republic  of  Cyprus,  the  Republic  of  Hungary,  the  Republic  of  Latvia, 
the  Republic  of  Lithuania,  the  Republic  of  Malta,  the  Republic  of  Poland,  the 
Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the  European Union. The  text of 
the Additional Protocol is attached to this decision. 

2. 

The  following  provisions  of  the  Additional  Protocol  shall  be  applied  provisionally 
pending its entry into force: Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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2004/0195 (AVC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between the 
European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of 
Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the 
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of 
Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the 
Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
310 thereof in conjunction with Article 300(2) first subparagraph, first and second sentence, 
and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the new Member States to the European Union, and 
in particular to Article 6(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

The Additional Protocol to Association Agreement between the European Community 
and its Member States, on the one part, and Chile, on the other part, has been signed 
on behalf of the European Community and its Member States on , 

(2) 

The Additional Protocol should be approved, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Sole Article 

1. 

to  Association  Agreement  between 

the  European 
The  Additional  Protocol 
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the 
other part,  to  take account of  the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of 
Estonia,  the  Republic  of  Cyprus,  the  Republic  of  Hungary,  the  Republic  of  Latvia, 
the  Republic  of  Lithuania,  the  Republic  of  Malta,  the  Republic  of  Poland,  the 
Republic  of  Slovenia,  and  the  Slovak  Republic  to  the  European  Union,  is  hereby 
approved on behalf of the European Community and its Member States. The text of 
the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.  

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2. 

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 13 of 
the Additional Protocol 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

PROTOCOL 

to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of 
the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of 
the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of 
Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the 
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union 

the Kingdom of Belgium, 

the Czech Republic,the Kingdom of Denmark, 

the Federal Republic of Germany, 

the Hellenic Republic, 

the Republic of Estonia, 

the Kingdom of Spain, 

the French Republic, 

Ireland, 

the Italian Republic, 

the Republic of Cyprus,the Republic of Latvia, 

the Republic of Lithuania, 

the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 

the Republic of Hungary, 

the Republic of Malta,the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 

the Republic of Austria, 

the Republic of Poland,the Portuguese Republic, 

the Republic of Finland, 

he Republic of Slovenia, 

the Slovak Republic,the Kingdom of Sweden, 

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 

hereinafter referred to as the “Member States”, 

The European Community 

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hereinafter referred to as the “Community” 

and 

the Republic of Chile, hereinafter referred to as “Chile” 

WHEREAS  the  Association  Agreement  between  the  Community  and  its  Member  States,  of 
the  one  part,  and  Chile,  of  the  other  part,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  “the  Agreement”,  was 
signed  in  Brussels  on  18  November  2002  and  some  of  its  provisions  are  being  applied 
pursuant to its Article 198.3 since 1st February 2003; 

WHEREAS  the  Treaty  concerning  the  accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  the  Republic  of 
Estonia,  the  Republic  of  Cyprus,  the  Republic  of  Latvia,  the  Republic  of  Lithuania,  the 
Republic  of  Hungary,  the  Republic  of  Malta,  the  Republic  of  Poland,  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the “new Member States”) to the 
European Union (hereinafter referred to as “Treaty of Accession”) was signed in Athens on 
16 April 2003 and shall take effect as from 1st May 2004; 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

SECTION I 

CONTRACTING PARTIES 

Article 1 

The Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, 
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of 
Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic hereby become contracting parties 
to the  Association  Agreement between the European Community  and its  Member States, of 
the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part. 

SECTION II 

TRADE IN GOODS 

Article 2 

Annex I of the Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with the provisions contained in 
Annex I to this Protocol, in order to add the tariff quotas indicated in Section 1 of Annex I of 
the Agreement 

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SECTION III 

RULES OF ORIGIN 

Article 3 

Articles  17(4)  and  18(2)  of  Annex  III  of  the  Agreement  are  hereby  amended  in  accordance 
with the provisions of Annex II to this Protocol. 

Appendix III of Annex III of the Agreement is replaced by Annex III to this Protocol. 

Article 4 

Appendix IV of Annex III of the Agreement is replaced by Annex IV to this Protocol. 

Article 5 

Article 6 

(1) 

(2) 

The provisions of the Agreement shall be applied to goods exported from either Chile 
to  one  of  the  new  Member  States  or  from  one  of  the  new  Member  States  to  Chile, 
which comply with the provisions of Annex III to the Agreement and that on the date 
of accession are either en route or in temporary storage, in a customs warehouse or in 
a free zone in Chile or in that new Member State. 

Preferential treatment shall be granted in such cases, subject to the submission to the 
customs  authorities  of  the  importing  country,  within  four  months  of  the  date  of 
accession,  of  a  proof  of  origin  issued  retrospectively  by  the  customs  authorities  or 
competent governmental authority of the exporting country. 

SECTION IV 

TRADE IN SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT 

Article 7 

Part  A  of  Annex  VII  of  the  Agreement  is  replaced  by  the  provisions  of  Annex  V  to  this 
Protocol. 

Part  A  of  Annex  VIII  of  the  Agreement  is  replaced  by  the  provisions  of  Annex  VI  to  this 
Protocol. 

Article 8 

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Part A of Annex IX of the Agreement is replaced by the information provided in Annex VII 
to this Protocol. 

Article 9 

Part  A  of  Annex  X  of  the  Agreement  is  replaced  by  the  provisions  of  Annex  VIII  to  this 
Protocol. 

Article 10 

SECTION V 

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 

Article 11 

(1) 

(2) 

The entities of the new Member States listed in Annex IX to this Protocol are hereby 
added to the relevant sections of Annex XI of the Agreement. 

The  list  of  publication  means  of  the  new  Member  States  listed  in  Annex  X  to  this 
Protocol are hereby added to Appendix 2 of Annex XIII of the Agreement. 

SECTION VI 

WTO 

Article 12 

Chile undertakes that it shall not make any claim, request or referral nor modify or withdraw 
any concession pursuant to GATT 1994 Articles XXIV.6 and XXVIII or GATS Article XXI 
in relation to this enlargement of the Community.  

SECTION VII 

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 13 

This Protocol shall be concluded by the Community, by the Council of the European 
(1) 
Union  on  behalf  of  the  Member  States  and  by  Chile,  in  accordance  with  their  respective 
internal procedures. 

(2) 
This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following that in 
which all the Contracting Parties have notified each other of the completion of the procedures 

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necessary for this purpose, or on the date of entry into force of the Agreement, whichever the 
latter. 

(3) 
Notwithstanding paragraph 2, the Community and Chile agree to apply provisionally 
Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12 of this Protocol, from the date of signature of this Protocol. 
Article 2 shall be applied with effects as from 1 May 2004. 

Notifications  shall  be  sent  to  the  Secretary  General  of  the  Council  of  the  European 

(4) 
Union, who shall be the depository of this Protocol. 

(5)  Where  a  provision  of  this  Protocol  is  applied  by  the  Parties  pending  its  entry  into 
force, any reference in such a provision to the date of entry into force of this Protocol shall be 
understood  to  refer  to  the  date  from  which  the  Parties  agree  to  apply  that  provision,  in 
accordance with paragraph 3.  

Article 14 

This  Protocol  is  drawn  up  in  duplicate  in  the  Czech,  Danish,  Dutch,  English,  Estonian, 
Finnish,  French,  Hungarian,  German,  Greek,  Italian,  Latvian,  Lithuanian,  Maltese,  Polish, 
Portuguese,  Slovak,  Slovenian,  Spanish  and  Swedish  languages,  each  of  these  texts  being 
equally authentic. 

The Community shall communicate within three months from the signature of this Protocol to 
Chile  the  Czech,  Estonian,  Hungarian,  Latvian,  Lithuanian,  Maltese,  Polish,  Slovak  and 
Slovenian language versions of this Protocol. Subject to the entry into force of this Protocol, 
the new language versions shall become authentic under the same conditions as those drawn 
up in the present languages of this Protocol. 

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement. The Annexes to this Protocol shall 
form an integral part thereof. 

Article 15 

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ANNEX I 

Amendments to Community Tariff Elimination Schedule 

The Community shall allow duty free importation of the following products and 

1) 
quantities with an increase by 5% each year of the quantity 

CN code 

Description 

Quantity 

0703.20.00 

Garlic 

Ex 0806.10.10 

Grapes (1/1 to 14/7) 

0810.50.00 

Kiwi 

30 tons 

1500 tons 

1000 tons  

The Community shall allow duty free importation of the following products and 

2) 
quantities 

CN code 

Description 

quantity (1) 

Other frozen fish exc. fillets 

725 tons 

Argentine hake 

Hake – other 

Frozen fillets of mackerel 

Frozen fillets of argentine hake 

Frozen fillets of other hake 

Frozen fillets of blue grenadier 

Other frozen fillets 

Surimi 

0303 29 00 

0303 78 12  

0303 78 19 

0304 20 53 

0304 20 56 

0304 20 58 

0304 20 91 

0304 20 95 

0304 90 05 

(1) This tariff quota will apply for 2004 and each calendar year thereafter beginning 1.1.2005 
until its expiry on 31.12.2012. 

CN code  

Description 

Quantity (2) 

1604 15 19  

Prepared 
mackerel 

or 

preserved 

90 tons 

(2) This tariff quota will apply for 2004 and each calendar year thereafter beginning 1.1.2005 
until its expiry on 31.12.2006 

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ANNEX II 

New  language  versions  of  administrative  remarks  contained  in  Annex  III  to  the 
Association Agreement 

1. amend art. 17(4) to read:  

(…)  

Movement  certificates  EUR.1  issued  retrospectively  must  be  endorsed  with  one  of  the 
following phrases: 

ES 

EXPEDIDO A POSTERIORI" 

CS 

VYSTAVENO DODATEČNE" 

DA  UDSTEDT EFTERFØLGENDE" 

DE  NACHTRÄGLICH AUSGESTELLT" 

ET 

VÄLJA ANTUD TAGASIULATUVALT" 

EL 

ΕΚ∆ΟΘΕΝ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΥΣΤΕΡΩΝ" 

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ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY" 

FR 

DÉLIVRÉ A POSTERIORI" 

IT 

RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI" 

LV 

IZSNIEGTS RETROSPEKTĪVI" 

LT 

RETROSPEKTYVUSIS IŠDAVIMAS" 

HU  KIADVA VISSZAMENŐLEGES HATÁLLYAL" 

MT  MAHRUG RETROSPETTIVAMENT" 

NL  AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI" 

PL  WYSTAWIONE RETROSPEKTYWNIE" 

PT 

"EMITIDO A POSTERIORI" 

SL 

"IZDANO NAKNADNO" 

SK 

"VYDANÉ DODATOČNE" 

FI 

"ANNETTU JÄLKIKÄTEEN" 

SV 

"UTFÄRDAT I EFTERHAND" 

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2. amend art. 18(2) to read: 

(…) 

The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with one of the following words: 

ES 

"DUPLICADO" 

CS 

"DUPLIKÁT" 

DA 

"DUPLIKAT" 

DE 

"DUPLIKAT" 

ET 

"DUPLIKAAT" 

EL 

"ΑΝΤΙΓΡΑΦΟ" 

EN 

"DUPLICATE" 

FR 

"DUPLICATA" 

IT 

"DUPLICATO" 

LV 

"DUBLIKĀTS" 

LT 

"DUBLIKATAS" 

HU 

"MÁSODLAT" 

MT 

"DUPLIKAT" 

NL 

"DUPLICAAT" 

PL 

"DUPLIKAT" 

PT 

"SEGUNDA VIA" 

SL 

"DVOJNIK" 

SK 

"DUPLIKÁT" 

FI 

"KAKSOISKAPPALE" 

SV 

"DUPLIKAT" 

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ANNEX III 

Appendix III 

SPECIMEN OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 AND APPLICATION 

FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 

Printing instructions 

1. 

2. 

Each  form  shall  measure  210  x  297  mm;  a  tolerance  of  up  to  minus  5  mm  or 
plus 8 mm  in  the  length  may  be  allowed.  The  paper  used  must  be  white,  sized  for 

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writing, not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25 g/m
. It shall 
have  a  printed  green  guilloche  pattern  background  making  any  falsification  by 
mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye. 

The  customs  authorities  or  the  competent  governmental  authorities  of  the  Member 
States  of  the  Community  and  of  Chile  may  reserve  the  right  to  print  the  forms 
themselves  or  may  have  them  printed  by  approved  printers.  In  the  latter  case,  each 
form must include a reference to such approval. Each form must bear the name and 
address of the printer or a mark by which the printer can be identified. It shall also 
bear a serial number, either printed or not, by which it can be identified. 

Procedure for completion 

The  exporter  or  his  authorised  representative  shall  fill  out  both  the  movement  certificate 
EUR.1 and the application form. These forms shall be completed in one of the languages in 
which this Agreement is drawn up and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law 
of the exporting country. If they are hand-written, they shall be completed in ink in printed 
characters. The description of the products must be given in the box reserved for this purpose 
without leaving any blank lines. Where the box is not completely filled, a horizontal line must 
be drawn below the last line of the description, the empty space being crossed through. 

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MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE 

1.  Exporter (name, full address, country) 

EUR.1 

No. A 

000.000 

See notes overleaf before completing this form 

2.  Certificate used in preferential trade between  

and 

(insert appropriate countries, group of countries or territories) 

3.Consignee (name, full address, country) (Optional) 

4.  Country, group of  

5.  Country,  group  of  countries 
or territory of destination 

countries  or 
which 
considered as originating 

in 
the  products  are 

territory 

6.Transport details (Optional) 

7.  Remarks 

8.  Item number; Marks and numbers; Number and kind of packages (1); Description of goods (2) 

9.  Gross 

10. Invoices 

other 

mass (kg) 
or 
measure 
(litres, 
m³,etc. 

(Optional) 

(1) 
(2) 

If goods are not packed, indicate number of articles or state "in bulk" as appropriate. 
It may include the tariff classification of the goods at a heading (4 digits code) level. 

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11.CUSTOMS  OR  COMPETENT  GOVERNMENTAL  AUTHORITY 

12. DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER 

ENDORSEMENT 

  Declaration certified Stamp 

Export document (3): 

Form No 

  Customs or competent governmental office: 

Issuing country or territory: 

Place and date 

I,  the  undersigned,  declare  that  the  goods  desc-
ribed  above  meet  the  conditions  required  for  the 
issue of this certificate. 

Place and date ......................................... 

............................................................... 

(Signature) 

............................................................ 

(Signature) 

(3) 

Complete only where the regulations of the exporting country or territory require. 

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13. REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION, to: 

14. RESULT OF VERIFICATION 

Verification carried out shows that this certificate (*) 

?  was issued by the customs office or the competent governmental 
authority  indicated  and  that  the  information  contained  therein  is 
accurate. 

Verification  of  the  authenticity  and  accuracy  of  this  certificate  is 
requested  

?  does  not  meet  the  requirements  as  to  authenticity  and  accuracy 

(see remarks appended). 

............................................................................ 

........................................................................... 

(Place and date) 

(Place and date) 

Stamp 

Stamp 

........................................................... 

........................................................... 

(Signature) 

(Signature) 

_____________ 

(*) Insert X in the appropriate box. 

NOTES 

1. 
The  certificate  must  not  contain  erasures  or  words  written  over  one  another.  Any  alterations  must  be 
made  by  deleting  the  incorrect  particulars  and  adding  any  necessary  corrections.  Any  such  alteration  must  be 
initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the customs authorities or the competent 
governmental authority of the issuing country or territory. 

2. 
No spaces must be left between the items entered on the certificate and each item must be preceded by 
an item number. A horizontal line must be drawn immediately below the last item. Any unused space must be 
struck through in such a manner as to make any later additions impossible. 

3. 
them to be identified. 

Goods must be described in accordance with commercial  practice and with sufficient detail to enable 

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APPLICATION FOR A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE 

1.  Exporter (name, full address, country) 

EUR.1  
No. A 
000.000 

See notes overleaf before completing this form 

2.  Application for certificate used in preferential trade between  

and 

3.  Consignee (name, full address, country) (Optional) 

(insert appropriate countries, group of countries or territories) 

4.  Country, 

group 

of 
countries  or  territory  in 
which  the  products  are 
considered as originating 

5.  Country, group of countries 
or territory of destination 

6.  Transport details (Optional) 

7.  Remarks 

8.  Item number; Marks and numbers; Number and kind of packages (4); Description of goods 5 

9.  Gross 

10. Invoices 

mass  (kg) 
or 
other 
measure 
(litres,  m³, 
etc.) 

(Optional) 

(4) 
(5) 

If goods are not packed, indicate number of articles or state "In bulk" as appropriate. 
It may include the tariff classification of the goods at a heading (4 digits code) level. 

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DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER 

I, the undersigned, exporter of the goods described overleaf, 

DECLARE 

that  the  goods  meet  the  conditions  required  for  the  issue  of  the  attached 

certificate; 

SPECIFY 
conditions: 

as follows the circumstances which have enable these goods to meet the above 

………………………………………………………………………………………… 

………………………………………………………………………………………… 

………………………………………………………………………………………… 

………………………………………………………………………………………… 

SUBMIT 

the following supporting documents6: 

………………………………………………………………………………………… 

………………………………………………………………………………………… 

………………………………………………………………………………………… 

………………………………………………………………………………………… 

UNDERTAKE 

to submit, at the request of the appropriate authorities, any supporting 
evidence which these authorities may require for the purpose of issuing the attached 
certificate, and undertake, if required, to agree to any inspection of my accounts and 
to any check on the processes of manufacture of the above goods, carried out by the 
said authorities; 

REQUEST 

the issue of the attached certificate for these goods. 

………………………………………… 

(Place and date) 

………………………………………… 

(Signature) 

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For example: import documents, movement certificates, invoices, manufacturer's declarations, etc., referring to the products used 
in manufacture or to the goods re-exported in the same state. 

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ANNEX IV 

Appendix IV 

Invoice Declaration 

Specific requirements as for the making out of an invoice declaration 

An invoice declaration, the text of which is set out below, shall be made out using one of the 
linguistic versions set out there and in accordance with the provisions of the domestic law of 
the exporting country. If the declaration is hand-written, it shall be written in ink in printed 
characters.  The  invoice  declaration  must  be  drawn  up  in  accordance  with  the  respective 
footnotes. The footnotes do not have to be reproduced. 

English version 

The exporter of the products covered by this document (customs or competent governmental 
authorisation No ... (1)) declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products 
are of ... preferential origin (2). 

Spanish version 

El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente documento (autorización aduanera o 
de la autoridad gubernamental competente n° ... (1)) declara que, salvo indicación en sentido 
contrario, estos productos gozan de un origen preferencial ... (2). 

(1) 

(2) 

When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter within the meaning of Article 21 of 
this Annex , the authorisation number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the 
invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets shall be omitted or 
the space left blank. 
Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates in whole or in part, to products 
originating  in  Ceuta  and  Melilla  within  the  meaning  of  Article  37  of  this  Annex,  the  exporter  must 
clearly  indicate  them  in  the  document  on  which  the  declaration  is  made  out  by  means  of  the  symbol 
"CM". 

EN 

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Danish version 

Eksportøren af varer, der er omfattet af nærværende dokument, (toldmyndighedernes eller den 
kompetente offentlige myndigheds tilladelse nr. ... (1)) erklærer, at varerne, medmindre andet 
tydeligt er angivet, har præferenceoprindelse i ... (2). 

German version 

Der  Ausführer  (Ermächtigter  Ausführer;Bewillingung  der  Zollbehörde  oder  der  zuständigen 
Regierungsbehörde  Nr. … (1))  der  Waren,  auf  die  sich  dieses  Handelspapier  bezieht,  erklärt, 
dass  diese  Waren,  soweit  nichts  anderes  angegeben,  präferenzbegünstigte  Ursprungswaren 
... (2) sind. 

Greek version 

Ο εξαγωγέας των προϊόντων που καλύπτονται από το παρόν έγγραφο (άδεια τελωνείου ή της 
καθύλην αρµόδιας αρχής, υπ΄αριθ. ... (1)) δηλώνει ότι, εκτός εάν δηλώνεται σαφώς άλλως, τα 
προϊόντα αυτά είναι προτιµησιακής καταγωγής ... (2). 

French version 

L'exportateur  des  produits  couverts  par  le  présent  document  (autorisation  douanière  ou  de 
l'autorité  gouvernementale  compétente  n°  … (1))  déclare  que,  sauf  indication  claire  du 
contraire, ces produits ont l'origine préférentielle ... (2). 

(1) 

(2) 

EN 

When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter within the meaning of Article 21 of 
this Annex , the authorisation number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the 
invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets shall be omitted or 
the space left blank. 
Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates in whole or in part, to products 
originating  in  Ceuta  and  Melilla  within  the  meaning  of  Article  37  of  this  Annex,  the  exporter  must 
clearly  indicate  them  in  the  document  on  which  the  declaration  is  made  out  by  means  of  the  symbol 
"CM". 

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Italian version 

L'esportatore  delle  merci  contemplate  nel  presente  documento  (autorizzazione  doganale  o 
dell'autorità  governativa  competente  n.  … (1))  dichiara  che,  salvo  indicazione  contraria,  le 
merci sono di origine preferenziale ... (2). 

Dutch version 

De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toepassing is (douanevergunning of 
vergunning  van  de  competente  overheidsinstantie  nr.  …  (1))  verklaart  dat,  behoudens 
uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze goederen van preferentiële ... oorsprong zijn 
(2). 

Portuguese version 

O  abaixo  assinado,  exportador  dos  produtos  cobertos  pelo  presente  documento  (autorização 
aduaneira  ou  da  autoridade  governamental  competente  n°… (1))  declara  que,  salvo 
expressamente indicado em contrário, estes produtos são de origem preferencial ... (2). 

Finnish version 

Tässä asiakirjassa mainittujen tuotteiden viejä (tullin tai toimivaltaisen julkisen viranomaisen 
lupa  nro... (1))  ilmoittaa,  että  nämä  tuotteet  ovat,  ellei  toisin  ole  selvästi  merkitty, 
etuuskohteluun oikeutettuja ... alkuperätuotteita (2). 

(1) 

(2) 

EN 

When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter within the meaning of Article 21 of 
this Annex , the authorisation number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the 
invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets shall be omitted or 
the space left blank. 
Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates in whole or in part, to products 
originating  in  Ceuta  and  Melilla  within  the  meaning  of  Article  37  of  this  Annex,  the  exporter  must 
clearly  indicate  them  in  the  document  on  which  the  declaration  is  made  out  by  means  of  the  symbol 
"CM". 

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Swedish version 

Exportören  av  de  varor  som  omfattas  av  detta  dokument  (tullmyndighetens  tillstånd  eller 
behörig statlig myndighet nr. __.(1)) försäkrar att dessa varor, om inte annat tydligt markerats, 
har förmånsberättigande ___ ursprung (2) 

Czech version 

Vývozce  výrobků  uvedených  v  tomto  dokumentu  (číslo  povolení  celního  nebo  příslušného 
vládního  orgánu  ...(1))  prohlašuje,  že  kromě  zřetelně  označených,  mají  tyto  výrobky 
preferenční původ v ...(2). 

Estonian version 

Käesoleva  dokumendiga  hõlmatud  toodete  eksportija  (tolliameti  või  pädeva  valitsusasutuse 
luba nr. ...(1)) deklareerib, et need tooted on ...(2) sooduspäritoluga, välja arvatud juhul kui on 
selgelt näidatud teisiti. 

Latvian version 

Eksportētājs  produktiem,  kuri  ietverti  šajā  dokumentā  (muitas  vai  kompetentu  valsts  iestāžu 
pilnvara Nr. …(1)), deklarē, ka, iznemot tur, kur ir citādi skaidri noteikts, šiem produktiem ir 
priekšrocību izcelsme no …(2). 

Lithuanian version 

Šiame  dokumente 
(muitinės  arba  kompetentingos 
vyriausybinės institucijos liudijimo Nr. …(1)) deklaruoja, kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta, tai yra 
…(2) preferencinės kilmės prekės. 

išvardintų  prekių  eksportuotojas 

Hungarian version 

A jelen okmányban szereplő áruk exportőre (vámfelhatalmazási szám: …(1) vagy az illetékes 
kormányzati szerv által kiadott engedély száma: …) kijelentem, hogy eltérő jelzs hiányában az 
áruk kedvezményes … származásúak(2). 

Maltese version 

L-esportatur  tal-prodotti  koperti  b’dan  id-dokument  (awtorizzazzjoni  kompetenti  tal-gvern 
jew  tad-dwana  nru.  …(1))  jiddikjara  li,  hlief  fejn  indikat  b’mod  car  li  mhux  hekk,  dawn  il-
prodotti huma ta’ origini preferenzjali …(2). 

(1) 

(2) 

When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter within the meaning of Article 21 of 
this Annex, the authorisation number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the 
invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets shall be omitted or 
the space left blank. 
Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates in whole or in part, to products 
originating  in  Ceuta  and  Melilla  within  the  meaning  of  Article  37  of  this  Annex,  the  exporter  must 
clearly  indicate  them  in  the  document  on  which  the  declaration  is  made  out  by  means  of  the  symbol 
"CM". 

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Polish version 

Eksporter  produktów  objętych 
lub 
upoważnienie  właściwych  władz  nr  …(1))  deklaruje,  że  z  wyjątkiem  gdzie  jest  to  wyraźnie 
określone, produkty te mają …(2) preferencyjne pochodzenie. 

tym  dokumentem  (upoważnienie  władz  celnych 

Slovenian version 

Izvoznik  blaga,  zajetega  s  tem  dokumentom,  (pooblastilo  carinskih  ali  pristojnih  državnih 
organov  št.  ...(1))  izjavlja,  da,  razen  če  ni  drugače  jasno  navedeno,  ima  to  blago 
preferencialno...... (2) poreklo . 

Slovak version 

Vývozca  výrobkov  uvedených  v  tomto  dokumente  (číslo  povolenia  colnej  správy  alebo 
príslušného  vládneho  povolenia  …(1))  vyhlasuje,  že  okrem  zreteľne  označených,  majú  tieto 
výrobky preferenčný pôvod v …(2). 

…..…….….............................(3) 

(Place and date) 

….………...............................(4) 

(Signature of the exporter; in 

addition, the name of the person 

signing the declaration has tobe indicated in clear script) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 
(4) 

EN 

When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter within the meaning of Article 21 of 
this Annex, the authorisation number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the 
invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets shall be omitted or 
the space left blank. 
Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates in whole or in part, to products 
originating  in  Ceuta  and  Melilla  within  the  meaning  of  Article  37  of  this  Annex,  the  exporter  must 
clearly  indicate  them  in  the  document  on  which  the  declaration  is  made  out  by  means  of  the  symbol 
"CM". 
These indications may be omitted if the information is contained on the document itself. 
See Article 20(5) of this Annex. In cases where the exporter is not required to sign, the exemption of 
signature also implies the exemption of the name of the signatory. 

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ANNEX V 

(ANNEX VII of the Agreement referred to in Article 99 of the Agreement) 

SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ON SERVICES 

PART A 

COMMUNITY’S SCHEDULE 

INTRODUCTORY NOTE 

1. 
The  specific  commitments  in  this  schedule  apply  only  to  the  territories  in  which  the  Treaties 
establishing  the  Community  are  applied  and  under  the  conditions  laid  down  in  these  Treaties.  These 
commitments  apply  only  to  the  relations  between  the  Community  and  its  Member  States  on  the  one 
hand,  and  non-Community  countries  on  the  other.  They  do  not  affect  the  rights  and  obligations  of 
Member States arising from Community law. 

2. 

The following abbreviations are used to indicate the Member States  

AT 
BE 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
ES 
EE 
FR 
FI 
EL 
HU 
IT 
IE 
LU 
LT 
LV 
MT 
NL 
PT 
PL 
SE 
SI 
SK 
UK 

Austria  
Belgium 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Germany 
Denmark 
Spain 
Estonia  
France 
Finland 
Greece 
Hungary 
Italy 
Ireland 
Luxembourg 
Lithuania 
Latvia 
Malta 
The Netherlands 
Portugal 
Poland 
Sweden 
Slovenia 
Slovak Republic 
United Kingdom 

3 

A glossary of terms used by individual Member States is attached to this schedule. 

“Subsidiary”  of  a  legal  person  means  a  legal  person  which  is  effectively  controlled  by  another  legal 
person.  

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“Branch”  of  a  legal  person  means  a  place  of  business  not  having  legal  personality  which  has  the 
appearance of permanency, such as the extension of a parent body, has a management and is materially 
equipped  to  negotiate  business  with  third  parties  so  that  the  latter,  although  knowing  that  there  will  if 
necessary be a legal link with the  parent body, the head office of which is abroad, do not have to deal 
directly  with  such  parent  body  but  may  transact  business  at  the  place  of  business  constituting  the 
extension. 

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HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 

I. 
ALL SECTORS 
INCLUDED IN THIS 
SCHEDULE 

In all Member States7 services considered as public 
3) 
utilities  at  a  national  or  local  level  may  be  subject  to  public 
to  private 
monopolies  or 
operators8. 

to  exclusive  rights  granted 

HU:  Commercial  presence  should  take  the  form  of  limited 
liability 
company,  branch  or 
company, 
representative office. 

joint-stock 

3) 
a)  Treatment  accorded  to  subsidiaries  (of 
Chilean  companies)  formed  in  accordance  with  the 
law  of  a  Member  State  and  having  their  registered 
office,  central  administration  or  principal  place  of 
business  within  the  Community  is  not  extended  to 
branches or agencies established in a Member State by 
a Chilean company. However, this does not prevent a 
Member  State  from  extending  this  treatment  to 
branches  or  agencies  established  in  another  Member 
State  by  a  Chilean  company  or  firm,  as  regards  their 
operation  in  the  first  Member  State's  territory,  unless 
such extension is explicitly prohibited by Community 
law. 
b)  Treatment  less  favourable  may  be  accorded  to 
subsidiaries 
in 
(of  Chilean  companies) 
accordance  with  the  law  of  a  Member  State  which 
have  only 
registered  office  or  central 
administration  in  the  territory  of  the  Community, 
unless  it  can  be  shown  that  they  possess  an  effective 
and  continuous  link  with  the  economy  of  one  of  the 
Member States. 
Formation of Legal Entity 
3) 
SE:  A  limited  liability  company  (joint  stock 
company)  may  be  established  by  one  or  several 
founders.  A  founding  party  shall  either  reside  within 

formed 

their 

7 
8 

In the case of Austria, Finland and Sweden no horizontal reservation has been taken for services considered as public utilities. 
Explanatory Note: Public utilities exist in sectors such as related scientific and technical consulting services, R&D services on social sciences and humanities, technical 
testing and analysis services, environmental services, health services, transport services and services auxiliary to all modes of transport. Exclusive rights on such services 
are often granted to private operators, for instance operators with concessions from public authorities, subject to specific service obligations. Given that public utilities 
often also exist at the sub-central level, detailed and exhaustive sector-specific scheduling is not practical. 

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Law on Foreign Companies' Branches 

3)  SE: A foreign company (which has not established a legal 
entity in Sweden) shall conduct its commercial operations 
through a branch, established in Sweden with independent 
management and separate accounts. 
SE: Building projects with a  duration of less than a year 
are  exempted  from  the  requirements  of  establishing  a 
branch or appointing a resident representative. 

PL: Unbound with respect to branches. 

Legal Entities: 
3)  FI: Acquisition of shares by foreign owners giving more 
than  one  third  of  the  voting  rights  of  a  major  Finnish 
company or a major business undertaking (with more than 
1000  employees  or  with  a  turnover  exceeding  1000 
million  Finnish  markka  or  with  a  balance  sheet  total 
exceeding  167  million  euros)  is  subject  to  confirmation 
by  the  Finnish  authorities  ;  the  confirmation  may  be 
denied  only  if  an  important  national  interest  would  be 
jeopordized.  
FI:  At  least  half  of  the  founders  of  a  limited  company 
need to be resident either in Finland or in one of the other 

the  EEA  (European  Economic  Area)  or  be  an  EEA 
legal  entity.  A  partnership  can  only  be  a  founding 
party  if  each  partner  resides  within  the  EEA9. 
Corresponding conditions prevail for establishment of 
all other types of legal entities. 
Law on Foreign Companies' Branches 

3)  SE: The managing director and at least 50 per cent 
of the members of the board shall reside within the 
EEA (European Economic Area). 
SE: The managing director of a branch shall reside 
within the EEA (European Economic Area)10. 
SE:  Foreign  or  Swedish  citizens  not  residing  in 
Sweden,  who  wishes  to  conduct  commercial 
operations  in  Sweden,  shall  appoint  and  register 
with  the  local  authority  a  resident  representative 
responsible for such activities. 
SI:  The  establishment  of  branches  by  foreign 
companies  is  conditioned  with  the  registration  of 
the  parent  company  in  a  court  register  in  the 
country of origin for at least one year. 
FI:  A  foreigner  living  outside  the  European 
Economic Area and carrying on a trade as a private 
entrepreneur or as a partner in a Finnish limited or 
general  partnership  needs  a  trade  permit.  If  a 
foreign  organization  or  foundation  which 
is 
resident  outside  the  European  Economic  Area 
intends  to  carry  on  a  business  or  trade  by 
establishing a branch in Finland, a trade permit is 
required. 
FI: If at least half of the members of the Board or 
the  Managing  Director  are  resident  outside  the 
is 
European  Economic  Area,  a  permission 

9 
10 

Exceptions from these requirements may be granted, if it can be proved that residency is not necessary. 
Exceptions from these requirements may be granted, if it can be proved that residency is not necessary. 

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EEA  (European  Economic  Area)  countries.  Company 
exemptions may, however, be granted. 
PL:  The  establishment  by  foreign  service  suppliers  may 
only take the form of limited partnership, limited liability 
company or joint stock company 

required.  Company  exemptions  may,  however,  be 
granted. 
SK: A foreign natural person whose name is to be 
registered in the Commercial Register as a person 
authorized  to  act  on  behalf  of  the  entrepreneur  is 
required to submit residence permit for the Slovak 
Republic 

Real estate purchases: 

Real estate purchases: 

is  easily  granted 

DK:  Limitations  on  real  estate  purchase  by  non-resident 
physical  and  legal  entities.  Limitations  on  agricultural 
estate purchased by foreign physical and legal entities. 
EL: According to Law No. 1892/89 permission from the 
Minister of Defense is needed for a citizen to acquire land 
in  areas  near  borders.  According  to  administrative 
practices  permission 
for  direct 
investment. 
CY:  Unbound. 
HU: Unbound for the acquisition of state owned property. 
LT: Unbound for the acquisition of land by juridical and 
natural persons. 
MT: Unbound for the acquisition of real property. 
LV:  Unbound  in  relation  to  acquisition  of  land  by 
juridical  persons.  Land  lease  not  exceeding  99  years 
permitted. 
PL:  Unbound  in  relation  to  acquisition  of  state-owned 
property,  i.e.  the  regulations  governing  the  privatization 
process (for mode 3). 
SI:  Juridical  persons,  established  in  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia with foreign capital participation, may acquire 
real  estate  on  the  territory  of  the  Republic  of  Slovenia. 
Branches*  established  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia  by 

(other 

than  agricultural 

AT:  The  acquisition,  purchase  as  well  as  rent  or 
lease of real estate by foreign natural persons and 
legal  persons  requires  an  authorization  by  the 
competent regional authorities (Länder) which will 
consider  whether  important  economic,  social  or 
cultural interests are affected or not. 
IE: Prior written consent of the Land Commission 
is  necessary  for  the  acquisition  of  any  interest  in 
Irish  land  by  domestic  or  foreign  companies  or 
foreign nationals. Where such land is for industrial 
use 
this 
requirement  is  waived  subject  to  a  certificate  to 
this  effect  from  the  Minister  for  Enterprise  and 
Employment.  This  law  does  not  apply  to  land 
within the boundaries of cities and towns. 
CZ:  Limitations  on  real  estate  acquisition  by 
foreign  natural  and  legal  entities.  Foreign  entities 
may  acquire  real  property  through  establishment 
of the Czech legal entities or participation in joint 
ventures.  Acquisition  of  the  land  by  foreign 
entities is subject to authorization. 
HU: Unbound for the acquisition of real estate by 
foreign natural persons. 
LV: Unbound in relation to acquisition of land by 

industry), 

* 

SI:  According  to  the  Law  on  Commercial  Companies,  a  branch  established  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia  is  not  considered  a  juridical  person,  but  as  regards  their 
operation, their treatment is equal to a subsidiary. 

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foreign  persons  may  only  acquire  real  estate,  except 
land,  necessary  for  the  conduct  of  the  economic 
activities  for  which  they  are  established.  Ownership  of 
real estate in the border areas of 10 km by companies in 
which  majority  of  capital  or  voting  rights  belongs 
directly or indirectly to juridical persons or nationals of 
another Member is subject to special permission. 
SK: None except for land (for modes 3 and 4) 

juridical  persons.  Land  lease  not  exceeding  99 
years permitted. 
PL: Acquisition of real estate, direct and indirect, 
by  foreigners  and  foreign  legal  persons  requires 
permission 
SK:  Limitations  on  real  estate  acquisition  by 
foreign physical and legal entities. Foreign entities 
may acquire real property through establishment of 
Slovak  legal  entities  or  participation  in  joint 
ventures.  Acquisition  of  the  land  by  foreign 
entities is subject to authorization (for modes 3 and 
4). 
IT: 
Unbound for purchase of real estate. 
FI  (Åland  Islands):  Restrictions  on  the  right  for 
natural  persons  who  do  not  enjoy  regional 
citizenship  in  Åland,  and  for  legal  persons,  to 
acquire and hold real property on the Åland Islands 
without permission by the competent authorities of 
the islands. 
FI  (Åland  Islands):  Restrictions  on  the  right  of 
establishment and the right to provide services by 
natural  persons  who  do  not  enjoy  regional 
citizenship  in  Åland,  or  by  any  legal  person, 
without permission by the competent authorities of 
the Åland Islands. 

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Investments: 

Investments: 

its  right 

to  postpone 

FR:  Foreign  purchases  exceeding  33,33  per  cent  of  the 
shares  of  capital  or  voting  rights  in  existing  French 
enterprise,  or  20  per  cent  in  publicly  quoted  French 
companies, are subject to the following regulation: 
- 
after  a  period  of  one  month  following  prior 
notification,  authorization  is  tacitly  granted  unless  the 
in  exceptional 
Minister  of  Economic  Affairs  has, 
the 
circumstances,  exercised 
investment. 
FR:  Foreign  participation  in  newly  privatized  companies 
may  be  limited  to  a  variable  amount,  determined  by  the 
government  of  France  on  a  case  by  case  basis,  of  the 
equity offered to the public. 
ES:  Investment  in  Spain  by  foreign  government  and 
foreign  public  entities  (which  tends  to  imply,  besides 
economic,  also  non-economic  interests  to  entity's  part), 
directly or through companies or other entities controlled 
directly  or  indirectly  by  foreign  governments,  need  prior 
authorization by the government. 
PT:  Foreign  participation  in  newly  privatized  companies 
may  be  limited  to  a  variable  amount,  determined  by  the 
Government  of  Portugal  on  a  case  by  case  basis,  of  the 
equity offered to the public. 
IT:  Exclusive  rights  may  be  granted  or  maintained  to 
newly-privatized  companies.  Voting  rights  in  newly 
privatized companies may be restricted in some cases. For 
a  period  of  five  years,  the  acquisition  of  large  equity 
stakes  of  companies  operating  in  the  fields  of  defence, 
transport services, telecommunications and energy may be 
subject to the approval of the Ministry of Treasury. 
FR: For establishing in certain11 commercial, industrial or 

CY:  Entities  with  foreign  participation  must  have 
paid  up  capital  commensurate  with  their  finance 
requirements and non-residents must finance their 
contribution  through  the  importation  of  foreign 
exchange. 
In  case  the  non-resident  participation  exceeds  24 
per  cent,  any  additional  financing  for  working 
capital requirements or otherwise should be raised 
from local and foreign sources in proportion to the 
participation  of  residents  and  non-residents  in  the 
entity's  equity.  In  the  case  of  branches  of  foreign 
companies,  all  capital  for  the  initial  investment 
must be provided from foreign sources. Borrowing 
from  local  sources  is  only  permitted  after  the 
initial implementation of the project, for financing 
working capital requirements. 
HU: Unbound for the acquisition of state-owned 
properties. 
LT:  Investments  in  organizing  the  lotteries  are 
forbidden  under  the  Law  on  Foreign  Capital 
Investment. 
MT:  Companies  with  the  participation  of  non-
resident legal or natural persons are subject to the 
same capital requirement applicable to companies 
that  are  fully  owned  by  residents  as  follows: 
private companies – Lm500 (with a minimum of 
20%  as  paid  up  capital);  public  companies  – 
Lm20000  (with  a  minimum  of  25%  paid  up 
capital).  The  non-resident  percentage  of  share  of 
the equity is to be paid for with funds emanating 
from  abroad.  Companies  with  non-resident 

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Commercial, industrial or artisanal activities relate to sectors such as: other business services, construction, distribution and tourism services. It does not relate to 
telecommunications and financial services. 

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participation  must  apply  for  a  permit  from  the 
Ministry of Finance to acquire premises under the 
appropriate legislation. 

artisanal activities, a specific authorization is needed if the 
managing director is not holder of a permanent residence 
permit. 
CY:  The  permission  of  the  Central  Bank  is  required  for 
the participation of any non-resident in a corporate body 
or  partnership  in  Cyprus.  Foreign  participation  in  all 
sectors/subsectors 
the  Schedule  of 
Commitments is normally limited up to 49 per cent. The 
decision of the authorities to grant permission for foreign 
participation  is  based  on  an  economic  needs  test,  for 
which the following criteria are used in general: 

included 

in 

impact  on  existing  units  or 

 a)  Provision of services which are new to Cyprus 
 b)  Promotion  of 
the 
the  export  orientation  of 
economy  with  development  of  existing  and  new 
markets 
 c)  Transfer  of  modern  technology,  know-how  and 
new management techniques 
 d) 
Improvement  either  of  the  productive  structure  of 
the economy or of the quality of existing products and 
services 
 e)  Complementary 
activities 
 f)  Viability of proposed project 
 g)  Creation  of  new  job  opportunities  for  scientists, 
qualitative improvement and training of local staff 
In  exceptional  cases,  in  which  a  proposed  investment 
satisfies  most  of  the  economic  needs  test  criteria  to  a 
large  extent,  permission  for  foreign  participation 
exceeding 49 per cent may be granted. 
In  the  case  of  public  companies,  foreign  equity 
participation is normally allowed to the extent of up to 
30  per  cent.  In  Mutual  Funds  the  extent  of  allowable 
foreign ownership is 40 per cent. 
Corporate  bodies  have  to  be  registered  under  the 
Companies  Law.  Same  Law  requires  that  a  foreign 
company wishing to establish a place of business or an 
office in Cyprus must register it as a foreign branch. For 

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the registration the prior approval of the Central Bank is 
required  under  the  Exchange  Control  Law.  Such 
approval  is  subject  to  the  foreign  investment  policy 
applicable  at  the  time  with  regard  to  the  Corporate 
Body's  proposed  activities  in  Cyprus  and  the  general 
investment criteria stipulated above. 
HU:  Unbound  for  the  acquisition  of  state-owned 
properties. 
MT:  The  Companies  Act  (Cap.386)  regulating  the 
supply  of  services  by  non-residents  through  the 
registration  of  a  local  company  and  the  External 
Transactions Act (Cap. 233) which regulates the issue, 
acquisition, sale and redemption of securities not listed 
on the Malta Stock Exchange shall continue to apply.  
PL:  Authorization  of  the  establishment  of  a  company  with 
foreign equity is required in the case of  

 -  establishment  of  company,  purchase  or  acquiring  of 
shares  or  stocks  in  an  existing  company;  extending  of 
the activity of the company  when the scope of activity 
embraces at least one of the following areas:  

 - management of seaports and airports; 

 - dealing in real estate or acting as intermediary in real 
estate transactions; 

 - supply to defence industry that is not covered by other 
licensing requirements; 

 - wholesale trade in imported consumer goods; 

 - provision of legal advisory services. 

 - 
establishment  of  a  joint-venture  company  with  a 
foreign equity in which the Polish party is a state legal 
person  and  is  contributing  non-pecuniary  assets  as 
initial capital; 

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 - 
arranging  a  contract,  that  includes  right  to  use  of 
state  property  for  more  than  6 months  or  decides  on 
acquiring of such property. 

the  authorities 

For  financial  services,  authorization  is  issued 
SI: 
in  sector  specific 
indicated 
by 
commitments and according to conditions indicated in 
sector specific commitments. 

There  are  no  limitations  on  establishment  of  a  new 
business establishment ("greenfield" investments). 

Subsidies 

Eligibility  for  subsidies  from  the  Community  or 
Member  States  may  be  limited  to  legal  persons 
established within the territory of a Member State or a 
particular geographical sub-division thereof. Unbound 
for subsidies for research and development. Unbound 
for  branches  established  in  a  Member  State  by  a 
non-Community company. The supply of a service, or 
its  subsidisation,  within  the  public  sector  is  not  in 
breach of this commitment. 

Commitments  taken  in  this  schedule  do  not  require 
the Community or Member States to offer a subsidy 
to a service supplied from outside its territory.  

To the extent that any subsidies are made available to 
natural  persons,  their  availability  may  be  limited  to 
nationals of a Member State. 

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Exchange regime12,13,14: 

Exchange regime15 

1),  2)  SK:  In  relation  to  current  payments,  limitation  on 
acquisition  of  foreign  exchange  by  resident  nationals  for 
personal purposes. 

4) 
CY:  Under  the  Exchange  Control  Law, 
non-residents  are  not  normally  permitted  to  borrow 
from local sources 

relation 

to  capital  payments, 

foreign  exchange 
In 
authorization required for acceptance of financial credits from 
foreign subjects, direct capital investments abroad, acquisition 
of real estate abroad and purchase of foreign securities. 
4) 

Unbound  except  for  measures  concerning  the  entry  4) 

Unbound except for measures concerning the 

12 

13 

14 
15 
16 

CZ: Non-discriminatory system of foreign exchange control is applied consisting of: 
a) limitation on acquisition of foreign exchange by resident nationals for personal purposes,  
b) foreign exchange authorization in case of Czech residents for acceptance of financial credits from foreign subjects, direct capital investment abroad, acquisition of real 
estate abroad and purchases of foreign securities. 
PL:  There  is  non-discriminatory  system  of  foreign  exchange  controls  relating  to  limitations  in  foreign  exchange  turnover  and  to  system  of  foreign  exchange permits 
(general and individual) among others limitations of capital flows and currency payments. The following foreign exchange transactions require authorization: 
-transfer of foreign exchange out of the country; 
-transfer of Polish currency into the country;   
-ownership transfer of the right to monetary assets between domestic and foreign persons; 
-granting and drawing of loans and credits by domestic persons in foreign exchange transactions; 
-fixing or executing payments in foreign currencies within Poland for acquired goods, real estate, property rights, services or labour; 
-opening and possessing of a banking account in a bank situated abroad;   
-acquiring and holding foreign securities and acquiring real estate abroad,  
-undertaking other obligations abroad of similar effect. 
SK: Entries being listed for transparency reasons. 
PL: The footnote under market access is also applicable for national treatment. 
The duration of "temporary stay" is defined by the Member States and, where they exist, Community laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work. The precise 
duration  can  vary  according  to  the  different  categories  of  natural  persons  mentioned  in  this  schedule.  For  category  (i),  the  length  of  stay  is  limited  in  the  following 
Member States as follows: EE – three years, which may be extended for up to two additional years for a total term not to exceed five years; LV – Five years; LT – three 
years, extendable in the case of senior personnel only for up to two additional years; PL and SI – one year, which may be extended. For category (ii), the length of stay is 
limited in the following Member States as follows: EE – 90 days per six month period; PL – three months; LT – three months a year; HU, LV, SI – 90 days. 

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into  and  temporary  stay16  within  a  Member  State,  without 
requiring  compliance  with  an  economic  needs  test17,  of  the 
following categories of natural persons providing services 
i)  the  temporary  presence,  as  intra-corporate  transferee18,  of 
natural persons in the following categories, provided that the 
service  supplier  is  a  legal  person  and  that  the  persons 
concerned have been employed by it or have been partners in 
it  (other  than  as  majority  shareholders),  for  at  least  the  year 
immediately preceding such movement 

a) 

Persons  working  in  a  senior  position  within  a  legal 
person,  who  primarily  direct  the  management  of  the 
establishment, 
supervision  or 
receiving  general 
direction  principally  from  the  board  of  directors  or 
stockholders  of 
their  equivalent, 
the  business  or 
including: 

-  directing  the  establishment  or  a  department  or 

sub-division of the establishment; 

-  supervising  and  controlling  the  work  of  other 
or  managerial 

professional 

supervisory, 
employees; 

categories of natural persons referred to in the Market 
Access column. 

Community  directives  on  mutual  recognition  of 
diplomas do not apply to nationals of third countries. 
Recognition  of  the  diplomas  which  are  required  in 
order  to  practise  regulated  professional  services  by 
non-Community  nationals 
the 
competence of each Member State, unless Community 
law  provides  otherwise.  The  right  to  practise  a 
regulated  professional  service  in  one  Member  State 
does not grant the right to practise in another Member 
State. 

remains  within 

Residency requirements 

AT:  Managing  directors  of  branches  and  legal 
persons have to be resident in Austria; natural persons 
responsible  within  a  legal  person  or  a  branch  for  the 
observance of the Austrian Trade Act must be resident 
in Austria. 
MT:  Immigration  regulations  under  the  Immigration 
Act  (Cap  217)  will  regulate  the  issue  of  residency 
permits/documents. 

- having the authority personally to hire and fire or 

recommend hiring, firing or other personnel actions. 
b) 
uncommon  knowledge  essential 

Persons working within a legal person who possess 
the  establishment's 

to 

17 

18 

All  other  requirements  of  Community  and  Member  States'  laws  and  regulations  regarding  entry,  stay,  work  and  social  security  measures  shall  continue  to  apply, 
including regulations concerning period of stay, minimum wages as well as collective wage agreements. 
An "intra-corporate transferee" is defined as a natural person working within a legal person, other than a non-profit making organisation, established in the territory of 
Chile , and being temporarily transferred in the context of the provision of a service through commercial presence in the territory of a Member State; the legal persons 
concerned must have their principal place of business in the territory of Chile and the transfer must be to an establishment (office, branch or subsidiary) of that legal 
person, effectively providing like services in the territory of a Member State to which the EC Treaty applies.  

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service,  research  equipment,  techniques  or  management.  In 
assessing such knowledge, account will be taken not only of 
knowledge specific to the establishment, but also of whether 
the person has a high level of qualification referring to a type 
of  work  or  trade  requiring  specific  technical  knowledge, 
including membership of an accredited profession. 
ii) the temporary presence of natural persons in the following 
categories: 
a) 
Persons  not  residing  in  the  territory  of  a  Member 
State to which the EC treaties apply, who are representatives 
of a service supplier and are seeking temporary entry for the 
purpose of negotiating for the sale of services or entering into 
agreements  to  sell  services  for  that  service  provider,  where 
those  representatives  will  not  be  engaged  in  making  direct 
sales to the general public or in supplying services themselves 
(in  addition,  for  EE,  HU,  LV,  SI:  or  on  their  own  behalf 
receive  remuneration  from  a  source  located  within  the 
Member State concerned). 
Persons working in a senior position, as defined in i) 
b) 
a)  above,  within  a  legal  person,  who  are  responsible  for 
setting  up  in  a  Member  State  a  commercial  presence  of  a 
service provider of Chile when: 
the representatives are not engaged in making direct 
- 
sale or supplying services (in addition, for EE, HU, LV, SI: or 
on  their  own  behalf  receive  remuneration  from  a  source 
located within the Member State concerned); and 
the  service  provider  has  its  principal  place  of 
- 
business  in 
the  territory  of  Chile  and  has  no  other 
representative,  office,  branch  or  subsidiary  in  that  Member 
State. 

industrial, 
FR:  The  managing  director  of  an 
commercial or artisanal activity19, if not holder of a residence 
permit, needs a specific authorization. 

19 

Commercial,  industrial  or  artisanal  activities  relate  to  sectors  such  as:  other  business  services,  construction,  distribution  and  tourism  services.  It  does  not  relate  to 
telecommunications and financial services. 

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38 

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IT:  Access  to  industrial,  commercial  and  artisanal 
activities  is  subject  to  a  residence  permit  and  specific 
authorization to pursue the activity. 
(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 
conditions20: 

-The natural persons are engaged in the supply of a 
service on a temporary basis as employees of a legal person, 
who has no commercial presence in any Member State of the 
European Community. 

through  an  open 

-The legal person has obtained a service contract, for 
a period not exceeding 3 months from a final consumer in the 
Member  State  concerned, 
tendering 
procedure or any other procedure which guarantees the bona 
fide  character  of  the  contract  (e.g.  advertisement  of  the 
availability of the contract) where this requirement exists or is 
introduced  in  the  Member  State  pursuant  to  the  laws, 
regulations  and  requirements  of  the  Community  or  its 
Member States. 

-The  natural  person  seeking  access  should  be 
offering  such  services  as  an  employee  of  the  legal  person 
supplying  the  service  for  at  least  the  year  (two  years  in  the 
case of EL) immediately preceding such movement. 

-The  temporary  entry  and  stay  within  the  Member 
State concerned shall be for a period of not  more than three 
months in any 12 months period (6 months in the case of EE; 
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 

20 

The service contract shall comply with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Community and the Member State where the service contract is executed. 

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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 Community and the Member State where 
the service is supplied. 

services, 

-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 services 
Accounting services 
-Auditing services 
Taxation advisory services 
Architectural services, urban planning and landscape 

- 
- 
architectural services 
Engineering 
- 
services 
- Medical, Dental and Midwives Services 
-Veterinary services 
-Services  provided  by  Nurses,  Physiotherapists  and 
Paramedical Personnel 
- 
- 
- 
-  Market research and opinion polling 
-  Management consulting services 
- 
- 
- 

Services related to management consulting 
Technical testing and analysis services 
Related scientific and consulting services 

Computer and related services 
Research and development services 
Advertising 

engineering 

integrated 

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Advisory  and  Consulting  Services  Relating  to 

- 
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 

Services Relating to Mining 

Advisory  and  Consulting  Services  Relating  to 

- 
Fishing 
- 
-  Maintenance and repair of equipment 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
assignment of a patent 

Photographic services 
Convention services 
Translation services 
Construction services 
Site investigation work 
Environmental Services 
Higher education services 
Adult education services 
Travel agencies and tour operator services 
Tourist Guide services 
Entertainment services 
News agency services 
Services  related  to  the  sale  of  equipment  or  to  the 

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SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
BUSINESS 

Professional 

II. 
1. 
SERVICES 
A. 
Services 
Legal 
a) 
home  country 
public 
(excluding EC law) 
CZ,  EE,  LV,  PL,  SI,  SK: 
CPC 861. 

advice 
law  and 
law 

international 

1) EE: Unbound for CPC 861 other than CPC 86190 

1)  FR,  PT,  SI:  Unbound  for  drafting  of  legal 

FR, PT, SI: Unbound for drafting of legal documents. 
S:  Unbound  when  practising  as  “Advokat” 
(i.e. 
lawyer/solicitor/barrister)  or  as  an  EEA  (European 
Economic  Area)  lawyer  under  his  or  her  home-country 
corresponding professional title21. 

CY, MT: Unbound 

CY, MT: Unbound 

2) 
3)  DE: Access subject to acceptance into a Bar Association 
according  to  the  "Federal  Lawyers  Act"  which  requires 
establishment which is restricted to sole proprietorship or 
partnership only. 
FR:  Provision  through  SEL  (anonyme,  à  responsabilité 
limitée ou en commandite par actions) or SCP only. 
FIN:  When  practising  legal  services  as  a  member  of  the 

documents. 

  DK:  Marketing  of  legal  advice  activities  is 
restricted  to  lawyers  with  a  Danish  licence  to 
practise and law firms registered in Denmark. 

SE:  Unbound  when  practising  as  “Advokat”  (i.e. 
lawyer/solicitor/barrister) or as an EEA (European 
Economic  Area)  lawyer  under  his  or  her  home-
country corresponding professional title. 

EE: Unbound for CPC 861 other than CPC 86190 

AT:  Foreign  legal  advisors  are  required  to  be 
members  of  their  national  Bar  Association;  they 
may use their professional title only with reference 
to the place of registration in their home country. 

CY, MT: Unbound 

CY, MT: Unbound 
2) 
3)  DK:  Marketing  of  legal  advice  activities  is 
restricted  to  law  firms  registered  in  Denmark. 
Only lawyers with a Danish licence to practise and 
law firms registered in Denmark may own shares 
in a Danish law firm. Only lawyers with a Danish 
licence to practise may sit on the board or be part 
of the management of a Danish law firm. 

FR: Host country law 
and  international  law 
law) 
(including  EC 
the 
are  opened 
to 
Members 
the 
regulated 
legal  and 
judicial profession.22 

of 

21 

22 

When not appearing under the title “Advokat”, or as an EEA lawyer under his or her home-country corresponding title, foreign lawyers may freely offer legal advice 
activities. 
Access to these professions is governed by the French law No. 90-1259 of 31 December 1990 which opens the entire range of legal and judicial activities. 

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AT, CY, MT: Unbound 
CZ:  Barristers  and  commercial  lawyers  in  Czech 
law  are  required  to  be  graduates  of  Czech 
universities 

into 

EE: None for CPC 86190. Unbound for CPC 861 
other than CPC 86190.  
SI:  Conditions  for  acceptance 
the  Bar 
Association  for  lawyers  who  are  not  Slovenian 
nationals and have a licence to practice in another 
Member,  have  to  have  a  certificate  of  knowledge 
of the Slovenian law and must be proficient in the 
Slovenian language 
SK: Barristers  and commercial lawyers  in Slovak 
law  are  required  to  be  graduates  of  Slovak 
universities 

General  Bar  Association,  citizenship  of  one  of  the  EEA 
(European Economic Area) countries is required 
AT, CY, MT: Unbound. 

is  restricted 

is  needed  from 

CZ:  No  limitation  involving  foreign  law.  For  activities 
involving  national  law  acceptance  in  the  Czech  Bar 
Association  or  in  the  Czech  Chamber  of  Commercial 
Lawyers is required 
EE: None for CPC 86190. For CPC 861 other than CPC 
86190,  commercial  presence 
to  sole 
proprietorships  or  to  law  firms  with  limited  liability,  in 
which  cases  permission 
the  Bar 
Association  (Advokatuur).  According  to  the  Bar  Statute 
/Advokatuuri  pohimäärus)  only  Estonian  nationals  area 
allowed  to  establish  a  lawyer’s  office.  To  get  accepted 
into  the  Bar  Association  the  following  requirements 
should  be  met:  a)  two  years’  work  experience  as  an 
assistant  to  a  barrister  at  law;  b)  passing  a  relevant 
examination; c) work for three years as a senior assistant. 
After that it is possible to pass a lawyer’s exam (excellent 
knowledge of the Estonian law and excellent proficiency 
in  the  Estonian  language  are  required).  Notaries  Public 
are  persons  performing  a  public  service;  they  are 
appointed by the Ministry of Justice 
HU:  Commercial  presence  should  take  the  form  of 
partnership  with  a  Hungarian  barrister  (ügyvéd)  or  a 
barrister’s  office  (ügyvédi  iroda),  or  representative 
office 
LV:  None  for  consultancy  on  home  country  and  public 
international law. For CPC 861 other than consultancy on 
home country and public international law, licence issued 
by  the  Ministry  of  Justice  and  knowledge  of  Latvian 
language required. Licensed lawyer can provide all legal 
services,  except  representation  in  criminal  proceedings. 
Representation in criminal proceedings permitted only to 
sworn  solicitors.  Nationality  requirement  for  sworn 
solicitors and sworn notaries. Sworn solicitors and sworn 

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is 

to 

law 

to  a 

restricted 

language,  graduated 

notaries  have  to  be  at  least  25  years  old,  having 
form 
knowledge  of  Latvian 
University of  Latvia or from other university recognized 
as equal by the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia, and 
having practical experience. Sworn solicitors have to pass 
examination in accordance with rules set up by Council of 
to  pass 
Sworn  Solicitors.  Sworn  notaries  have 
examination  in  accordance  with  order  set  up  by  the 
Minister  of  Justice  in  cooperation  with  the  Council  of 
Sworn Notaries. 
PL:  Establishment  subject  to  authorization.  Nationality 
requirement 
sole 
SI:  Commercial  presence 
proprietorship  or 
firm  with  unlimited 
responsibility  (partnership)  only.  Only  lawyers  with 
licence  to  practice  may  be  partners.  For  activities 
the  Bar 
involving  national 
Association 
is 
required.  Consent  of  the  Bar  Association  is  required  for 
the  establishment  of  any  law  firm.  Conditions  for 
acceptance into the Bar Association for lawyers who are 
not Slovenian nationals and have a licence to practice in 
an  another  Member,  have  to  have  a  certificate  of 
knowledge of the Slovenian law and must be proficient in 
the  Slovenian  language.  Notaries  public  are  persons 
performing  a  public  services.  Concession  rights  can  be 
acquired by licence. 
SK:  No  limitation  involving  foreign  law.  For  activities 
involving  national  law  acceptance  in  the  Slovak  Bar 
Association  or  in  the  Slovak  Chamber  of  Commercial 
Lawyers is required 

("Odvetni{ka  zbornica  Slovenije") 

law  acceptance 

into 

SE:  When  supplying  legal  advice  activity  as  “Advokat”, 
practicing  of  the  profession  in  cooperation  with  other 
persons than other “advokats” or in the form of a limited 
liability company (joint stock company) is not permitted, 

SE:  When  appearing  under  the  title  "Advokat" 
(lawyer,  solicitor/barrister)  membership  in  Swedish 
Bar  Association 
is  required.  Swedish  or  EEA 
(European  Economic  Area)  citizenship  and  residency 

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are  required  for  such  membership.  When  a  person 
authorised as an “Advokat” in a state within the EEA 
wishes to practice law on a permanent basis in Sweden 
under  his  or  her  home-country  professional  title, 
he/she shall register with the Swedish Bar Association. 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the 
following specific limitations: 

DK:  Marketing  of  legal  advice  activities  is 
restricted  to  lawyers  with  a  Danish  license  to 
practise.  Requirement  of  a  Danish 
legal 
examination in order to obtain a Danish licence 
to practise. 

AT:  Foreign  legal  advisors  are  required  to  be 
members of their national Bar Association ; they 
may  use  their  professional  title  only  with 
reference  to  the  place  of  registration  in  their 
home country. 

solicitor/barrister)  membership 

SE:  When  appearing  under  the  title  "Advokat" 
(lawyer, 
in 
Swedish  Bar  Association  is  required.  Swedish 
citizenship  and  residency  are  required  for  such 
membership. 
CY, MT: Unbound 

unless certain conditions are met. 

LU:  Host  country  law  and  international  law23  subject  to 
registration as "avocat" at the Luxembourg Bar 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

AT, CY, MT: Unbound 

FR:  Legal  advice  activities  and  drafting  of 
legal 
documents  as  a  main  activity  and  for  the  public,  are 
reserved to the members of the regulated legal and judicial 
professions24. These activities may also be exercised as a 
secondary activity to the principal activity by members of 
other regulated professions or by qualified persons. 

AT:  At  the  request  of  a  consumer,  legal  advisors  may 
temporarily move into the territory of Austria in order to 
supply a specific service. 

FI:  When  practicing  legal  services  as  a  member  of  the 
General  Bar  Association,  citizenship  of  one  of  the  EEA 
(European Economic Area) countries is required. 

SE:  When  supplying  legal  advice  activity  as  “Advokat”, 
practicing  of  the  profession  in  cooperation  with  other 
persons than other “advokats” or in the form of a limited 
liability company (joint stock company) is not permitted, 
unless certain conditions are met.  

LV:  For  CPC  861  other  than  consultancy  on  home  country 
and public international law, licence issued by the Ministry of 
Justice  and  knowledge  of  Latvian 
language  required. 
Licensed  lawyer  can  provide  all  legal  services,  except 

23 
24 

International law includes also EC law. 
Access to these professions is governed by the French law N° 90-1259 of 31 December 1990 which opens the entire range of legal and judicial activities. 

EN 

45 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
representation  in  criminal  proceedings.  Representation  in 
criminal  proceedings  permitted  only  to  sworn  solicitors. 
Nationality  requirement  for  sworn  solicitors  and  sworn 
notaries.  Sworn  solicitors  and  sworn  notaries  have  to  be  at 
least  25  years  old,  having  knowledge  of  Latvian  language, 
graduated form University of Latvia or from other university 
recognized  as  equal  by  the  Faculty  of  Law,  University  of 
Latvia, and having practical experience. Sworn solicitors have 
to  pass  examination  in  accordance  with  rules  set  up  by 
Council  of  Sworn  Solicitors.  Sworn  notaries  have  to  pass 
examination in accordance with order set up by the Minister 
of Justice in cooperation with the Council of Sworn Notaries. 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  SE  and  UK  as 
indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii),  subject  to  the 
above  conditions  and  the  following  specific  limitations:

BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  SE  and  UK:  University  degree  and 
professional  qualifications  and  three  years'  professional 
experience in the sector. 

DE: Unbound for activities reserved to "Rechtsanwalt". 
BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) 
2) 

CY, FR, HU, IT, MT, SI: Unbound  
None 

3)  DE: Provision through a "GmbH & CoKG" and "EWIV" 

is prohibited. 
FR: Provision through a SEL (anonyme, à responsabilité 
limitée ou en commandite par actions) or SCP only. 
PT: Provision through professional establishment only. 
IT:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons.  Professional 
association  (no  incorporation)  among  natural  persons 
permitted. 

b) 
services 

Accounting 

(CPC 86212 other 
than  "auditing  services", 
86213, 86219) 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, SE and UK as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii): 
DK: Marketing of legal advice activities is restricted to 
lawyers with a Danish license to practise. Requirement 
of  a  Danish  legal  examination  in  order  to  obtain  a 
Danish licence to practise. 
SE:  When  appearing  under  the  title  "Advokat" 
(lawyer,  solicitor/barrister)  membership  in  Swedish 
Bar  Association  is  required.  Swedish  citizenship  and 
residency are required for such membership. 

1) 

FR, IT, MT, SI: Unbound 

before 

competent 

representation 

AT:  No 
authorities 
None 
2) 
3) 
DK:  Foreign  accountants  may  enter  into 
partnerships with Danish authorized accountants after 
obtaining permission from the Danish Commerce and 
Companies Agency. 

EN 

46 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AT:  Foreign  accountants'  (who  must  be  authorized 
according  to  the  law  of  their  home  country)  equity 
participation  and  shares  in  the  operating  results  of  any 
Austrian  legal  entity  may  not  exceed  25 per  cent;  this 
applies only to non-members of the Austrian Professional 
Body. 
CY:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons  who  have 
obtained  authorization  from  the  Minister  of  Finance. 
Authorization  is  subject  to  economic  needs  test.  The 
criteria  used  are  analogous 
those  for  granting 
permission  for  foreign  investment  (listed  in  horizontal 
section(,  as  they  apply  to  this  subsector,  always  taking 
into  consideration  the  employment  situation  in  the 
subsector. Professional associations (partnerships) among 
natural  persons  is  permitted.  No  body  corporate  is 
allowed. 

to 

LV: The owner of shares or the head of a firm should be 
qualified as a sworn auditor in Latvia. Sworn auditors can 
be persons no younger than 25 years and: a) having a high 
school degree in economics or in other specialities, if an 
examination  on  basic  economics  is  passed;  b)  having  at 
least  3  years  experience  in  auditing  recognized  by  the 
Latvian  Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  c)  which  have 
passed qualification examination and acquired licence of 
sworn auditor in accordance with requirements of Latvian 
Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  d)  having  excellent 
reputation 

SI:  Commercial  presence  should  take  the  form  of  a 
juridical person 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 
FR:  non-EC  professionals  may  be  permitted  to  provide 
services,  by  a  decision  of  the  Minister  of  Economics, 
Finance  and  Budget,  in  agreement  with  the  Minister  of 
Foreign  Affairs.  The  requirement  of  residence  cannot 
exceed 5 years. 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
DK, IT:Residence requirement. 
SI: Unbound except as indicated in the Market Access 
column. 

EN 

47 

   EN 

 
 
 
residency 

for  "Ragionieri-Periti 

IT:  Condition  of 
commerciali". 
DK: Residence requirement unless otherwise provided by 
the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency. 
AT:  at  the  request  of  a  consumer,  accountants  may 
temporarily move into the territory of Austria in order to 
supply  a  specific  service.  However,  as  a  rule  natural 
persons  supplying  accounting  services  are  required  to 
have  their  professional  center  (commercial  presence)  in 
Austria. No representation before competent authorities. 

LV: The owner of shares or the head of a firm should be 
qualified as a sworn auditor in Latvia. Sworn auditors can 
be persons no younger than 25 years and: a) having a high 
school degree in economics or in other specialities, if an 
examination  on  basic  economics  is  passed;  b)  having  at 
least  3  years  experience  in  auditing  recognized  by  the 
Latvian  Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  c)  which  have 
passed qualification examination and acquired licence of 
sworn auditor in accordance with requirements of Latvian 
Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  d)  having  excellent 
reputation 

SI:  Limitations  on  natural  persons  employed  by  juridical 
persons only 
Unbound except for AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, LU, NL, UK, 
SE  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and 
subject to the above conditions and the following specific 
limitations: 
AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, NL, UK, SE: University degree and 
professional  qualifications  and  three  years'  experience  in 
the sector. 
AT:  examination  before  the  Austrian  professional  body. 
The  employer  must  be  member  of 
relevant 
professional  body  in  the  home  country  where  such  body 
exists. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 

the 

Unbound  except  for  AT,  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  LU,  NL, 
UK,  SE  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under 
(iii) 

EN 

48 

   EN 

 
 
 
30000 Euro. 
DE:  Unbound  for  activities  reserved  by  law  in  the 
"Wirtschaftsprüfer". 

LV: The owner of shares or the head of a firm should be 
qualified as a sworn auditor in Latvia. Sworn auditors can 
be persons no younger than 25 years and: a) having a high 
school degree in economics or in other specialities, if an 
examination  on  basic  economics  is  passed;  b)  having  at 
least  3  years  experience  in  auditing  recognized  by  the 
Latvian  Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  c)  which  have 
passed qualification examination and acquired licence of 
sworn auditor in accordance with requirements of Latvian 
Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  d)  having  excellent 
reputation 

SI:  limitations  on  natural  persons  employed  by  juridical 
persons only 

AT, BE, CY, DE, DK, ES, FR, FI, HU, IT, IE, LU, 

1) 
LT, MT, NL, PT, SE, SI, UK: Unbound 
LT:  None  except  that  auditor’s  report  must  be  prepared  in 
conjunction  with  an  auditor  accredited 
in 
Lithuania. 

to  practice 

AT,  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR,  FI,  IT,  IE,  LU, 

1) 
LT, MT, NL, PT, SE, SI, UK: Unbound 
LT:  None  except  that  auditor’s  report  must  be 
prepared  in  conjunction  with  an  auditor  accredited  to 
practice in Lithuania. 

None 

2) 
3)  BE:  Provision 

through  a  "SA"  and  "Société  en 

commandite" is prohibited. 

  DE: Provision through a "GmbH & CoKG" and "EWIV" 

is prohibited. 
FR: For statutory audits: provision through any company 
form except SNC, SCS and secondary offices. 
PT: Provision through professional association only. 

None 

2) 
3)  DK:  Foreign  auditors  may  enter  into  partnerships 
with  Danish  State  authorized  accountants  after 
obtaining  permission  from  the  Danish  Commerce 
and Companies Agency. 
SE:  Residency  within 
Economic Area) and Swedish exam required26 

(European 

the  EEA 

b) 
services*25 

Auditing 

(CPC  86211  and 
than 

86212 
accounting services) 

other 

* 

25 
26 

Explanatory note: Given the fact that commercial presence is required to exercise any auditing activity, the cross-border mode is unbound. Only established statutory 
auditors can be approved by the national professional bodies. Approval is a necessary pre-condition to exercising the activity. 
SI: According to Slovene law, auditing services are a matter of firms, not natural persons. 
Foreign exams and experience giving equivalent competence are recognized. 

EN 

49 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
IE: Provision through partnership only. 
IT:  For  access  as  "Ragionieri-Periti  commerciali"  and 
"Dottori  commerciali",  access  is  restricted  to  natural 
persons  only.  Professional  association  (no  incorporation) 
among natural persons permitted. 

FI: At least one of the auditors of a Finnish 
company  must  be  resident  in  one  of  the  EEA  (European 
Economic  Area)  countries  or  an  authorised  auditing 
company. 

Liability 

SE:  Only  auditors  approved  in  the  EEA  may  perform 
legal  auditing  services  in  certain  legal  entities,  i.a.  in  all 
limited  companies.  Only  such  persons  may  be  share-
owners or form partnership in companies which practice 
qualified auditing (for official purpose). EEA exam, work 
experience and residency are required for approval. 
AT: Foreign auditors' (who must be authorized according 
to the law of their home country) equity participation and 
shares in the operating results of any Austrian legal entity 
may  not  exceed  25 per  cent;  this  applies  only  to  non-
members of the Austrian Professional Body. 

CY:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons  who  have 
obtained  authorization  from  the  Minister  of  Finance. 
Authorization  is  subject  to  economic  needs  test.  The 
criteria  used  are  analogous 
those  for  granting 
permission  for  foreign  investment  (listed  in  horizontal 
section(,  as  they  apply  to  this  subsector,  always  taking 
into  consideration  the  employment  situation  in  the 
subsector. Professional associations (partnerships) among 
natural  persons  is  permitted.  No  body  corporate  is 
allowed. 

to 

CZ:  Auditing  may  be  provided  by  natural  or  juridical 
persons  registered  in  the  auditors  list  of  the  Chamber  of 
Auditors. In case of juridical persons at least 60 per cent 
of  capital  share  or  voting  rights  are  reserved  to  Czech 
national. 

EN 

50 

   EN 

 
 
 
LV: The owner of shares or the head of a firm should be 
qualified as a sworn auditor in Latvia. Sworn auditors can 
be persons no younger than 25 years and: a) having a high 
school degree in economics or in other specialities, if an 
examination  on  basic  economics  is  passed;  b)  having  at 
least  3  years  experience  in  auditing  recognized  by  the 
Latvian  Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  c)  which  have 
passed qualification examination and acquired licence of 
sworn auditor in accordance with requirements of Latvian 
Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  d)  having  excellent 
reputation 

LT:  None,  except  non  less  than  75  per  cent  of  shares 
should  belong  to  auditors  or  auditing  companies.  The 
establishment  is  allowed  through  the  all  kinds  of  legal 
forms  of  companies  except  Public  Stock  Corporation 
(AB).  Qualification  requirements  for  auditors  in  the 
country of origin of those auditors or auditing companies 
should be not lower than in Lithuania.  

PL:  Nationality  requirement.  Foreign  auditors  might 
practice after confirmation of their qualifications. 

SI:  Commercial  presence  should  take  the  form  of  a 
juridical person. The share of foreign persons in auditing 
companies  may  not  exceed  49  per  cent  of  the  equity. 
Provision through auditing companies only 

SK:  Auditing  may  be  provided  by  natural  or  juridical 
persons registered in the auditors list of the  Chamber of 
Auditors. In case of juridical persons at least 60 per cent 
of  capital  share  or  voting  rights  are  reserved  to  Slovak 
nationals 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

27 

Foreign exams and experience giving equivalent competence are recognized. 

EN 

51 

   EN 

 
 
 
                                                 
limitations: 

  DK:  Residence  condition,  unless  otherwise  provided  by 

the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency. 
ES: Residency requirement 
EL: Conditions of nationality for statutory auditors. 
ES:  Audit  companies:  Administrators,  directors  and 
partners of companies other than those covered by the 8th 
EEC  directive  on  company  law,  must  fulfil  a  residency 
condition. 
IT:  Residency 

"Ragionieri-Periti 
commerciali".  Audit  companies:  administrators  and 
auditors in "società di revisions" other than those covered 
by  the  8th  EEC  directive  on  company  law,  must  fulfil  a 
residency condition. 

requirement 

for 

following specific limitations: 
DK: Residence requirement. 
IT, PT: Residence requirement for individual auditors. 
SE:  Residency  within  the  EEA  (European  Economic 
Area) and Swedish exam required.27 

SI: Unbound except as indicated in the Market Access 
column 

FI:  At  least  one  of  the  auditors  of  a  Finnish  Liability 
company  must be resident in one of the EEA (European 
Economic  Area)  countries  or  an  authorised  auditing 
company. 

SE:  Only  auditors  approved  in  EEA  may  perform  legal 
auditing services in certain legal entities, i.a. in all limited 
companies.  Only  such  persons  may  be  share-owners  or 
form  partnership  in  companies  which  practice  qualified 
auditing (for official purpose). 

LV: The owner of shares or the head of a firm should be 
qualified as a sworn auditor in Latvia. Sworn auditors can 
be persons no younger than 25 years and: a) having a high 
school degree in economics or in other specialities, if an 
examination  on  basic  economics  is  passed;  b)  having  at 
least  3  years  experience  in  auditing  recognized  by  the 
Latvian  Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  c)  which  have 
passed qualification examination and acquired licence of 
sworn auditor in accordance with requirements of Latvian 
Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  d)  having  excellent 
reputation. 

PL:  Nationality  requirement.  Foreign  auditors  might 

EN 

52 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

1) 

FR, IT, MT, SI: Unbound  

representation 

before 

competent 

AT:  No 
authorities 
None. 
None 

2) 
3) 

practice after confirmation of their qualifications. 

SI:  Limitations  on  natural  persons  employed  by  juridical 
persons only. 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  and  professional 
qualifications  and  three  years'  professional  experience  in 
the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 
DE:  Unbound  for  activities  reserved  by  law  in  the 
"Wirtschaftsprüfer". 

b) 
services 

Bookkeeping 

(CPC 86220) 

1) 
2) 

CY, FR, HU, IT, MT, SI: Unbound  
None. 

3)  FR: Provision through a SEL (anonyme, à responsabilité 

limitée ou en commandite par actions) or SCP only. 
IT:  Access  for  natural  persons  only.  Professional 
association  (no  incorporation)  among  natural  persons 
permitted. 
AT:  Foreign  bookkeepers'  (who  must  be  authorized 
according  to  the  law  of  their  home  country)  equity 
participation  and  shares  in  the  operating  results  of  any 
Austrian  legal  entity  may  not  exceed  25 per  cent;  this 
applies only to non-members of the Austrian Professional 
Body. 

CY:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons  who  have 
obtained  authorization  from  the  Minister  of  Finance. 
Authorization  is  subject  to  economic  needs  test.  The 
those  for  granting 
criteria  used  are  analogous 
permission  for  foreign  investment  (listed  in  horizontal 

to 

EN 

53 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
section(,  as  they  apply  to  this  subsector,  always  taking 
into  consideration  the  employment  situation  in  the 
subsector. Professional associations (partnerships) among 
natural  persons  is  permitted.  No  body  corporate  is 
allowed.  

LV: The owner of shares or the head of a firm should be 
qualified as a sworn auditor in Latvia. Sworn auditors can 
be persons no younger than 25 years and: a) having a high 
school degree in economics or in other specialities, if an 
examination  on  basic  economics  is  passed;  b)  having  at 
least  3  years  experience  in  auditing  recognized  by  the 
Latvian  Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  c)  which  have 
passed qualification examination and acquired licence of 
sworn auditor in accordance with requirements of Latvian 
Association  of  Sworn  Auditors;  d)  having  excellent 
reputation 

SI:  Commercial  presence  should  take  the  form  of  a 
juridical person. 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the 
following specific limitations: 

IT: Residence requirement for "Ragionieri-Periti 
commerciali". 

PT: Residence requirement. 

FR: non-EC professionals may be permitted to provide 
services,  by  a  decision  of  the  Minister  of  Economics, 
Finance and Budget, in agreement with the Minister of 
Foreign  Affairs.  The  requirement  of  residence  cannot 
exceed 5 years. 

IT:  Condition  of  residency  for  "Ragionieri-Periti 
commerciali". 

AT:  At  the  request  of  a  consumer,  bookepers  may 
temporarily  move  into  the  territory  of  Austria  in  order 
to supply a specific service; however, as a rule natural 
persons  supplying  bookepers  services  are  required  to 

EN 

54 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
have their professional centre (commercial presence) in 
Austria. 

LV: The owner of shares or the head of a firm should be 
qualified  as  a  sworn  auditor  in  Latvia.  Sworn  auditors 
can be persons no younger than 25 years and: a) having 
a  high  school  degree  in  economics  or  in  other 
specialities,  if  an  examination  on  basic  economics  is 
passed; b) having at least 3 years experience in auditing 
recognized  by  the  Latvian  Association  of  Sworn 
c)  which  have  passed  qualification 
Auditors; 
examination  and  acquired  licence  of  sworn  auditor  in 
accordance with requirements of Latvian Association of 
Sworn Auditors; d) having excellent reputation 

SI: Limitations on natural persons employed by juridical 
persons only. 

Unbound  except  for  AT,  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  LU,  NL, 
UK,  SE  where:  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, NL, UK, SE: University degree 
three  years' 
and  professional  qualifications  and 
experience in the sector. 

AT: examination before the Austrian professional body. 
The  employer  must  be  member  of 
the  relevant 
professional body in the home country where such body 
exists. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross 
annual  salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the 
threshhold of 30000 Euro.  
DE:  Unbound  for  activities  reserved  by  law  in  the 
"Wirtschaftsprüfer". 

1) 
FR: Unbound for the drafting of legal documents. 
CY: Tax agents must be duly authorized by the Minister 
of Finance. Authorization is subject to an economic needs 

Unbound  except  for  AT,  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  LU,  NL, 
UK,  SE  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under 
(iii) 

1)  FR: Unbound for the drafting of legal documents. 

AT:  No 
authorities  

representation 

before 

competent 

Taxation 

c) 
Advisory Services (CPC 
863 

excluding 

EN 

55 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
representation 
Court/tribunals) 

in 

test 
2)  None 
3)  IT:  Access  for  natural  persons  only.  Professional 
association  (no  incorporation)  among  natural  persons 
permitted. 
FR:  Provision  through  SEL  (anonyme,  à  responsabilité 
limitée ou en commandite par actions) or SCP only. 
AT:  Foreign  tax  advisors'  (who  must  be  authorized 
according  to  the  law  of  their  home  country)  equity 
participation  and  shares  in  the  operating  results  of  any 
Austrian  legal  entity  may  not  exceed  25 per  cent;  this 
applies only to non-members of the Austrian Professional 
Body. 

CY:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons  who  have 
obtained  authorization  from  the  Minister  of  Finance. 
Authorization  is  subject  to  economic  needs  test.  The 
criteria  used  are  analogous 
those  for  granting 
permission  for  foreign  investment  (listed  in  horizontal 
section(,  as  they  apply  to  this  subsector,  always  taking 
into  consideration  the  employment  situation  in  the 
subsector. Professional associations (partnerships) among 
natural  persons  is  permitted.  No  body  corporate  is 
allowed. 

to 

CZ, SK: Taxation services may be provided by natural or 
juridical persons registered in the list of the Chamber of 
Tax Consultants or in the Chamber of Auditors 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

legal 
FR:  Legal  advice  activities  and  drafting  of 
documents  as  a  main  activity  and  for  the  public,  are 
reserved to the members of the regulated legal and judicial 
professions28. These activities may also be exercised as a 

2) 

3) 

None 

None 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 

IT, PT: Residence requirement 

28 

Access to these professions is governed by the French law No. 90-1259 of 31 December 1990 which opens the entire range of legal and judicial activities. 

EN 

56 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
secondary activity to the principal activity by members of 
other regulated professions or by qualified persons. 

residency 

for  "Ragionieri-Periti 

IT:  Condition  of 
commerciali". 
AT:  At  the  request  of  a  consumer  tax  advisors  may 
temporarily move into the territory of Austria in order to 
supply  a  specific  service;  however,  as  a  rule  natural 
persons  supplying  taxation  services  are  required  to  have 
their  professional  centre  (commercial  presence) 
in 
Austria. 
HU: Permanent residency requirement 
Unbound except for AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, LU, NL, UK, 
SE where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 
and subject to the following specific limitations: 
AT,  BE,  DK,  ES,  NL,  UK,  SE:  University  degree  and 
professional  qualifications  and  three  years'  experience  in 
the sector. 
AT:  Examination  before  the  Austrian  professional  body. 
The  employer  must  be  member  of 
relevant 
professional  body  in  the  home  country  where  such  body 
exists. 
DE:  Unbound  except  for  consulting  services  related  to 
foreign 
law,  where:  university  degree  and 
professional,  qualifications  and  three  years'  professional 
experience in the sector. 

the 

tax 

Unbound  except  for  AT,  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  LU,  NL, 
UK,  SE  where:  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (iii) 

d) 
Architectural 
Services (CPC 8671) 

1) 

BE, CY, EL, IT, MT, PT, PL, SI: Unbound. 

2) 
3) 

None 
ES: Access is restricted to natural persons. 

1) 

BE, CY, EL, IT, MT, PT, PL: Unbound. 
DE: Application of the national rules on fees 
and emoluments for all services which are performed 
from abroad. 
AT: None for pure planning services 
2) 
3) 

None 
None 

FR:  Provision  through  SEL  (anonyme,  à  responsabilité 
limitée ou en commandite par actions) or SCP only. 
IT,  PT:  Access 
Professional  associations.  (no 

to  natural  persons. 
incorporation)  among 

restricted 

is 

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natural persons permitted. 
CZ: Authorization by the Czech Chamber of Architects is 
required.  Authorization  by  analogous  foreign  institutions 
may  be  recognized.  Natural  and  juridical  persons  may 
provide  architectural  services  only  by  authorized 
architects.  Condition  of  nationality  and  residence  is 
required, however exceptions might be considered. 

LV: Practice of 3 years in Latvia in the field of projecting 
and  university  degree  required  to  receive  the  licence 
enabling to engage in business activity with full range of 
legal responsibility and rights to sign a project 

SK: Authorization by the Slovak Chamber of Architects is 
required.  Authorization  by  analogous  foreign  institutions 
may  be  recognized.  Natural  and  juridical  persons  may 
provide  architectural  services  only  by  authorized 
architects.  Condition  of  nationality  and  residence  is 
required, however exceptions might be considered 

4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section under 
(i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

EL: Condition of nationality. 

HU: Permanent residency requirement 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EE, LU, NL, UK, 
SE where: as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 
and subject to the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  NL,  UK,  SE:  University  degree  and 
professional  qualifications  and  three  years'  professional 
experience in the sector.  
EE:  A  university  degree  and  five  years  of  working 
experience in a related field. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 

Unbound  except  as 

the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

BE,  DE:  Use  by  third  country  qualified  professionals 
of the professional title is only possible on the basis of 
mutual recognition agreements or for BE, with special 
authorization by Royal Decree. 

IT: Residence requirement. 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  LU, 
NL, UK, SE where: as indicated in the horizontal 
section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
conditions: 
DE: Use by third country qualified professionals of 
the  professional  title  is  only  possible  on  the  basis 
of mutual recognition agreements. 
DE:  Application  of  the  national  rules  on  fees  and 
emoluments  for  all  services  which  are  performed 

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e) 
services 

Engineering 

(CPC 8672) 

salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 
ES: Academic  and professional qualifications recognized 
by  the  national  authorities  and  licence  delivered  by  the 
Professional  Association.  Unbound  for  CPC  86713, 
86714, 86719. 

from abroad. 

1)  CY, EL, IT, MT, PT: Unbound. 

1)  CY, EL, IT, MT, PT: Unbound. 

2) 
3) 

None 
ES: Access is restricted to natural persons. 

IT,  PT:  Access 
to  natural  persons. 
restricted 
Professional association (no incorporation) among natural 
persons permitted. 

is 

CZ: Authorization by the Czech Chamber of Authorized 
Engineers is required. Authorization by analogous foreign 
institutions  may  be  recognized.  Natural  and  juridical 
persons  may  provide  engineering  services  only  by 
authorized  engineers.  Condition  of  nationality  and 
residence. 

SK: Authorization by the Slovak Chamber of Authorized 
Engineers is required. Authorization by analogous foreign 
institutions  may  be  recognized.  Natural  and  juridical 
persons  may  provide  engineering  services  only  by 
authorized  engineers.  Condition  of  nationality  and 
residence. 

4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EE, NL, UK, SE as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject 
to the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  NL,  UK,  SE:  University  degree  and 
professional  qualifications  and  three  years'  professional 
experience in the sector. 
EE:  Unbound  except  for  professionals  where:  university 
degree and five years of working experience in a related 
field. 

for  pure  planning  services; 

AT: None for pure planning services 
the 
SI:  None 
submission of plans for approval by the competent 
authorities 
an 
established supplier of planning services. 

co-operation  with 

requires 

None 
None 
Unbound  except  as 

2) 
3) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
IT, PT: Residency requirements 

indicated 

in 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  NL,  UK, 
SE as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

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Integrated 

f) 
Engineering Services 
(CPC 8673) 

UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. 
HU: Permanent residency requirement 

1) 
2) 
3) 

CY, EL, IT, MT, PT: Unbound. 
None 
ES: Access is restricted to natural persons. 
IT,  PT:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons. 
Professional  association  (no  incorporation)  among  natural 
persons permitted. 

1) 

CY, EL, IT, MT, PT: Unbound. 
AT: None for pure planning services 
the 
SI:  None 
submission of plans for approval by the competent 
authorities 
an 
established supplier of planning services. 

for  pure  planning  services; 

co-operation  with 

requires 

None 
None 
Unbound  except  as 

2) 
3) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations:. 
IT, PT: Residency requirements 

indicated 

in 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  NL,  UK, 
SE as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

SK:  Authorization  by  the  Slovak  Chamber  of  Authorized 
Engineers  is  required.  Authorization  by  analogous  foreign 
institutions may be recognized. Natural and juridical persons 
may  provide  engineering  services  only  by  authorized 
engineers. Condition of citizenship and residence is required. 

4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EE, NL, UK, SE as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject 
to the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  NL,  UK,  SE:  University  degree  and 
professional  qualifications  and  three  years'  professional 
experience in the sector. 
EE:  Unbound  except  for  professionals  where:  university 
degree and five years of working experience in a related 
field. 
UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required 

g) 
and 
Architectural Services  

Urban  Planning 
Landscape 

(CPC 8674) 

1)  BE, CY, EL, IT, MT, PT, PL, SI: Unbound. 

1)  BE, CY, EL, IT, MT, PT, PL, SI: Unbound. 

HU: Unbound for Landscape Architectural Services 

AT: None for pure planning services 
DE:  Application  of  the  national  rules  on  fees  and 
emoluments  for  all  services  which  are  performed 
from abroad.  
HU:  Unbound 
Services 

for  Landscape  Architectural 

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2) 
Services 
3) 
Services 

HU:  Unbound  for  Landscape  Architectural 

HU:  Unbound  for  Landscape  Architectural 

2) HU: Unbound for Landscape Architectural Services 

3) 
IT,  PT:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons. 
Professional  association  (no  incorporation)  among  natural 
persons permitted. 

CZ:  Authorization  by  the  Czech  Chamber  of  Architects  is 
required. Authorization by analogous foreign institutions may 
be  recognized.  Natural  and  juridical  persons  may  provide 
architectural services only by authorized architects. Condition 
of  nationality  and  residence  is  required,  however  exceptions 
might be considered 

HU: Unbound for Landscape Architectural Services 

LV:  None  for  Urban  Planning  Services.  For  Landscape 
Architectural  Services,  practice  of  3  years  in  Latvia  in  the 
field  of  projecting  and  university  degree  required  to  receive 
the  licence  enabling  to  engage  in  business  activity  with  full 
range of legal responsibility and rights to sign a project 

SK:  Authorization  by  the  Slovak  Chamber  of  Architects  is 
required. Authorization by analogous foreign institutions may 
be  recognized.  Natural  and  juridical  persons  may  provide 
architectural services only by authorized architects. Condition 
of  nationality  and  residence  is  required,  however  exceptions 
might be considered 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the 
following specific limitations: 

PT: Condition of nationality. 

HU:  Permanent  residency  requirement  for  Urban  Planning 
Services. Unbound for Landscape Architectural Services 

BE,  DE:  Use  by 
third  country  qualified 
professionals  of  the  professional  title  is  only 
possible  on  the  basis  of  mutual  recognition 
agreements  or,  for  BE,  with  special  authorization 
by Royal Decree. 

IT: Residence requirement. 

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Medical,  Dental 

h) 
and Midwives Services 
(CPC 

9312, 

93191*) 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  NL,  UK,  SE 
where:  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii) 
and subject to the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  NL,  UK,  SE:  University  degree  and 
professional  qualifications  and  three  years'  professional 
experience in the sector. 
EE:  Unbound  except  for  professionals  where:  university 
degree and five years of working experience in a related 
field. 
UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required 
1)  All Member States except CZ, HU, LV, LT, PL, SE, SI: 

Unbound 
PL, SE: None 

CZ, HU, LV, LT, SI: Unbound for midwives services. 

2)  CY, FI, MT: Unbound. 

CZ, EE, HU, SI, SK: Unbound for Midwives Services 

3)  AT:  Unbound  for  medical  and  dental  services;  for 

midwives: access restricted to natural persons only. 
DE:  Access  restricted  to  natural  persons  only.  Economic 
needs  test  for  medical  doctors  and  dentists  who  are 
authorized to treat members of public insurance schemes. 
The  criterion  is  shortage  of  doctors  and  dentists  in  the 
given region.  

CY, EE, MT: Unbound 

HU: Unbound for Landscape Architectural Services 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  NL,  UK, 
SE where: as indicated in the horizontal section under 
(iii) and subject to the following conditions: 
DE: Use by third country qualified professionals of the 
professional  title  is  only  possible  on  the  basis  of 
mutual recognition agreements. 
DE:  Application  of  the  national  rules  on  fees  and 
emoluments for all services which are performed from 
abroad 

1)  All  Member  States  except  CZ,  HU,  LV,  LT,  PL, 

SE, SI: Unbound 

CZ,  HU,  LV,  LT,  SI:  Unbound  for  midwives 
services. 

, SE: None 

2)  CY, FI, MT: Unbound. 

CZ, EE, HU, SI, SK: Unbound for Midwives Services 
AT: Unbound for medical and dental services 
3) 

CY, EE, FI, MT: Unbound 

CZ, HU, SI, SK: Unbound for Midwives Services 

EE: Unbound for Midwives Services. For Medical 
and  Dental  Services,  unbound  except  any 
professionals  trained  outside  Estonia  are  required 
to present a certificate of auxiliary training courses 

* 
29 

Indicates that the service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance. 
Establishment in the form of legal persons is subject to authorization by Ministry of Health. Entry into public Health Network is subject to a concession from the 
Institute of Health Insurance of the Republic of Slovenia. 

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of Tartu University. This requirement also applies 
to Estonian nationals trained abroad 

LT:  Must  communicate  in  Lithuanian  language 
(refers to persons employed by a company). 

CZ,  SK:  Access  to  medical  and  dental  services  is 
restricted  to  natural  persons  only.  Authorization  by  the 
Ministry  of  Health  required  for  foreign  natural  persons. 
Unbound for Midwives Services. 

ES: Access restricted to natural persons only. 

HU: Unbound for Midwives Services 

IT,  PT:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons  only. 
Professional association (no incorporation) among natural 
persons permitted. 
IE: Access through partnership or natural persons only. 
SE:  Needs  test  applied  to  decide  the  number  of  private 
practices  to  be  subsidised  though  the  public  insurance 
scheme. 
UK: Establishment for doctors under the National Health 
Service is subject to medical manpower planning.  
FR: Provision through SEL 
à 
responsabilité  limitée  ou  en  commandite  par  actions)  or 
SCP only. 

(anonyme, 

LV: None for midwives services. For mediacl and dental 
services,  nationality  requirement.  Practice  of  medical 
profession  by  foreigners  requires  the  permission  from 
local  health  authority,  based  on  economic  needs  for 
medical doctors and dentists in a given region 

LT: For medical and dental services none, except supply 
of service is subject to authorization which is based on a 
health  services  plan  established  in  function  of  needs, 
taking  into  account  the  population  and  already  existing 
medical  and  dental  services.  For  midwives  services, 
access  limited  to  sole  proprietorship  only  and  economic 
needs test may be applied 

requirement.  Practice  of  medical 
PL:  Nationality 
profession  by  foreigners  requires  the  permission  except 
for midwives. 

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SI:  Membership  of  Doctors  Association  r  required. 
Conditions  for  acceptance  into  Doctors  Association  for 
doctors  who  are  not  Slovenian  nationals  is  licence  to 
practice in an another Member and have a good command 
of  the  Slovenian  language29.  Unbound  for  Midwives 
services 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

AT: Unbound except for midwives 
DK: Limited authorization to fulfil a specific function can 
be given for maximum 18 months. 
CY, FI, MT: Unbound. 
PT: Condition of nationality. 
FR: Condition of nationality. However, access is possible 
within annually established quotas.  
DE:  Condition  of  nationality  for  doctors  and  dentists 
which can be waived on an exceptional basis in cases of 
public health interest.  

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

AT: Unbound for doctors and dentists. 
DK:  Residence  requirement  in  order  to  obtain 
necessary 
the 
individual  authorization 
National Board of Health. 
CY, FI, MT: Unbound. 
IT: Residence requirement. 

from 

CZ,  SK:  Condition  of  residence  for  medical  and 
dental  services.  Unbound  for  midwives  services 
services. Unbound for midwives services 

CZ, EE, HU, SI, SK: Unbound for Midwives Services 

EE, HU, SI: Unbound for Midwives Services 

LV:  For  medical  and  dental  services,  nationality 
requirement. Practice of medical profession by foreigners 
requires the permission from local health authority, based 
on economic needs for medical doctors and dentists in a 
given  region. For  midwives  services,  access  restricted  to 
natural persons only. Economic needs determined by the 
total number of midwives in the given region, authorized 
by local health authorities 

requirement.  Practice  of  medical 
PL:  Nationality 
profession  by  foreigners  requires  the  permission  except 
for midwives. 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, as indicated in the 
horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  and  professional 

LV,  PL:  Foreign  medical  doctors  have  limited 
election rights within the professional chambers 

LT:  Foreigners  must  pass  additional  qualification 
exam 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

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qualifications  and  three  years'  professional  experience  in 
the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 
DE:  Condition  of  nationality  for  doctors  and  dentists 
which can be waived on an exceptional basis in cases of 
public health interest. 

i) 
services 

Veterinary 

(CPC 932) 

1) All  Member  States  except  FI,  LU,  LT,  PL,  SE,  UK: 

1) All Member States except FI, LU, LT, PL, SE, UK: 

Unbound 

Unbound 

FI, LU, LT, PL, SE: None. 

FI, LU, LT, PL, SE: None. 

UK:  unbound  except  for  veterinary 
laboratory  and 
technical services supplied to veterinary surgeons, general 
advice,  guidance  and 
information  e.g.:  nutritional, 
behavioural and pet-care 

UK:  unbound  except  for  veterinary  laboratory  and 
technical  services  supplied  to  veterinary  surgeons, 
general  advice,  guidance  and  information  e.g.: 
nutritional, behavioural and pet-care 

2) 

CY, EE, HU, MT, SI: Unbound 

3)  AT, CY, EE, HU, MT, SI: Unbound. 

2) 
3) 

CY, EE, HU, MT, SI: Unbound 
AT, CY, EE, HU, MT, SI: Unbound 

DE, DK, ES, PT: Access restricted to natural persons. 
IT:  Access  restricted  to  natural  persons.  Professional 
associations  (no  incorporation)  among  natural  persons 
permitted. 
IE,  UK:  Access  through  partnership  or  natural  persons 
only. 
FR:  Provision  through  SEL  (anonyme,  à  responsabilité 
limitée ou en commandite par actions) or SCP only. 

CZ,  SK:  Access  is  restricted  to  natural  persons  only. 
Authorization by veterinary administration is required. 

PL:  Nationality  requirement.  Foreign  persons  may  apply 
for permission to practice. 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

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CZ, DE, FR, EL, PT, SK: Condition of nationality. 

AT, CY, EE, HU, MT, SI: Unbound. 

PL:  Nationality  requirement. Foreign  persons  may  apply 
for permission to practice 

AT, CY, EE, HU, MT, SI: Unbound. 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DK,  ES,  as  indicated  in  the 
horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  and  professional 
qualifications  and  three  years'  professional  experience  in  the 
sector. 
BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) 
2) 
3) 

Unbound except for FI, LU, PL and SE: None 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, SI, SK: Unbound 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, SI, SK: Unbound 
ES, PT: Nurses – access restricted to natural persons. 
IT  :  Nurses  –  access  restricted  to  natural  persons. 
Professional  associations 
incorporation)  among 
natural persons permitted. 
FR: Provision through a SEL (anonyme, à responsabilité 
limitée, ou en commandite par actions) or SCP only. 
AT:  Access  restricted  to  natural  persons  only  except  for 
psychologists and psychotherapists: none. 
SE:  Needs  test  applied  to  decide  the  number  of  private 
practices  to  be  subsidised  through  the  public  insurance 
scheme. 

(no 

j) 
Services  provided 
by Nurses, Physiotherapists 
and Paramedical Personnel 
(CPC  93191*,  except  for 
AT  where  the  following 
activities  of  CPC  9319  are 
covered: 
nurses, 
physiotherapists, 
occupational 
logotherapists, 
and 
psychologists 
psychotherapists) 

therapists, 
dieticians 
nutricians, 
and 

IT, CZ, SK: Residence requirement. 

LT:  Foreigners  must  pass  additional  qualification 
exam. 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DK,  ES,  as  indicated  in  the 
horizontal section under (iii) 

1) 
None. 
2) 

Unbound  except  for  FI,  LU,  PL  and  SE: 

CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, SI, SK: Unbound 

3)  CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, SI, SK: Unbound 

LT: None except as under market access 

LT: Access limited to sole proprietorship only. Economic 

needs test may be applied. 

PL: Nationality requirement. 

* 

Indicates that the service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance. 

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in 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 
  DK:  Residence  requirement  in  order  to  obtain 
the 

individual  authorization 

indicated 

necessary 
National Board of Health. 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, SI, SK: Unbound 

from 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
  DK: Limited authorization to fulfil a specific function can 

be given for maximum 18 months. 
PT: Condition of nationality. 
IT: Subject to economic needs test: decision is subject to 
regional vacancies and shortages. 
AT:  natural  persons,  except  nurses,  psychologists  and 
psychotherapists  may  establish  a  professional  practice  in 
Austria provided that the person concerned has practised 
the  profession  in  question  at  least  three  years  preceding 
the setting up of the professional practice in Austria. 
LV:  access  restricted  to  natural  persons  only.  Economic 
needs  determined  by  the  total  number  of  nurses  in  the 
given region, authorized by local health authorities 
PL: Nationality requirement in the case of midwives and 
nurses. 

CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, SI, SK: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, as indicated in the 
horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
knowledge, 
technical 
professional  qualifications  and  three  years'  professional 
experience in the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

demonstrating 

qualification 

Pharmacists 
distribution 

(retail 
of 
pharmaceutical  goods-  part 
of CPC 63211) 

1) 
2) 
SK: Unbound 

Unbound 
AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, HU, LT, LV, MT, PL, SE, SI, 

1) 
2) 
SE, SI, SK: Unbound 

Unbound 
AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, HU, LT, LV, MT, PL, 

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3)30 AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: 

Unbound 
DE, DK, ES, EL, IT31, LU, NL, PT: Access restricted to 
natural persons only. 
BE, DK, ES, FR, EL, IT, LU, PT,: Degree of pharmacist 
required. 

  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR,  IT,  IE,  PT:  Economic  needs  test 

applied. 
FR:  On  a  national  treatment  basis  access  through  a  SEL 
(anonyme, à responsabilité limitée ou en commandite par 
actions) SNC and SARL only. 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  specific 
conditions: 

AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: 
Unbound  
FR: Condition of nationality. However, within established 
quotas,  access  for  third  country  nationals  is  possible 
provided the service provider holds the French degree in 
pharmacy. 
DE, EL: Condition of nationality. 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DK,  ES  as  indicated  in  the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  and  professional 
qualifications  and  three  years'  professional  experience  in 
the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

3) 
SI, SK: Unbound 

AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, HU, LT, MT, PL, SE, 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
specific conditions 

indicated 

in 

AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  FI,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SE, 
SI, SK: Unbound 
IT, PT: Residence requirement 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DK,  ES  as  indicated  in  the 
horizontal section under (iii) 

B. 
Related Services 

Computer 

and 

30 

31 

Where the establishment of pharmacies is subject to an economic needs test, the main criteria taken into account are: the population, the number of existing pharmacies 
and their geographical density. These criteria are applied on a national treatment basis except for F. 
Additional commitment: in I, professional association (no incorporation) among natural persons is permitted. 

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Consultancy 
a) 
the 
to 
related 
Services 
Installation  of  Computer 
Hardware 

(CPC 841) 
Software 
b) 
Implementation Services 

1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

None 
None 
None 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

None 
None 
None 
Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

the 

(CPC 842) 
Data  Processing 

c) 
Services (CPC 843) 
d) 
Services 

Data 

Base 

(CPC 844) 
Maintenance and 
Repair (CPC 845) 

e) 
Services (CPC 849 

Other  Computer 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EL,  IT,  LU, 
NL,  SE  where:  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (iii) 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EL, IT, LU, NL, 
SE  where:  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under 
(iii) and subject to the following specific limitations: 
IT, NL: Unbound, except for computer scientists, systems 
analysts,  programmers,  software  document  analysts  and 
field engineers where: university degree and three years' 
professional experience in the sector. 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and 
three years professional experience in the sector. 
SE:  University  degree  and  three  years  professional 
experience in the sector. 

BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

IT: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. 

EL:  Unbound,  except  for  computer  scientists,  systems 
analysts,  programmers,  software  document  analysts 

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2)  3)  None  except  for  CY,  CZ,  FR,  IE,  LT, 

1) 
MT, PL, SK: unbound 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 
CY, CZ, FR, IE, LT, MT, , PL, SK: Unbound 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES  and  F  where 
concerning  the  temporary  entry  of  researchers  as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

and 

Research 

C. 
Development Services 
a) R&D services on natural 
sciences 
(All  Member  States  except 
LV:  CPC  851.  LV:  only 
experimental  development 
services  on  chemistry  and 
biology-CPC 85102) 

where:  university  degree  and  five  years'  professional 
experience in the sector. 

2) 3) None except for CY, CZ, FR, IE, LT, MT, PL, 

1) 
SK: unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, FR, IE, LT, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES  and  FR  where 
concerning 
temporary  entry  of  researchers  as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject 
to the following specific limitations: 

the 

BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  SE:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and 
three years professional experience in the sector. 

BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

FR: -The researchers are in possession of an employment 
contract 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. 

For  HU  only:  Personalities  of  internationally  recognized 
reputation  who  have  been  invited  by  scientific  research 

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1) 
2) 
3) 

None 
None 
None 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the 
following specific limitations: 

IT, PT: Residence requirement for psychologists 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR  and  LU 
where  concerning  the  temporary  entry  of  researchers 
as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

R  &  D  Services 
b) 
on  Social  Sciences  and 
Humanities 

(CPC 852) 

institutes for the duration of the invitation. 

None 
1) 
None 
2) 
3) 
IT:  Access  to  the  profession  of  psychologist  is 
restricted to natural persons only. Professional association (no 
incorporation) among natural persons is permitted. 
PT:  Access  to  the  profession  of  psychologist  is  restricted  to 
natural persons only. 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, FR and LU where 
concerning 
temporary  entry  of  researchers  as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject 
to the following specific limitations: 

the 

BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and 
three years professional experience in the sector. 

BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro.  

FR: -The researchers are in possession of an employment 
contract 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. 
For HU only:  Personalities of internationally recognized 
reputation  who  have  been  invited  by  scientific  research 

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indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

1)  2)  3)  None  except  for  CY,  CZ,  FR,  IE,  LT,  LV, 
MT, PL, SK: unbound 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 
CY, CZ, EE, IE, LT, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES  and  FR  where 
concerning  the  temporary  entry  of  researchers  as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

in 

c)  Interdisciplinary  R  &  D 
services (CPC 853) 

institutes for the duration of the invitation. 

1) 2) 3) None except for CY, CZ, FR, IE, LT, LV, MT, PL, 
SK: unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, EE, IE, LT, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES  and  FR  where 
concerning the temporary entry of researchers as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 

BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent  technical 
qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and  three  years 
professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro.  

FR:  -The  researchers  are  in  possession  of  an  employment 
contract 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. 
For  HU  only:  Personalities  of  internationally  recognized 
reputation  who  have  been  invited  by  scientific  research 
institutes for the duration of the invitation. 

D. 
Services* 

Real 

Estate 

1)  CY, CZ, EE, HU, IE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound. 

1)  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  IE,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK,  SI: 

* 

The Service involved relates to the profession of real estate agents and does not affect any rights and/or restrictions on natural and legal persons purchasing real estate. 

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a) 
Leased Property 

Involving  Own  or 

(CPC 821) 

On a Fee or 
b) 
Contract Basis (e.g. 
Property Evaluation, Estate 
Management, etc.)

(CPC 822) 

2)  CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound  

Unbound. 

3) 
Unbound 

CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK,  SI: 

ES: Access through natural persons, partnership or "sociedad 
en comandita" only. 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  sunject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound 

1)  CY, CZ, EE, HU, IE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound. 

2) 
Unbound  

CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK,  SI: 

CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK,  SI: 

3) 
Unbound 
ES: Access is restricted to natural persons. 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound 
DK:  Authorized  estate  agent:  Residence  requirement 
unless  waived  by  the  Danish  Commerce  and  Companies 
Agency.  Unauthorized 
agent:  Residence 
requirement unless waived by the Danish Commerce and 
Companies Agency. 

estate 

2) 
Unbound  

CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: 

3) 
Unbound 

CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound

indicated 

in 

CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: 

CY, CZ, EE, HU, IE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, 

IT, PT: Residence requirement. 
1) 
SI: Unbound. 
2) 
Unbound  
3) 
Unbound 
DK:  Authorization  for  authorized  estate  agent  may 
limit the scope of activity. 

CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK,  SI: 
Unbound 
DK:  Authorized  and  unauthorized  estate  agent: 
Residence  requirement  unless  waived  by  the 
Danish Commerce and Companies Agency. 
IT, PT: Residence requirement. 

Rental/Leasing 

E. 
Services without Operators 
Relating to ships 
a) 
(CPC 83103) 

1) 
notification. 

FR:  Chartering  of  all  ships  is  subject  to  prior 

CY, HU, MT, PL: Unbound 
CY, MT, PL: Unbound 

2) 

1) 
2) 

3) 

CY, MT, PL: Unbound 
CY, MT, PL: Unbound 

CY, MT, PL: Unbound 

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FR: Chartering of all ships is subject to prior notification. 
3) 

CY, MT, PL: Unbound 

FR: Chartering of all ships is subject to prior notification. 
SE: To fly the Swedish flag proof of dominating Swedish 
operating  influence  must  be  shown  in  case  of  foreign 
ownership interests in ships. 

LT: Ships must be owned by Lithuanian natural persons or 
companies established in Lithuania 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, MT, PL: Unbound 
1) 
CY, CZ, HU, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
All  Member  States  except  CY,  CZ,  LV,  MT,  PL, 
2) 
SK:  Aircraft  used  by  Community  air  carriers  have  to  be 
registered  in  the  Member  State  licensing  the  air  carrier  or 
elsewhere  in  the  Community.  Waivers  can  be  granted  for 
short term lease contracts or under exceptional circumstances. 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
3) 
All  Member  States  except  CY,  CZ,  LV,  MT,  PL, 
SK:: To be registered in the aircraft register of these Member 
States,  the  aircraft  must  be  owned  either  by  natural  persons 
meeting  specific  nationality  criteria  or  by  legal  persons 
meeting  specific  criteria  regarding  ownership  of  capital  and 
control (including nationality of directors). 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
1) 
CY, HU, LV, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
2) 
CY, LV, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
3) 
CY, LT, LV, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
4) 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 

Relating 

b) 
Aircraft 
(CPC 83104) 

to 

c) 
Relating  to  Other 
Transport Equipment (CPC 
83101, 83102, 83105) 

in 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, MT, PL: Unbound 
1) 
2) 

CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

3) 

CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

in 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
1) 
2) 
3) 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 

CY, LV, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
CY, LV, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
CY, LT, LV, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
indicated 
Unbound  except  as 

in 

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d) 
Relating  to  Other 
Machinery and Equipment 
83106, 

(CPC 
83107, 83108, 83109) 

limitations: 
CY, LT, LV, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
1) 
CY, CZ, HU, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
2) 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
3) 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
4) 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

following limitations: 
CY, LT, LV, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
1) 
2) 
3) 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
CY, CZ, LV, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

e) 

Other (CPC 832) 

1)  All Member States except EE, LV, LT: Unbound  

1)  All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT: 

EE,  LV,  LT: 
Including 
pre-recorded 
video-cassettes  for  use  in 
home 
entertainment 
equipment (CPC 83202) 

EE, LT, LV: None 

2)  All Member States except EE, HU, LV, LT: Unbound 

Unbound 

EE, HU, LV, LT: None 

EE, HU, LV, LT: None 

Unbound 

2)  All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT: 

3)  All Member States except EE, HU, LV, LT: Unbound 

EE, HU, LV, LT: None 

EE, HU, LV, LT: None 

3)  All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT: 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

  All Member States except for EE, HU, LV, LT: Unbound  

EE,  HU,  LV,  LT:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the 
horizontal section 

Unbound 

EE, HU, LV, LT: None 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

  All  Member  States  except  for  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT: 

Unbound  

EE,  HU:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the 

horizontal section 

LV, LT: None 

Rental 
with Operators 

Services 

1) 
notification. 

FR:  Chartering  of  all  ships  is  subject  to  prior 

1)  AT, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, MT, PL, SE, SK, 

SI: Unbound. 

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Rental  of  Vessels 

with Crew 

(CPC 7213, 7223) 

  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LT,  LV,  MT,  PL,  SE,  SK,  SI: 

Unbound. 

2) 
notification. 

FR:  Chartering  of  all  ships  is  subject  to  prior 

AT, CY, EE, HU, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: Unbound. 
FR:  Chartering  of  all  ships  is  subject  to  prior 

3) 
notification. 

AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LT,  LV,  MT,  PL,  SE,  SK,  SI: 

Unbound. 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
conditions: 
CY, EE, HU, LT, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: Unbound. 

2)  AT,  CY,  EE,  HU,  LV,  MT,  PL,  SE,  SI,  SK: 

Unbound. 

AT, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, MT, PL, SE, 

3) 
SK, SI: Unbound. 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following conditions: 
CY, EE, HU, LT, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: Unbound 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

Rental 

of 
Commercial Road Vehicles 
with Operator  

(CPC 7124) 

1)  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,PL,  SK,  SI,  SE: 

1)  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,PL,  SK,  SI, 

Unbound 

SE: Unbound 

2)  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,PL,  SK,  SI,  SE: 

2)  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,PL,  SK,  SI, 

Unbound 

SE: Unbound 

3)  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,PL,  SK,  SI,  SE: 

3)  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,PL,  SK,  SI, 

Unbound 

SE: Unbound 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
conditions: 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT,PL, SK, SI, SE: Unbound 

F. 
Services 
a) 

Other  Business 

Advertising 

1) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii 

2) 3) None 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

in 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following conditions: 
CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  MT,PL,  SK,  SI,  SE: 
Unbound 
1) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

2) 3) None 
Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

the 

in 

Advertising 
Member  States 

(All 

except
PL, SI: CPC 871; 

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PL:  CPC 
excluding  advertising  of 
tobacco products, alcoholic 
beverages,

pharmaceuticals; 

and 
excluding 
advertising, 

goods 

SI:  CPC  8711** 
8712**, 

direct  mail 
outdoor
and
advertising 
excluding 
for 
subject  to  import
authorisation 

andxcluding

pharmaceutical) 

Market  Research 

b) 
and Opinion Polling  
(CPC 864) 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EL, IT, LU, UK, SE as 
indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to 
the following specific limitations: 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EL,  IT,  LU, 
UK,  SE  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under 
(iii) 

BE, DE, DK, ES, IT, UK, SE: Relevant qualifications and 
three years' professional experience. 
IT,  UK:  Compliance  with  an  economic  needs  test  is 
required. 

EL:  Relevant  qualifications  and  five  years'  professional 
experience. 
1) 2) 3) None 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 

Unbound  except  as 

1) 2) 3) None 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

indicated 

the 

in 

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Management 

c) 
Consulting Services 
(CPC 865) 

d) 
Services  Related 
to Management Consulting 
(CPC 866) 

2) 3) None 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

1) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EE, IT, LU, LV, UK, 
SE  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and 
subject to the following specific limitations: 

IT,  UK:  Unbound  except  for  managers  and  senior 
consultants  where:  university  degree  and  three  years' 
professional experience. 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and 
three years professional experience in the sector. 
EE,  LV:  Unbound  except  for  professionals  where: 
university degree and five years of working experience in 
a related field. 
SE:  University  degree  and  three  years  professional 
experience in the sector. 

IT, UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. 
1) 2) 3) HU: Unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
HU: Unbound 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EE, IT, LU, LV, UK, 
SE  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and 
subject to the following specific limitations: 

IT,  UK:  Unbound  except  for  managers  and  senior 
consultants  where:  university  degree  and  three  years' 
professional experience. 
EE,  LV:  Unbound  except  for  professionals  where: 
university degree and five years of working experience in 
a related field. 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and 
three years professional experience in the sector. 
SE:  University  degree  and  three  years  professional 

2) 3) None 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  IT,  LU, 
LV,  UK,  SE  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (iii) 

indicated 

the 

in 

indicated 

2) 3) HU: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
HU: Unbound 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  IT,  LU, 
LV,  UK,  SE  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (iii) 

in 

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Technical  Testing 

e) 
and Analysis Services 
(CPC 8676) 

1) 
and chemical analyst. 

I:  Unbound  for  the  profession  of  biologist 

CY, CZ, MT, PL,SK, SE: Unbound 

2) 
3) 

CY, CZ, MT, PL,SK, SE: Unbound 
CY, CZ, MT, PL,SK, SE: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 

IT,  PT:  Residence  requirements  for  biologist  and 
chemical analyst. 

CY, CZ, MT, PL,SK: Unbound 
Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  LU,  UK, 
SE as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

experience in the sector. 

IT, UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. 
1) 
IT:  Unbound  for  the  profession  of  biologist  and 
chemical analyst. 

CY, CZ, MT, PL,SK, SE: Unbound 

2) 
3) 
persons only. 

CY, CZ, MT, PL,SK, SE: Unbound 
ES:  Access  for  chemical  analysis  through  natural 

IT:  Access  for  the  profession  of  biologist  and  chemical 
through  natural  persons  only.  Professional 
analyst 
association  (no  incorporation)  among  natural  persons  is 
permitted. 
PT:  Access  for  the  profession  of  biologist  and  chemical 
analyst through natural persons only. 

CY, CZ, MT, PL,SK, SE: Unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, MT, PL,SK, SE: Unbound 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  EE,  LU,  UK,  S  as 
indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to 
the following specific limitations: 

BE, DE, DK, ES, UK, SE: University degree or technical 
qualifications  demonstrating  knowledge  and  three  years' 
professional experience.  
EE:  Unbound  except  for  professionals  where:  university 
degree and five years of working experience in a related 
field. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

f) 

Advisory 

UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required 
and  1)  IT:  Unbound  for  activities  reserved  to  agronomist  and  1) 

IT:  Unbound  for  activities  reserved 

to 

EN 

79 

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Services 
Consulting 
to  Agriculture, 
Relating 
Hunting  and  Forestry  (SE: 
excluding hunting) 

"periti agrari". 
None 

2) 
3)  ES:  Access  for  agronomist  and  engineers  in  forestry  is 

agronomist and "periti agrari". 
2) 
3) 

None 
None 

restricted to natural persons. 

 HU: part of CPC 881 

persons 

PT:  Access  for  agronomist  is  restricted  to  natural 

LT, 

LV, 

PL: 
services 
to 
agriculture,  hunting  and 
forestry (CPC 881) 

incidental 

IT:  Access  for  agronomist  and  "periti  agrari"  restricted  to 
natural  persons.  Professional  association  (no  incorporation) 
among natural persons is permitted. 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) 2) 3) CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound  
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 

Advisory 

g) 
Consulting 
Relating to Fishing 

and 
Services 

Unbound  except  as 

the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

IT,  PT:  Residence 

requirement 

for 

agronomists 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated 
in the horizontal section under (iii) 

Unbound  except  as 

1)  2)  3)  CY,  CZ,  EE,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK,  SI: 
Unbound  
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated 
in the horizontal section under (iii) 

indicated 

in 

EN 

80 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
h) 
to Mining 

Services  Relating 

BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) 
2) 
3)  ES,  PT:  Access  for  mining  engineers  is  restricted  to 

None 
None 

natural persons. 

LT: Unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

FI:  The  right  to  seek,  claim  and  exploit  a  deposit  is 
limited  to  natural  persons  resident  within  the  EEA. 
Exemptions to the residency-requirement are granted by 
the Ministry of Trade and Industry. 

LT: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro.  

FI: The right to seek, claim and exploit a deposit is limited 
to  natural  persons  resident  within  the  EEA.  Exemptions  to 
the  residency-requirement  are  granted  by  the  Ministry  of 
Trade and Industry 

None 
None 
LT: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
2) 
3) 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

PT: Residence requirement. 

LT: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES, as indicated 
in the horizontal section under (iii) 

i) 

Services 
incidental 
manufacturing 

to 

EN 

1)  All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  

1)  All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  

EE, HU: None 

EE, HU : None  

81 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EE: 

HU 

j) 

consulting 
relating 
services 
to  manufacturing 
(part 
of  CPC 
884+part  of  885 
except for 88442) 

consulting 
services 
relating 
to  manufacturing 
(part  of  CPC  884 
+  part  of  CPC 
885) 

to 

only 

Services 
incidental 
energy 
distribution 
(LV: CPC 887.  
HU: 
consultancy 
services,  ex  CPC 
887.  
LT: 
consultancy 
services related to 
the 
transmission 
and  distribution 
on  a  fee  basis  of 
electricity, 

Covers 

2)  All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  

2)  All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  

EE, HU: None 

EE, HU, : None 

3)  All Member States except EE, HU : Unbound  

3)  All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  

EE, HU : None 

EE, HU: None 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

  All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  

  All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  

EE,  HU:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the 

horizontal section  

EE,  HU:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the 
horizontal section 

1) 2) 3) All Member States except HU, LV, LT, SI: Unbound  

1)  2)  3)  All  Member  States  except  HU,  LV,  LT,  SI: 

  HU, LV, LT, SI: None 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

  All Member States except HU, LV, LT, SI: Unbound  

Unbound  

  HU, LV, LT, SI: None 

Unbound  except  as 

the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

  HU,  LT,  LV,  SI:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the 

Unbound 

horizontal section  

  All  Member  States  except  HU,  LV,  LT,  SI: 

  HU,  LT  and  SI:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in 

the horizontal section 

LV: None 

32 
33 

LV: Service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance. 
SI: Public utility exist; concession rights can be granted to the private operators established in the Republic of Slovenia. 

EN 

82 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
gaseous 
fuels, 
steam  and  hot 
water 
to 
household, 
industrial, 
commercial  and 
other  users-CPC 
88732 
SI: 

Services 
Incidental 
Energy 
to 
Distribution - for gas only33 
– part of CPC 887) 
Placement 
k) 
Supply 
Services 
Personnel 

and 
of 

Executive  Search 

Services 

(CPC 87201) 

1)  AT, DE, ES , FI, IE, PT, SE, CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, 

1)  AT, DE, ES, FI, IE, PT, SE, CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, 

PL, SK, SI: Unbound. 

MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound. 

2)  AT, FI, CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI Unbound 

2)  AT,  FI,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK,  SI 

3)  AT, DE, FI, PT, CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: 

Unbound 

Unbound 

ES: State monopoly. 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound 

3)  AT,  DE,  FI,  PT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL, 

SK, SI: Unbound 

in 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  FI,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK,  SI: 
Unbound 
1) 

All Member States except HU: Unbound 

Placement Services 

1) 

All Member States except HU: Unbound 

(CPC 87202) 

HU: None 

HU: None 

2)  AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

2)  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  FI,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SK: 

3)  AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, LV, LT, MT, PL, PT, SK: Unbound 

DE: Subject to a mandate given to the service supplier by 
the  competent  authority.  The  mandate  will  be  granted  in 
function  of  the  situation  and  development  of  the  labour 
market. 

BE, FR, ES, IT: State monopoly. 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

4) 

Unbound 

3)  AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  FI,  LV,  LT,  MT,  PL,  PT,  SK: 

Unbound 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

EN 

83 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supply  Services  of  Office 
Support Personnel 

(CPC 87203) 

l) Security Services 

(CPC 
87303, 87304, 87305) 

87302, 

section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
AT, CY, CZ, EE, FI, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
AT DE, FR, IT, IE, NL, PT, SK: Unbound. 
1) 
AT, FI, SK: Unbound 
2) 
AT, DE, FI, PT, SK: Unbound 
3) 
IT: State monopoly. 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
AT, FI, SK: Unbound 

AT, DE, FR, IT, IE, NL, PT, SK: Unbound. 
AT, FI, SK: Unbound 
AT, DE, FI, PT, SK: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
AT, FI, SK: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

1)  BE, CY, CZ, ES, EE, FR, IT, LV, LT, MT, PT, PL, SI, 

1) BE, CY, CZ, ES, EE, FR, IT, LV, LT, MT, PT, PL, 

SK: Unbound. 

SI, SK: Unbound. 

2) CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound  
3) CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound. 

ES: Access through Sociedades Anonimas, Sociedades de 
Sociedades  Anonimas 
Responsabilidad  Limitada, 
Laborales  and  Sociedades  Cooperativas  only.  Access  is 
subject 
the 
authorization, the Council of Ministers takes into account 
conditions such as competence, professional integrity and 
independence, adequacy of the protection provided for the 
security of the population and the public order. 

to  prior  authorization. 

In  granting 

DK: Unbound for airport guard services. Requirement to be a 
national legal person. Access is subject to prior authorization. 
In  granting  the  authorization,  the  Ministry  of  Justice  takes 
into  account  conditions  such  as  competence,  professional 
integrity  and  independence,  experience  and  good  reputation 
of the firm seeking establishment. 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
DK:  Unbound  for  airport  guard  services.  Nationality 
requirement for managers. 
FR:  Requirement  of  nationality  for  managing  directors  and 

2) CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 

3)  CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound. 
DK:  Requirement  of  residence  and  nationality  for 
majority  of  members  of  the  board  and  for  managers. 
Unbound for airport guard services. 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

DK:  Unbound 
Residence requirement for managers. 

for  airport  guard 

services. 

BE:  Residence  requirement  for  management 

EN 

84 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
m) 
Related  Scientific 
and  Technical  Consulting 
Services* (CPC 8675) 

directors. 
BE: Condition of nationality for management personnel. 
ES, PT: Nationality requirement for specialized personnel. 
IT:  Nationality  requirement  in  order  to  obtain  necessary 
authorization for security guard services and the transport of 
valuables. 
CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
1) 
2) 

None except FR: Unbound for exploration services. 
None 

3)  FR:  "Surveying":  Access  through  a  SEL  (anonyme,  à 
responsabilité  limitée  ou  en  commandite  par  actions), 
SCP, SA and SARL only. 
IT:  For  certain  exploration  services  activities  related  to 
mining  (minerals,  oil,  gas,  etc.),  exclusive  rights  may 
exist. 
ES:  Access  to  profession  of  surveyors  and  geologists 
through natural persons only. 

PT: Access restricted to natural persons. 
IT: Access to profession of surveyors and geologists through 
natural  persons  only.  Professional 
(no 
incorporation) among natural persons permitted 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

association 

DE:  Conditions  of  nationality  for  publicly  appointed 
surveyors. 
FR: "Surveying" – operations relating to the establishment 
of  property  rights  and  to  land  law  are  reserved  for  EC 
"experts-géomètres". 

personnel. 

IT:  Residence  requirement  in  order  to  obtain 
necessary authorization for security guard services 
and the transport of valuables. 

CY, CZ, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 

1) 
FR: Unbound for exploration services. 
DE:  Application  of  the  national  rules  on  fees  and 
emoluments  for  all  surveying  services  which  are 
performed from abroad. 
None 
2) 
3) 
FR:  “Exploration  and  prospection  services” 
subject to authorization. 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 
IT, PT: Residence requirement. 

indicated 

in 

* 

The service involved excludes operation of mines. 

EN 

85 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EE as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  and  professional 
qualifications  and  three  years'  professional  experience  in 
the sector. 
EE:  Unbound  except  for  professionals  where:  university 
degree  and  five  years  working  experience  in  a  related 
field. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

DE:  Conditions  of  nationality  for  publicly  appointed 
surveyors. 
1) 2) 3) None 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EE as indicated 
in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the 
following conditions: 
DE:  Application  of  the  national  rules  on  fees  and 
emoluments for all services which are performed from 
abroad. 

1) 2) 3) None 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

the 

Maintenance  and 

n) 
Repair of Equipment 
(not 

including 
Maritime  Vessels,  Aircraft 
Transport 
Other 
or 
Equipment) 

(All 

Member 
States  except  EE,  LT,  LV: 
CPC  633,  8861,  8866.  EE, 
LT, LV: 633, 8861-8866) 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated 
in the horizontal section under (iii) 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated in 
the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the 
following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

EN 

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   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
o)

Building-Cleanin

g Services 
874) 

(CPC 

p) 
Services 

Photographic 

(CPC  875.  All 
Member  States  excluding 
CZ, EE, LV, PL: excluding 
retail.  PL:  excluding  aerial 
photography) 

q) 
Services 

Packaging 

(CPC 876) 

r) 
Publishing 

Printing 

and 

Unbound* 
3) None 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

1) 
2) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
Unbound except for aerial photography: none 
EE, HU, LV, LT, PL: None 
3) None 
2) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) 

All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU,  LV,  LT,  PL: 

in 

indicated 

Unbound* 
3) None 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
2) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
PL: Unbound except for aerial photography: none 
CZ, HU, LV, LT, PL: None 
3) None 
2) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

indicated 

in 

All Member States except CZ, HU, LV, LT, 

the 

the 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated 
in the horizontal section under (iii) 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated in 
the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the 
following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

Unbound* 
3) None  
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

1) 
2) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
None 
3)  IT: Foreign participation in publishing companies limited 

2) 

Unbound 
3) None  
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
2) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
3) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

2) 
None 
Unbound  except  as 

None 

indicated 

indicated 

in 

the 

in 

the 

(CPC 88442) 

to 49 per cent of capital or of voting rights. 

LT:  Establishment  rights  in  publishing  sector  granted 
only to Lithuanian incorporated legal persons. 

LV:  Establishment  rights  in  publishing  sector  granted 
only to Latvian incorporated legal persons 

* 

A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 

EN 

87 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
PL:  Nationality  requirement  for  the  editor-in-chief  of 
newspapers and journals. 

SK:  Establishment  rights  in  publishing  sector  granted 
only to Slovak incorporated legal persons 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
4) 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
PL:  Nationality  requirements  for  the  editor-in-chief  of 
newspapers and journals. 
1) 2) 3)  None 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated in 
the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the 
following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

2) None 

1) 
3) None 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

DK:  Authorized  public 
translators  and 
Citizenship  condition  unless  waived  by 
Commerce and Companies Agency. 

interpreters: 
the  Danish 

Convention 

s) 
Services 
(AT: 
only 
management services) 

exhibition 

t) 

Other 
Translation 

Services 

(CPC 87905) 
(HU: 
official 
except 
translation.  PL:  excluding 
sworn 
of 
services 
interpreters.  SK:  except 
public 
authorised 
translation 
and 
interpretation) 

1) 2) 3) None 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

the 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK and ES as indicated 
in the horizontal section under (iii) 

2) None 
1) 
3)  DK:  Authorization 

public 
for 
translators and interpreters may limit the scope of 
activity. 

authorized 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 

indicated 

in 

DK: Authorized public translators and interpreters: 
residence requirement unless waived by the Danish 
Commerce and Companies Agency. 

EN 

88 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EL, IT, IE, UK, SE as 
indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to 
the following specific limitations: 
EL:  Relevant  qualifications  and  five  years'  professional 
experience. 
IT,  IE,  SE,  UK:  Relevant  qualifications  and  three  years' 
professional experience. 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent  technical 
qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and  three  years 
professional experience in the sector. 
BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro 
IT, UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. 
1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

None  
None  
None  
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Interior Design Services 
(CPC 87907)* 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, EL, IT, IE, UK, 
SE as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

1) 
DE: Application of the national rules on fees 
and emoluments for all services which are performed 
from abroad. 
2) 
3) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

None  
None  
Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

the 

in 

and 

Courier 

2.  COMMUNICATION 
SERVICES 
Postal 
services34  
Services  relating  to  the 
handling35 
postal 
items36  according  to  the 
sub-
following 

list  of 

of 

1) 2) 3) All Member States except CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, 
MT, PL, SK, SI: Licencing systems  may  be  established  for 
sub-sectors (i) to (v) for which a general Universal Service 
Obligation  exists.  These  licences  may  be  subject  to 
particular  universal  service  obligations  and/or  financial 
contribution to a compensation fund.  

1) 2) 3) All Member States except CY, CZ, EE, HU, 
LT, LV, MT, PL, SK, SI: None  
CY, HU, LV, MT, SI: Unbound. 
EE, LT,: Unbound except for (v): None 
PL: Unbound except for (v): None, excluding written 
correspondence (e.g. letters).CZ, SK: Unbound except 

Independent  national 
regulatory  authorities 
have been established 
to  ensure  compliance 
with postal regulation 
to  deal  with 
and 

* 
34 

35 
36 

Indicates that the service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance. 
The  commitment  is  listed  according  to  the  proposed  classification  that  has  been  notified  to  WTO  by  the  EC  and  its  Member  States  on  23  March  2001  (WTO 
document S/CSS/W/61). 
The term “handling” should be taken to include clearance, sorting, transport and delivery. 
“Postal item” refers to items handled by any type of commercial operator, whether public or private. 

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for (v) under mode 2 and 3: None 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
limitations: 
CY, HU, LV, MT, SI: Unbound 
CZ,  EE,  LT,  PL,  SK:  Unbound  except  for  (v)  where 
unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
under 
excludng  written 
correspondence, e.g. letters) 

(PL: 

and 

(ii) 

(i) 

conflicts 
between 
commercial  partners 
(public  or  private). 
The  right  to  a  postal 
universal  service  is 
ensured. 

CY, HU, LV, MT, SI: Unbound. 
EE, LT,: Unbound except for (v): None 
PL:  Unbound  except  for  (v):  None,  excluding  written 
correspondence (e.g. letters). 
CZ, SK: Unbound except for (v) under mode 2 and 3: None  
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 
CY, HU, LV, MT, SI: Unbound 
CZ, EE, LT, PL, SK: Unbound except for (v) where unbound 
except as indicated in the horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
(PL: excludng written correspondence, e.g. letters) 

or 

whether 

for 
foreign 

sectors, 
domestic 
destinations.  
Sub-sectors  (i),  (iv)  and 
(v) may be excluded when 
they  fall  into  the  scope  of 
the services which may be 
reserved,  which 
is:  for 
items  of  correspondence 
the  price  of  which  is  less 
than  five  times  the  public 
basic  tariff,  provided  that 
they  weigh  less  than  350 
grams37, 
the 
plus 
service 
registered  mail 
used 
the  course  of 
in 
judicial  or  administrative 
procedures. 
(i)  Handling  of  addressed 
written communications on 
any  kind  of  physical 
medium38, including 

- Hybrid mail service 
- Direct mail 

(ii)  Handling  of  addressed 
parcels and packages39 

37 

38 
39 
40 
41 

42 

“Items of correspondence” : a communication in written form on any kind of physical medium to be conveyed and delivered at the address indicated by the sender on 
the item itself or on its wrapping. Books, catalogues, newspapers and periodicals are not regarded as items of correspondence. 
E.g. letter, postcards. 
Books, catalogues are included hereunder. 
Journals, newspapers, periodicals. 
Express delivery services may include, in addition to greater speed and reliability, value added elements such as collection from point of origin, personal delivery to 
addressee, tracing and tracking, possibility of changing the destination and addressee in transit, confirmation of receipt. 
Provision of means, including the supply of ad hoc premises as well as transportation by a third party, allowing self-delivery by mutual exchange of postal items 
between users subscribing to this service. Postal item refers to items handled by any type of commercial operator, whether public or private. 

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Express 

(iii)  Handling  of  addressed 
press products40 
(iv)  Handling  of 
items 
referred  to  in  (i)  to  (iii) 
above  as 
registered  or 
insured mail 
(v) 
delivery 
services41 for items referred 
to in (i) to (iii) above 
(vi)  Handling  of  non-
addressed items 
(vii) Document exchange42 
(viii)  Other  services  not 
elsewhere specified 
2.C  Telecommunications 
services 
Telecommunications services are the transport of electro-magnetic signals - sound, data image and any combinations thereof, excluding broadcasting43. Therefore, commitments 
in this schedule do not cover the economic activity consisting of content provision which require telecommunications services for its transport. The provision of that content, 
transported via a telecommunications service, is subject to the specific commitments undertaken by the Community and its Member States in other relevant sectors. 
Domestic and international 
Domestic and international 
services  provided  using 
any  network  technology, 
on  a  facilities  based  or 
resale basis, for public and 
in 
non-public  use, 
the 
market 
following 
(these 
segments 
correspond 
the 
following  CPC  numbers: 
7521,  7522,  7523,  7524**, 
7525,  7526  and  7529**, 

to 

43 

** 

Broadcasting  is  defined  as  the  uninterrupted  chain  of  transmission  required  for  the  distribution  of  tv  and  radio  programme  signals  to  the  general  public,  but 
does not cover contribution links between operators. 
The service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance 

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Packet switched data 

broadcasting is excluded): 
telephone 
a.  Voice 
services 
b. 
transmission services  
c.  Circuit-switched data 
transmissions services  
Telex services  
d. 
Telegraph services  
e. 
Facsimile services  
f. 
g. Leased circuit services 
h. Electronic mail 
i. Voice mail 
j.  On-line  information  and 
database retrieval 
k. 
Electronic 
interchange (EDI) 
l.  Enhanced/value  added 
facsimile  services, 
incl. 
Store  and  forward,  store 
and retrieve 
m.  Code  and  protocol 
conversion 
o.  Other  services:  mobile 
and 
personal 
communications  services 
and systems 

data 

1) 2) 3) None 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) 

1) 2) ) PL: For telecommunications services provided using 
cable television and radio network services: Unbound 
3)  PL:  For  telecommunications  services  provided  using 
cable television and radio network services: The limitation of 
foreign capital and voting rights is 49%. 
SI: Foreign participation may not exceed 99% of the equity. 
Licence  for  operation  granted  is  subject  to  obligations  of 
value-added  telecommunication  service  providers,  to  use 
basic telecommunications network. 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) 

1) 2) 3) None 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) 

1)  2)  For  paging:  Unbound  except  pan-european  paging 
systems. 
3)  
PL:  For  public  cellular  mobile  telephone  services  and 
networks:  None  except  that  the  limitation  of  foreign  capital 
and voting rights is 49%. 
SI: Foreign participation may not exceed 99% of the equity. 
Licence  for  operation  granted  is  subject  to  obligations  of 
value-added  telecommunication  service  providers,  to  use 
basic telecommunications network. 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) 

Licensing 
BE: 
conditions 
may 
address  the  need  to 
universal 
guarantee 
including 
service, 
through  financing,  in 
a 
transparent, 
non-discriminatory 
and 
competitively 
neutral  manner  and 
will  not  be  more 
burdensome 
than 
necessary. 

Licensing 
BE: 
conditions 
may 
address  the  need  to 
universal 
guarantee 
service, 
including 
through  financing,  in 
transparent, 
a 
non-discriminatory 
and 
competitively 
neutral  manner  and 
will  not  be  more 
than 
burdensome 
necessary. 

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CONSTRUCTION 
RELATED 

3. 
AND 
ENGINEERING 
SERVICES 
(CPC  511,  512,  513,  514, 
515, 516, 517, 518) 

1) 

Unbound* except for 5111 and 5114: none 

HU, MT: Unbound 

1) 
none  

Unbound*  except  for  CPC  5111  and  5114: 

HU, MT: Unbound 

HU, MT: Unbound 
HU, MT: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

2) 
3) 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
HU, MT: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

Unbound except for BE, DK, ES, FR and NL where: 
as indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

HU, MT: Unbound 

2) 
3)  HU, MT: Unbound 
I: Exclusive rights are granted for construction, maintenance 
and management of highways and the airport of Rome. 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 
HU, MT: Unbound 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DK,  ES,  FR  and  NL  where:  as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject 
to the following specific limitations: 
NL: University degree and professional qualifications and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 
BE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent  technical 
qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and  three  years 
professional experience in the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro.  
FR:  Unbound  except  for  measures  concerning 
the 
temporary  entry  of  technicians  under  the  following 
conditions: 

-  The  technician  is  an  employee  of  a  legal  person 
within  the  territory  of  Chile  and  is  transferred  to  a 
commercial presence in FR which has a contract with 
that legal person. 

-  The  work  permit  is  delivered  for  a  period  not 
exceeding six months. 
-  The  technician  presents  a  work  certificate  from  the 
commercial presence in FR and a letter from the legal 
person  within  the  territory  of  Chile  demonstrating  its 

* 

A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 

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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. 

Unbound except for DE, SE and UK where as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii), only for CPC 5111, and 
subject to the following specific limitations: 

Unbound  except  for  DE,  SE  and  UK  where  as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii), only for 
CPC 5111 

DISTRIBUTION 

4. 
SERVICES44 
A. 
Agents' Services 
(CPC  621,  6111,  6113, 
6121) 

Commission 

SE, UK: University degree and professional qualifications 
and three years' professional experience in the sector. 

UK: Compliance with an economic needs test is required. 

DE:  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. 

1)  FR: Unbound for traders and brokers working in  market 

of national interest. 
MT: Unbound 

MT: Unbound 
2) 
MT: Unbound 
3) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
MT: Unbound 
FR:  Condition  of  nationality  for  activities  of  traders, 
commissioners,  and brokers  working  in  twenty  (20)  markets 
of national interest 

for 

FR:  Unbound 

traders  and  brokers 

1) 
working in market of national interest. 
2)  MT: Unbound 
3)  MT: Unbound 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 
MT: Unbound 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

IT: Residence requirement. 

44 

Excluding arms in all Member States. Excluding explosives, chemical products and precious metals in all Member States except AT, FI, SE. Excluding pyrotechnical 
goods, ignitable articles, blasting devices, ammunition, military equipment, tobacco and tobacco products, toxic substances, medical and surgical devices, certain medical 
substances and objects for medical use in AT. Excluding distribution of pyrotechnical goods, ignitable articles and blasting devices, firearms, ammunition and military 
equipment, toxic substances and certain medical substances in Slovenia. 

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B. 
Services 

Wholesale  Trade 

(All 

Member 
States  excluding  PL:  CPC 
622,  61111,  6113,  6121. 
PL:  CPC  622  excluding 
62251, 
62228, 
62226, 
62252) 

1)45 FR: 
Unbound for pharmacies. 

MT: Unbound 
2)  MT: Unbound 
3)  46 FR: Wholesale pharmacies are authorized according to 
the needs of the population and within established quotas. 
PL:  Licensing  of  establishment  of  companies  in  the  area 
of wholesale trade in imported consumer goods. 
MT: Unbound 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

1)  MT: Unbound 
2)  MT: Unbound 
3)  MT: Unbound 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
MT: Unbound 

IT: Residence requirement. 

C. 
47 

Retailing  Services 

(CPC  631,  632, 

61112, 6113, 6121, 613) 

of 

of 

nationality 

for  wholesale 

MT: Unbound 
FR:  Condition 
pharmaceuticals. 
1)  MT: Unbound 
2)  MT: Unbound 
3)48  49  BE,  DK,  FR,  IT,  PT:  economic  needs  test  on 
department stores applied on a national treatment basis. 
SE: Individual municipalities may apply economic needs 
test  to  temporary  trade  in  clothing,  shoes  and  foodstuffs 
that are not consumed at the point of sale50 
MT: Unbound 

1)  MT: Unbound 
2)  MT: Unbound 
3)  MT: Unbound 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the 
following limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii), and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
MT: Unbound 
FR: Condition of nationality for tobacconists (i.e. buraliste). 

45 
46 
47 

Excluding tobacco in ES, IT. 
Excluding tobacco in ES, IT, FR. 
The coverage for EE, LT and LV includes CPC 633, 6111, 61221, 63234. Excluding CPC 613 in LT. Excluding alcoholic beverages in FI, S. Excluding CPC 61112, 
6121, 613, 63107, 63108, 63211 in PL. Excluding pharmaceutical products (part of CPC 63211) in all Member States, which is committed in professional services 
under "pharmacists". Distribution services away from a fixed location (direct selling) are considered included as retail services. CPC 633 (repair services of personal 
and houselhold goods) is committed under business services. This sector covers exclusively the distribution of merchandises. These are physical and transportable. 

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D. 

Franchising 
(CPC 8929 

1) 2) 3) MT: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
4) 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
MT: Unbound 

Unbound  except  as 

1) 2) 3) MT: Unbound 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
MT: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

Primary 

PRIVATELY 

5. 
FUNDED  EDUCATION 
SERVICES 
A. 
Education Services 
(All  Member  States  except 
921.  EE: 
EE:  CPC 
Compulsory 
primary 
education services) 

CY, FI, MT, SE, SI: Unbound. 
CY, FI, MT, SE, SI: Unbound. 
CY, FI, MT, SE, SI: Unbound. 

CZ: None other than: majority of members of the 
Board must be of Czech nationality. 
LT:  None,  except  for  permit  issued  by  the 
Ministry  of  Education  and  Science  for  the  State 
recognised teaching institutions required. 
SK: None other than: majority of members of the 
Board have to be of Slovak citizenship. 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, FI, MT, SE, SI: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

1)  FR:  Condition  of  nationality.  However,  third  country 
nationals  may  obtain  authorization  from  competent 
authorities to establish and direct an education institution 
and to teach. 
CY, FI, MT, SE, SI: Unbound. 

1) 
2) 
3) 

2) 
3) 

CY, FI, MT, SE, SI: Unbound. 
CY, FI, MT, SE, SI: Unbound. 

CZ:  Foreign  nationals  may  obtain  authorization  from 
competent authorities to establish and direct an education 
institution and to teach. Condition of ensuring quality and 
level of education and suitability of school facilities. 
HU:  Establishment  of  schools  is  subject  to  licence  from 
the local authorities. 
SK:  Foreign  nationals  may  obtain  authorisation  from 
competent authorities to establish and direct an education 
institution  and  to  teach  subject  to  complying  with 
qualification  and  material  requirements  on  establishment 
of such an institution. 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
CY, FI, MT, SE, SI: Unbound. 

48 

49 
50 

Where establishment  is subject to an economic needs test, the main criteria are: the number of and impact on existing stores, population density, geographic spread, 
impact on traffic conditions and creation of new employment. 
Excluding tobacco in ES, FR and IT. Excluding alcoholic beverages in IE. 
Sale on a permanent basis from a fixed point of sale or manufacturing facilities are not affected by these rules. 

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third  country 
FR:  Condition  of  nationality.  However, 
from  competent 
nationals  may  obtain  authorization 
authorities to establish and direct an education institution and 
to teach. 
1) 

CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound. 

FR:  Condition  of  nationality.  However,  third  country 
nationals  may  obtain  authorization  from  competent 
authorities to establish and direct an education institution 
and to teach. 

2) 
3) 

CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound. 
CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound. 

CZ:  Foreign  nationals  may  obtain  authorization  from 
competent authorities to establish and direct an education 
institution and to teach. Condition of ensuring quality and 
level of education and suitability of school facilities. 
HU:  Establishment  of  schools  is  subject  to  licence  from 
the local authorities. 
SK:  Foreign  nationals  may  obtain  authorisation  from 
competent authorities to establish and direct an education 
institution  and  to  teach  subject  to  complying  with 
qualification  and  material  requirements  on  establishment 
of such an institution. 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound. 
third  country 
FR:  Condition  of  nationality.  However, 
nationals  may  obtain  authorization 
from  competent 
authorities to establish and direct an education institution and 
to teach.  
1)  FR:  Condition  of  nationality.  However,  third  country 
nationals  can  have  authorization 
from  competent 
authorities to establish and direct an education institution 
and to teach. 
AT, CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 
2)  AT, CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

1) 
2) 
3) 

CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound.. 
CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 
CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound. 

LT: None, except for permit issued by the Ministry 
of Education and Science for the State recognised 
teaching institutions required. 

SI: None other than: majority of the Board must be 
of Slovenian nationality 

SK: None other than: majority of members of the 
Board have to be of Slovak citizenship. 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound. 

indicated 

in 

1) 
2) 
3) 

AT, CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 
AT, CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 
AT, CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

SI: None other than: majority of the Board must be 
of Slovenian nationality 

97 

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Secondary 

B. 
Education 
Services 

(All 

Member 
States  except  EE:  CPC 
922.  EE:  compulsory  and 
non  compulsory  secondary 
education 
services.  LV: 
Excluding CPC 9224) 

C. 
Services 

Higher  Education 

(All 

Member 
States  except  CZ  and  SK: 
CPC  923.  CZ  and  SK: 
Only CPC 92310) 

EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
SK: None other than: majority of members of the 
Board have to be of Slovak citizenship. 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
AT, CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

3)  ES,  IT:  Needs  test  for  opening  of  private  universities 

for  education 

institutions  granting 

authorized to issue recognized diplomas or degrees. 
AT, CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 
EL:  Unbound 
recognized State diplomas. 
CZ:  Foreign  nationals  may  obtain  authorization  from 
competent authorities to establish and direct an education 
institution and to teach. Condition of ensuring quality and 
level of education and suitability of school facilities. 
HU:  Establishment  of  schools  is  subject  to  licence  from 
the central authorities. 
SK:  Foreign  nationals  may  obtain  authorisation  from 
competent authorities to establish and direct an education 
institution  and  to  teach  subject  to  complying  with 
qualification  and  material  requirements  on  establishment 
of such an institution. 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

AT, CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

third  country 
FR:  Condition  of  nationality.  However, 
nationals  may  obtain  authorization 
from  competent 
authorities to establish and direct an education institution and 
to teach. 

Unbound  except  for  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR  and  LU 
concerning  the  temporary  entry  of  professors  where:  as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) and subject 
to the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge,  and 
three years professional experience in the sector.  
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 

FR:  -The  professors  have  obtained  an  employment 
contract  from  a  university  or  other  higher  education 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES, FR and LU as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (iii) 

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services 

Adult  Education 
D. 
Services (CPC 924; for AT 
except 
CPC 
9240 
education 
for 
adults by means of radio or 
broadcasting. 
television 
For EE: it also covers other 
adult  education  services 
not provided by the State) 

institution. 

- 
The  work  permit  is  delivered  for  a  period  not 
exceeding nine months renewable for the duration of the 
contract. 

2) CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

- 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. 
For  HU  only:  Personalities  of  internationally  recognized 
reputation  who  have  been  invited  by  higher  education 
institutions for the duration of the invitation. 
1) 
3)  CZ:  Foreign  nationals  may  obtain  authorization  from 
competent authorities to establish and direct an education 
institution and to teach. Condition of ensuring quality and 
level of education and suitability of school facilities. 
HU:  Establishment  of  schools  is  subject  to  licence  from 
the  local  (or  in  case  of  high  schools  from  the  central) 
authorities. 
SK:  Foreign  nationals  may  obtain  authorisation  from 
competent authorities to establish and direct an education 
institution  and  to  teach  subject  to  complying  with 
qualification  and  material  requirements  on  establishment 
of such an institution. 
CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  above 
conditions following specific limitations:   
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 

2) CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

1) 
3) CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

CZ: None other than: majority of members of the 
Board must be of Czech nationality. 
SK: None other than: majority of members of the 
Board have to be of Slovak citizenship. 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, FI, MT, SE: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

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three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 

6.

ENVIRONMENT

AL SERVICES51 
(SE:  the  offer  does  not 
include 
public  works 
functions  whether  owned 
and 
by 
operated 
municipalities, 
state  or 
federal  governments  or 
contracted  out  by 
these 
governments) 
A. 
use 
management  

Water  for  human 
wastewater 
and 

************** 

Water 
purification 
distribution 
through  mains, 
steam & hot water. 

collection, 
and 
services 
except 

Unbound* 
None except CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV,LT, MT, PL, SI, 

1) 
2) 
SK: unbound. 
3) None except AT, DE, UK, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV,LT, MT, 
PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations:  
CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV,LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 

Unbound* 
None except CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV,LT, MT, 

1) 
2) 
PL, SI, SK: Unbound. 
3)  None  except  AT,  DE,  UK,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU, 
LV,LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV,LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

51 

* 

The classification of the environmental services is listed according to the classification proposal included in Job 7612 (Communication of the EC and its Member 
States). 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 

EN 

100 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Waste Water Services  
(CPC 9401, part of 18000) 

Solid/hazardous 

B. 
waste  management  (CPC 
9402, 9403) 

technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

All Member States except EE, LT, LV: Unbound 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) 
EE, LT, LV: None 
3) HU: Unbound  
2) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
HU: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) 

All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound 

EE, HU: None 
3) None 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

2) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 

All  Member  States  except  EE,  LT,  LV: 

3) HU: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
Unbound 
EE, LT, LV: None 
2) 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations 
HU: Unbound 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

indicated 

in 

1) 

All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound 

EE, HU: None 
3) None 
Unbound  except  as 

2) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

indicated 

the 

in 

EN 

101 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C.  Protection  of  ambient 
air and climate  

(CPC 9404) 

1) 

All Member States except EE, LT, PL: Unbound 

EE, LT, PL: None 

1) 
Unbound 

All  Member  States  except  EE,  LT,  PL: 

EE, LT, PL: None 

D.  Remediation  and  clean 
up  of  soil  and  waters  (part 
of CPC 94060) 

None 
2) 
3) 
SE:  Government  owned  monopoly  for  control 
services  of  exhaust-gas  from  cars  and  trucks.  Such  services 
must be offered on a non-profit basis. 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

All Member States except EE: Unbound 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) 
EE: None 
2) 
3) HU: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
4) 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
HU: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 

2) 
3) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

None 
None 
Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

the 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

All Member States except EE: Unbound 

3) HU: Unbound  
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
EE: None 
2) 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
HU: Unbound 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

indicated 

in 

E.  Noise  and  vibration  1) 

All Member States except EE, LT, PL: Unbound 

1) 

All  Member  States  except  EE,  LT,  PL: 

EN 

102 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
abatement (CPC 9405) 

EE, LT, PL: None 

Unbound 

EE, LT, PL: None 

3)  None  except  for  CY,  CZ,  HU,  SK,  SI,  UK: 

2) 
Unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
HU: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) 

All Member States except EE: Unbound 

Unbound  except  as 

3) None except for CY, CZ, HU, SK, SI, UK: 

2) 
Unbound 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
HU: Unbound 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

indicated 

in 

1) 

All Member States except EE: Unbound 

EE: None 

EE: None 

3) HU: Unbound 
2) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
HU: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 

indicated 

3) HU: Unbound  
Unbound  except  as 

2) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
HU: Unbound 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

in 

F. 
of 
Protection 
biodiversity  and  landscape 
Nature 
and  Landscape 
Protection Services 

(CPC 9406) 

EN 

103 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
G. 
Other 
and 
Environmental 
ancillary Services (part  of 
CPC 94090) 

7. 
HEALTH 
SERVICES AND SOCIAL 
SERVICES 
A. 

Hospital Services 
(all 
Member 
States  except  LV, 
PL  and  SI:  CPC 
9311.  
LV,  PL  and  SI: 
only  Private  hospital  and 
services-CPC 
sanatorium 
9311 

All Member States except EE, PL: Unbound 

1) 
EE, PL: None 
3) HU: Unbound 
2) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
HU: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (iii) and subject to the following 
specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 

1) 

All Member States except HU: Unbound 

HU: None 

2) 
3)  AT,  BE,  ES,  FR,  IT,  LU,  LT,  NL,  PT,  SI  :  economic 

CZ, MT, FIN, S, SK: Unbound 

needs test applied on a national treatment basis52. 
PL: Head, or his deputy, of the health facility should meet 
qualifications  of  medical  doctor.  All  the  limitations 
pertaining  to  medical,  and  dental  services,  as  well  as 
services of midwives, nurses are applicable. 
LV: The head, or his deputy, of the health facility should 
be  qualified  as  a  medical  doctor.  All  the  limitations 
pertaining  to  medical,  and  dental  services,  as  well  as 
services  of  midwives  and  nurses  are  applicable.  Private 

All Member States except EE, PL: Unbound 

3) HU: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
EE, PL: None 
2) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
HU: Unbound 
Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

indicated 

in 

1) 

2) 
3) 

All Member States except HU: Unbound 

HU: None 

CZ, MT, FI, SE, SK: Unbound 
CZ, MT, FI, SE, SK: Unbound 

EE:  None  except  professionals  trained  outside 
Estonia  are  required  to  present  a  certificate  of 
auxiliary training courses of Tartu University. This 
requirement  also  applies  to  Estonian  nationals 
trained abroad. 

LT:  None,  except  foreign  private  establishment  and 
their  consumers  may  not  be  entitled  to  receive 
financial  support  from  public  resources,  including 
usage of public medical insurance funds. 

52 

Where establishment is subject to an economic needs test in a Member State, the main criteria are: the number of beds and/or heavy medical equipment on the basis of 
needs, population density and age scale, geographic spread, protection of areas of particular historic and artistic interest, impact on traffic conditions and creation of new 
employment. 

EN 

104 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
hospital  services  need  authorization  by  local  health 
authorities. The number of beds and use of heavy medical 
equipment is based on the needs of population, age scale 
and death rate. 
CZ, MT, FI, SE, SK: Unbound 

SI: Entry into public Health network is subject to concession 
from  Institute  for  Health  Insurance  of  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia. 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 
CZ, MT, FI, SE, SK: Unbound 
LV: The head, or his deputy, of the health facility should 
be  qualified  as  a  medical  doctor.  All  the  limitations 
pertaining  to  medical,  and  dental  services,  as  well  as 
services of midwives and nurses are applicable. 

PL:  Head,  or  his  deputy,  of  the  health  facility  should  meet 
qualifications of medical doctor. All the limitations pertaining 
to  medical,  and  dental  services,  as  well  as  services  of 
midwives, nurses are applicable 
1) All Member States except HU: Unbound 

HU: None 

2) 3) Unbound except for AT, EE, HU, SI: none 
4)  Unbound  except  AT,  EE,  HU,  SI:  unbound  except  as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (i) and (ii). 
1) 
2) 
3) 

Unbound 
CZ, HU, FI, MT, PL, SI, SK, SE: Unbound 
CZ, HU, FI, MT, PL, SI, SK, SE: Unbound 

FR:  Provision  of  services  is  permitted  by  the  competent 
authorities according to local needs. 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
CZ, HU, FI, MT, PL, SI, SK, SE: Unbound 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CZ, MT, FI, SE, SK: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

1) All Member States except HU: Unbound 

HU: None 

2) 3) Unbound except for AT, EE, HU, SI: none 
4) Unbound except AT, EE, HU, SI: unbound except 
as indicated in the horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CZ, HU, FI, MT, PL, SI, SK, SE: Unbound 

Unbound 
CZ, HU, FI, MT, PL, SI, SK, SE: Unbound 
CZ, HU, FI, MT, PL, SI, SK, SE: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

1) 2) 3) All Member States except HU: Unbound HU: None  

1) 2) 3) All Member States except HU: Unbound  

105 

   EN 

B.  Other  human  health 
services  (CPC  9319.  EE: 
than 
CPC  9319  other 
93191) 

C. 

Social Services 
Convalescent and 
Rest  Houses,  Old 

People's Homes 

D.  Other  (health  related 
services) 

EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4) 
All  Member  States:  Unbound  except  for  HU: 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under 
(i) and (ii) 

  HU: None. 

4) 
All Member States: Unbound except for HU: 
Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
under (i) and (ii) 

1) 
2) 
3) 
bars, cafés and restaurants. 

Unbound except for catering: none 
None 
IT:  Local  economic  needs  test  on  opening  of  new 

1) 
2) 
3) 

Unbound except for catering: none 
None 
None 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
HU: Unbound 
PL: Commercial presence required. 
2) 
3) 
company having its corporate base in Portugal. 

None 
PT:  Requirement  of  constitution  of  a  commercial 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
2) 
3) 

PL: Commercial presence required. 
None 
None 

in 

the 

TOURISM  AND 
RELATED 

8. 
TRAVEL 
SERVICES 
A. 
Restaurants  

Hotels, 

and Catering 
(CPC  641,  642, 
643.  PL:  excluding  CPC 
643) 

(excluding 
catering 
transport 
in 
services  sector  except  in 
PL) 

Travel  Agencies 
Operators 
Tour 
tour 

(including 

B. 
and 
Services 
managers) 

(CPC 7471) 

IT: Economic needs test. 
FI:  A  permission 

from 

the  National  Consumer 

Administration is required. 

CZ: Economic needs test based on population criterion. 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii)  

Unbound except for AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, IT, FI, IE, SE 
where:  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii) 
and subject to the following specific limitations: 
AT,  FI,  IT,  IE,  SE:  Unbound  except  for  tour  managers 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
Unbound except for AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, IT, FI, IE, 
SE where: as indicated in the horizontal section under 
(iii) 

the 

in 

EN 

106 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C. 
Services (CPC 7472) 

Tourist  Guides 

(persons whose function is to accompany a tour group of 
a  minimum  of  10  persons,  without  acting  as  guides  in 
specific locations) where for AT, IT, IE, SE: professional 
certificate and three years' professional experience. 
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  and 
three  years  professional 
experience. 

IT: Compliance with an economic needs test is required 
CY, HU, IT, LT, MT, PT, PL, SI: Unbound. 
1) 
CY, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
2) 
CY, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
3) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

ES, IT: The right to exercise the profession is reserved for 
the local organizations of tourist guides. 
EL,  ES,  IT,  PT:  Access  to  the  activity  is  subject  to 
condition of nationality. 

CY, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, SE as indicated in the 
horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  above 
conditions and the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK:  University  degree  or  equivalent  technical 
qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and  three  years' 
professional experience in the sector. 
SE:  Professional  certificate,  relevant  qualifications  and 
three years’ professional experience. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 

CY, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
CY, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
CY, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
indicated 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 

in 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, SE as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

9.

EN 

107 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RECREATIONA

L,  CULTURAL  AND 
SERVICES 
SPORTING 
(other 
than  Audio-visual 
Services) 
A. 
Services 

Entertainment 

(including 
Theatre,  Live  Bands  and 
Circus Services) 

(CPC 9619) 

1) 
2) 
3) 

Unbound 
CY, CZ, EE, FI, LT, LV, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
CY, CZ, EE, FI, LV, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 

LT:  None, except prohibition to establish and maintain 
gambling houses, to organise gambling games53. 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitations: 

CY, CZ, EE, FI, LT, LV, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 

IT: Economic needs test. 

Unbound  except  for  AT,  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES  and  FR 
concerning  the  temporary  entry  of  artist  where  as 
indicated  under  the  horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and 
subject to the following specific limitations: 
BE,  DE,  DK:  University  degree  or  equivalent  technical 
qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and  three  years' 

53 

Law on Enterprises; supplement 1995 

2) 
Unbound 
3) 

1) 

All Member States except HU : Unbound. 

HU : None 

CY,  CZ,  EE,  FI,  LT,  LV,  PL,  SI,  SK: 

CY, CZ, FI, LV, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
FR, IT: Unbound for subsidies and any other forms 
of direct and indirect support. 
SE:  Targeted  financial  support  to  specific  local, 
regional or national activities. 

LT:  None, except: 

(a)  as  indicated  under  market  access  (also 
exception  indicated  in  Part  I  regarding 
prohibition  of 
to 
foreign 
lotteries) and  

investments 

(b)  Unbound  for  subsidies  as  regards  cinema 

operation theatre (CPC 96199**) 

in 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, CZ, EE, FI, LT, LV, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
Unbound  except  for  AT,  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES  and  FR 
concerning  the  temporary  entry  of  artist  where  as 
indicated under the horizontal section under (iii) 

EN 

108 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
professional experience in the sector. 
BE: Economic Needs Test is required if the gross annual 
salary  of  the  natural  person  is  below  the  threshhold  of 
30000 Euro. 
AT,  ES:  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. 

FR:  -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. 
1) 

None 

1) 

None 

2) 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

None3)  HU: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

the 

None 

2) 
3)  FR: Condition of nationality for administrators of Agence 
France  Press.  (other  restrictions  lifted  if  reciprocity 
granted)I:  Special  anti-concentration  rules  operate  in  the 
daily  press  and  broadcasting  sectors,  specific  limits  are 
fixed  to  multimedia  ownership.  Foreign  companies  may 
not control publishing or broadcasting companies: foreign 
equity participation limited to 49 per cent. 
HU: Unbound 
PT:  News  companies,  incorporated  in  Portugal  in  legal 
form  of  "Sociedade  Anónima",  must  have  the  social 
capital in the form of nominal stock.  

SK: foreign suppliers of news and press agency services 
must be accredited at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of 
the  Slovak  Republic.  The  official  press  agency  of  the 
Slovak Republic (TASR) is subject of state financing. 

News  and  Press 

B. 
Agency 

Services 

(CPC 962) 

EN 

109 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in the 
horizontal  section  under  (iii)  and  subject  to  the  above 
conditions following specific limitations:   
BE,  DE,  DK,  ES:  University  degree  or  equivalent 
technical  qualification  demonstrating  knowledge  and 
three years' professional experience in the sector. 

BE:  Economic  Needs  Test  is  required  if  the  gross  annual 
salary of the natural person is below the threshhold of 30000 
Euro. 
1) Unbound except in AT: none 
2) Unbound except in AT, EE: none 
3) Unbound except in AT, LT 

AT: None 
LT: Licenses for researching, reservation and restoration 
of the immovable cultural values, for preparation of the 
conditions, programmes and projects of such works, for 
preservation  and  restoration  of  movable  cultural  values 
are necessary. 

4) Unbound except  in AT, EE: unbound except  as  indicated 
in the horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
MT: Unbound 
1) 
MT: Unbound 
2) 
MT: Unbound 
3) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

IT: Economic needs test. 

(see additional definitions after the transport section) 

Unbound except for BE, DE, DK, ES as indicated in 
the horizontal section under (iii) 

1) Unbound except in AT: none 
2) Unbound except in AT, EE: none 
3) Unbound except in AT, LT 

AT: None 
LT: None except under market access 

4) Unbound except in AT, EE, LT: unbound except as 
indicated in the horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

1) 
2) 
3) 

MT: Unbound 
MT: Unbound 
MT: Unbound 

SE:  Targeted  financial  support  to  specific  local, 
regional or national activities 
Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
MT: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

C.  Libraries, 
archives, 
museums and other cultural 
services (CPC 963) 

D. 
Other 
Services 
Gambling 
Services 

Sporting 

and 
Recreational 
other 
than 
and  Betting 

(CPC 

9641, 
96491.  AT:  ski  school 
and  mountain 
services 
services  are  not 
guide 
covered) 
10. 
SERVICES 
A. 
Maritime Transport 

TRANSPORT 

EN 

110 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
services 

International  Transport 
(freight  and  passengers) 
CPC  7211  and  7212  less 
cabotage transport 

1) (a) Liner Shipping: none 

(b)  Bulk, tramp, and other international shipping, including 

passenger transportation; none 

1)  (a)  Mode  1  a)  Liner  trade:  none,  other  than  the 
exceptional  case  where  a  Member  States  would 
have  to  enforce  EC  Regulation  954/79,  article  2, 
par. 2. 

See footnote54 

2) None 

3) (a) Establishment of registered company for the purpose 
of operating a fleet under the national flag of the State of 
establishment:  unbound  for  all  Member  States  except 
LV qnd MT: None 

(b) Other forms of commercial presence for the supply of 
international  maritime  transport  services  (as  defined 
below  under  Definitions 
concerning  maritime 
transport): none 

4) (a) 

Ships’ crews: unbound 

Key  personnel  employed 

(b) 
to  a 
commercial  presence  as  defined  under  mode  3b)  above: 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section  under 
(i) and (ii) 

relation 

in 

(b) None 

2)  None 

(a)  Unbound  for  all  Member  States  except  LV 

3) 
and MT: None 

(b) None 

(a) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 

4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

(b)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the 

horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

54 

"The Community shall continue to grant to ships operated by service suppliers of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that accorded to its own ships with 
regard to, inter alia, access to ports, use of infrastructure and auxiliary maritime services of the ports, as well as related fees and charges, customs facilities and the 
assignment of berths and facilities for loading and unloading. In ports services also include:" 
1) Pilotage; 2) Towing and tug assistance; 3) Provisioning, fuelling and watering; 4) Garbage collecting and ballast waste disposal; 5) Port Captain’s services; 6) Navigation aids; 7) Shore-
based operational services essential to ship operations, including communications, water and electrical supplies; 8) Emergency repair facilities; 9) Anchorage, berth and berthing services. 

EN 

111 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
 
Maritime Auxiliary 
Services 

Maritime Cargo 
Handling Services 

1)  Unbound∗  
2) 3)** MT: Unbound 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

1) Unbound*  

2) 3) MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
limitations: 

Storage and warehousing 
Services  CPC  742  (as 
amended) 

1)  Unbound* 

2) 3)**MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

Customs 
Services55 

Clearance 

1)  Unbound* 

2) 3)**MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

MT: Unbound 

1)  Unbound* 

2) 3)**MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

1)  Unbound* 

2) 3)**MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

55 

“Customs  clearance  services”  (alternatively  “customs  house  brokers’  services”)  means  activities  consisting  in  carrying  out  on  behalf  of  another  party  customs 
formalities concerning import, export or through transport of cargoes, whether this service is the main activity of the service provider or a usual complement of its 
main activity. 

EN 

112 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Container  Station  and 
Depot Services56 

1)  Unbound* 

2) 3)**MT: Unbound 

1)  Unbound* 

2) 3)** MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

56 

57 

∗ 
∗ 
** 
∗ 
** 
∗ 
** 
∗ 
** 
∗ 
** 
∗ 
** 
∗ 
** 
∗ 
** 
∗ 
** 

“Container  station  and  depot  services”  means  activities  consisting  in  storing  containers,  whether  in  port  areas  or  inland,  with  a  view  to  their  stuffing/stripping, 
repairing and making them available for shipments. 
“Maritime agency services” means activities consisting in representing, within a given geographic area, as an agent the business interests of one or more shipping 
lines or shipping companies, for the following purposes: 
- marketing and sales of maritime transport and related services, from quotation to invoicing, and issuance of bills of lading on behalf of the companies, acquisition 
and resale of the necessary related services, preparation of documentation, and provision of business information; 
- acting on behalf of the companies organising the call of the ship or taking over cargoes when required. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain. 

EN 

113 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
Maritime 
Services57 

1)  Unbound*  

Agency 

2) 3)** MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

1)  Unbound*  

2) 3)** MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

(Maritime) 
Forwarding Services58 

Freight 

1)  Unbound∗  

2) 3)** MT: Unbound 

1)  Unbound*  

2) 3)** MT: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
limitations: 

MT: Unbound 

MT: Unbound 

(d) 
Maintenance  and 
repair of vessels, except for 
EE, LV and SI.  

1)  All Member States except EE, HU and LV: Unbound.  

1)  All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU  and  LV: 

EE, HU and LV: None 

2)  All Member States except EE, HU, LV and SI: Unbound.  

Unbound.  

EE, HU and LV: None 

2)  All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU,  LV  and  SI: 

EE  and  LV:  CPC 

EE, HU, LV and SI: None 

Unbound.  

58 

∗ 
** 

“Freight  forwarding  services”  means  the  activity  consisting  of  organising  and  monitoring  shipment  operations  on  behalf  of  shippers,  through  the  acquisition  of 
transport and related services, preparation of documentation and provision of business information. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
Public utility concession or licensing procedures may apply in case of occupation of the public domain 

EN 

114 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
8868.  

SI: CPC 8868** 

3)  All Member States except EE, HU, LV and SI: Unbound.  

EE, HU, LV and SI: None 

EE, HU, LV and SI: None 

3)  All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU,  LV  and  SI: 

Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section under 
(i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 

EE, HU, LV and SI: None 

Unbound.  

  All Member States except EE, HU, LV and SI: Unbound.  

EE,  HU,  LV  and  SI:  Unbound,  except  as  indicated 

in the horizontal section 

Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 

  All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU,  LV  and  SI: 

Unbound.  

EE,  HU  and  SI:  Unbound,  except  as  indicated  in 
the horizontal section 

LV: None 

B. Internal Waterways 
Transport  

b) Freight transportation 

c)  Rental  of  vessels  with 
crew 

f)  Supporting  services  for 
internal waterway transport 

1)  3)  None,  other  than  measures  based  upon  existing  or 
future  agreements  on  access  to  inland  waterways  (incl. 
agreements  following  the  Rhine-Main-Danube  link),  which 
reserve  some  traffic  rights  for  operators  based  in  the 
countries  concerned  and  meeting  nationality  criteria 
the 
regarding  ownership.  Regulations 
Mannheim Convention on Rhine Shipping. 
AT: According to the Austrian Inland Waterways Shipping 
Act the setting up of a shipping company by natural persons 
requires EEA (European Economic Area) citizenship. In the 
case  of  establishment  as  legal  person,  the  majority  of 
managing directors, the managing board and the supervisory 
board must be EEA citizens. In addition the majority of the 

implementing 

1) 3) None, other than measures based upon existing 
or  future  agreements  on  access  to  inland  waterways 
(incl.  agreements  following  the  Rhine-Main-Danube 
link), which reserve some traffic rights for operators 
based  in  the  countries  concerned  and  meeting 
nationality criteria regarding ownership. Regulations 
implementing  the  Mannheim  Convention  on  Rhine 
Shipping. 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: Unbound 
2)  None  except  CY,  EE,  HU,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SI: 
Unbound 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

See footnote59 

59 

The Community shall continue to grant to ships operated by service suppliers of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that accorded to its own ships with 
regard to, inter alia, access to ports, use of infrastructure and auxiliary maritime services of the ports, as well as related fees and charges, customs facilities and the 
assignment of berths and facilities for loading and unloading. In ports services also include (same as footnote for international maritime transport above)  
1) Pilotage; 2) Towing and tug assistance; 3) Provisioning, fuelling and watering; 4) Garbage collecting and ballast waste disposal; 5) Port Captain’s services; 6) Navigation aids; 7) Shore-
based operational services essential to ship operations, including communications, water and electrical supplies; 8) Emergency repair facilities; 9) Anchorage, berth and berthing services. 

EN 

115 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
business shares must be held by EEA citizens. 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: Unbound 
2) None except CY, EE, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, EE, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 

1) All Member States except HU: Unbound  

HU: None 

2) None except CY, EE, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
3) None except CZ, CY, EE, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following limitations: 
CY, EE, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 

following limitations: 
CY, EE, HU, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 

1) All Member States except HU: Unbound 
HU: None 
2) None except EE, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 
3)  None  except  CZ,  EE,  LT,  MT,  PL,  SI,  SK: 
Unbound 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following 
limitations: CZ, EE, LT, MT, PL, SI: Unbound 

d)  Maintenance  and  repair 
of vessels 

C. 
Services 

Air Transport 

c)  Rental  of 

aircraft 

1) 2) All Member States except PL: Unbound 

1) 2) 3)  All Member States except PL: Unbound 

with crew 

(CPC 734 

PL:  None  except  that  aircraft  used  by  Community  air 
carriers  have  to  be  registered  in  the  Member  State 
licensing the air carrier or elsewhere in the Community. 
Waivers can be granted for short term lease contracts or 
under exceptional circumstances. 

PL: None  

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the 
following limitations: 

3)  All Member States except PL: Unbound 

All Member States except PL: Unbound 

PL:  None  except  that  aircraft  used  by  Community 
carriers  have  to  be  registered  in  the  aircraft  register  of 
that Member State, the aircraft must be owned either by 
natural  persons  meeting  specific  nationality  criteria  or 
by 
regarding 
ownership  of  capital  and  control  (including  nationality 
of directors). 

juridical  persons  meeting  specific 

PL: None 

EN 

116 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 

All Member States except PL: Unbound 

d) 
Maintenance  and 
Repair of Aircraft and parts 
thereof 

PL: Unbound except for horizontal measures 
All  Member  States  except  EE,  HU,  LV,  PL: 

1) 
Unbound 
EE, HU, LV, PL: None 

2)  None 

3) CZ: Corporate seat required in the Czech Republic  

SK: Corporate seat is required in the Slovak Republic 

4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

None 
None 
None 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

Sales 

and 

Marketing 

Computer 

Reservations System 

1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
section under (i) and (ii) 

None 
None 
None 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 

All Member States except EE, HU, LV, PL: 

1) 
Unbound 
EE, HU, LV, PL: None 
None 
2) 

3) CZ: Corporate seat required in the Czech Republic  

SK:  Corporate  seat  is  required  in  the  Slovak 
Republic 

in 

the 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

Unbound  except  as 

For distribution through CRS of air transport 

None 
For distribution through CRS of air transport 

4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
services provided by CRS parent carrier: unbound. 
2) 
3) 
services provided by CRS parent carrier: unbound. 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 
1) 
For  obligations  of  parent  or  participating 
carriers in respect of a CRS controlled by an air carrier 
of one or more third countries: unbound. 
None 
2) 
3) 
For  obligations  of  parent  or  participating 
carriers in respect of a CRS controlled by an air carrier 
of one or more third countries: unbound. 
4) 
Unbound  except  as 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

indicated 

indicated 

the 

the 

in 

in 

E. 
Services 

Rail Transport 

EN 

117 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a) Passenger transportation 

1)  All Member States: Unbound  

1) 2) 3) All Member States except HU: Unbound 

2)  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

  HU: None 

  HU: None 

3)  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

  HU:  Services  may  be  provided  through  a  Contract  of 
Concession granted by the state or the local authority 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 

  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

HU:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  horizontal 

section. 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the 
following limitations: 

  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

HU:  Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

horizontal section. 

b) Freight transportation 

1)  All Member States: Unbound  

1) 2) 3) All Member States except HU: Unbound  

2)  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

  HU: None 

  HU: None 

3)  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

  HU:  Services  may  be  provided  through  a  Contract  of 
local 

state 

the 

or 

Concession granted by the 
authority 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 

  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

4)  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the 
following limitations: 

  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

HU:  Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

horizontal section. 

EN 

118 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
d) 
Maintenance  and 
Repair  of  Rail  Transport 
Equipment  

(CPC 8868) 

HU:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  horizontal
section. 
All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  

1) 
EE, HU: None 
None 
2) 
None  
3) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) 

All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound 

1) 
EE, HU: None 
None 
2) 
None 
3) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) 

indicated 

in 

the 

Road  Transport 

F. 
Services 
a) 
Transportation 

Passenger 

(All 
Member 
except  FI,  LV, 
CPC  71213  and 
FI:  CPC  71222 

States 
LT: 
7122. 
and 71223.  

LV:  CPC  71213, 

71222,  71223.  

LT:  CPC  7121, 

7122).  

For  LV,  LT:
cabotage 

excluded. 

Unbound 
None  except  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  MT,  PL,  SI,  SK: 

1) 
2) 
Unbound. 
3) 
For transport within a Member State (cabotage), by 
a  carrier  established  outside  that  Member  State:  unbound 
except  for  rental  of  non-scheduled  services  of  buses  with 
operator  (71223)60  where  no  limitation  will  apply  as  from 
1996. 

AT, HU, PL, MT, SK: Unbound 

Unbound 
None except , CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, PL, SI, 

1) 
2) 
SK: Unbound. 
3) 
Unbound  for  transport  within  a  Member 
State  (cabotage),  by  a  carrier  established  outside  that 
Member State. 

AT, HU, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

LV,  SE:  Requirement  on  established  entities  to  use 
vehicles with national registration. 

SE: Authorization required for commercial land transport 
the 
service  operations.  Authorization 
applicants financial situation, experience and capability to 
supply  the  services.  Limitations  on  the  use  of  leased 
vehicles for such operations. 

is  based  on 

- 

- 

For 7122:  
ES: Economic needs test. 
For 71221 (taxi services):  
All  Member  States  except  in  S:  economic  needs 

test61,plus 

DK:  Access  for  natural  persons  only,  and  local 

60 
61 

Indicates that the service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities by the CPC concordance. 
Needs test based on the number of service suppliers in the local geographic area. 

EN 

119 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
establishment requirement. 

IT: Access for natural persons only. 
For 71222 (limousine services): 
DK:  Access  for  natural  persons  only,  and  local 

establishment requirement. 

FI:  Authorisation  required,  not  extended  to  foreign 
registered vehicles. 

IT:  Access  for  natural  persons  only,  and  economic 

needs test. 

LV:  Authorization  required  (licence),  not  extended  to 

foreign registered vehicles. 

- 

PT: Economic needs test. 
For 71213 (Intercity bussing services):62 
IT, ES, IE: Economic needs test. 
FR: Unbound. 

FI:  Authorisation  required,  not  extended  to  foreign 
registered vehicles. 

DK: Economic needs test 

LV:  Authorization  required  (licence  and  special  permit), 

not extended to foreign registered vehicles. 

PT: Access through incorporation only. 
For 71223: 

- 
LV: Authorization required (licence), not extended to foreign 
registered vehicles. 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

AT, CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
PT: Nationality requirement for specialist personnel. 

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following specific limitations: 

indicated 

in 

AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  MT,  LV  PL,  SI,  SK: 
Unbound 

DK: Residence requirement for managers 

62 

Where the supply of a service is subject to an economic needs test, this is essentially based on existing public transport on the route concerned. 

EN 

120 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
b) 
Transportation 

Freight 

(CPC 7123) 

d) 
Maintenance  and 
Repair  of  Road  Transport 
Equipment  
(All  Member 

States
except  CZ,  EE, 
HU,  SK  and  SL  : 
6112.  
CZ,  EE,  HU  and 
6112+8867.  
FI  6112  and  parts 
SI:  part 
88. 

FI, 
CPC 

SK: 

of 
of CPC  6112**) 

Unbound 
None  except  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  MT,  PL,  SI,  SK: 

1) 
2) 
Unbound 
3) 
established in another Member State: unbound. 

For  transport  within  a  Member  State  by  a  carrier 

AT,  CY,  CZ,  ES,  EE,  HU,  MT,  PL,  SI,  SK: 

Unbound 

IT:  For  transport  within  the  country,  licensing  subject  to 
an economic needs test. 
FI:  Authorisation  required,  not  extended  to  foreign 
registered vehicles. 

SE: Authorization required for commercial land transport 
service  operations.  Authorization 
the 
applicants financial situation, experience and capability to 
supply  the  services.  Limitations  on  the  use  of  leased 
vehicles for such operations. 

is  based  on 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
AT, CY, CZ, EE, HU, MT, PL, SK and SL: Unbound 
Unbound* 
1) 
MT: Unbound 
2) 
3) 
SE:  Operators  allowed  to  establish  and  maintain 
their  own  terminal  infrastructure  facilities,  subject  to  space 
and capacity constraints. 
MT: Unbound 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
MT: Unbound 

Unbound 
1) 
HU, MT, PL, SK: unbound 
2) 
3) 
Unbound  for  transport  within  a  Member 
State by a carrier established in another Member State. 
AT, ES, HU, PL, MT, SK: Unbound. 

SE:  Requirement  on  established  utilities  to  use 
vehicles with national registration. 
Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
AT, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

Unbound* 
MT: Unbound 
MT: Unbound 
Unbound  except  as 

1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
MT: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

Supporting 

(e) 
services for 
transport equipment 

road 

1)  All Member States: Unbound 

1)  All Member States: Unbound 

EN 

121 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(For LV only:  
CPC  7441,  CPC 

7449) 

2)  All Member States except LV: Unbound 

2)  All Member States except LV: Unbound 

LV: None 

LV: None 

3)  All Member States except LV: Unbound 

LV:  Authorization  required  (agreement  with  bus  station, 
license). 

3)  All Member States except LV: Unbound 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 

  All Member States except LV: Unbound 

LV:  Unbound,  except  as 
horizontal section 

indicated 

in 

the

LV: None 

Unbound  except  as 

the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 

indicated 

in 

  All Member States except LV: Unbound 

LV: None 

LV:  For  CSS-EJP  only: 

None 

G. 

Pipeline Transport 

1)  All Member States: Unbound 

1)  All Member States except HU: Unbound 

LT: CPC 713 

2)  All Member States except HU, LT: Unbound 

  HU: None 

  HU, LT: None 

2)  All Member States: Unbound 

3)  All Member States except HU, LT: Unbound  

  HU, LT: None 

  HU:  Services  may  be  provided  through  a  Contract  of 
local 

state 

the 

or 

Concession granted by the 
authority 

3)  All Member States except HU, LT: Unbound 

LT: None 

  HU, LT: None 

Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
4) 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 

Unbound  except  as 

the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 

indicated 

in 

  All Member States except HU, LT: Unbound  

  All Member States except HU, LT: Unbound 

HU,  LT:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the

HU, LT: Unbound except as indicated in the 

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H. 
to all modes of transport 

Services  auxiliary 

(a) 

CPC 

Cargo-handling
services   
(EE,  LV  and  LT: 
741) 

horizontal section 

horizontal section 

1)  All Member States except EE, LV and LT: Unbound*63.  

1)  All Member States except EE, LV: Unbound*. 

EE, LV and LT: None 

EE, LV: None 

2) All Member States except EE, LV and LT: Unbound  

2)  All  Member  States  except  EE,  LV  and  LT: 
Unbound  

EE, LV and LT: None 

3) All Member States except EE, LV and LT: Unbound  

EE,  LV  and  LT:  None  except  in  airports  where 
categories of activities committed  depend  of  size  of 
airport, 
the  number  of  providers  in  each  airport 
can be limited due to available- space  constraints  and  to 
not less than  two  suppliers  for  other  reasons,  and  non-
discriminatory pre-approval procedures may apply. 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 

  All Member States except EE, LV and LT: Unbound.  

EE,  LV  and  LT:  Unbound,  except  as  indicated  in 

the horizontal section 

EE, LV and LT: None  

3)  All  Member  States  except  EE,  LV  and  LT: 

Unbound  

EE, LV and LT: None  

Unbound  except  as 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 

indicated 

in 

  All  Member  States  except  EE,  LV  and  LT: 

Unbound.  

b) 
Warehouse 

Storage 

and 
Services

1) 
2) 

Unbound* 
3) CY, CZ, MT, LT, PL, SK and SE: Unbound 

1) 
2) 

63 
* 

*A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 
A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible. 

EE and LT: Unbound,  except  as  indicated  in  the 
horizontal section 

LV: None 
Unbound* 
3)  CY,  CZ,  MT,  LT,  PL,  SK  and  SE: 

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   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
(CPC 742) 
(other 

than 

in 

ports) 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, MT, LT, PL, SK: Unbound 

Unbound  except  as 

Unbound 
the 
4) 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, CZ, MT, LT, PL, SK: Unbound 

indicated 

in 

Freight  Transport 

c) 
Agency/Freight 
Forwarding 

Services

(CPC 748) 

1)  2) 3) CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SK and SE: Unbound 

1)  CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SK and SE: Unbound 

4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

SI: None other than customs clearance is subject to 
limitation  to  juridical  person  established  in  the 
Republic of Slovenia 

2) CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SK and SE: Unbound 

3) CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SK and SE: Unbound 

SI: None other than customs clearance is subject to 
limitation  to  juridical  person  established  in  the 
Republic of Slovenia 

Pre-Shipment 

(CPC  74964 
Inspection 
except  for  FI:  CPC  7490 
only) 

2) 3) CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SE, SK: Unbound 
1) 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 

I. 
Services 

Other Transport 

Combined 

(Provision 

of 
Transport 

1) 
2) 
Unbound 
3) 

Unbound except for FIN: none 
CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LT,  LV,  MT,  PL,  SE,  SI,  SK: 

None,  without  prejudice  to  the  limitations  affecting 

in 

indicated 

Unbound  except  as 

Unbound  except  as 

2)  3)  CY,  CZ,  HU,  MT,  PL,  SE,  SK: 

4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
1) 
Unbound 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
CY, CZ, HU, MT, PL, SK: Unbound 
1) 
2) 
SK: Unbound 
3) 

Unbound except for FIN: none 
CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, MT, PL, SE, SI, 

None,  without  prejudice  to  the  limitations 

indicated 

in 

64 

Indicates that the service specified constitutes only a part of the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance. 

EN 

124 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Service) 

any given  mode of transport except in A, CY, CZ, EE, HU, 
LT, LV, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: unbound. 
4) 
Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following 
limitations: 
AT,  CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LT,  LV,  MT,  PL,  SE,  SI,  SK: 
Unbound. 

affecting  any  given  mode  of  transport  except  in  AT, 
CY,  CZ,  EE,  HU,  LT,  LV,  MT,  PL,  SE,  SI,  SK: 
unbound. 
4) 
the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii) and subject to the 
following limitations: 
AT, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, MT, PL, SE, SI, SK: 
Unbound. 

Unbound  except  as 

indicated 

in 

EN 

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Definitions concerning maritime transport 

1. 
Without prejudice to the scope of activities which may be considered as “cabotage” under the relevant national legislation, this schedule does not include “maritime 
cabotage services”, which are assumed to cover transportation of passengers or goods between a port located in a Member State and another port located in the same Member 
State and traffic originating and terminating in the same port located in a Member State provided that this traffic remains within this Member State’s territorial waters. 

2. 
“Other  forms  of  commercial  presence  for  the  supply  of  international  maritime  transport  services” means  the  ability  of  international  maritime  transport  service 
suppliers of the other Party to undertake locally all activities which are necessary for the supply to their customers of a partially or fully integrated transport service within 
which the maritime transport constitutes a substantial element. (This commitment shall not, however, be construed as limiting in any manner the commitments undertaken 
under the cross-border mode of delivery). 

These activities include, but are not limited to: 

(a) 
or offered by the service supplier itself or by service suppliers with which the service seller has established standing business arrangements; 

marketing and sales of maritime transport and related services through direct contact with customers, from quotation to invoicing, these services being those operated 

(b) 
transport services by any mode, particularly inland waterways, road and rail, necessary for the supply of the integrated services; 

the  acquisition,  on  their  own  account  or  on  behalf  or  their  customers  (and  the  resale  to  their  customers)  of  any  transport  and  related  services,  including  inward 

(c) 
transported; 

the  preparation  of  documentation  concerning  transport  documents,  customs  documents,  or  other  documents  related  to  the  origin  and  character  of  the  goods 

(d) 
Agreement); 

the provision of business information by any means, including computerised information systems and electronic data interchange (subject to the provisions of this 

(e) 
foreign personnel, subject to the horizontal commitment on movement of personnel) with any locally established shipping agency; 

the setting up of any business arrangements (including participation in the stock of a company) and the appointment of personnel recruited locally (or, in the case of 

(f) 

acting on behalf of the companies, organising the call of the ship or taking over cargoes when required. 

3. 
of multimodal carriage of goods, is issued and who is responsible for the carriage of goods pursuant to the contract of carriage. 

« Multimodal transport operators » means the person on whose behalf the bill of lading /multimodal transport document, or any other document evidencing a contract 

EN 

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COMMUNITY (continued) 

Attachment A 

GLOSSARY 
TERMS USED FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBER STATES 

Società per Azioni (joint stock company) 
Società a Responsabilità Limitata (company with limited 

Société en Commandite par Actions 
Société Anonyme 
Toutes ces sociétés sont dotées de la personnalité morale 

France 
Société Civile 
SC 
Société Civile Professionnelle 
SCP 
Société d'Exercice Libéral 
SEL 
Société en Nom Collectif 
SNC 
SCS 
Société en Commandite Simple 
SARL  Société à Responsabilité Limitée 
SCA 
SA 
N.B.: 
Germany 
GmbH & CoKG  Kommanditgesellschaft,  bei  der  der  persönlich  haftende  Gesellschafter  eine  GmbH  (a  stock 
company with limited responsibility) ist. 
EWIV  Europäische Wirtschaftliche Interessenvereinigung (European Economic Interest Grouping) 
Italy 
SPA 
SRL 
For Italy the following professional services are covered in the EC offer: 
Ragionieri-periti commerciali 
Commercialisti  Bookkeeping-accounting-auditing 
Geometri 
Ingegneri 
Architetti 
Geologi  Geologists 
Medici  Doctors 
Farmacisti 
Psicologi 
Veterinari 
Biologi  Biologists 
Chimici  Chemists 
Periti agrari 
Agronomi 
Attuari  Actuarists 

Pharmacists 
Psychologists 
Veterinarians 

Agricultural experts 
Agronomists 

Surveyors 
Engineers 
Architects 

Bookkeeping accounting-auditing 

responsibility) 

EN 

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(ANNEX VIII of the Agreement referred to in Article 120 of the Agreement) 

ANNEX VI 

SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 

ON FINANCIAL SERVICES 

PART A 

COMMUNITY’S SCHEDULE 

Introductory Note 

1. 
The specific commitments in this schedule apply only to the territories in which the Treaties establishing 
the Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in these Treaties. These commitments apply only to 
the relations between the Communities and their Member States on the one hand, and non-Community countries on 
the other. They do not affect the rights and obligations of Member States arising from Community law. 

2. 

The following abbreviations are used to indicate the Member States: 

AT 
BE 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
ES 
EE 
FR 
FI 
EE 
HU 
IT 
IE 
LU 
LT 
LV 
MT 
NL 
PT 
PL 
SE 
SI 
SK 
UK 

Austria 
Belgium 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Germany 
Denmark 
Spain 
Estonia 
France 
Finland 
Greece 
Hungary 
Italy 
Ireland 
Luxembourg 
Lithuania 
Latvia 
Malta 
The Netherlands 
Portugal 
Poland 
Sweden 
Slovenia 
Slovak Republic 
United Kingdom 

“Subsidiary” of a legal person means a legal person which is effectively controlled by another legal person.  

“Branch”  of  a  legal  person  means  a  place  of  business  not  having  legal  personality  which  has  the  appearance  of 
permanency,  such  as  the  extension  of  a  parent  body,  has  a  management  and  is  materially  equipped  to  negotiate 
business with third parties so that the latter, although knowing that there will if necessary be a legal link with the 
parent body, the head office of which is abroad, do not have to deal directly with such parent body but may transact 
business at the place of business constituting the extension. 

EN 

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HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 

I. 
ALL 
INCLUDED 
SCHEDULE 

SECTORS 
IN  THIS 

In all Member States65 services considered as public 
3) 
utilities  at  a  national  or  local  level  may  be  subject  to  public 
monopolies  or 
to  private 
operators66. 

to  exclusive  rights  granted 

3) 
a)  Treatment  accorded  to  subsidiaries  (of 
Chilean  companies)  formed  in  accordance  with  the 
law  of  a  Member  State  and  having  their  registered 
office,  central  administration  or  principal  place  of 
business  within  the  Community  is  not  extended  to 
branches or agencies established in a Member State by 
a Chilean company. However, this does not prevent a 
Member  State  from  extending  this  treatment  to 
branches  or  agencies  established  in  another  Member 
State  by  a  Chilean  company  or  firm,  as  regards  their 
operation  in  the  first  Member  State's  territory,  unless 
such extension is explicitly prohibited by Community 
law. 
b)  Treatment  less  favourable  may  be  accorded  to 
in 
(of  Chilean  companies) 
subsidiaries 
accordance  with  the  law  of  a  Member  State  which 
have  only 
registered  office  or  central 
administration  in  the  territory  of  the  Community, 
unless  it  can  be  shown  that  they  possess  an  effective 
and  continuous  link  with  the  economy  of  one  of  the 
Member States. 

formed 

their 

HU:  Commercial  presence  should  take  the  form  of  limited 
liability  company,  joint-stock  company,  or  representative 
office. Initial entry as branch is not permitted. 

Formation of Legal Entity 

3) 

SE:  A  limited  liability  company  (joint  stock 

65 
66 

In the case of Austria, Finland and Sweden no horizontal reservation has been taken for services considered as public utilities. 
Explanatory Note: Public utilities exist in sectors such as related scientific and technical consulting services, R&D services on social sciences and humanities, technical testing and analysis 
services, environmental services, health services, transport services and services auxiliary to all modes of transport. Exclusive rights on such services are often granted to private operators, 
for  instance  operators  with  concessions  from  public  authorities,  subject  to  specific  service  obligations.  Given  that  public  utilities  often  also  exist  at  the  sub-central  level,  detailed  and 
exhaustive sector-specific scheduling is not practical. 

EN 

129 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
company)  may  be  established  by  one  or  several 
founders.  A  founding  party  shall  either  reside  within 
the  EEA  (European  Economic  Area)  or  be  an  EEA 
legal  entity.  A  partnership  can  only  be  a  founding 
party  if  each  partner  resides  within  the  EEA67. 
Corresponding conditions prevail for establishment of 
all other types of legal entities. 

Law on Foreign Companies' Branches 

Law on Foreign Companies' Branches 

3)  SE: A foreign company (which has not established a legal 
entity in Sweden) shall conduct its commercial operations 
through a branch, established in Sweden with independent 
management and separate accounts. 

3)  SE: The managing director and at least 50 per cent 
of the members of the board shall reside within the 
EEA (European Economic Area). 

SE: Building projects with a  duration of less than a year 
are  exempted  from  the  requirements  of  establishing  a 
branch or appointing a resident representative. 

Legal Entities: 

3)  FI: Acquisition of shares by foreign owners giving more 

SE: The managing director of a branch shall reside 
within the EEA (European Economic Area)68. 

SE:  Foreign  or  Swedish  citizens  not  residing  in 
Sweden,  who  wishes  to  conduct  commercial 
operations  in  Sweden,  shall  appoint  and  register 
with  the  local  authority  a  resident  representative 
responsible for such activities. 

SI:  The  establishment  of  branches  by  foreign 
companies  is  conditioned  with  the  registration  of  the 
parent  company  in  a  court  register  in  the  country  of 
origin for at least one year. 

FI:  A  foreigner  living  outside  the  European 
Economic Area and carrying on a trade as a private 
entrepreneur or as a partner in a Finnish limited or 

67 
68 

Exceptions from these requirements may be granted, if it can be proved that residency is not necessary. 
Exceptions from these requirements may be granted, if it can be proved that residency is not necessary. 

EN 

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than  one  third  of  the  voting  rights  of  a  major  Finnish 
company or a major business undertaking (with more than 
1000  employees  or  with  a  turnover  exceeding  1000 
million  Finnish  markka  or  with  a  balance  sheet  total 
exceeding  167  million  euros)  is  subject  to  confirmation 
by  the  Finnish  authorities;  the  confirmation  may  be 
denied  only  if  an  important  national  interest  would  be 
jeopordized. 

FI:  At  least  half  of  the  founders  of  a  limited  company 
need to be resident either in Finland or in one of the other 
EEA  (European  Economic  Area)  countries.  Company 
exemptions may, however, be granted. 

PL: The establishment by foreign service suppliers may only 
take the form of limited partnership, limited liability company 
or joint stock company. 

general  partnership  needs  a  trade  permit.  If  a 
is 
foreign  organization  or  foundation  which 
resident  outside  the  European  Economic  Area 
intends  to  carry  on  a  business  or  trade  by 
establishing a branch in Finland, a trade permit is 
required. 

FI: If at least half of the members of the Board or 
the  Managing  Director  are  resident  outside  the 
European  Economic  Area,  a  permission 
is 
required.  Company  exemptions  may,  however,  be 
granted. 

SK:  A  foreign  natural  person  whose  name  is  to  be 
registered  in  the  Commercial  Register  as  a  person 
authorized  to  act  on  behalf  of  the  entrepreneur  is 
required  to  submit  residence  permit  for  the  Slovak 
Republic. 

Real estate purchases: 

Real estate purchases: 

DK:  Limitations  on  real  estate  purchase  by  non-resident 
physical  and  legal  entities.  Limitations  on  agricultural 
estate purchased by foreign physical and legal entities. 

EL: According to Law No. 1892/89 permission from the 
Minister of Defense is needed for a citizen to acquire land 
in  areas  near  borders.  According  to  administrative 
practices  permission 
for  direct 
investment. 

is  easily  granted 

AT:  The  acquisition,  purchase  as  well  as  rent  or 
lease of real estate by foreign natural persons and 
legal  persons  requires  an  authorization  by  the 
competent regional authorities (Länder) which will 
consider  whether  important  economic,  social  or 
cultural interests are affected or not. 

IE: Prior written consent of the Land Commission 
is  necessary  for  the  acquisition  of  any  interest  in 
Irish  land  by  domestic  or  foreign  companies  or 

69 

SI: According to the Law on Commercial Companies, a branch established in the Republic of Slovenia is not considered a juridical person, but as regards their operation, their treatment is 
equal to a subsidiary. 

EN 

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EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
CY: Unbound. 

HU: Unbound for the acquisition of state owned property. 

LT: Unbound for the acquisition of land by juridical and 
natural persons. 

MT: Unbound for the acquisition of real property. 

LV:  Unbound  in  relation  to  acquisition  of  land  by 
juridical  persons.  Land  lease  not  exceeding  99  years 
permitted. 

PL:  Unbound  in  relation  to  acquisition  of  state-owned 
property,  i.e.  the  regulations  governing  the  privatization 
process (for mode 3). 

SI:  Juridical  persons,  established  in  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia with foreign capital participation, may acquire 
real  estate  on  the  territory  of  the  Republic  of  Slovenia. 
Branches69  established  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia  by 
foreign  persons  may  only  acquire  real  estate,  except 
land,  necessary  for  the  conduct  of  the  economic 
activities  for  which  they  are  established.  Ownership  of 
real estate in the border areas of 10 km by companies in 
which  majority  of  capital  or  voting  rights  belongs 
directly or indirectly to juridical persons or nationals of 
another Member is subject to special permission. 

SK: None except for land (for modes 3 and 4) 

EN 

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EN 

(other 

than  agricultural 

foreign nationals. Where such land is for industrial 
this 
use 
requirement  is  waived  subject  to  a  certificate  to 
this  effect  from  the  Minister  for  Enterprise  and 
Employment.  This  law  does  not  apply  to  land 
within the boundaries of cities and towns. 

industry), 

CZ:  Limitations  on  real  estate  acquisition  by 
foreign  natural  and  legal  entities.  Foreign  entities 
may  acquire  real  property  through  establishment 
of the Czech legal entities or participation in joint 
ventures.  Acquisition  of  the  land  by  foreign 
entities is subject to authorization. 

HU: Unbound for the acquisition of real estate by 
foreign natural persons. 

LV: Unbound in relation to acquisition of land by 
juridical  persons.  Land  lease  not  exceeding  99 
years permitted. 

PL: Acquisition of real estate, direct and indirect, 
by  foreigners  and  foreign  legal  persons  requires 
permission 

SK:  Limitations  on  real  estate  acquisition  by  foreign 
physical  and  legal  entities.  Foreign  entities  may 
acquire real property through establishment of Slovak 
joint  ventures. 
legal  entities  or  participation 
Acquisition of the land by foreign entities is subject to 
authorization (for modes 3 and 4). 

in 

IT: Unbound for purchase of real estate. 

FI  (Åland  Islands):  Restrictions  on  the  right  for 
natural  persons  who  do  not  enjoy  regional 
citizenship  in  Åland,  and  for  legal  persons,  to 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
acquire and hold real property on the Åland Islands 
without permission by the competent authorities of 
the islands. 

FI  (Åland  Islands):  Restrictions  on  the  right  of 
establishment  and  the  right  to  provide  services  by 
natural persons who do not enjoy regional citizenship 
in  Åland,  or  by  any  legal  person,  without  permission 
by the competent authorities of the Åland Islands. 

Investments: 

Investments: 

FR:  Foreign  purchases  exceeding  33,33  per  cent  of  the 
shares  of  capital  or  voting  rights  in  existing  French 
enterprise,  or  20  per  cent  in  publicly  quoted  French 
companies, are subject to the following regulation: 

- 
after  a  period  of  one  month  following  prior 
notification,  authorization  is  tacitly  granted  unless  the 
in  exceptional 
Minister  of  Economic  Affairs  has, 
the 
circumstances,  exercised 
investment. 

to  postpone 

its  right 

FR:  Foreign  participation  in  newly  privatized  companies 
may  be  limited  to  a  variable  amount,  determined  by  the 
government  of  France  on  a  case  by  case  basis,  of  the 
equity offered to the public. 

ES:  Investment  in  Spain  by  foreign  government  and 
foreign  public  entities  (which  tends  to  imply,  besides 
economic,  also  non-economic  interests  to  entity's  part), 
directly or through companies or other entities controlled 
directly  or  indirectly  by  foreign  governments,  need  prior 

CY:  Entities  with  foreign  participation  must  have 
paid  up  capital  commensurate  with  their  finance 
requirements and non-residents must finance their 
contribution  through  the  importation  of  foreign 
exchange. 

In  case  the  non-resident  participation  exceeds  24 
per  cent,  any  additional  financing  for  working 
capital requirements or otherwise should be raised 
from local and foreign sources in proportion to the 
participation  of  residents  and  non-residents  in  the 
entity's  equity.  In  the  case  of  branches  of  foreign 
companies,  all  capital  for  the  initial  investment 
must be provided from foreign sources. Borrowing 
from  local  sources  is  only  permitted  after  the 
initial implementation of the project, for financing 
working capital requirements. 

HU: Unbound for the acquisition of state-owned 
properties. 

LT:  Investments  in  organizing  the  lotteries  are 
forbidden  under  the  Law  on  Foreign  Capital 

70 

Commercial, industrial or artisanal activities relate to sectors such as: other business services, construction, distribution and tourism services. It does not relate to telecommunications and 
financial services. 

EN 

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EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
authorization by the government. 

Investment. 

PT:  Foreign  participation  in  newly  privatized  companies 
may  be  limited  to  a  variable  amount,  determined  by  the 
Government  of  Portugal  on  a  case  by  case  basis,  of  the 
equity offered to the public. 

IT:  Exclusive  rights  may  be  granted  or  maintained  to 
newly-privatized  companies.  Voting  rights  in  newly 
privatized companies may be restricted in some cases. For 
a  period  of  five  years,  the  acquisition  of  large  equity 
stakes  of  companies  operating  in  the  fields  of  defence, 
transport services, telecommunications and energy may be 
subject to the approval of the Ministry of Treasury. 

FR:  For  establishing  in  certain70  commercial,  industrial  or 
artisanal  activities,  a  specific  authorization  is  needed  if  the 
managing  director  is  not  holder  of  a  permanent  residence 
permit. 

MT:  Companies  with  the  participation  of 
non-resident  legal  or  natural  persons  are  subject  to 
the same capital requirement applicable to companies 
that are fully owned by residents as follows: private 
companies  –  Lm500  (with  a  minimum  of  20%  as 
paid up capital); public companies – Lm20000 (with 
a  minimum  of  25%  paid  up  capital).  The  non-
resident  percentage  of  share  of  the  equity  is  to  be 
paid for with funds emanating from abroad. 

CY:  The  permission  of  the  Central  Bank  is  required  for 
the participation of any non-resident in a corporate body 
or  partnership  in  Cyprus.  Foreign  participation  in  all 
sectors/subsectors 
the  Schedule  of 
Commitments is normally limited up to 49 per cent. The 
decision of the authorities to grant permission for foreign 
participation  is  based  on  an  economic  needs  test,  for 
which the following criteria are used in general: 

included 

in 

 a)  Provision of services which are new to Cyprus 

the 
 b)  Promotion  of 
economy  with  development  of  existing  and  new 
markets 

the  export  orientation  of 

 c)  Transfer  of  modern  technology,  know-how  and 
new management techniques 

 d) 
Improvement  either  of  the  productive  structure  of 
the economy or of the quality of existing products and 
services 

EN 

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 e)  Complementary 
activities 

impact  on  existing  units  or 

 f)  Viability of proposed project 

 g)  Creation  of  new  job  opportunities  for  scientists, 
qualitative improvement and training of local staff 

In  exceptional  cases,  in  which  a  proposed  investment 
satisfies  most  of  the  economic  needs  test  criteria  to  a 
large  extent,  permission  for  foreign  participation 
exceeding 49 per cent may be granted. 

In  the  case  of  public  companies,  foreign  equity 
participation is normally allowed to the extent of up to 
30  per  cent.  In  Mutual  Funds  the  extent  of  allowable 
foreign ownership is 40 per cent. 

Corporate  bodies  have  to  be  registered  under  the 
Companies  Law.  Same  Law  requires  that  a  foreign 
company wishing to establish a place of business or an 
office in Cyprus must register it as a foreign branch. For 
the registration the prior approval of the Central Bank is 
required  under  the  Exchange  Control  Law.  Such 
approval  is  subject  to  the  foreign  investment  policy 
applicable  at  the  time  with  regard  to  the  Corporate 
Body's  proposed  activities  in  Cyprus  and  the  general 
investment criteria stipulated above. 

HU:  Unbound  for  the  acquisition  of  state-owned 
properties. 

MT:  The  Companies  Act  (Cap.386)  regulating  the 
supply  of  services  by  non-residents  through  the 
registration  of  a  local  company  and  the  External 
Transactions Act (Cap. 233) which regulates the issue, 
acquisition, sale and redemption of securities not listed 
on the Malta Stock Exchange shall continue to apply.  

PL:  Authorization  of  the  establishment  of  a  company 
with foreign equity is required in the case of:  

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 -  establishment  of  company,  purchase  or  acquiring  of 
shares  or  stocks  in  an  existing  company;  extending  of 
the activity of the company  when the scope of activity 
embraces at least one of the following areas:  

 - management of seaports and airports; 

 - dealing in real estate or acting as intermediary in real 
estate transactions; 

 - supply to defence industry that is not covered by other 
licensing requirements; 

 - wholesale trade in imported consumer goods; 

 - provision of legal advisory services. 

 -  establishment  of  a  joint-venture  company  with  a 
foreign equity in which the Polish party is a state legal 
person  and  is  contributing  non-pecuniary  assets  as 
initial capital; 

 - arranging a contract, that includes right to use of state 
property  for  more  than  6 months  or  decides  on 
acquiring of such property. 

authorities 

SI:  For  financial  services,  authorization  is  issued  by 
the 
specific 
commitments and according to conditions indicated in 
sector specific commitments. 

indicated 

sector 

in 

There are no limitations on establishment of a new business 
establishment ("greenfield" investments). 

Subsidies 

Eligibility  for  subsidies  from  the  Community  or 
Member  States  may  be  limited  to  legal  persons 
established within the territory of a Member State or a 
particular geographical sub-division thereof. Unbound 

EN 

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for subsidies for research and development. Unbound 
for  branches  established  in  a  Member  State  by  a 
non-Community company. The supply of a service, or 
its  subsidisation,  within  the  public  sector  is  not  in 
breach of this commitment. 

Commitments  taken  in  this  schedule  do  not  require 
the Community or Member States to offer a subsidy 
to a service supplied from outside its territory.  

To the extent that any subsidies are made available to 
natural  persons,  their  availability  may  be  limited  to 
nationals of a Member State. 

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Exchange regime71,72,73: 

Exchange regime74 

1),  2)  SK:  In  relation  to  current  payments,  limitation  on 
acquisition  of  foreign  exchange  by  resident  nationals  for 
personal purposes. 

4) 
CY:  Under  the  Exchange  Control  Law, 
non-residents  are  not  normally  permitted  to  borrow 
from local sources 

relation 

to  capital  payments, 

foreign  exchange 
In 
authorization required for acceptance of financial credits from 
foreign subjects, direct capital investments abroad, acquisition 
of real estate abroad and purchase of foreign securities. 
4)  Unbound  except  for  measures  concerning  the  entry  into  4) 

Unbound except for measures concerning the 

71 

72 

73 
74 
75 

CZ: Non-discriminatory system of foreign exchange control is applied consisting of: 
a) limitation on acquisition of foreign exchange by resident nationals for personal purposes,  
b) foreign exchange authorization in case of Czech residents for acceptance of financial credits from foreign subjects, direct capital investment abroad, acquisition of real estate abroad and 
purchases of foreign securities. 
PL: There is non-discriminatory system of foreign exchange controls relating to limitations in foreign exchange turnover and to system of foreign exchange permits (general and individual) 
among others limitations of capital flows and currency payments. The following foreign exchange transactions require authorization:  
- transfer of foreign exchange out of the country; 
- transfer of Polish currency into the country; 
- ownership transfer of the right to monetary assets between domestic and foreign persons; 
- granting and drawing of loans and credits by domestic persons in foreign exchange transactions; 
- fixing or executing payments in foreign currencies within Poland for acquired goods, real estate, property rights, services or labour;  
- opening and possessing of a banking account in a bank situated abroad; 
- acquiring and holding foreign securities and acquiring real estate abroad, 
- undertaking other obligations abroad of similar effect. 
SK: Entries being listed for transparency reasons. 
PL: The footnote under market access is also applicable for national treatment. 
The duration of "temporary stay" is defined by the Member States and, where they exist, Community laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work. The precise duration can vary 
according to the different categories of natural persons mentioned in this schedule. For category (i), the length of stay is limited in the following Member States as follows: EE – three years, 
which may be extended for up to two additional years for a total term not to exceed five years; LV – Five years; LT – three years, extendable in the case of senior personnel only for up to 
two additional years; PL and SI – one year, which may be extended. For category (ii), the length of stay is limited in the following Member States as follows: EE – 90 days per six month 
period; PL – three months; LT – three months a year; HU, LV, SI – 90 days. 

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and  temporary  stay75  within  a  Member  State,  without 
requiring  compliance  with  an  economic  needs  test76,  of  the 
following categories of natural persons providing services: 
i)  the  temporary  presence,  as  intra-corporate  transferee77,  of 
natural persons in the following categories, provided that the 
service  supplier  is  a  legal  person  and  that  the  persons 
concerned have been employed by it or have been partners in 
it  (other  than  as  majority  shareholders),  for  at  least  the  year 
immediately preceding such movement: 

a) 

Persons  working  in  a  senior  position  within  a  legal 
person,  who  primarily  direct  the  management  of  the 
establishment, 
supervision  or 
receiving  general 
direction  principally  from  the  board  of  directors  or 
stockholders  of 
their  equivalent, 
the  business  or 
including: 

-  directing  the  establishment  or  a  department  or 

sub-division of the establishment; 

-  supervising  and  controlling  the  work  of  other 
or  managerial 

professional 

supervisory, 
employees; 

categories of natural persons referred to in the Market 
Access column. 

Community  directives  on  mutual  recognition  of 
diplomas do not apply to nationals of third countries. 
Recognition  of  the  diplomas  which  are  required  in 
order  to  practise  regulated  professional  services  by 
non-Community  nationals 
the 
competence of each Member State, unless Community 
law  provides  otherwise.  The  right  to  practise  a 
regulated  professional  service  in  one  Member  State 
does not grant the right to practise in another Member 
State. 

remains  within 

Residency requirements 

AT: Managing directors of branches and legal persons 
have  to  be  resident  in  Austria;  natural  persons 
responsible  within  a  legal  person  or  a  branch  for  the 
observance of the Austrian Trade Act must be resident 
in Austria. 
MT:  Immigration  regulations  under  the  Immigration 
Act  (Cap  217)  will  regulate  the  issue  of  residency 
permits/documents. 

- having the authority personally to hire and fire or 

recommend hiring, firing or other personnel actions. 

76 

77 

All  other  requirements  of  Community  and  Member  States'  laws  and  regulations  regarding  entry,  stay,  work  and  social  security  measures  shall  continue  to  apply,  including  regulations 
concerning period of stay, minimum wages as well as collective wage agreements. 
An "intra-corporate transferee" is defined as a natural person working within a legal person, other than a non-profit making organisation, established in the territory of Chile , and being 
temporarily transferred in the context of the provision of a service through commercial presence in the territory of a Member State; the legal persons concerned must have their principal 
place of business in the territory of Chile and the transfer must be to an establishment (office, branch or subsidiary) of that legal person, effectively providing like services in the territory of a 
Member State to which the EC Treaty applies. 

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to 

Persons working within a legal person who possess 
b) 
the  establishment's 
uncommon  knowledge  essential 
service,  research  equipment,  techniques  or  management.  In 
assessing such knowledge, account will be taken not only of 
knowledge specific to the establishment, but also of whether 
the person has a high level of qualification referring to a type 
of  work  or  trade  requiring  specific  technical  knowledge, 
including membership of an accredited profession. 
ii) the temporary presence of natural persons in the following 
categories: 
Persons  not  residing  in  the  territory  of  a  Member 
a) 
State to which the EC treaties apply, who are representatives 
of a service supplier and are seeking temporary entry for the 
purpose of negotiating for the sale of services or entering into 
agreements  to  sell  services  for  that  service  provider,  where 
those  representatives  will  not  be  engaged  in  making  direct 
sales to the general public or in supplying services themselves 
(in  addition,  for  EE,  HU,  LV,  SI:  or  on  their  own  behalf 
receive  remuneration  from  a  source  located  within  the 
Member State concerned). 
b) 
Persons working in a senior position, as defined in i) 
a)  above,  within  a  legal  person,  who  are  responsible  for 
setting  up  in  a  Member  State  a  commercial  presence  of  a 
service provider of Chile when: 
- 
the representatives are not engaged in making direct 
sale or supplying services (in addition, for EE, HU, LV, SI: or 
on  their  own  behalf  receive  remuneration  from  a  source 
located within the Member State concerned); and 
the  service  provider  has  its  principal  place  of 
- 
business  in 
the  territory  of  Chile  and  has  no  other 
representative,  office,  branch  or  subsidiary  in  that  Member 

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State. 

industrial, 
FR:  The  managing  director  of  an 
commercial or artisanal activity78, if not holder of a residence 
permit, needs a specific authorization. 

IT:  Access  to  industrial,  commercial  and  artisanal 
activities  is  subject  to  a  residence  permit  and  specific 
authorization to pursue the activity. 

78 

Commercial, industrial or artisanal activities relate to sectors such as: other business services, construction, distribution and tourism services. It does not relate to telecommunications and 
financial services. 

EN 

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EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
II.1. FINANCIAL SERVICES-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS (first part) 79 
1.  Part of the EC (AT, BE, CZ, DK, DE, ES, FI, FR, EL, HU, IE, IT, LU, NL, PT, SK, S, UK) undertakes commitments on Financial Services in accordance with the 
provisions  of  the  "Understanding  on  Commitments  in  Financial  Services"  attached  (the  Understanding).  These  commitments  are  in  the  following  section. 
Commitments on Financial Services of the other part of the EC (CY, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI) are not based on the Understanding and are in a second section. 
2.  These  commitments  are  subject  to  the  limitations  on  market  access  and  national  treatment  in  the  "all  sectors"  section  of  this  schedule  and  to  those  relating  to  the 

subsectors listed below. 

3.  The market access commitments in respect of modes (1) and (2) apply only to the transactions indicated in paragraphs B.3 and B.4 of the market access section of the 
Understanding respectively, except for Hungary, for which they apply only to the transactions indicated in paragraphs B.3 (a) and (b) and B.4 (a) and (b) respectively. 
4.  Notwithstanding note 1 above, the market access and national treatment commitments in respect of mode (4) on financial services are those in the "all sectors" section 
of  this  schedule,  except  for  the  Czech  Republic,  Hungary,  the  Slovak  Republic,  and  Sweden,  in  which  case  commitments  are  made  in  accordance  with  the 
Understanding. 

5.  The admission to the market of new financial services or products may be subject to the existence of, and consistency with, a regulatory framework aimed at achieving 

the objectives indicated in Article 121. 

6.  As a general rule and in a non-discriminatory manner, financial institutions incorporated in a Member State of the Community must adopt a specific legal form. 
7.  HU: Insurance, banking, securities and collective investment management services should be performed by legally separate and independently  capitalised suppliers of 

financial services, although banks may be authorised to provide services in the securities field as well. 
8.  HU: It is intended to bind direct branching once it is bound in the GATS, and under the conditions set therein. 
9. 
regulations and have permanent residency in Hungary for at least one year. 

HU: The board of a financial institution should include at least two members, who are Hungarian citizens, residents in the meaning of the relevant foreign exchange 

79 

Unlike  foreign  subsidiaries,  branches  established  directly  in  a  Member  State  by  a  Chilean  financial  institution  are  not,  with certain  limited  exceptions,  subject  to  prudential  regulations 
harmonised  at  Community  level  which  enable  such  subsidiaries  to  benefit  from  enhanced  facilities  to  set  up  new  establishments  and  to  provide  cross-border  services  throughout  the 
Community. Therefore, such branches receive an authorisation to operate in the territory of a Member State under conditions equivalent to those applied to domestic financial institutions of 
that Member State, and may be required to satisfy a number of specific prudential requirements such as, in the case of banking and securities, separate capitalisation and other solvency 
requirements and reporting and publication of accounts requirements or, in the case of insurance, specific guarantee and deposit requirements, a separate capitalisation, and the localisation in 
the  Member  State  concerned  of  the  assets  representing  the  technical  reserves  and  at  least  one  third  of  the  solvency  margin.  Member  States  may  apply  the  restrictions  indicated  in  this 
schedule only with regard to the direct establishment from Chilean of a commercial presence or to the provision of cross-border services from Chile; consequently, a Member State may not 
apply these restrictions, including those concerning establishment, to Chilean subsidiaries established in other Member States of the Community, unless these restrictions can also be applied 
to companies or nationals of other Member States in conformity with Community law. 

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A. 

Insurance and Insurance-Related Services 

1.  CZ: Compulsory motor third party liability insurance is provided by an exclusive supplier.80Compulsory health insurance is provided by licensed Czech owned suppliers 

only. 

2. 
SK: The following insurance services are provided by exclusive suppliers: Compulsory motor third party liability insurance, compulsory air transport insurance, the 
liability insurance of employer against injury or occupational disease have to be effected through the Slovak Insurance Company. The basic health insurance is confined to the 
Slovak  health  insurance  companies  having  a  licence  for  provision  of  health  insurance  granted  by  the  Ministry  of  Healthcare  of  the  Slovak  Republic  according  to  the  Act 
273/1994 Coll. of Law. Fund pension insurance schemes and sickness insurance are confined to the Social Insurance Company. 

1) 

1) 

AT: 
Higher  premium  tax  is  due  for  insurance 
contracts  (except  for  contracts  on  reinsurance  and 
retrocession)  which  are  written  by  a  subsidiary  not 
established  in  the  Community  or  by  a  branch  not 
established in Austria. Exception from the higher tax 
can be granted. 

AT:  Promotional activity and intermediation on behalf of a 
subsidiary  not  established  in  the  Community  or  of  a 
branch  not  established 
for 
reinsurance and retrocession) are prohibited.  

in  Austria 

(except 

AT:  Compulsory air insurance can be underwritten only by 
a  subsidiary  established  in  the  Community  or  by  a 
branch established in Austria. 

CZ:  None other than: 

Foreign  financial  services  suppliers  may  establish  an 
insurance company with the seat in the Czech Republic 
in  the  form  of  a  joint  stock  company  or  may  exercise 
insurance activity through their branches with registered 
office  in  the  Czech  Republic  under  the  conditions 
established in the Insurance Industry Act. 

Commercial  presence  and  authorisation  is  required  for 

Part  of  the  EC  (AT, 
BE, DK, DE, ES, FI, 
FR,  EL,  IE,  IT,  LU, 
NL,  PT,  SE,  UK) 
undertakes  additional 
as 
commitments 
contained 
the 
“Additional 
commitments  by  part 
of the EC” attached. 

in 

80 

CZ: When monopoly rights concerning compulsory motor third party liability insurance are removed, providing this service will be open on a non-discriminatory basis to Czech established 
service providers. 

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the provider of insurance services: 

- 

to provide such services including reinsurance, and 

- 

to  conclude 

intermediation  contract  with  an 
intermediary  aimed  at  the  conclusion  of  insurance  contract 
between the provider of insurance services and third party. 

Authorisation is required for the intermediary in case of 
its  intermediation  activity  to  be  exercised  for  a  branch  with 
registered office in the Czech Republic. 

DK:  Compulsory 

air 

transport 

insurance 

underwritten  only  by 
Community. 

firms  established 

can 
in 

be 
the 

(including 

DK:  No  persons  or  companies 
insurance 
companies) may for business purposes in Denmark assist in 
effecting  direct  insurance  for  persons  resident  in  Denmark, 
for  Danish  ships  or  for  property  in  Denmark,  other  than 
insurance  companies  licensed  by  Danish  law  or  by  Danish 
competent authorities. 

DE:  Compulsory air insurance policies can be underwritten 
only by a subsidiary established in the Community or by a 
branch established in Germany. 

in  Germany, 

DE:  If  a  foreign  insurance  company  has  established  a 
insurance 
branch 
contracts 
international 
transport  only  through  the  branch  established  in 
Germany. 

it  may  conclude 

in  Germany 

relating 

to 

IT:  Unbound for the actuarial profession. 

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FI:  Only insurers having their head office in the European 
Economic Area or having their branch in Finland may offer 
insurance  services  as  referred  to  in  sub-paragraph  3  (a)  of 
the Understanding. 

FI:  The supply of insurance broker services is subject to a 
the  European 

permanent  place  of  business 
Economic Area. 

in 

FR:  Insurance of risks relating to ground transport may be 
carried  out  only  by  insurance  firms  established  in  the 
Community. 

IT:  Transport insurance of goods, insurance of vehicles as 
such and liability insurance regarding risks located in 
Italy  may  be  underwritten  only  by 
insurance 
companies  established 
the  Community.  This 
in 
reservation  does  not  apply  for  international  transport 
involving imports into Italy. 

SK:  Commercial presence is required for supply of: 

- 

- 

- 

the  life  insurance  of  persons  with  permanent 
residence in the Slovak Republic; 

the  insurance  of  property  on  the  territory  of  the 
Slovak Republic; 

the insurance of liability for loss or damage caused 
by  the  activity  of  natural  persons  and  juridical 
persons on the territory of the Slovak Republic; 

-  air  and  maritime 

insurance,  covering  goods, 

aircraft, hull and liability. 

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insurance  service  supplier  authorised 

SE:  The supply of direct insurance is allowed only through 
in  Sweden, 
an 
provided  that  the  foreign  service  supplier  and  the  Swedish 
insurance company belong to the same group of companies 
or have an agreement of cooperation between them. 

2) 

2) 

AT:  Higher  premium  tax  is  due  for  insurance 
contracts  (except  for  contracts  on  reinsurance  and 
retrocession)  which  are  written  by  a  subsidiary  not 
established  in  the  Community  or  by  a  branch  not 
established in Austria. Exception from the higher tax 
can be granted. 

AT:  Promotional activity and intermediation on behalf of a 
subsidiary  not  established  in  the  Community  or  of  a 
branch  not  established 
for 
reinsurance and retrocession) are prohibited. 

in  Austria 

(except 

AT:  Compulsory air insurance can be underwritten only by 
a  subsidiary  established  in  the  Community  or  by  a  branch 
established in Austria. 

CZ:  None other than: 

Insurance  services  as  defined  below  may  not  be 
purchased abroad. 

-  The  life  insurance  of  persons  with  permanent 

residence in the Czech Republic, 

- 

- 

the  insurance  of  property  on  the  territory  of  the 
Czech Republic, 

the insurance of liability for loss or damage caused 
by the activity of natural and legal persons on the 
territory of the Czech Republic. 

DK:  Compulsory 

air 

transport 

insurance 

underwritten  only  by 
Community. 

firms  established 

can 
in 

be 
the 

EN 

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EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DK:  No  persons  or  companies 

(including 

insurance 
companies)  may  for  business  purposes  in  Denmark 
assist in effecting direct insurance for persons resident 
in  Denmark,  for  Danish  ships  or  for  property  in 
Denmark, other than insurance companies licensed by 
Danish law or by Danish competent authorities. 

DE:  Compulsory air insurance policies can be underwritten 
only by a subsidiary established in the Community or by a 
branch established in Germany. 

in  Germany, 

DE:  If  a  foreign  insurance  company  has  established  a 
insurance 
branch 
contracts 
international 
transport  only  through  the  branch  established  in 
Germany. 

it  may  conclude 

in  Germany 

relating 

to 

FR:  Insurance of risks relating to ground transport may be 
carried  out  only  by  insurance  firms  established  in  the 
Community. 

IT:  Transport insurance of goods, insurance of vehicles as 
such and liability insurance regarding risks located in 
Italy  may  be  underwritten  only  by 
insurance 
companies  established 
the  Community.  This 
in 
reservation  does  not  apply  for  international  transport 
involving imports into Italy. 

SK:  Insurance  services  covered  by  mode  (1),  except 
insurance  of  air  and  maritime  transport,  covering  goods, 
aircraft,  hull  and  liability  above  may  not  be  purchased 
abroad. 

3) 

3) 

EN 

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SK:  The  majority  of  the  management  board  of  an 
insurance  company  has  to  be  domiciled  in  the 
Slovak Republic. 

SE:  Non-life 

insurance 

undertakings 

not 
incorporated in Sweden conducting business in 
Sweden  are -  instead of  being  taxed  according 
to  the  net  result  -  subject  to  taxation  based  on 
the  premium  income  from  direct  insurance 
operations. 

SE:  A  founder of an  insurance  company  shall  be  a 
natural  person  resident  in  the  European  Economic 
Area  or  a  legal  entity  incorporated  in  the  European 
Economic Area. 

AT:  The  licence  for  branch offices  of foreign  insurers has 
to be denied if the insurer, in the home country, does 
not have a legal form corresponding or comparable to 
a 
insurance 
association. 

joint  stock  company  or  a  mutual 

CZ:  None other than: 

Foreign  financial  services  suppliers  may  establish  an 
insurance company with the seat in the Czech Republic 
in  the  form  of  a  joint  stock  company  or  may  exercise 
insurance activity through their branches with registered 
office  in  the  Czech  Republic  under  the  conditions 
established in the Insurance Industry Act. 

Commercial  presence  and  authorisation  is  required  for 
the provider of insurance services: 

- 

to provide such services including reinsurance, and 

- 

to  conclude 

intermediation  contract  with  an 
intermediary  aimed  at  the  conclusion  of  insurance  contract 
between the provider of insurance services and third party. 

Authorisation is required for the intermediary in case of 
its  intermediation  activity  to  be  exercised  for  a  branch  with 
registered office in the Czech Republic. 

FI:  The managing director, at least one auditor and at least 
one half of the promoters and members of the board of 
directors  and  the  supervisory  board  of  an  insurance 
company  shall  have  their  place  of  residence  in  the 
European  Economic  Area,  unless  the  Ministry  of 
Social Affairs and Health has granted an exemption. 

EN 

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EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FI:  Foreign  insurers  cannot  get  a  licence  in  Finland  as  a 
branch  to  carry  on  statutory  social  insurances  (statutory 
pension insurance, statutory accident insurance). 

FR:  The  establishment  of  branches  is  subject  to  a  special 
authorisation for the representative of the branch. 

EL:  The right of establishment does not cover the creation 
of  representative  offices  or  other  permanent  presence 
of insurance companies, except where such offices are 
established as agencies, branches or head offices. 

IT:  Access to actuarial profession through natural persons 
only.  Professional  associations  (no  incorporation) 
among natural persons permitted. 

IT:  The  authorisation  of  the  establishment  of  branches  is 
ultimately  subject  to  the  evaluation  of  supervisory 
authorities. 

IE:  The right of establishment does not cover the creation 
of representative offices. 

SK:  License is required for provision of insurance services. 
Foreign  national  may  establish  an  insurance  company  with 
the  seat  in  the  Slovak  Republic  in  the  form  of  a  joint  stock 
company  or  may  conduct  insurance  business  through  their 
subsidiaries  with  registered  office  in  the  Slovak  Republic 
under  the  general  conditions  established  in  the  Law  on 
Insurance.  Insurance  business  means  insurance  activity 
including brokerage and reinsurance activity. 

Intermediation  activity  aimed  at  the  conclusion  of  an 
insurance  contract  between  third  party  and  the  insurance 
company may be provided by natural or juridical persons who 

EN 

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EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
are  domiciled  in  the  Slovak  Republic  for  the  benefit  of  the 
insurance  company  having  the  license  of  the  Insurance 
Supervisory Authority. 

Intermediation  contract  aimed  at  conclusion  of  an 
insurance contract by third party with the insurance company 
may be concluded by domestic or foreign insurance company 
only  after  a  license  had  been  granted  by  the  Insurance 
Supervisory Authority 

The financial resources of specific insurance funds of 
licensed  insurance  operators  derived  from  insuring  or 
reinsuring policy holders with residence or registered office 
in the Slovak Republic must be deposited in a resident bank 
in the Slovak Republic and may not be transferred abroad. 

SE:  Insurance  broking  undertakings  not  incorporated  in 
Sweden may establish a commercial presence only through 
a branch. 

4) 

4) 

Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section under 
(i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific limitations: 

EL:  A majority of the members of the board of directors of 
a company established in Greece shall be nationals of one of 
the Member States of the Community. 

Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

AT:  The  management  of  a  branch  office  must 
consist  of  two  natural  persons  resident  in 
Austria. 

DK:  The  general  agent  of  an  insurance  branch  will 
need  to  have  resided  in  Denmark  for  the  last 
two years unless being a national of one of the 
Member  States  of 
the  Community.  The 
Minister  of  Business  and  Industry  may  grant 
exemption. 

EN 

150 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DK:  Residency  requirement  for  managers  and  the 
members  of  the  board  of  directors  of  a 
company.  However,  the  Minister  of  Business 
and  Industry  may  grant  exemption  from  this 
requirement.  Exemption 
is  granted  on  a 
non-discriminatory basis. 

IT:  Residence requirement for actuarial profession. 

EN 

151 
EN 

 
 
 
 
B.  Banking and Other Financial Services (excluding insurance) 

1.  CZ:  Non-central  bank  currency  issue  services,  trading  of  bullion,  money  broking,  settlement  and  clearing  services  for  derivative  products,  and  advisory, 

intermediation and other auxiliary financial services relating to these activities are not committed. 

2. 

SK: Trading of bullion, money broking, and intermediation are not committed. 

1)81 

1) 

BE:  Establishment in Belgium is required for the provision 

None. 

of investment advisory services. 

for  "promotori  di  servizi 

finanziari" 
IT:  Unbound 
of 
(financial salesmen).CZ: Unbound 
transferable  securities  and  of  other  negotiable  instruments 
and  financial  assets,  participation  in  issues  of  all  kinds  of 
securities,  asset  management,  and  settlement  and  clearing 
services for financial assets. 

trading 

for 

Part  of  the  EC  (AT, 
BE, DK, DE, ES, FI, 
FR,  EL,  IE,  IT,  LU, 
NL,  PT,  SE,  UK) 
undertakes  additional 
as 
commitments 
contained 
the 
“Additional 
commitments  by  part 
of the EC” attached. 

in 

None other than: 

Only Czech established banks and branches of foreign 
banks having a corresponding licence may: 

-  provide deposit services; 

- 

- 

trade in foreign exchange assets; 

effect non-cash cross-border payments. 

81 

IT: Provision and transfer of financial information and financial data processing entailing trading of financial instruments may be prohibited where the protection of investors is likely to be 
seriously prejudiced. Only authorised banks and investment firms must comply with conduct of business rules in providing investment advice concerning financial instruments and advice to 
undertakings on capital structure, industrial strategy and related matters, and advice and service relating to mergers and acquisition of undertakings. Advisory activity should not include 
asset management. 

EN 

152 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Foreign exchange permit issued by the Czech National 
Bank  or  Ministry  of  Finance  is  required  in  case  of 
Czech non-bank residents for:  

(a)  opening  and  funding  of  an  account  abroad  by 

Czech residents, 

(b)  capital payments abroad (except FDI), 

(c)  granting financial credits and guarantees, 

(d)  operations in financial derivates, 

(e)  purchase of foreign securities except for the cases 

as described by the Foreign Exchange Act, 

(f) 

issue  of  foreign  securities  for  public  and  non-
public trade in the Czech Republic or their introduction on 
the domestic market. 

IE:  The  provision  of  investment  services  or  investment 
advice  requires  either  (I)  authorisation  in  Ireland,  which 
normally  requires  that  the  entity  be  incorporated  or  be  a 
partnership  or  a  sole 
in  each  case  with  a 
trader, 
head/registered  office  in  Ireland  (authorisation  may  not  be 
required in certain cases, e.g. where a third country service 
provider  has  no  commercial  presence  in  Ireland  and  the 
service  is  not  provided  to  private  individuals),  or  (II) 
authorisation  in  another  Member  State  in  accordance  with 
the EC Investment Services Directive. 

SK:  Unbound  for  trading  of  transferable  securities  and  of 
other  negotiable 
assets, 
participation  in  issues  of  all  kinds  of  securities,  asset 
management,  and  settlement  and  clearing  services  for 

instruments 

financial 

and 

EN 

153 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
financial assets. 

None other than: 

(i)  Deposit  services  are  confined  to  the  domestic 

banks and branches of foreign banks in the Slovak Republic. 

(ii)  Only  authorised  domestic  banks,  branches  of 
foreign banks in the Slovak Republic and persons possessing 
a  foreign  exchange  license  may  trade  in  foreign  exchange 
assets.  Only  stock  exchange  members  can  trade  on  the 
Bratislava  Stock  Exchange.  Residents  can  trade  on  the 
RM-System  Slovakia  without 
and 
non-residents only through security dealers. 

limitation 

any 

(iii)  Non-cash  cross-border  payments  may  be  effected 
only  by  authorised  domestic  banks  and  branches  of  foreign 
banks in the Slovak Republic. 

(iv)  Foreign  exchange  licence  issued  by  the  National 

Bank of Slovakia is required for: 

(a)  opening  an  account  abroad  by  a  Slovak  non-bank 
resident,  except  for  the  natural  persons  during  their  stay 
abroad; 

(b)  capital payments abroad; 

(c)  obtaining financial credit from a foreign exchange 
non-resident;  except  credits  from  abroad  accepted  by 
residents  with  a  repayment  period  of  more  than  3  years  and 
loans  granted  between  natural  persons  for  non-business 
activities. 

(v)  Export  and  import  of  the  Slovak  currency  and 
foreign exchange in cash exceeding value of 150 ths SKK and 

EN 

154 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
bullion, is subject to reporting requirement. 

(vi)  Foreign exchange permission or licence granted by 
foreign  exchange  authorities  is  required  for  a  deposit  of 
financial assets by resident abroad. 

(vii) Only  foreign  exchange  entities  established  in  the 
Slovak  Republic  can  grant  and  obtain  guarantees  and 
liabilities according to determined limit and provisions of the 
National Bank of Slovakia. 

2)82 

CZ:  Unbound for asset management. 

None other than: 

2) 

None. 

Only Czech established banks and branches of foreign 

banks having a corresponding licence may: 

-  provide deposit services; 

- 

trade in foreign exchange assets; 

- effect non-cash cross-border payments. 

Foreign exchange permit issued by the Czech National 
Bank  or  Ministry  of  Finance  is  required  in  case  of  Czech 
non-bank residents for: 

(a) opening  and  funding  of  an  account  abroad  by 

82 

IT:  Authorised  persons  enabled  to  conduct  collective  asset  management  are  deemed  responsible  for  any  investment  activity  conducted  by  their  delegated  advisers  (Collective  asset 
management, excluding UCITS). 

EN 

155 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Czech residents, 

(b) capital payments abroad (except FDI), 

(c)  granting financial credits and guarantees, 

(d) operations in financial derivates, 

(e)  purchase of foreign securities except for the cases 

as described by the Foreign Exchange Act, 

(f) 

issue  of  foreign  securities  for  public  and  non-
public trade in the Czech Republic or their introduction on 
the domestic market. 

FI:  Payments from governmental entities (expenses) shall 
be  transmitted  through  the  Sampo  Bank  Ltd.  Exemption 
from this requirement may be granted on special reason by 
the Ministry of Finance. 

SK:  Unbound for asset management. 

None other than: 

(i)  Deposit  services  are  confined  to  the  domestic 

banks and branches of foreign banks in the Slovak Republic. 

(ii)  Only  authorised  domestic  banks,  branches  of 
foreign banks in the Slovak Republic and persons possessing 
a  foreign  exchange  license  may  trade  in  foreign  exchange 
assets.  Only  stock  exchange  members  can  trade  on  the 
Bratislava  Stock  Exchange.  Residents  can  trade  on  the 
RM-System  Slovakia  without 
and 
non-residents only through security dealers. 

limitation 

any 

EN 

156 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(iii)  Non-cash  cross-border  payments  may  be  effected 
only  by  authorised  domestic  banks  and  branches  of  foreign 
banks in the Slovak Republic. 

(iv)  Foreign  exchange  licence  issued  by  the  National 

Bank of Slovakia is required for: 

(a)  opening  an  account  abroad  by  a  Slovak  non-bank 
resident,  except  for  the  natural  persons  during  their  stay 
abroad; 

(b)  capital payments abroad; 

(c)  obtaining financial credit from a foreign exchange 
non-resident;  except  credits  from  abroad  accepted  by 
residents  with  a  repayment  period  of  more  than  3  years  and 
loans  granted  between  natural  persons  for  non-business 
activities. 

(v)  Export  and  import  of  the  Slovak  currency  and 
foreign exchange in cash exceeding value of 150 ths SKK and 
bullion, is subject to reporting requirement. 

(vi)  Foreign exchange permission or licence granted by 
foreign  exchange  authorities  is  required  for  a  deposit  of 
financial assets by resident abroad 

(vii) Only  foreign  exchange  entities  established  in  the 
Slovak  Republic  can  grant  and  obtain  guarantees  and 
liabilities according to determined limit and provisions of the 
National Bank of Slovakia. 

3)  

3) 

All Member States: 

SE:  A  founder  of  a  banking  company  shall  be  a 

EN 

157 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-  The  establishment  of  a  specialised  management  company 
is required to perform  the activities of  management of unit 
trusts and investment companies. 

natural  person  resident  in  the  European  Economic 
Area or a foreign bank. A founder of a savings bank 
shall  be  a  natural  person  resident  in  the  European 
Economic Area. 

- Only firms having their registered office in the Community 
can act as depositories of the assets of investment funds. 

CZ:  None other than: 

Banking  services  may  be  provided  only  by  Czech 
established  banks  or  branches  of  foreign  banks  having  a 
licence  granted  by  the  Czech  National  Bank  in  agreement 
with the Ministry of Finance. 

Mortgage loan services may be provided only by Czech 

established banks. 

Banks  may  be  established  as  joint  stock  companies 
only.  The  purchase  of  shares  of  existing  banks  is  subject  to 
prior approval of the Czech National Bank. 

Securities  may  be  traded  publicly  only  if  relevant 
authorisation  has  been  granted  and  prospectus  covering  the 
security has been approved. 

The  establishment  and  activities  of  securities  dealers, 
stockbrokers,  of  the  Stock  Exchange  or  organisers  of  an 
over-the-counter  market, 
and 
investment  funds  are  subject  to  authorisation  granting  of 
integrity, 
which 
management and material requirements. 

to  qualifications,  personal 

investment 

is  related 

companies 

EN 

158 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlement  and  clearing  services  for  all  kinds  of 
payments are monitored and reviewed by the Czech National 
Bank to ensure their smooth and economical operation. 

DK:  Financial institutions may engage in securities trading 
on  the  Copenhagen  Stock  Exchange  only  through 
subsidiaries incorporated in Denmark. 

FI:  At least one half of the founders, the members of the 
board of directors, the supervisory board and the delegates, 
the managing director, the holder of the procuration and the 
person  entitled  to  sign  in  the  name  of  the  credit  institution 
shall  have  their  place  of  residence  in  the  European 
Economic  Area,  unless  the  Ministry  of  Finance  grants  an 
exemption.  At  least  one  auditor  shall  have  his  place  of 
residence in the European Economic Area. 

FI:  The broker (individual person) on derivative exchange 
shall  have  his  place  of  residence  in  the  European 
Economic  Area.  Exemption  from  this  requirement 
may  be  granted  under  the  conditions  set  by  the 
Ministry of Finance. 

FI:  Payments from governmental entities (expenses) shall 
be  transmitted  through  the  Sampo  Bank  Ltd.  Exemption 
from this requirement may be granted on special reason by 
the Ministry of Finance. 

EL:  For  the  establishment  and  operations  of  branches  a 
minimum  amount  of  foreign  exchange  must  be 
imported,  converted  into  euros  and  kept  in  Greece  as 
long as a foreign bank continues to operate in Greece: 

-  Up  to  four  (4)  branches  this  minimum  is  currently 
equal to half of the minimum amount of share capital 

EN 

159 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
required  for  a  credit  institution  to  be  incorporated  in 
Greece; 

the  operation  of  additional  branches 

-  For 
the 
minimum  amount  of  capital  must  be  equal  to  the 
minimum share capital required for a credit institution 
to be incorporated in Greece. 

IT: 

In  providing  the  activity  of  door-to-door  selling, 
intermediaries  must  utilise  authorised 
financial 
salesmen  resident  within  the  territory  of  a  Member 
State of the European Communities. 

IT:  Representative offices of foreign intermediaries cannot 
carry out activities aimed at providing investment services. 

IT:  Clearing  services 

including 

the  phase  of  final 
settlement  may  be  conducted  only  by  entities  duly 
authorised  and  supervised  by  the  Bank  of  Italy  in 
agreement with Consob.  

IT:  The  public  offer  of  securities  can  only  be  made  by 

entities duly authorised. 

IT:  Centralised  deposit,  custody  and  administration 
services  can  be  provided  only  by  entities  duly  authorised 
and  supervised  by  the  Consob  in  agreement  with  the  Bank 
of Italy. 

IT: 

In  the  case  of  collective  investment  schemes  other 
than  harmonised  UCITS  under 
the  directive 
85/611/EEC,  the  trustee/  depositary  is  required  to  be 
incorporated in Italy or in another Member State of the 
European  Community,  being  established  through  a 
branch  in  Italy.  Only  banks,  insurance  companies, 
securities  investment  companies  having  their  legal 

EN 

160 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
head office in the European Community may carry out 
activity  of  pension  fund  resources  management. 
Management  companies  (closed-end  funds  and  real 
estate  funds)  are  also  required  to  be  incorporated  in 
Italy. 

In 

the  case  of  collective 

investment  schemes 
IE: 
constituted  as  unit  trusts  and  variable  capital  companies 
(other  than  undertakings  for  collective  investment  in 
transferable  securities,  UCITS),  the  trustee/depositary  and 
management  company  is  required  to  be  incorporated  in 
Ireland  or  in  another  Member  State  of  the  Community.  In 
the  case  of  an  investment  limited  partnership,  at  least  one 
general partner must be incorporated in Ireland. 

IE:  To become a member of a stock exchange in Ireland, 
an  entity  must  either  (I)  be  authorised  in  Ireland, 
which  requires  that  it  be  incorporated  or  be  a 
partnership, with a head/registered office in Ireland, or 
in 
(II)  be  authorised 
accordance  with 
Investment  Services 
Directive. 

in  another  Member  State 
the  EC 

IE:  The  provision  of  investment  services  or  investment 
advice  requires  either  (I)  authorisation  in  Ireland, 
which normally requires that the entity be incorporated 
or be a partnership or a sole trader, in each case with a 
head/registered  office  in  Ireland  (the  supervisory 
authority may also authorise branches of third country 
entities), or (II) authorisation in another Member State 
in  accordance  with  the  EC  Investment  Services 
Directive. 

PT:  The  establishment  of  non-EC  banks  is  subject  to  an 
authorisation  issued,  on  a  case-by-case  basis,  by  the 
Minister of Finance. The establishment has to contribute to 

EN 

161 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
increase  the  national  banking  system's  efficiency  or  has  to 
produce significant effects on the internationalisation of the 
Portuguese economy. 

PT:  The services of venture capital may not be provided by 
branches  of  venture  capital  companies  having  their  head 
office in a non-EC country. Pension fund management may 
be provided only by companies incorporated in Portugal and 
by 
in  Portugal  and 
authorised to take up the life insurance business. 

insurance  companies  established 

SK:  Banking  services  may  be  provided  only  by  domestic 
banks  or  branches  of  foreign  banks  authorised  by  the 
National Bank of Slovakia upon the agreement with the 
Ministry  of  Finance.  The  granting  of  authorisation  is 
based  on  the  consideration  of  criteria  relating,  in 
particular,  to  capital  endowment  (financial  strength) 
professional qualifications, integrity and competence of 
the management of the projected bank activities. Banks 
are  legal  entities  incorporated  in  the  Slovak  Republic, 
established  as  joint-stock  companies  or  public  (State-
owned) financial institutions. 

The purchase of shares expressing interest in the equity 
capital of existing commercial bank from the determined limit 
is subject to prior approval of the National Bank of Slovakia. 

Investment  services  in  the  Slovak  Republic  can  be 
provided  by  banks,  investment  companies,  investment  funds 
and  security  dealers  which  have  legal  form  of  joint-stock 
company  with  equity  capital  according  to  the  law.  Foreign 
investment  company  or  investment  fund  must  obtain  an 
authorisation  from  Ministry  of  Finance  for  selling  its 
securities or investment certificate units on the territory of the 
Slovak  Republic  according  to  the  Law.  For  issue  of  debt 
securities  the  permission  of  the  Ministry  of  Finance  is 

EN 

162 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
required either for the issue inland or abroad. 

Securities  may  be  issued  and  traded  only  after  a 
permission  by  the  Ministry  of  Finance  has  been  granted  for 
public trading according to the Securities Act. The business of 
security  dealer,  stockbroker  or  organiser  of  an  over-the 
counter  market  is  subject  to  authorisation  of  the  Ministry  of 
Finance.  Settlement  and  clearing  services  for  all  kinds  of 
payments are regulated by National Bank of Slovakia. 

Settlement  and  clearing  services  relating  to  change  of 
physical  property  of  securities  are  recorded  in  Centre  of 
Securities  (Clearing  and  Settlement  House  for  Securities). 
Centre  of  Securities  may  provide  only  transfers  on  the 
property accounts of security owners. Cash part clearing and 
settlement  goes  through  Banking  Clearing  and  Settlement 
House  -  (where  the  National  Bank  of  Slovakia  is  major 
shareholder)  for  Bratislava  Stock  Exchange,  joint-stock 
company  or 
through  Jumbo  account  for  RM-System 
Slovakia. 

SE:  Undertakings  not 
in  Sweden  may 
establish a commercial presence only through a branch, and 
in case of banks, also through a representative office. 

incorporated 

4) 

4) 

Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section under 
(i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific limitations: 

FR:  Sociétés  d'investissement  à  capital  fixe:  condition  of 
nationality for the president of the Board of Directors, 
the  Directors-General  and  no  less  than  two  thirds  of 
the  administrators,  and  also,  when  the  securities  firm 
has a Supervisory Board or Council, for the members 
of such board or its Director-General, and no less than 

Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
under (i) and (ii) and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 

IT:  Condition of residence for "promotori di servizi 
finanziari" (financial salesmen). 

EN 

163 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
two thirds of the members of the supervisory Council. 

EL:  Credit  institutions  should  name  at  least  two  persons 
who  are  responsible  for  the  operations  of  the  institution. 
Condition of residency applies to these persons. 

EN 

164 
EN 

 
 
 
II.2.  FINANCIAL SERVICES-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS (second part) 

1. 

The commitments on Financial Services of the other part of the EC (CY, EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, and SI) are in the following section. 

2.  CY:  Unregulated  financial  services  and  products  and  the  admission  to  the  market  of  new  financial  services  or  products,  may  be  subject  to  the  existence  or  the  introduction  of  a 

regulatory framework aimed at achieving the objectives indicated in Article 125. 

3.  CY: Due to exchange controls operative in Cyprus: 

- 

- 

- 

- 

residents are not permitted to purchase banking services which may involve transfer of funds abroad, while they are physically abroad; 

loans to non-residents/foreigners or non-resident controlled companies require approval from the Central Bank; 

acquisition of securities by non-residents also requires permission from the Central Bank;  

dealings in foreign currency may be carried out only through banks which have been accorded "Authorised Dealer" status from the Central Bank. 

4.  MT: For mode (3) commitments, under exchange control legislation non-residents wishing to supply any services through the registration of a local company may do so with the prior 
permission of the Central Bank of Malta. Companies with the participation of non-resident legal or natural persons require a minimum share capital of 10,000 Maltese Liri of which 
50% has to be paid up. The non-resident percentage share of the equity is to be paid for with funds emanating from abroad. Companies with non-resident participation must apply for a 
permit from the Ministry of Finance to acquire premises under the appropriate legislation.. 

5.  MT: For mode (4) commitments, the requirements of Maltese legislation and regulations regarding entry, stay, acquisition of real property, work and social security measures shall 
continue  to  apply,  including  regulations  concerning  period  of  stay,  minimum  wages  as  well  as  collective  wage  agreements.  Entry,  work  and  residence  permits  are  granted  at  the 
discretion of the Government of Malta. 

6. 

SI: The admission to the market of new financial services or products may be subject to the existence of, and consistency with, a regulatory framework aimed at achieving the 
objectives indicated in Article 125.  

7. 

SI: As a general rule and in a non-discriminatory manner, financial institutions incorporated in the Republic of Slovenia must adopt a specific legal form. 

8. 

SI: Insurance and banking activities should be performed by legally separate suppliers of financial services. 

9. 

SI: Investment services can be provided only through banks and investment firms. 

EN 

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EN 

 
 
 
A. 

Insurance and Insurance-Related Services 

1. 

EE: Compulsory social security services are not committed. 

2. 

LV: (i), (ii) (3): As a general rule and in non-discriminatory manner, insurance institutions incorporated in Latvia must adopt a specific legal form. 

3. 

4. 

(i) 

LV: (iii) (3): Intermediary can be only natural person (no nationality requirement) and can provide service on behalf of insurance company having the authorisation from 
Insurance Supervisory Authority in Latvia. 

LT: All subsectors: Insurance companies are not allowed to provide both life and non-life insurance. Separate incorporation is required for those two types (a) and (b). 

insurance 
co-

Direct 
(including 
insurance): 

1) 

CY: 

1) 

CY, EE, LV, LT: None. 

Life insurance (including intermediation):  

MT: 

(a) 

life 

(b) 

non-life 

No insurer can offer life insurance services in the Republic of 
Cyprus unless licensed as an insurer by the Superintendent of 
Insurance,  in  accordance  with  the  Insurance  Companies 
Laws. 

Life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance and 
retrocession: None. 

Insurance  intermediation  and  services  auxiliary  to 
insurance: Unbound. 

(ii) 

Reinsurance  and 
retrocession 

(iii) 

Insurance 

EN 

Non-life insurance (including intermediation):  

No  insurer  can  offer  non-life  insurance  services  (except 
Marine,  Aviation  and  Transit)  in  the  Republic  of  Cyprus 
unless  licensed  as  an  insurer  by  the  Superintendent  of 
Insurance,  in  accordance  with  the  Insurance  Companies 
Laws. 

PL: 

Unbound  except  for  the  reinsurance,  the  retrocession 
and insurance of goods in international trade. 

SI: 

Reinsurance and retrocession (including intermediation):  

Any  foreign  reinsurer  approved  by  the  Superintendent  of 
Insurance  (on  prudential  criteria)  may  offer  reinsurance  or 
retrocession  services  to  insurance  companies  incorporated 

Marine,  aviation  and  transport  insurance,  insurance 
intermediation,  and  services  auxiliary  to  insurance: 
None. 

Life  insurance,  non-life  insurance  (except  marine, 

166 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
intermediation, 
such as brokerage 
and agency 

and licensed in Cyprus. 

Services auxiliary to insurance: None. 

EE:  None. 

aviation and transport insurance), and reinsurance and 
retrocession: Unbound. 

insurance, 

Services auxiliary 
(iv) 
to 
such  as 
consultancy, actuarial, risk 
assessment 
claim 
and 
settlement services 

LV: 

Life 
insurance, 
intermediation: Unbound. 

non-life 

insurance 

and 

insurance 

Reinsurance  and  retrocession,  and  services  auxiliary  to 
insurance: None. 

LT: 

Life  insurance,  non-life  insurance  (except  for  maritime  and 
aviation insurance), and insurance intermediation: Unbound. 

Maritime and aviation insurance, reinsurance and retrocession 
and services auxiliary to insurance: None. 

MT: 

Marine,  aviation  and  transport  insurance,  reinsurance  and 
retrocession, and insurance intermediation: None. 

Life insurance, non-life insurance (except for marine, aviation 
and transport insurance), reinsurance and retrocession (except 

EN 

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EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for  marine,  aviation  and  transport  reinsurance),  and  services 
auxiliary to insurance:  

Unbound. 

PL: Unbound except for the reinsurance, the retrocession and 
insurance of goods in international trade. 

SI:  

Marine, aviation and transport insurance : 

Insurance activities provided by mutual insurance institutions 
are  limited  to  incorporated  companies  established  in  the 
Republic of Slovenia. 

transport 

Life  insurance,  non-life  insurance  (except  marine,  aviation 
and 
insurance),  reinsurance  and  retrocession, 
insurance intermediation, and services auxiliary to insurance: 
Unbound. 

2) 

2) 

CY, EE, LV, LT: None. 

CY, EE, LV, LT: None. 

MT: 

MT: 

Life  insurance,  non-life  insurance,  and  reinsurance  and 
retrocession: None. 

Life insurance, non-life insurance, and reinsurance and 
retrocession: None. 

Insurance intermediation and services auxiliary to insurance: 
Unbound. 

Insurance  intermediation  and  services  auxiliary  to 
insurance: Unbound. 

PL: Unbound except for the reinsurance, the retrocession and 

insurance of goods in international trade. 

PL:  Unbound  except 
retrocession  and 

the 

for 
reinsurance, 
insurance  of  goods 

the 
in 

EN 

168 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SI: 

Marine, aviation and transport insurance : 

international trade. 

SI:  

Insurance activities provided by mutual insurance institutions 
are  limited  to  incorporated  companies  established  in  the 
Republic of Slovenia. 

Marine,  aviation  and  transport  insurance,  reinsurance 
and 
intermediation,  and 
insurance 
services auxiliary to insurance: None. 

retrocession, 

Life insurance and non-life insurance (except marine, aviation 
and transport insurance): Unbound. 

Life insurance and non-life insurance (except marine, 
aviation and transport insurance): Unbound. 

Reinsurance and retrocession: 

Reinsurance  companies  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia  have 
priority in the collection of insurance premiums. 

In case that these companies are not able to equalise all risks, 
these can be reinsured and retroceded abroad. (None upon the 
adoption of the new law on Insurance Companies). 

Insurance intermediation and services auxiliary to insurance: 
None. 

3) 

CY: 

3) 

CY, LV, LT, MT, PL: None. 

Life and non-life insurance (including intermediation): 

EE: 

No  insurer  can  operate  in  or  from  within  the  Republic  of 
Cyprus  unless  so  authorised  by  the  Superintendent  of 
Insurance,  in  accordance  with  the  Insurance  Companies 
Laws. 

Foreign  insurance  companies  can  operate  in  the  Republic  of 

Life and non-life insurance: 

None,  except  the  management  body  of  an  insurance 
joint-stock company with foreign capital participation 
may include citizens of foreign countries in proportion 
to the foreign participation, but not more than half of 

EN 

169 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cyprus  through  the  establishment  of  a  branch  or  an  agency. 
The  foreign  insurer  must  have  been  authorised  to  operate  in 
his country of origin before authorised to establish a branch or 
agency. 

the  members  of  the  management  group;  the  head  of 
the  management  of  a  subsidiary  or  an  independent 
company must permanently reside in Estonia. 

Participation  of  non-residents 
insurance  companies, 
incorporated  in  the  Republic  of  Cyprus,  requires  the  prior 
approval of the Central Bank. 

in 

Reinsurance 
insurance 
intermediation  and  services  auxiliary  to  insurance: 
None. 

retrocession, 

and 

Reinsurance and retrocession (including intermediation): 

SI: 

No company can operate as a reinsurer within the Republic of 
Cyprus  unless  so  authorised  by  the  Superintendent  of 
Insurance. 

Life insurance, non-life insurance, and reinsurance and 
retrocession: None. 

Investment  by  non-residents 
in  reinsurance  companies 
requires the prior approval of the Central Bank. The share of 
foreign  participation  in  the  capital  of  local  reinsurance 
companies  is  determined  on  a  case-by-case  basis.  Currently 
there is no local reinsurance company. 

Insurance  intermediation  and  services  auxiliary  to 
insurance: 

For  sole  proprietors  a  residence  in  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia is required. 

Services auxiliary to insurance: None. 

EE, LV, LT: None 

PL:  Establishment  in  a  form  of  joint  stock  company  or  a 
branch after obtaining a licence. 

No  more  than 5% of  insurance  funds  can  be  invested 
abroad. 

A  person  executing  activities  of 

insurance 
intermediation  must  possess  a  licence.  Local  incorporation 
required for insurance intermediaries. 

the 

EN 

170 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SI: 

Life and non-life insurance: 

Establishment is subject to a licence issued by the Ministry 
of  Finance.  Foreign  persons  can  establish  an  insurance 
company  only  as  a  joint-venture  with  domestic  person, 
where participation of foreign persons is limited up to 99%. 

The limitation on the maximum foreign ownership shall be 
abolished  with  the  adoption  of  the  new  Law  on  Insurance 
Companies. 

A  foreign  person  may  acquire  or  increase  shares  in  a 
domestic  insurance  company  subject  to  a  prior  approval  of 
the Ministry of Finance. 

Ministry  of Finance,  when  issuing  a  licence  or  approval  of 
acquiring  shares  in  a  domestic  insurance  company,  takes 
into account the following criteria: 

- 

the  dispersion  of  ownership  of  shares  and 
existence of shareholders from different countries; 

the 

- 
the supply of new insurance products and the transfer 
of related know how, if the foreign investor is an insurance 
company. 

Unbound  for  foreign  participation  in  insurance  company 
under privatisation. 

Membership of the mutual insurance institution is limited to 
companies  established  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia  and 
domestic natural persons 

EN 

171 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reinsurance and retrocession: 

Foreign  participation  in  reinsurance  company  is  limited  up 
to  a  controlling  share  of  the  capital.  (None,  except  for 
branches,  upon  the  adoption  of  the  new  law  on  Insurance 
companies).  

Insurance 
insurance:  

intermediation  and 

services  auxiliary 

to 

For  providing  consultancy  and  claim  settlement  services, 
incorporation is required as a legal entity by consent of the 
Bureau of insurance. 

For  actuaries  and  risk  assessment  activities  provision  of 
services through professional establishment only. 

Operation is limited to activities referred under A(i) and (ii) 
of this Schedule. 

4) 

CY: 

4) 

CY: 

Life,  non-life 
insurance, 
services auxiliary to insurance: Unbound. 

insurance 

intermediation  and 

Life,  non-life  insurance,  insurance  intermediation 
and services auxiliary to insurance: None. 

Reinsurance and retrocession: 

Reinsurance and retrocession: 

Unbound.  Natural  persons  are  not  authorised  to  provide 
reinsurance services. 

Unbound.  Natural  persons  are  not  authorised  to 
provide reinsurance services. 

EE,  LV,  LT,  MT:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii). 

EE, LT, MT, SI: Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section under (i) and (ii). 

EN 

172 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PL:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal  section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  subject  to  the  following  specific 
limitation:  Residency 
insurance 
intermediaries. 

requirement 

for 

LV, PL: None. 

SI: 

Life  insurance,  non-life  insurance,  and  reinsurance  and 
retrocession 

Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section under 
(i) and (ii). 

Insurance intermediation and services auxiliary to insurance 

Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section under 
(i) and (ii) and for actuarial and risk assessment residence is 
required 
to  a  qualifying  examination, 
membership in the Actuarial Association of the Republic of 
Slovenia and proficiency in the Slovene language. 

in  addition 

B.  Banking and Other Financial Services (excluding insurance) 

1.  CY: Direct or indirect ownership or voting rights in a bank by a person and his/her associates may not exceed 10 per cent unless with the prior written approval of the 

Central Bank. 

2.  CY: Further to the above, in the three existing local banks listed in the stock exchange, direct or indirect shareholding or acquisition of stake in their capital by foreign 

persons is restricted to 0.5 per cent per individual or organisation and 6.0 per cent collectively. 

LV: Mode 4: Manager of a branch and a subsidiary of a foreign bank shall be a Latvian tax payer (resident). The commitments on presence of natural persons are bound 
according to general provisions applicable to all sectors in this list. 

3. 

4. 

(v) 

EN 

LT: All subsectors: At least one manager must be Lithuanian citizen. 

Acceptance 
deposits 

of 
and 

1) 

1) 

173 
EN 

 
 
 
 
repayable 
the 

other 
funds  from 
public 

CY:  Subsectors  (v)  to  (ix)  and  (x)  (b):  Unbound/only  legal 
entities licensed by the Central Bank may offer banking 
services in the Republic of Cyprus. 

CY:  Unbound, except for: 

Subsectors  (x)  (e),  (xv)  and  (xvi):  None  except 
as indicated in the horizontal section. 

Subsectors  (x)  (e),  (xv)  and  (xvi):  None  except  as 
indicated in the horizontal section. 

EE, LV, LT, SI: None. 

(vi) 

Lending  of  all 
types, 
including 
consumer  credit, 
mortgage  credit, 
and 
factoring 
financing 
of 
commercial 
transaction 

(vii) 

Financial leasing 

MT:  Not committed. 

PL:  Not committed. 

(viii)  All  payment  and 
money 
transmission 

EN 

All other subsectors: Unbound 

MT:  Subsectors (v) and (vi): None. 

EE:  Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from 

the public 

 Subsector (xv): Unbound, except for the provision 
of financial information by international providers. 

Requirement  of  authorisation  by  Eesti  Pank  and 
registration  under  Estonian  Law  as  a  joint-stock 
company, a subsidiary or a branch. 

PL:  Unbound, except for: 

Subsector (xv): None. 

is 

required 

EE,  LT:  The  establishment  of  a  specialised  management 
company 
the  activities  of 
management  of  unit  trusts  and  investment  companies,  and 
only  firms  having  their registered office  in the  Community 
can act as depositories of the assets of investment funds. 

to  perform 

174 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
services, 
including  credit, 
charge  and  debit 
travellers 
cards, 
cheques 
and 
bankers drafts 

MT: 

Not committed. 

(ix) 

Guarantees 
commitments 

and 

LV:  Unbound, except for: 

Subsectors (xi), (xv) and (xvi): None. 

MT:  Not committed. 

required. 

LT: Pension 

fund  management:  Commercial  presence 

PL:  Excluding 
guarantees 
and 
commitments of the 
State Treasury. 

MT:  Subsectors (v) and (vi): None. 

Subsector  (xv):  Unbound,  except  for  the  provision  of 
financial information by international providers. 

PL: Unbound, except for: 

Subsector 

(xv):  Requirement 

public 
telecommunication  network,  or  the  network  of  other 
authorised  operator, 
the  case  of  cross-border 
provision of these services. 

use 

the 

in 

to 

(x) 

Trading  for  own 
for 
account  or 
account 
of 
customers, 
whether  on  an 
exchange,  in  an 
over-the-counter 
market 

or 

SI:  None for subsector (xv) and and (xvi). 

Unbound  except  accepting  credits  (borrowing  of  all 
types),  and  accepting  guarantees  and  commitments 
from  foreign  credit  institutions  by  domestic  legal 
entities  and  sole  proprietors.  (Remark:  consumer 
credits  shall  be  free  upon  the  adoption  of  the  new 

EN 

175 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
otherwise, 
following: 

the 

Foreign Exchange Law). 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

money  market 
instruments 
(including 
cheques, 
certificates 
deposits) 

bills, 
of 

foreign exchange 

derivative 
products 
including, but not 
limited to, futures 
and options 

exchange 
rate 
and  interest  rate 
instruments, 
including 
products  such  as 
forward 
swaps, 
rate agreements 

transferable 
securities 

other  negotiable 
instruments  and 
financial  assets, 
including bullion 

EN 

All  above  mentioned  credit  arrangements  must  be 
registered  with  the  Bank  of  Slovenia.  (Remark:  this 
provision  shall  be  abolished upon  the  adoption of  the 
new Law on Banking.) 

Foreign  persons  can  only  offer  foreign  securities 
through  domestic  banks  and  stock  broking  company. 
Members  of  the  Slovenian  Stock  Exchange  must  be 
incorporated in the Republic of Slovenia. 

176 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
MT:  Not committed. 

PL: 
committed. 

Only  (x)  (e)  is 

(xi) 

Participation 
in 
issues of all kinds 
of 
securities, 
including 
underwriting  and 
placement 
as 
(whether 
agent 
or 
publicly 
and 
privately) 
of 
provision 
services 
related 
to such issues 

2) 

2) 

CY:  Subsectors (v) to (xiv), except subsector (x) (e) 

CY:  Unbound, except for:  

Unbound-Residents of Cyprus require permission from 
the  Central  Bank  in  conformity  with  the  Exchange 
Control  Law  for  borrowing  in  foreign  currency  or 
abroad,  for  placing  funds  abroad  or  for  obtaining 
banking services that require export of funds. 

Subsector (x) (e), (xv) and (xvi) 

None except as indicated in the horizontal section. 

Subsectors  (x)  (e),  (xv)  and  (xvi):  None  except 
as indicated in the horizontal section. 

EE, LV, LT, SI: None. 

MT:  Subsectors (v) and (vi): None. 

Subsector 
provision 
international providers. 

(xv):  Unbound,  except 
of 

for 
information 

financial 

the 
by 

MT:  Not committed. 

EE, LV, LT: None. 

MT:  Subsectors (v) and (vi): None. 

PL:  Unbound, except for: 

Subsector (xv) and (xvi): None. 

PL:  Excluding 

in 
participation 
issues  of  Treasury 
papers.  

SI: 

Excluding 
participation 
in 
issues  of  Treasury 

EN 

Subsector  (xv):  Unbound,  except  for  the  provision  of 
financial information by international providers. 

PL: Unbound, except for: 

Subsector 

(xv):  Requirement 

the  public 
telecommunication  network,  or  the  network  of  other 
authorised operator, in the case of consumption abroad 
of these services. 

to  use 

Subsector (xvi): None. 

177 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
bonds. 

(xii)  Money broking 

MT:  Not committed. 

PL: 

Not committed. 

(xiii)  Asset 

SI:  None for subsectors (xv) and (xvi). 

management, 
such  as  cash  or 
portfolio 
management,  all 
of 
forms 
collective 
investment 
management, 
pension 
management, 
custodial, 
depository 
trust services 

fund 

and 

MT:  Not committed. 

PL:  Only 

portfolio 

management 

EN 

Unbound  except  accepting  credits  (borrowing  of  all 
types),  and  accepting  guarantees  and  commitments 
from  foreign  credit  institutions  by  domestic  legal 
entities  and  sole  proprietors.  (Remark:  consumer 
credits  shall  be  free  upon  the  adoption  of  the  new 
Foreign Exchange Law). 

All  above  mentioned  credit  arrangements  must  be 
registered  with  the  Bank  of  Slovenia.  (Remark:  this 
provision shall  be  abolished upon  the  adoption  of  the 
new Law on Banking.) 

Legal  entities  established  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia 

can be depositories of the assets of Investments Funds. 

178 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
services. 

SI: 

Excluding  pension 
fund management. 

(xiv) 

Settlement 
and 
clearing  services 
financial 
for 
assets, 
including 
securities, 
derivative 
and 
products, 
other  negotiable 
instruments 

3) 

3) 

All Member States: 

CY:  All subsectors, except subsector (x) (e) 

- 

- 

The  establishment  of  a  specialised  management 
company  is  required  to  perform  the  activities  of 
management of unit trusts and investment companies. 

None once established and licensed. 

Subsector (x) (e) 

Only  firms  having  their  registered  office  in  the 
Community  can  act  as  depositories  of  the  assets  of 
investment funds. 

A  brokerage  firm  may  only  be  registered  as  a 
member of the Cyprus Stock Exchange if it has 
been  established  and  registered  in  accordance 
with the Companies Law of Cyprus. 

MT:  Not committed. 

CY:  All subsectors, except subsector (x) (e) 

For new banks the following requirements apply: 

EE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI: None. 

PL:  Not committed. 

(a)  A  licence  is  required  from  the  Maltese  financial 

authorities. An economic needs test may be applied. 

and 
Provision 
(xv) 
transfer 
financial 
of 
information,  and  financial 
and 
processing 
data 
related 
by 
software 
suppliers of other financial 

EN 

179 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
services 

(xvi) 

other 

Advisory, 
intermediation 
and 
auxiliary 
financial  services 
on 
the 
all 
activities listed in 
subparagraphs (v) 
(xv), 
through 
including  credit 
reference 
and 
analysis, 
investment 
and 
portfolio  research 
advice, 
and 
advice 
on 
acquisitions  and 
corporate 
on 
restructuring  and 
strategy 

(b) Branches  of  foreign  financial  institutions  must  be 
registered in Cyprus under the Companies Law and 
licensed. 

Subsector (x) (e): 

Only members (brokers) of the Cyprus Stock Exchange 
can  undertake  business  pertaining 
to  securities 
brokerage in Cyprus. Firms acting as brokers must only 
employ  individuals  who  can  act  as  brokers  provided 
that 
licensed.  Banks  and 
Insurance  companies  may  not  undertake  brokerage 
business. However their subsidiary brokerage firms may 
do so. 

they  are  appropriately 

LV:  Subsector (xi): 

The Bank of Latvia (Central Bank) is a financial agent of 

the government in the T-bills market. 

Subsector (xiii): 

MT:  Not committed. 

Pension  fund  management 
monopoly. 

is  provided  by  State 

PL:  Advisory  and  other 
financial 
in 
the 

auxiliary 
services  only 
relation 
activities 
committed 
Poland. 

for 

to 

LT:  None,  except  as  indicated  in  horizontal  part  of  section 
“Banking and Other Financial Services”, and for: 

Subsector (xiii): 

Establishment only as Public Stock Corporations (AB) 
and Close Corporations (UAB) which should be founded in 
closed  manner  (when  all  initially  issued  stock  are  acquired 
by incorporators). For the purpose of asset management, the 

EN 

180 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SI:  Excluding  advisory, 
intermediation  and  other 
auxiliary financial services 
related  to  participation  in 
issues  of  Treasury  bonds 
and 
fund 
to  pension 
management. 

establishment  of  a  specialised  management  company  is 
required.  Only  firms  having  their  registered  office  in 
Lithuania  can  act  as  the  depositories  of  the  assets.  As 
indicated  in  horizontal  part  of  section  “Banking  and  Other 
Financial Services”. 

MT:  Unbound, except for: 

Subsectors (v) and (vi): 

Foreign-owned  credit  and  other  financial  institutions 
may  operate  either  in  the  form  of  a  branch  or  a  local 
subsidiary. 

PL:  Subsectors (v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) (excluding guarantees 

and commitments of the State Treasury): 

Establishment  of  a  bank  only  in  a  form  of  joint-stock 
company  or  a  licensed  branch.  Nationality  requirement  for 
some – at least one – of the bank executives. 

Subsectors (x) (e), (xi) (excluding participation in issues 
of  Treasury  papers),  (xiii)  (only  portfolio  management 
services)  and  (xvi)  (advisory  and  other  auxiliary 
financial  services  only  in  relation  to  the  activities 
committed for Poland): 

Establishment, after obtaining a licence, only in a form 
of  joint-stock  company  or  a  branch  of  foreign  legal  entity 
providing securities services. 

Subsector (xv): 

EN 

181 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Requirement  to  use  the  public  telecommunication 
network,  or  the  network  of  other  authorised  operator,  in  the 
case of cross-border provision and/or consumption abroad of 
these services. 

SI:  None for subsectors (xv) and (xvi). 

Establishment  of  all  types  of  banks  are  subject  to  a 

licence of the Bank of Slovenia. 

Foreign persons may become shareholders of banks or 
acquire  additional  shares  of  banks  only  subject  to  prior 
approval  of  the  Bank  of  Slovenia  (Remark:  this  provision 
shall  be  abolished  upon  the  adoption  of  the  new  Law  on 
Banking). 

Under  license  of  the  Bank  of  Slovenia,  banks, 
subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks can be permitted 
to provide all or limited banking services, depending on the 
amount of the capital. 

Unbound  in  relation  to  foreign  participation  in  banks 

under privatisation. 

Branches of foreign banks must be incorporated in the 
Republic of Slovenia and have legal personality. 

(Remark:  this  provision  shall  be  abolished  upon  the 

adoption of the new Law on Banking). 

Unbound with respect to all types of mortgage banks, 

savings and loans institutions. 

EN 

182 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unbound  with  respect  to  establishment  of  private 

pension funds (non-compulsory pension funds). 

Management  Companies  are  commercial  companies 
established  solely  for  the  purpose  of  managing  investment 
funds. 

Foreign  persons  may  directly  or  indirectly  acquire  a 
maximum  up  to  20  per  cent  of  shares  or  voting  rights  of 
management companies; for a larger percentage an approval 
of the Securities Market Agency is required. 

An Authorised (privatisation) Investment Company is 
an investment company established solely for the purpose of 
gathering  the  ownership  certificates  (vouchers)  and  the 
purchase of shares issued in accordance with regulations on 
ownership  transformation.  An  Authorised  Management 
Company is established solely for the purpose of managing 
the authorised investment companies. 

Foreign  persons  may  directly  or  indirectly  acquire  a 
maximum  up  to  10  per  cent  of  shares  or  voting  rights  of 
Authorised  (privatisation)  Management  Companies;  for  a 
larger  percentage  an  approval  of  the  Securities  Market 
Agency  is  required  with  the  consent  of  the  Ministry  of 
Economic Relations and Development. 

Investments  of  the  Investments  Funds  into  securities 
of  foreign  issuers  are  limited  to  10  per  cent  of  the 
investments of the Investments Funds. Such securities shall 
be listed on those stock exchanges previously determined by 
the Securities Market Agency. 

Foreign persons may become shareholders or partners 
in a Stock Broking Company up to 24% of the capital of the 

EN 

183 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock Broking Company by prior approval of the Securities 
Market Agency. (Remark: this provision shall be abolished 
upon the adoption of the new Law on Securities Market). 

Securities of a foreign issuer which have not yet been 
offered in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia may only 
be offered by a Stock Broking Company or a bank licensed 
to  carry  out  such  transactions.  Prior  to  launching  the  offer 
the  Stock  Broking  Company  or  a  bank  shall  obtain  the 
permission of Securities Market Agency. 

The request for this permission to offer securities of a 
foreign  issuer  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia  shall  be 
accompanied  by  draft  prospectus,  documentation  that  the 
guarantor of the issue of securities of the foreign issuer is a 
bank or a stock broking company, except in the case of the 
issue of shares of a foreign issuer. 

4) 

4) 

CY:  All subsectors, except subsector (x) (e): Unbound. 

Subsector (x) (e): Individuals, whether acting alone as 
brokers  or  employed  by  broker  firms  as  brokers,  are 
required to meet the licensing criteria for this purpose. 

CY:  All  subsectors,  except  subsector 

(x)  (e): 
Unbound.  For  financial  institutions  foreign 
employees residence and work permit required. 

Subsector  (x)  (e):  None  except  as  indicated  in 
the horizontal section. 

EE,  LT,  MT,  SI:  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the 

horizontal section under (i) and (ii). 

EE, LT, MT, SI: Unbound except as indicated in the 

LV:  Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  in  the  horizontal  section  of  the 
sector “Banking and Other Financial Services”. 

PL:  Subsectors (v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) (excluding guarantee 
and  commitments  of  the  State  Treasury):  Unbound 
except  as  indicated  in  the horizontal  section under  (i) 

horizontal section under (i) and (ii). 

LV:  None  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section  under  (i)  and  (ii)  and  in  the  horizontal 
section  of  the  sector  “Banking  and  Other 
Financial Services”. 

EN 

184 
EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and  (ii).  Nationality  requirement  for  some  –  at  least 
one – of the bank executives. 

PL:  None. 

Subsectors (x) (e), (xi) (excluding participation in issues 
of  Treasury  papers),  (xiii)  (only  portfolio  management 
services),  (xv)  and  (xvi)  (advisory  and  other  auxiliary 
financial services only in relation to the activities committed 
for  Poland):  Unbound  except  as  indicated  in  the  horizontal 
section under (i) and (ii). 

EN 

185 
EN 

 
 
 
 
ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS BY PART OF THE EC (AT, BE, DK, DE, ES, FI, FR, EL, IE, IT, LU, 
NL, PT, SE, UK) 

INSURANCE 

Part of the EC (AT, BE, DK, DE, ES, FI, FR, EL, IE, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE, UK) notes the close co-operation 
a) 
among the insurance regulatory and supervisory authorities of these Member States and encourages their efforts to 
promote improved supervisory standards. 

b)  These Member States will  make their best endeavours to consider within  6  months from their submissions 
complete applications for licenses to conduct direct insurance underwriting business, through the establishment in a 
Member State of a subsidiary in accordance with the legislation of that Member State, by an undertaking governed 
by the laws of Chile. In cases where such applications are refused, the Member State authority will make its best 
endeavours to notify the undertaking in question and give the reasons for the refusal of the application. 

c) 
The supervisory authorities of these Member States will make their best endeavours to respond without undue 
delay to requests for information by applicants on the status of complete applications for licences to conduct direct 
insurance underwriting business, through the establishment in a Member State of a subsidiary in accordance with 
the legislation of that Member State by an undertaking governed by the laws of Chile. 

d) 
Part  of  the  EC  (AT,  BE,  DK,  DE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  EL,  IE,  IT,  LU,  NL,  PT,  SE,  UK)  will  make  its  best 
endeavours to examine any questions pertaining to the smooth operation of the internal market in insurance, and 
consider any issues that might have an impact on the internal market in insurance. 

e) 
Part of the EC (AT, BE, DK, DE, ES, FI, FR, EL, IE, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE, UK) notes that, as regards motor 
insurance,  under  Community  law  as  in  force  on  1  September  2001,  and  without  prejudice  to  future  legislation, 
premiums may be calculated taking several risk factors into account. 

f) 
Part of the EC (AT, BE, DK, DE, ES, FI, FR, EL, IE, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE, UK) notes that under Community 
law, as in force on 1 September 2001, and without prejudice to future legislation, the prior approval by national 
supervisory authorities of policy conditions and scales of premiums that an insurance undertaking intends to use is 
generally not required. 

g) 
Part of the EC (AT, BE, DK, DE, ES, FI, FR, EL, IE, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE, UK) notes that under Community 
law, as in force on 1 September 2001, and without prejudice to future legislation, the prior approval by national 
supervisory authorities of increases in premium rates is generally not required. 

OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES 

In application of the relevant EC Directives, these Member States will make their best endeavours to consider 
a) 
within 12 months complete applications for licenses to conduct banking activities, through the establishment in a 
Member State of a subsidiary in accordance with the legislation of that Member State, by an undertaking governed 
by the laws of Chile. In cases where such applications are refused, the Member State will make its best endeavours 
to notify the undertaking in question and give the reasons for the refusal of the application. 

b)  These  Member  States  will  make  their  best  endeavours  to  respond  without  undue  delay  to  requests  for 
information by applicants on the status of complete applications for licenses to conduct banking activities, through 
the establishment in a Member State of a subsidiary in accordance with the legislation of that Member State, by an 
undertaking governed by the laws of Chile. 

c) 
In application of the relevant EC Directives, these Member States will make their best endeavours to consider 
within 6 months complete applications for licenses to conduct investment services in the securities field, as defined 
in the Investment Services Directive, through the establishment in a Member State of a subsidiary in accordance 
with the legislation of that Member State, by an undertaking governed by the laws of Chile. In cases where such 
applications are refused, the Member State will make its best endeavours to notify the undertaking in question and 
give the reasons for the refusal of the application. 

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d)  These  Member  States  will  make  their  best  endeavours  to  respond  without  undue  delay  to  requests  for 
information by applicants on the status of complete applications for licenses to conduct investment services in the 
securities area, through the establishment in a Member State of a subsidiary in accordance with the legislation of 
that Member State, by an undertaking governed by the laws of Chile. 

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UNDERSTANDING ON COMMITMENTS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES 

The  Community  has  been  enabled  to  take  on  specific  commitments  with  respect  to  financial  services  under  this 
Agreement on the basis of an alternative approach to that covered by the general provisions of Part IV, Chapter II 
(Financial Services). It was agreed that this approach could be applied subject to the following understanding:  

(i) 

it does not conflict with the provisions of this Agreement;  

(ii)  no presumption has been created as to the degree of liberalization to which a Party is committing itself under 
this Agreement. 

The  Community,  on  the  basis  of  negotiations,  and  subject  to  conditions  and  qualifications  where  specified,  has 
inscribed in its schedule specific commitments conforming to the approach set out below. 

A. Market Access 

Cross-border Trade 

1.  The  Community  shall  permit  non-resident  suppliers  of  financial  services  to  supply,  as  a  principal,  through  an 
intermediary or as an intermediary, and under terms and conditions that accord national treatment, the following 
services: 

(a) 

insurance of risks relating to:  

(i)  maritime shipping and commercial aviation and space launching and freight (including satellites), with 
such insurance to cover any or all of the following: the goods being transported, the vehicle transporting the goods 
and any liability arising therefrom; and 

(ii)  goods in international transit;  

reinsurance  and  retrocession  and  the  services  auxiliary  to  insurance  as  referred  to  in  subparagraph  (iv)  of 

(b) 
Article 117(9); 

(c)  provision and transfer of financial information and financial data processing as referred to in subparagraph 
(xv) of Article 117(9) and advisory and other auxiliary services, excluding intermediation, relating to banking and 
other financial services as referred to in subparagraph (xvi) of Article 117(9).  

The Community shall permit its residents to purchase in the territory of Chile the financial services indicated 

2. 
in: 

(a) 

subparagraph 1(a); 

(b) 

subparagraph 1(b); and 

(c) 

subparagraphs (v) to (xvi) of Article 117(9). 

Commercial Presence 

The  Community  shall  grant  financial  service  suppliers  of  Chile  the  right  to  establish  or  expand  within  its 

3. 
territory, including through the acquisition of existing enterprises, a commercial presence. 

4. 
The  Community  may  impose  terms,  conditions  and  procedures  for  authorization  of  the  establishment  and 
expansion of a commercial presence in so far as they do not circumvent its obligation under paragraph 3 and they 
are consistent with the other obligations of this Agreement. 

Temporary Entry of Personnel 

5. (a) The Community shall permit temporary entry into its territory of the following personnel of a financial 

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service  supplier  of  Chile  that  is  establishing  or  has  established  a  commercial  presence  in  the  territory  of  the 
Community:  

(i) 

senior  managerial  personnel  possessing  proprietary  information  essential  to  the  establishment,  control 

and operation of the services of the financial service supplier; and  

(ii)  specialists in the operation of the financial service supplier.  

(b)  The Community shall permit, subject to the availability of qualified personnel in its territory, temporary entry 
into its territory of the following personnel associated with a commercial presence of a financial service supplier of 
Chile:  

(i) 
supplier; and  

specialists  in  computer  services,  telecommunication  services  and  accounts  of  the  financial  service 

(ii)  actuarial and legal specialists.  

Non-discriminatory Measures  

The  Community  shall  endeavour  to  remove  or  to  limit  any  significant  adverse  effects  on  financial  service 

6. 
suppliers of Chile of: 

(a)  non-discriminatory  measures  that  prevent  financial  service  suppliers  from  offering  in  the  Community's 
territory, in the form determined by the Community, all the financial services permitted by the Community;  

(b)  non-discriminatory measures that limit the expansion of the activities of financial service suppliers into the 
entire territory of the Community;  

(c)  measures of the Community, when it applies the same measures to the supply of both banking and securities 
services, and a financial service supplier of Chile concentrates its activities in the provision of securities services; 
and  

(d)  other  measures  that,  although  respecting  the  provisions  of  this  Agreement,  affect  adversely  the  ability  of 
financial service suppliers of Chile to operate, compete or enter the Community's market;  

provided  that  any  action  taken  under  this  paragraph  would  not  unfairly  discriminate  against  financial  service 
suppliers of the Party taking such action. 

7.  With respect to the non-discriminatory measures referred to in subparagraphs 6(a) and (b), the Community 
shall endeavour not to limit or restrict the present degree of market opportunities nor the benefits already enjoyed 
by financial service suppliers of Chile as a class in the territory of the Community, provided that this commitment 
does not result in unfair discrimination against financial service suppliers of the Community. 

B. National Treatment 

1.  Under  terms  and  conditions  that  accord  national  treatment,  the  Community  shall  grant  to  financial  service 
suppliers of Chile established in its territory access to payment and clearing systems operated by public entities, and 
to official funding and refinancing facilities available in the normal course of ordinary business. This paragraph is 
not intended to confer access to the Community's lender of last resort facilities. 

2.  When membership or participation in, or access to, any self-regulatory body, securities or futures exchange or 
market,  clearing  agency,  or  any  other  organization  or  association,  is  required  by  the  Community  in  order  for 
financial service suppliers of Chile to supply financial services on an equal basis with financial service suppliers of 
the the Community, or when the Community provides directly or indirectly such entities, privileges or advantages 
in supplying financial services, the Community shall ensure that such entities accord national treatment to Chilean 
financial service suppliers resident in its territory. 

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C. Definitions 

For the purposes of this approach: 

1.  A non-resident supplier of financial services is a financial service supplier of Chile which supplies a financial 
service  into  the territory of  the Community from  an establishment located in the territory of Chile, regardless of 
whether such a financial service supplier has or has not a commercial presence in the territory of the Community. 

2. 
“Commercial  presence”  means  an  enterprise  within  the  Community's  territory  for  the  supply  of  financial 
services  and  includes  wholly-  or  partly-owned  subsidiaries,  joint  ventures,  partnerships,  sole  proprietorships, 
franchising operations, branches, agencies, representative offices or other organizations. 

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ANNEX VII 

Authorities responsible for financial services 

Part A - For the Community and its Member States: 

European Commission 

DG Trade 

B-1049 Bruxelles 

DG Internal Market 

Austria 

Ministry of Finance 

Directorate Economic Policy and Financial Markets 

Himmelpfortgasse 4-8 

Postfach 2 

A-1015 Wien 

Belgium 

Ministry of Economy 

Rue de Bréderode 7 

Ministry of Finance 

B-1000 Bruxelles 

Rue de la Loi 12 

B-1000 Bruxelles 

Cyprus 

Ministry of Finance 

CY-1439 Nicosia 

Czech Republic 

Ministry of Finance 

Letenská 15 

CZ-118 10 Prague 

Denmark 

Ministry of Economic Affairs 

Ved Stranden 8  

DK-1061 Copenhagen K 

Estonia 

Ministry of Finance 

Suur-Ameerika 1 

EE-15006 Tallinn 

Finland 

Ministry of Finance 

PO Box 28 

FIN-00023 Helsinki 

France 

Ministry  of  Economy,  Finance  and 
Industry 

Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de l’Industrie 

139, rue de Bercy 

F-75572 Paris 

Germany 

Ministry of Finance 

Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht 

Graurheindorfer Str. 108 

D-53117 Bonn 

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Greece 

Bank of Greece 

Panepistimiou Street, 21 

GR-10563 Athens 

Hungary 

Ministry of Finance 

Pénzügyminisztérium 

Postafiók 481 

HU-1369 Budapest 

Ireland 

Irish  Financial  Services  Regulatory 
Authority 

PO Box 9138 

College Green 

IRL-Dublin 2 

Italy 

Ministry of Treasury 

Ministero del Tesoro 

Latvia 

Financial 
Commission 

and  Capital  Market 

Via XX Settembre 97  

I-00187 Roma 

Kungu Street 1 

LV-1050 Riga 

Lithuania 

Ministry of Finance 

Vaizganto 8a/2, 

LT-01512 Vilnius 

Luxembourg 

Ministry of Finance 

Ministère des Finances 

3, rue de la Congrégation  

L-2931 Luxembourg 

Malta 

Financial Services Authority 

Notabile Road 

MT-Attard 

Netherlands 

Ministry of Finance 

Financial Markets Policy Directorate 

Postbus 20201 

NL-2500 EE Den Haag 

Poland 

Ministry of Finance 

12 Świętokrzyska Street 

PL-00-916 Warsaw 

Portugal 

Ministry of Finance 

Direcção  Geral  dos  Assuntos  Europeus  e  Relações 
Internacionais 

Av. Infante D. Henrique, 1C-1º 

P-1100-278 Lisboa 

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Slovak Republic 

Ministry of Finance 

Stefanovicova 5 

SK-817 82 Bratislava 

Slovenia 

Ministry of Economy 

Kotnikova 5 

SI-1000 Ljubljana 

Spain 

Treasury 

Directora General del Tesoro y Politica Financiera 

Sweden 

Financial Supervisory Authority 

Box 6750 

S-113 85 Stockholm 

Paseo del Prado 6-6a Planta 

E-28071 Madrid 

Swedish Central Bank 

Malmskillnadsgatan 7 

S-103 37 Stockholm 

Swedish Consumer Agency 

Rosenlundsgatan 9 

S-118 87 Stockholm 

United Kingdom 

H. M. Treasury 

1 Horse Guards Road 

UK-London SW1A 2HQ 

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ANNEX VIII 

(referred to in Article 132 of the Agreement) 

SCHEDULES OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ON ESTABLISHMENT 

PART A 

COMMUNITY’S SCHEDULE  

Introductory Note 

1. 
The  specific  commitments  in  this  schedule  apply  only  to  the  territories  in  which  the 
Treaties  establishing  the  Community  are  applied  and  under  the  conditions  laid  down  in  these 
Treaties.  These  commitments  apply  only  to  the  relations  between  the  Community  and  its 
Member States on the one hand, and non-Community countries on the other. They do not affect 
the rights and obligations of Member States arising from Community law. 

2. 

The following abbreviations are used to indicate the Member States: 

AT 
BE 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
ES 
EE 
FR 
FI 
EL 
HU 
IT 
IE 
LU 
LT 
LV 
MT 
NL 
PT 
PL 
SE 
SI 
SK 
UK 

Austria 
Belgium 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Germany 
Denmark 
Spain 
Estonia 
France 
Finland 
Greece 
Hungary 
Italy 
Ireland 
Luxembourg 
Lithuania 
Latvia 
Malta 
The Netherlands 
Portugal 
Poland 
Sweden 
Slovenia 
Slovak Republic 
United Kingdom 

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“Subsidiary” of a legal person means a legal person which is effectively controlled by another 
legal person.  

“Branch” of a legal person means a place of business not having legal personality which has the 
appearance  of  permanency,  such  as  the  extension  of  a  parent  body,  has  a  management  and  is 
materially equipped to negotiate business with third parties so that the latter, although knowing 
that  there  will  if  necessary  be  a  legal  link  with  the  parent  body,  the  head  office  of  which  is 
abroad, do not have to deal directly with such parent body but may transact business at the place 
of business constituting the extension. 

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Sector or subsector 

Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

1. 

HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 

ALL SECTORS 
INCLUDED IN THIS 
SCHEDULE 

a) Treatment accorded to subsidiaries (of Chilean companies) formed in 
accordance with the law of a Member State and having their registered 
office,  central  administration  or  principal  place  of  business  within  the 
Community  is  not  extended  to  branches  or  agencies  established  in  a 
Member State by a Chilean company. However, this does not prevent a 
Member  State  from  extending  this  treatment  to  branches  or  agencies 
established in another Member State by a Chilean company or firm, as 
regards their operation in the first Member State's territory, unless such 
extension is explicitly prohibited by Community law. 

b)  Treatment  less  favourable  may  be  accorded  to  subsidiaries  (of 
Chilean  companies)  formed  in  accordance  with  the  law  of  a  Member 
State which have only their registered office or central administration in 
the territory of the Community, unless it can be shown that they possess 
an  effective  and  continuous  link  with  the  economy  of  one  of  the 
Member States. 

Formation of Legal Entity 

AT: Without prejudice to existing treaties, foreign natural persons may 
exercise  a  business  on  equal  terms  as  Austrian  nationals.  However, 
evidence  has  to  be  presented  to  the  competent  authority  that  Austrian 
natural  persons  are  in  no  way  discriminated  in  the  exercise  of  the 
relevant  business  in  the  foreigner’s  home  country.  If  this  evidence 
cannot be presented the foreign natural person has to apply formally for 
equal  status  with  nationals.  If  the  holder  of  a  business  permit  is  not  a 
permanent  resident  of  Austria,  the  appointment  of  a  professional 
representative 
(“gewerberechtlicher  Geschäftsführer”)  permanently 
residing  in  Austria  is  necessary.  In  order  to  acquire  a  business  permit, 
foreign  juridical  persons  or  partnerships  must  set  up  an  establishment 
and  appoint  a  professional  representative  permanently  residing  in 
Austria.  Without  prejudice  to  existing  treaties  a  foreign  professional 
representative has to apply for equal status with nationals. 

FI: At least half of the founders of a limited company need to be natural 
persons  residing  within  EEA  (European  Economic  Area)  or  juridical 
persons  having  their  domicile  in  one  of  the  EEA  countries,  unless  the 
Ministry of Trade and Industry grants an exception. 

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Sector or subsector 

Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

SE:  A  limited  liability  company  (joint  stock  company)  may  be 
established  by  one  or  several  founders.  A  founding  party  shall  either 
reside  within  the  EEA  (European  Economic  Area)  or  be  an  EEA  legal 
entity. A partnership can only be a founding party if each partner resides 
within the EEA83. The managing director and at least 50 per cent of the 
members of the board shall reside within the EEA (European Economic 
Area). Corresponding conditions prevail for establishment of other types 
of legal entities. 

CZ: Foreign natural persons may exercise a business on equal terms as 
Czech nationals. However, foreign natural persons can pursue activities 
as self employed persons and set up and manage undertakings only by 
registering  such  undertaking  in  the  Commercial  Register,  unless  the 
person resides within the EEA (European Economic Area). If the natural 
persons/legal entity has not a permanent residence/seat within the EEA, 
it must additionally deposit data or a document on the encumbrance of 
the undertaking’s assets in a foreign state, if the validity of a security is 
bound  to  its  publication,  and  some  other  additional  data,  in  the 
Commercial  Register.  Before  registering  in  the  Commercial  Register, 
foreign  legal  persons  must  set  up  an  establishment  in  the  Czech 
Republic and appoint a professional representative permanently residing 
in the Czech Republic. 

MT:  Applications  by  non-residents  for  the  issue,  acquisition,  sale  and 
redemption of securities not listed on the Malta Stock Exchange in local 
companies established, or to be established, in Malta have to be cleared 
by the Registrar of Companies at the Malta Financial Services Authority 
MFSA).This procedure does not apply to companies as defined in article 
2  of  the  Income  Tax  Act,  (that  is,  international  holding/trading 
companies) and to  companies which  own a vessel registered under the 
Merchant  Shipping  Act,  and  where  the  resident  participation  does  not 
exceed 20%. 

PL:  Foreigners  who  have  received  permission  for  residence  on  the 
territory of Poland, permission for tolerated stay, refugee status granted 
in  Poland  or  who  enjoy  temporary  protection  on  its  territory,  may 
undertake and pursue economic activity on the territory of Poland on the 
same rules as Polish citizens; 

Following reciprocity requirements, if ratified international agreements 
do  not  provide  otherwise,  foreign  persons  may  take  up  and  pursue 
economic  activity  on  the  territory  of  Poland  on  the  same  rules  as 
entrepreneurs having their seat in Poland; 

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Exceptions from these requirements may be granted, if it can be proved that residency is not necessary. 

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Sector or subsector 

Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

When there is no reciprocity, foreign persons have the right to undertake 
and pursue economic activity on the territory of Poland only in a form 
of  limited  partnership,  limited  liability  company  and  joint-stock 
company;  they  have  also  right  to  join  these  companies  or  to  take  and 
buy their shares or stocks. 

Law on Foreign Companies' Branches 

SE:  A  foreign  company  (which  has  not  established  a  legal  entity  in 
Sweden)  shall  conduct  its  commercial  operations  through  a  branch, 
established  in  Sweden  with  independent  management  and  separate 
accounts.  Building  projects  with  a  duration  of  less  than  a  year  are 
exempted from the requirements of establishing a branch or appointing a 
resident representative. 

SE:  The  managing  director  of  a  branch  shall  reside  within  the  EEA 
(European Economic Area)84. 

SE: Foreign or Swedish citizens not residing in Sweden, who wishes to 
conduct  commercial  operations  in  Sweden,  shall  appoint  and  register 
with  the  local  authority  a  resident  representative  responsible  for  such 
activities. 

LT: At least one of representative of the foreign company branch must 
be resident in Lithuania.  

PL: Branches – to conduct economic activity on the territory of Poland, 
foreign  entrepreneurs  may  establish  branches,  following  the  rule  of 
reciprocity requirements, if ratified international agreements do not state 
otherwise.  The  economic  activity  of  the  branch  must  be  similar  to  the 
one  which  is  conducted  by  the  foreign  entrepreneur  and  the  person 
entitled to represent the foreign entrepreneur must be appointed. Branch 
is required to be registered and run separate accountancy. 

Agencies  –  foreign  entrepreneurs  may  create  agencies.  The  economic 
activity of the agency may cover only promotion and advertisement of 
foreign  entrepreneur.  Agency  is  required  to  be  registered  and  run 
separate accountancy. 

SI: The establishment of branches by foreign companies is conditioned 
with  the  registration  of  the  parent  company  in  a  court  register  in  the 
country of origin for at least one year. 

Legal Entities: 

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Sector or subsector 

Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

AT:  Only  Austrian  nationals  or  legal  entities  and  enterprises  having 
their  seat  in  Austria  may  be  shareholders  of  the  Oesterreichische 
Nationalbank  (Austrian  National  Bank).  Members  of  the  management 
must be Austrian nationals. 

FI: At least half of the members of the board and the managing director 
shall  reside  within  the  EEA  (European  Economic  Area)  unless  the 
Ministry of Trade and Industry grants an exception to the company. 

FI: Acquisition of shares by foreign owners giving more than one third 
of  the  voting  rights  of  a  major  Finnish  company  or  a  major  business 
undertaking  (with  more  than  1000  employees  or  with  a  turnover 
exceeding  167  million  euros  or  with  a  balance  sheet  total  exceeding 
over  167  million  euros)  is  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  Finnish 
authorities;  the  confirmation  may  be  denied  only  if  an  important 
national  interest  would  be  jeopordized.  A  foreigner  living  outside  the 
European  Economic  Area  and  carrying  on  a  trade  as  a  private 
entrepreneur or as a partner in a Finnish limited or general partnership 
needs  a  trade  permit.  If  a  foreign  organization  or  foundation  is 
established  under  the  laws  of  and  has  its  registered  office  in  an  EEA-
country  no  permit  is  required  for  carrying  on  a  business  or  trade  by 
establishing a branch in Finland. 

Real estate purchases: 

AT: The acquisition, purchase as well as rent or lease of real estate by 
foreign  natural  persons  and  juridical  persons  requires  an  authorization 
by  the  competent  regional  authorities  (Länder)  which  will  consider 
whether important economic, social or cultural interests are affected or 
not. 

CY: Unbound. 

CZ:  The  real  estate  can  be  acquired  solely  by  natural  persons  having 
their permanent residence, and legal persons with their seat or branch in 
the  territory  of  the  Czech  Republic.  Special  regime  applies  to  the 
agricultural  land  and  forests,  which  can  be  acquired  only  by  residents 
(i.e. natural persons with permanent residents or legal persons with their 
seat in the territory of the Czech Republic) and the participation in the 
privatisation of the state agricultural land and forests is limited solely to 
the citizens of the Czech Republic. 

EE:  Reservation  to  purchasing  agricultural  land  and  forests,  as  well  as 
land in the border areas. 

DK:  Limitations  on  real  estate  purchase  by  non-resident  physical  and 
legal  entities.  Limitations  on  agricultural  estate  purchased  by  foreign 

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Sector or subsector 

Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

physical and legal entities. 

ES: Reservation to the purchase of real estate by governments, official 
institutions  and  public  enterprises  originating  in  non-Community 
member countries. 

EL:  According  to  Law  No.  1892/90,  as  amended  by  Law  1969/91, 
acquisition of real estate in the border regions either directly or through 
equity participation in a company which is not listed in the Greek Stock 
Exchange and which owns real estate in those regions or any change in 
the persons of the stockholders of such company are subject to a permit 
issued by the competent authorities (Ministry of Defense in the case of 
non-EU natural or legal persons). 

IE:  Prior  written  consent  of  the  Land  Commission  is  necessary  for  the 
acquisition  of  any  interest  in  Irish  land  by  domestic  or  foreign 
companies  or  foreign  nationals.  Where  such  land  is  for  industrial  use 
(other than agricultural industry), this requirement is waived subject to a 
certificate 
the  Minister  for  Enterprise  and 
Employment. This law does not apply to land within the boundaries of 
cities and towns. 

this  effect  from 

to 

HU:  Unbound  for  the  acquisition  of  state  owned  properties  by  foreign 
natural persons and juridical persons. 

LT:  Unbound  in  relation  to  acquisition  of  land  by  foreign  subjects 
(natural  and  legal  persons),  however  they  may  manage  or  use  such 
property  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  established  by  Lithuanian 
laws.  

LV:  Unbound  in  relation  to  acquisition  of  land  by  juridical  persons. 
Land lease not exceeding 99 years permitted. 

MT: The requirements of Maltese legislation and regulations regarding 
the acquisition of real property shall continue to apply. 

SI:  Juridical  persons,  established  in  the  Republic  of  Slovenia  with 
foreign capital participation, may acquire real estate on the territory of 
the  Republic  of  Slovenia.  Branches*  established  in  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia  by  foreign  persons  may  only  acquire  real  estate,  except  land, 
necessary for the conduct of the economic activities for which they are 
established.  Ownership  of  real  estate  in  the  border  areas  of  10  km  by 
companies in which majority of capital or voting rights belongs directly 

* 

SI: According to the Law on Commercial Companies, a branch established in the Republic of Slovenia 
is  not  considered  a  juridical  person,  but  as  regards  their  operation,  their  treatment  is  equal  to  a 
subsidiary. 

EN 

200 

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Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

or  indirectly  to  juridical  persons  or  nationals  of  another  Member  is 
subject to special permission. 

SK: Limitations on real estate acquisition by foreign physical and legal 
through 
entities.  Foreign  entities  may  acquire 
establishment of Slovak legal entities or participation in joint ventures. 
Acquisition of the land by foreign entities is subject to authorization. 

real  property 

IT: Unbound for purchase of real estate. 

FI (Åland Islands): Restrictions on the right for natural persons who do 
not enjoy regional citizenship in Åland, and for legal persons, to acquire 
and hold real property on the Åland Islands without permission by the 
competent authorities of the islands. 

FI  (Åland  Islands):  Restrictions  on  the  right  of  establishment  and  the 
right to provide services by natural persons who do not  enjoy  regional 
citizenship in Åland, or by any legal person, without permission by the 
competent authorities of the Åland Islands. 

PL:  Acquisition  of  real  estate,  direct  and  indirect,  by  foreigners  and 
foreign legal persons requires permission. 

PL: Unbound, except for: buying independent apartment or buying real 
estate  by  a  foreign  national  living  in  Poland  at  least  for  5  years  after 
obtaining the permanent residence card; buying by a legal person with a 
corporate  seat  in  Poland  and  controlled  directly  or  indirectly  by  a 
foreign  natural  person  or  a  foreign  legal  person  with  a  corporate  seat 
abroad, for statutory objectives, of real estate without buildings, whose 
total area in Poland does not exceed 0.4 ha in urban area. 

Investments: 

CY: Portfolio investment: Investors from non-EU countries may invest 
only up to 49% of the share capital of Cypriot companies listed on the 
Cyprus  Stock  Exchange.  Transactions  involving  such  investments  may 
be  carried  out  by  Cypriot  stockbrokers  and  public  companies  without 
reference to the Central Bank of Cyprus. 

CY:  Entities  with  foreign  participation  must  have  paid  up  capital 
commensurate  with  their  finance  requirements  and  non-residents  must 
finance their contribution through the importation of foreign exchange. 

In  case  the  non-resident  participation  exceeds  24  per  cent,  any 
additional  financing  for  working  capital  requirements  or  otherwise 
should  be  raised  from  local  and  foreign  sources  in  proportion  to  the 
participation of residents and non-residents in the entity's equity. In the 

EN 

201 

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Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

case  of  branches  of  foreign  companies,  all  capital  for  the  initial 
investment must be provided from foreign sources.  

Borrowing  from  local  sources  is  only  permitted  after  the  initial 
financing  working  capital 
implementation  of 
requirements. 

the  project, 

for 

ES:  Investment  in  Spain  by  foreign  government  and  foreign  public 
entities  (which  tends  to  imply,  besides  economic,  also  non-economic 
interests to entity's part), directly or through companies or other entities 
controlled  directly  or  indirectly  by  foreign  governments,  need  prior 
authorization by the government. 

FR: Foreign purchases exceeding 33,33 per cent of the shares of capital 
or voting rights in existing French enterprise, or 20 per cent in publicly 
quoted French companies, are subject to the following regulations: 

- 
after  a  period  of  one  month  following  prior  notification, 
authorization is tacitly granted for other investments unless the Minister 
of  Economic  Affairs  has,  in  exceptional  circumstances,  exercised  its 
right to postpone the investment. 

FR: Foreign participation in newly privatized companies may be limited 
to a variable amount, determined by the government of France on a case 
by case basis, of the equity offered to the public. 

FR:  For  establishing  in  certain  commercial,  industrial  or  artisanal 
activities, a specific authorization is needed if the managing director is 
not holder of a permanent residence permit. 

HU: Participation in organizing gambling, betting, lotteries and similar 
activities is reserved for the state. 

IT:  Exclusive  rights  may  be  granted  or  maintained  to  newly-privatized 
companies.  Voting  rights  in  newly  privatized  companies  may  be 
restricted  in  some  cases.  For  a  period  of  five  years,  the  acquisition  of 
large equity stakes of companies operating in the fields of defence, and 
energy may be subject to the approval of the Ministry of Treasury. 

LT: Investments in organizing the lotteries are forbidden under the Law 
on Foreign Capital Investment. 

MT:  Companies  with  the  participation  of  non-resident  legal  or  natural 
persons  are  subject  to  the  same  capital  requirement  applicable  to 
companies  that  are  fully  owned  by  residents,  as  follows:  private 
companies – Lm500 (with a minimum of 20% as paid up capital); public 
companies  –  Lm200  (with  a  minimum  of  25%  paid  up  capital).  The 
non-resident  percentage  of  share  of  the  equity  is  to  be  paid  for  with 

EN 

202 

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Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

from  abroad.  Companies  with  non-resident 
funds  emanating 
participation  must  apply  for  a  permit  from  the  Ministry  of  Finance  to 
acquire premises under the appropriate legislation. 

PT: Foreign participation in newly privatized companies may be limited 
to  a  variable  amount,  determined  by  the  Government  of  Portugal  on  a 
case by case basis, of the equity offered to the public. 

PL:  Authorization  of  the  establishment  of  a  company  with  foreign 
equity is required in the case of:  

- establishment of company, purchase or acquiring of shares or stocks in 
an existing company; extending of the activity of the company when the 
scope of activity embraces at least one of the following areas: 

- management of seaports and airports; 

-  dealing  in  real  estate  or  acting  as  intermediary  in  real  estate 
transactions; 

-  supply  to  defence  industry  that  is  not  covered  by  other  licensing 
requirements; 

- wholesale trade in imported consumer goods; 

- provision of legal advisory services. 

-establishment  of  a  joint-venture  company  with  a  foreign  equity  in 
which  the  Polish  party  is  a  state  legal  person  and  is  contributing 
non-pecuniary assets as initial capital; 

-arranging  a  contract,  that  includes  right  to  use  of  state  property  for 
more than 6 months or decides on acquiring of such property. 

EN 

203 

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Exchange regime85,86,87 

CY:  Under  the  Exchange  Control  Law,  non-residents  are  not  normally 
permitted to borrow from local sources. 

SK: In relation to current payments, limitation on acquisition of foreign 
exchange by resident nationals for personal purposes. 

In relation to capital payments, foreign exchange authorization required 
for  acceptance  of  financial  credits  from  foreign  subjects,  direct  capital 
investments  abroad,  acquisition  of  real  estate  abroad  and  purchase  of 
foreign securities. 

Residency requirements 

AT:  Managing  directors  of  branches  and  juridical  persons  have  to  be 
resident in Austria; natural persons responsible within a juridical person 
or  a  branch  for  the  observance  of  the  Austrian  Trade  Act  must  be 
resident in Austria. 

AT: All foreigners are subject to the provisions of the Foreigners’s Act 
and  the  Residence  Act  concerning  entry,  stay  and  work.  In  addition, 
foreign workers, including key personnel and investors, except for EEA-
nationals,  are  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  Foreign  Labour  Act 
including  the  labour  market  test  and  the  quota  system.  If  an  investor 
commits  an  investment  which  has  a  positive  effect  on  the  entire 
Austrian  economy  or  a  whole  sector  of  the  Austrian  economy,  the 
labour  market  test  can  be  dropped  for  him  and  for  individual  cases  of 
essential  key  personnel.  Investors  who  furnish  proof  that  they  hold  at 
least  25  per  cent  in  a  partnership  (“Personengesellschaft”)  or  a  public 
limited  company  (“Gesellschaft  mit  beschränkter  Haftung”)  and  that 
they exert a decisive influence on that company are exempted from the 

85 

86 

87 

CZ: Non-discriminatory system of foreign exchange control is applied consisting of: 
a) limitation on acquisition of foreign exchange by resident nationals for personal purposes,  
b) foreign exchange authorization in case of Czech residents for acceptance of financial credits from foreign subjects, 
direct capital investment abroad, acquisition of real estate abroad and purchases of foreign securities. 
PL:  There  is  non-discriminatory  system  of  foreign  exchange  controls  relating  to  limitations  in  foreign  exchange 
turnover and to system of foreign exchange permits (general and individual) among others limitations of capital flows 
and currency payments. The following foreign exchange transactions require authorization:   
-transfer of foreign exchange out of the country; 
-transfer of Polish currency into the country; 
-ownership transfer of the right to monetary assets between domestic and foreign persons; 
-granting and drawing of loans and credits by domestic persons in foreign exchange transactions; 
-fixing  or  executing  payments  in  foreign  currencies  within  Poland  for  acquired  goods,  real  estate,  property  rights, 
services or labour; 
-opening and possessing of a banking account in a bank situated abroad; 
-acquiring and holding foreign securities and acquiring real estate abroad, 
-undertaking other obligations abroad of similar effect. 
SK: Entries being listed for transparency reasons. 

EN 

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Foreign Labour Act. 

LT: At least one of representative of the foreign company branch must 
be resident in Lithuania. 

MT: The requirements of Maltese legislation and regulations regarding 
entry and stay shall continue to apply, including regulations concerning 
period of stay. Entry and residence permits are granted at the discretion 
of the Government of Malta. 

SK:  A  foreign  natural  person  whose  name  is  to  be  registered  in  the 
Commercial  Register  as  a  person  authorised  to  act  on  behalf  of  the 
entrepreneur  is  required  to  submit  residence  permit  for  the  Slovak 
Republic. 

EN 

205 

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Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

2. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS (based on UN ISIC rev.3 classification) 

AGRICULTURE, 
A. 
HUNTING, FORESTRY 

1.  Agriculture, 
excluding services 

hunting 

AT: Reservation. 

Forestry, 

2. 
excluding services 

logging 

CY:  Up  to  49%  non-EU  participation  is  allowed.  The  indicative 
minimum level of investment is CY£ 100,000. 

FR:  Reservation  on  the  establishment  of  agricultural  enterprises 
by nationals of countries that are not members of the Community 
and the acquisition of vineyards. 

HU: Unbound. 

IE: Reservation on the acquisition by non-Community nationals of 
land  for  agricultural  purposes,  unless  an  authorisation  is  granted; 
Investment  by  non-Community 
flour  milling 
activities. 

residents 

in 

B. FISHING 

5. Fishing, operation of fish 
hatcheries  and  fish  farms; 
excluding services. 

LT:  Unbound  in  relation  of  the  acquisition  by  foreign  subjects 
(natural and legal persons) into  ownership of land, internal waters 
and forests in accordance with constitutional law. 

MT: Unbound. 

SK:  Reservation  on  the  acquisition  of  land  for  agricultural 
purposes and other land as set in the Foreign Exchange Act, unless 
an authorisation is granted. 

AT: acquisition of 25% or more of vessels registered in Austria. 

BE:  Reservation  on  the  acquisition  of  Belgian  flag  vessels  by 
shipping companies not having their principal office in Belgium.  

CY:  Up  to  49%  non-EU  participation  is  allowed.  The  indicative 
minimum level of investment is CY£ 100,000. 

DK:  Reservation  on  the  ownership  by  non-EC  residents  of  one-
third  or  more  of  a  business  engaged  in  commercial  fishing; 
ownership of flag vessels by non-EC residents except through an 
enterprise incorporated in Denmark. 

EN 

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Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

FR:  reservation  on  the  settling  of  non-Community  nationals  or 
non-EFTA  nationals  on 
for 
fish/shallfish/algae farming. 

the  maritime  State  property 

fishing  vessels,  except 

FI:  Reservation  on  the  ownership  of  Finnish  flag  vessels, 
including 
through  an  enterprise 
incorporated  in  Finland.  F:  reservation  on  the  ownership  after 
acquisition of more than 50 per cent of a French flag vessel, unless 
the vessel concerned is entirely owned by enterprises having their 
principal office in France. 

DE: Sea fishing licence granted only to vessels entitled to fly the 
flag of Germany. These are fishing vessels of which the majority 
of  shares  is  owned  by  Community  citizens  or  companies 
established  in  accordance  with  Community  rules  and  that  have 
their principal place of business in a Member State. The use of the 
vessels  must  be  headed  and  supervised  by  persons  residing  in 
Germany.  In  order  to  obtain  a  fishing  licence,  all  fishing  vessels 
must  register  with  the  relevant  coastal  states  in  which  the  ships 
have their homeports. 

EE: Ships are entitled to fly Estonian flag if located in Estonia and 
majority  ownership  is  held  by  Estonian  nationals  in  general 
partnership  and  in  limited  partnership  companies,  or  other  legal 
entities  that  are  located  in  Estonia  with  voting  majority  held  by 
Estonian nationals in the Board of Management. 

EL: ownership of a vessel under the Greek flag is limited to 49 per 
cent for non-EU natural or legal persons. 

HU: Unbound. 

IE: reservation on the acquisition by non-Community nationals of 
sea fishing vessels registered in Ireland. 

the  purchase  by  foreigners  other 

IT:  reservation  on 
than 
Community residents of a majority interest in Italian flag vessels 
or of a controlling interest in ship owning companies having their 
headquarters in Italy; purchase of Italian flag vessels used to fish 
in Italian territorial waters. 

LT: Unbound. 

LV:  Reservation  as  regards  registration  of  ownership  of  Latvia’s 
fishing  vessels  by  natural  persons  who  are  not  either  citizens  or 
non-citizens  of  the  Republic  of  Latvia  or  are  not  Latvia’s  legal 
persons, except through an enterprise established in Latvia. 

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MT: Unbound. 

NL:  reservation  on  the  ownership  of  Netherlands  flag  vessels, 
unless the investment is made by shipping companies incorporated 
under  Netherlands  law,  established  in  the  Kingdom  and  having 
their actual place of management in the Netherlands. 

PT: reservation on the ownership of Portuguese flag vessels other 
than through an enterprise incorporated in Portugal. 

SE:  reservation  on  the  acquisition  of  50  per  cent  or  more  of 
Swedish flag vessels, except through an enterprise incorporated in 
Sweden; establishment of, or acquisition of 50 per cent or more of 
shares  in  firms  engaged  in  commercial  fishing  activities  in 
Swedish waters, unless an authorisation is granted. Restrictions on 
the  right  of  fishing  and  limitations  on  which  fishing-vessels  may 
obtain a license and become a part of the Swedish fishing-fleet are 
found in the Swedish fisheries legislation. 

SK:  Reservation  on  the  ownership  of  Slovak  flag  vessels  except 
through an enterprise incorporated in the Slovak Republic. 

UK: Reservation on the acquisition of UK flagged vessels, unless 
the investment is at least 75% owned by British citizens and/or by 
companies which are at least 75% owned by British citizens, in all 
cases resident and domiciled in the UK. Vessels must be managed, 
directed and controlled from within the UK 

C. MINING AND 

QUARRYING 

10.  Mining  of  coal  and 
lignite; extraction of peat 

CZ: Unbound. 

11.  Extraction  of  crude 
petroleum  and  natural  gas; 
excluding services 

EL:  The  right  of  exploration  and  exploitation  of  all  minerals, 
except  hydrocarbons,  solid  fuels,  radioactive  minerals  and 
geothermal potential is subject to a concession by the Greek State, 
after approval of the Council of Ministers. 

12.  Mining  of  uranium  and 
thorium ores 

ES:  Reservation  on  investment  originating  in  non-Community 
member countries in strategic minerals.  

13. Mining of metal ores 

14.  Other  mining 
quarrying 

and 

FR: Establishment by a non resident in extractive industries must 
be  carried  out  in  the  form  of  a  French  or  European  subsidiary, 
whose  manager  must  be  resident  in  France  or  other  country  and 
declare his place of residence to the local prefet authorities. 

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HU:  The  right  of  prospetting  for,  exploration  and  exploitation  of 
mineral raw materials may be subject to a time-limited concession 
granted by the Hungarian state. 

LT: Unbound. 

MT: Unbound. 

EC:  Reservation  on  prospection,  exploration  and  exploitation  of 
hydrocarbons: In accordance with Directive 94/22/EC of 30 May 
1994 (OJ no L 164 of 30/06/94), whenever it appears that a third 
country  is  not  granting  Community  entities  as  regards  access  to 
and exercise of these activities treatment comparable to that which 
the  Community  grants  entities  from  that  country,  the  Council 
could, on a proposal of the Commission, authorise a Member State 
to refuse authorisation to an entity which is effectively controlled 
by the third country concerned and/or by nationals of that country 
(reciprocity) 

D. MANUFACTURING 

15.  Manufacture  of  food 
products and beverages 

none 

16.  Manufacture  of  tobacco 
products 

17. Manufacture of textiles 

18. Manufacture of wearing 
and 
apparel; 
dyeing of fur 

dressing 

19. Tanning and dressing of 
of 
leather;  manufacture 
handbags, 
luggage, 
saddlery, 
and 
footwear 

harness 

20.  Manufacture  of  wood 
and  of  products  of  wood 
and  cork,  except  furniture; 
manufacture  of  articles  of 
straw and plaiting materials 

21.  Manufacture  of  paper 
and paper products 

EN 

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Limitations on national treatment to establishment 

22. Publishing, printing and 
reproduction  of 
recorded 
media 

23  Manufacture  of  coke, 
refined  petroleum  products 
and nuclear fuel 

Manufacture 
and 

of 
chemical 

24. 
chemicals 
products 

25.  Manufacture  of  rubber 
and plastics products 

26.  Manufacture  of  other 
non-metallic 
mineral 
products 

27.  Manufacture  of  basic 
metals 

28. 
of 
Manufacture 
fabricated  metal  products, 
except  machinery 
and 
equipment 

29. 
of 
Manufacture 
machinery  and  equipment 
n.e.c. 

30.  Manufacture  of  office, 
accounting  and  computing 
machinery 

31. 
of 
Manufacture 
electrical  machinery  and 
apparatus n.e.c. 

32.  Manufacture  of  radio, 
television 
and 
communication  equipment 
and apparatus 

33. Manufacture of medical, 
optical 
and 
precision 
instruments,  watches  and 

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clocks 

34.  Manufacture  of  motor 
vehicles,  trailers  and  semi-
trailers 

35.  Manufacture  of  other 
transport equipment 

36. 
of 
Manufacture 
furniture;  manufacturing 
n.e.c. 

37. Recycling 

other 

manufacturing 

A:  Production  of  non-military  arms  and  ammunitions  are  subject 
to  EEA-nationality  requirement.  Production  of  military  arms  and 
ammunitions  are  subject  to  an  Austrian  nationality  requirement. 
Juridical  persons  and  partnerships:  Registered  office  or  head 
office  in  Austria.  The  company’s  professional  representative  or 
managing partners empowered to act on its behalf must be EEA-
nationals. 

E. Electricity, gas and 

water supply 

40. Electricity, gas steam 
and hot water supply. 

AT: Unbound. 

CZ: Unbound. 

FR:  Concessions  and  authorizations  in  hydroelectricity  can  be 
given  only  to  French  nationals  or  to  nationals  from  the 
Community, as well as to nationals of third countries, with which 
reciprocity  agreements  have  been  concluded  with  respect  to 
exploitation of hydroelectricity. 

FI:  Reservation  on  investment  in  an  enterprise  engaged  in 
activities involving nuclear energy or nuclear matter. 

EL:  Solid  fuels,  radioactive  minerals  and  geothermal  energy:  An 
exploration licence may not be granted to non-Community natural 
or  legal  persons.  The  right  of  exploitation  is  subject  to  a 
concession  by  the  Greek  State,  after  approval  by  the  Council  of 
Ministers. 

EN 

HU: Unbound. 

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LV: State monopoly in the sector of electro energy. 

MT: Unbound. 

PT:  Reservation  on  investment  in  an  enterprise  engaged  in  the 
import,  transport  and  supply  of  natural  gas.  The  Portuguese 
Government  is  competent  to  define  the  conditions  to  be  fulfilled 
by enterprises wishing to perform those activities. 

SK:  Conformity  with  energy  policy  of  the  Slovak  Republic  is 
required. Reservation on investment in enterprises characterised as 
natural monopolies. 

The government can limit import and export of electricity and gas 
in the following cases: 

-rights  and  obligations  of  producers  and  purchasers  of  electricity 
and  gas  are  not  similiar  or  beyond  to  rights  and  obligations  of 
producers and purchasers in the Slovak Republic 

-the precautions of individual producers relating to the protection 
of  environment  are  not  similiar  or  beyond  to  the  protection  of 
environment carried out in the Slovak Republic 

-the  import  or  export  of  electricity  limits  the  use  of  electricity 
from renewable sources or from domestic coal sources. 

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ANNEX IX 

Community’s coverage on government procurement 

(referred to in Article 137 of the Association Agreement) 

Appendix 1 

Entities at Central level 

Entities which procure in accordance with the provisions of this Title 

Section 2 

Contracting authorities of the State 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

Ministerstvo dopravy (Ministry of Transport) 

Ministerstvo informatiky (Ministry of Informatics) 

Ministerstvo financí (Ministry of Finance) 

Ministerstvo kultury (Ministry of Culture) 

Ministerstvo obrany (Ministry of Defence)88 

Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj (Ministry for Regional Development) 

Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí (Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs) 

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 

Ministerstvo spravedlnosti (Ministry of Justice) 

Ministerstvo  školství,  mládeže  a  tělovýchovy  (Ministry  of  Education,  Youth  and 
Sports) 

Ministerstvo vnitra (Ministry of the Interior) 

Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 

Ministerstvo zdravotnictví (Ministry of Health) 

Ministerstvo zemědělství (Ministry of Agriculture) 

Ministerstvo životního prostředí (Ministry of the Environment) 

Non-warlikes materials contained in section 3 of appendix I of annex XI of the agreement 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

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17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

34. 

35. 

36. 

37. 

38. 

39. 

40. 

41. 

Poslanecká  sněmovna  PČR  (Chamber  of  Deputies  of  the  Parliament  of  the  Czech 
Republic) 

Senát PČR (Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic) 

Kancelář prezidenta (Office of the President) 

Český statistický úřad (Czech Statistical Office) 

Český  úřad  zeměměřičský  a  katastrální  (Czech  Office  for  Surveying,  Mapping  and 
Cadastre) 

Úřad průmyslového vlastnictví (Industrial Property Office) 

Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (Office for Personal Data Protection) 

Bezpečnostní informační služba (Security Information Service) 

Národní bezpečnostní úřad (National Security Authority) 

Česká akademie věd (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic) 

Vězeňská služba (Prison Service) 

Český báňský úřad (Czech Mining Authority) 

Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže (Office for the Protection of Competition) 

Správa státních hmotných rezerv (Administration of the State Material Reserves) 

Státní úřad pro jadernou bezpečnost (State Office for Nuclear Safety) 

Komise pro cenné papíry (Czech Securities Commission) 

Energetický regulační úřad (Energy Regulatory Office) 

Úřad vlády České republiky (Office of the Government of the Czech Republic) 

Ústavní soud (Constitutional Court) 

Nejvyšší soud (Supreme Court) 

Nejvyšší správní soud (Supreme Administrative Court) 

Nejvyšší státní zastupitelství (Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office) 

Nejvyšší kontrolní úřad (Supreme Audit Office) 

Kancelář Veřejného ochránce práv (Office of the Public Defender of Rights) 

Grantová agentura České republiky (Grant Agency of the Czech Republic) 

Český úřad bezpečnosti práce (Czech Authority of Safety Work) 

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Český telekomunikační úřad (Czech Telecommunication Office) 

ESTONIA 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

23. 

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Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei (Office of the President of the Republic of Estonia) 

Eesti Vabariigi Riigikogu (Parliament of the Republic of Estonia) 

Eesti Vabariigi Riigikohus (Supreme Court of the Republic of Estonia) 

Riigikontroll (The State Audit Office of the Republic of Estonia) 

Õiguskantsler (Legal Chancellor) 

Riigikantselei (The State Chancellery) 

Rahvusarhiiv (The National Archives of Estonia) 

Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium (Ministry of Education and Research) 

Justiitsministeerium (Ministry of Justice) 

Kaitseministeerium (Ministry of Defence)89 

Keskkonnaministeerium (Ministry of Environment) 

Kultuuriministeerium (Ministry of Culture) 

Majandus- 
Communication) 

ja  Kommunikatsiooniministeerium 

(Ministry 

for  Economy  and 

Põllumajandusministeerium (Ministry of Agriculture) 

Rahandusministeerium (Ministry of Finance) 

Siseministeerium (Ministry of Internal Affairs) 

Sotsiaalministeerium (Ministry of Social Affairs) 

Välisministeerium (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 

Keeleinspektsioon (The Language Inspectorate) 

Riigiprokuratuur (Prosecutor's Office) 

Teabeamet (The Information Board)  

Maa-amet (Land Board) 

Keskkonnainspektsioon (Environmental Inspectorate) 

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38. 

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41. 

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48. 

49. 

Metsakaitse- ja Metsauuenduskeskus (Centre of Forest Protection and Silviculture) 

Muinsuskaitseamet (The Heritage Conservation Inspectorate) 

Patendiamet (Patent Office) 

Tehnilise Järelevalve Inspektsioon (The Technical Inspectorate) 

Energiaturu Inspektsioon (The Energy Market Inspectorate) 

Tarbijakaitseamet (The Consumer Protection Board) 

Riigihangete Amet (Public Procurement Office) 

Eesti Patendiraamatukogu (Estonian Patent Library) 

Taimetoodangu Inspektsioon (The Plant Production Inspectorate) 

Põllumajanduse  Registrite  ja  Informatsiooni  Amet  (Agricultural  Registers  and 
Information Board) 

Veterinaar- ja Toiduamet (The Veterinary and Food Board) 

Konkurentsiamet (The Competition Board) 

Maksu –ja Tolliamet (Tax and Customs Board) 

Statistikaamet (Statistical Office) 

Kaitsepolitseiamet (The Security Police Board) 

Proovikoda (Assay Office) 

Kodakondsus- ja Migratsiooniamet (Citizenship and Migration Board) 

Piirivalveamet (The Border Guard Administration) 

Politseiamet (The Police Board) 

Kohtuekspertiisi  ja  Kriminalistika  Keskus  (Centre  of  Forensic  and  Criminalistic 
Science) 

Keskkriminaalpolitsei (Central Criminal Police) 

Päästeamet (The Rescue Board) 

Andmekaitse Inspektsioon (The Data Protection Inspectorate) 

Ravimiamet (Agency of Medicines) 

Sotsiaalkindlustusamet (Social Insurance Board) 

Tööturuamet (Labour Market Board) 

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57. 

Tervishoiuamet (Health Care Board) 

Tervisekaitseinspektsioon (Health Protection Inspectorate) 

Tööinspektsioon (Labour Inspectorate) 

Lennuamet (Civil Aviation Administration) 

Maanteeamet (Road Administration) 

Sideamet (Communications Board) 

Veeteede Amet (Maritime Administration) 

Raudteeamet (Estonian Railway Administration) 

CYPRUS 

1. 

(a)  Προεδρία και Προεδρικό Μέγαρο (Presidency and Presidential Palace) 

(b)  Γραφείο  Συντονιστή  Εναρµόνισης 

(Office  of 

the  Coordinator 

for 

Harmonisation) 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

Υπουργικό Συµβούλιο (Council of Ministers) 

Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων (House of Representatives) 

∆ικαστική Υπηρεσία (Judicial Service) 

Νοµική Υπηρεσία της ∆ηµοκρατίας (Law Office of the Republic) 

Ελεγκτική Υπηρεσία της ∆ηµοκρατίας (Audit Office of the Republic) 

Επιτροπή ∆ηµόσιας Υπηρεσίας (Public Service Commission) 

Επιτροπή Εκπαιδευτικής Υπηρεσίας (Educational Service Commission) 

Γραφείο  Επιτρόπου  ∆ιοικήσεως  (Office  of  the  Commissioner  for  Administration 
(Ombudsman)) 

Επιτροπή  Προστασίας  Ανταγωνισµού 
Competition) 

(Commission 

for 

the  Protection  of 

Υπηρεσία Εσωτερικού Ελέγχου (Internal Audit Service)  

Γραφείο Προγραµµατισµού (Planning Bureau) 

Γενικό Λογιστήριο της ∆ηµοκρατίας (Treasury of the Republic) 

Γραφείο Επιτρόπου Προστασίας ∆εδοµένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα (Office of the 
Personal Character Data Protection Commissioner)  

15. 

Γραφείο Επιτρόπου Νοµοθεσίας (Law Commissioner Office)  

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18. 

Γραφείο Εφόρου ∆ηµοσίων Ενισχύσεων (Office of the Commissioner for the Public 
Aid)  

Υπουργείο Άµυνας (Ministry of Defence)90 

(a)  Υπουργείο  Γεωργίας,  Φυσικών  Πόρων  και  Περιβάλλοντος  (Ministry  of 

Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment) 

(b)  Τµήµα Γεωργίας (Department of Agriculture) 

(c)  Κτηνιατρικές Υπηρεσίες (Veterinary Services) 

(d)  Τµήµα ∆ασών (Forest Department) 

(e)  Τµήµα Αναπτύξεως Υδάτων (Water Development Department) 

(f)  Τµήµα Γεωλογικής Επισκόπησης (Geological Survey Department) 

(g)  Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (Meteorological Service) 

(h)  Τµήµα Αναδασµού (Land Consolidation Department) 

(i)  Υπηρεσία Μεταλλείων (Mines Service) 

(j) 

Ινστιτούτο Γεωργικών Ερευνών (Agricultural Research Institute) 

(k)  Τµήµα Αλιείας και Θαλάσσιων Ερευνών (Department of Fisheries and Marine 

Research) 

19. 

(a)  Υπουργείο ∆ικαιοσύνης και ∆ηµοσίας Τάξεως (Ministry of Justice and Public 

Order) 

(b)  Αστυνοµία (Police) 

(c)  Πυροσβεστική Υπηρεσία Κύπρου (Cyprus Fire Service) 

(d)  Τµήµα Φυλακών (Prison Department)  

(e)  Κεντρική Υπηρεσία Πληροφοριών ( Central Information Service)  

20. 

(α)  Υπουργείο  Εµπορίου,  Βιοµηχανίας  και  Τουρισµού  (Ministry  of  Commerce, 

Industry and Tourism) 

(b)  Υπηρεσία  Εποπτείας  και  Ανάπτυξης  Συνεργατικών  Εταιρειών  (Cooperative 

Societies΄ Supervision and Development Authority)  

(c)  Τµήµα Εφόρου Εταιρειών και Επίσηµου Παραλήπτη (Department of Registrar 

of Companies and Official Receiver) 

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(a)  Υπουργείο  Εργασίας  και  Κοινωνικών  Ασφαλίσεων  (Ministry  of  Labour  and 

Social Insurance) 

(b)  Τµήµα Εργασίας (Department of Labour) 

(c)  Τµήµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων (Department of Social Insurance) 

(d)  Τµήµα  Υπηρεσιών  Κοινωνικής  Ευηµερίας  (Department  of  Social  Welfare 

Services) 

(e)  Κέντρο Παραγωγικότητας Κύπρου (Productivity Centre Cyprus) 

(f)  Ανώτερο Ξενοδοχειακό Ινστιτούτο Κύπρου (Higher Hotel Institute Cyprus) 

(g)  Ανώτερο  Τεχνολογικό 

Ινστιτούτο 

(Higher  Τechnical 

Institute)Τµήµα 

Επιθεώρησης Εργασίας (Department of Labour Inspection) 

(h)  Υπηρεσία Βιοµηχανικών Σχέσεων (Industrial Relations Service)  

22. 

(a)  Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών (Ministry of the Interior) 

(b)  Επαρχιακές ∆ιοικήσεις (District Administrations) 

(c)  Τµήµα Πολεοδοµίας και Οικήσεως (Town Planning and Housing Department) 

(d)  Τµήµα  Αρχείου  Πληθυσµού  και  Μεταναστεύσεως  (Civil  Registry  and 

Migration Department) 

(e)  Τµήµα Κτηµατολογίου και Χωροµετρίας (Department of Lands and Surveys) 

(f)  Γραφείο Τύπου και Πληροφοριών (Press and Information Office) 

(g)  Πολιτική Άµυνα (Civil Defence) 

(h)  Κυπριακό Πρακτορείο Ειδήσεων (Cyprus News Agency)  

(i)  Ταµείο Θήρας (Game Fund)  

(j)  Υπηρεσία  Μέριµνας  και  Αποκαταστάσεων  Εκτοπισθέντων  (Service  for  the 

care and rehabilitation of displaced persons)  

23. 

24. 

Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 

(a)  Υπουργείο Οικονοµικών (Ministry of Finance) 

(b)  Τελωνεία (Customs and Excise) 

(c)  Τµήµα Εσωτερικών Προσόδων (Department of Inland Revenue) 

(d)  Στατιστική Υπηρεσία (Statistical Service) 

(e)  Τµήµα  Κρατικών  Αγορών  και  Προµηθειών  (Department  of  Government 

Purchasing and Supply) 

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Personnel Department) 

(g)  Κυβερνητικό Τυπογραφείο (Government Printing Office) 

(h)  Τµήµα  Υπηρεσιών  Πληροφορικής  (Department  of  Information  Technology 

Services) 

Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισµού (Ministry of Εducation and Culture) 

(a)  Υπουργείο  Συγκοινωνιών  και  Έργων  (Ministry  of  Communications  and 

Works) 

25. 

26. 

(b)  Τµήµα ∆ηµοσίων Έργων (Department of Public Works) 

(c)  Τµήµα Αρχαιοτήτων (Department of Antiquities) 

(d)  Τµήµα Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας (Department of Civil Aviation) 

(e)  Τµήµα Εµπορικής Ναυτιλίας (Department of Merchant Shipping) 

(f)  Τµήµα Ταχυδροµικών Υπηρεσιών (Postal Services Department ) 

(g)  Τµήµα Οδικών Μεταφορών (Department of Road Transport) 

(h)  Τµήµα  Ηλεκτροµηχανολογικών  Υπηρεσιών  (Department  of  Electrical  and 

Mechanical Services) 

(i)  Τµήµα  Ηλεκτρονικών 

Επικοινωνιών 

(Department 

of 

Electronic 

Telecommunications)  

27. 

(a)  Υπουργείο Υγείας (Ministry of Health) 

(b)  Φαρµακευτικές Υπηρεσίες (Pharmaceutical Services) 

(c)  Γενικό Χηµείο (General Laboratory) 

(d) 

Ιατρικές  Υπηρεσίες  και  Υπηρεσίες  ∆ηµόσιας  Υγείας  (Medical  and  Public 
Health Services) 

(e)  Οδοντιατρικές Υπηρεσίες (Dental Services) 

(f)  Υπηρεσίες Ψυχικής Υγείας (Mental Health Services) 

LATVIA 

1. 

2. 

Valsts prezidenta kanceleja (Chancellery of the State President) 

Saeimas kanceleja (Chancellery of the Parliament) 

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4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

Aizsardzības ministrija un tās pakļautībā un pārraudzībā esošās iestādes (Ministry of 
Defence and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision)91 

Ārlietu  ministrija  un  tās  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of 
Foreign Affairs and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Ekonomikas ministrija un tās pakļautībā un pārraudzībā esošās iestādes (Ministry of 
Economics and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Finanšu  ministrija  un  tās  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of 
Finance and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Iekšlietu ministrija un tās pakļautībā un pārraudzībā esošās iestādes (Ministry of the 
Interior and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Izglītības  un  zinātnes  ministrija  un  tās  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes 
(Ministry  of  Education  and  Science  and  institutions  subordinate  to  it  and  under  its 
supervision) 

Kultūras  ministrija  un  tās  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of 
Culture and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Labklājības ministrija un tās pakļautībā un pārraudzībā esošās iestādes (Ministry of 
Welfare and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Reģionālās attīstības un pašvaldību lietu ministrija un tās pakļautībā un pārraudzībā 
esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of  Regional  Development  and  local  governments  and 
institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Satiksmes  ministrija  un  tās  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of 
Transport and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Tieslietu  ministrija  un  tās  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of 
Justice and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Veselības  ministrija  un  tās  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of 
Health and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Vides  ministrija  un  tās  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of 
Environment and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Zemkopības  ministrija  un  tās  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Ministry  of  Agriculture 
and institutions under its supervision) 

Īpašu  uzdevumu  ministrs  bērnu  un  ģimenes  lietās  un  tā  pakļautībā  un  pārraudzībā 
esošās  iestādes  (Minister  for  Special  Assignments  for  Children  and  Family  Affairs 
and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

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19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

Īpašu  uzdevumu  ministrs  sabiedrības  integrācijas  lietās  un  tā  pakļautībā  un 
pārraudzībā esošās iestādes (Minister for Special Assignments for Integration Affairs 
and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Augstākās izglītības padome (Council of Higher Education) 

Eiropas lietu birojs (European Affairs Bureau) 

Valsts kanceleja un tās pakļautībā un pārraudzībā esošās iestādes (State Chancellery 
and institutions subordinate to it and under its supervision) 

Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija (Central Election Commission) 

Finansu un kapitāla tirgus komisija (Financial and Capital Market Commission) 

Latvijas Banka (Bank of Latvia) 

Nacionālie bruņotie spēki (National Armed Forces) 

Nacionālā radio un televīzijas padome (National Broadcasting Council) 

Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija (Public Utilities Commission) 

Satversmes aizsardzības birojs (Constitution Defence Bureau) 

Valsts cilvēktiesību birojs (State Human Rights Bureau) 

Valsts kontrole (State Audit Office) 

Satversmes tiesa (Constitutional Court) 

Augstākā tiesa (Supreme Court) 

Prokuratūra  un  tās  pārraudzībā  esošās  iestādes  (Prosecutor's  Office  and  institutions 
under its supervision) 

LITHUANIA 

Prezidento kanceliarija (Chancellery of the Office of the President) 

Seimo kanceliarija (Chancellery of the Seimas (Parliament)) 

Konstitucinis Teismas (The Constitutional Court) 

Vyriausybės kanceliarija (Chancellery of the Government) 

Aplinkos  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of  Environment  and 
institutions under the Ministry) 

Finansų ministerija ir įstaigos prie ministerijos (Ministry of Finance and institutions 
under the Ministry) 

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8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

Krašto  apsaugos  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of  National 
Defence and institutions under the Ministry)92 

Kultūros ministerija ir įstaigos prie ministerijos (Ministry of Culture and institutions 
under the Ministry) 

Socialinės  apsaugos  ir  darbo  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of 
Social Security and Labour and institutions under the Ministry) 

Susisiekimo  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of  Transport  and 
Communications and institutions under the Ministry) 

Sveikatos  apsaugos  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of  Health  and 
institutions under the Ministry) 

Švietimo ir mokslo ministerija ir įstaigos prie ministerijos (Ministry of Education and 
Science and institutions under the Ministry) 

Teisingumo  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of  Justice  and 
institutions under the Ministry) 

Ūkio  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of  Economy  and  institutions 
under the Ministry) 

Užsienio reikalų ministerija ir įstaigos prie ministerijos (Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
and institutions under the Ministry) 

Vidaus  reikalų  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of  Internal  Affairs 
and institutions under the Ministry) 

Žemės  ūkio  ministerija  ir  įstaigos  prie  ministerijos  (Ministry  of  Agriculture  and 
institutions under the Ministry) 

Nacionalinė teismų administracija (National Courts Administration)  

Lietuvos  kariuomenė  ir  jos  padaliniai  (Lithuanian  Armed  Forces  and  structure 
thereof)93 

Generalinė prokuratūra (The General Public Prosecutor’s Office) 

Valstybės kontrolė (State Control) 

Lietuvos bankas (Bank of Lithuania) 

Specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba (Special Investigation Service) 

Konkurencijos taryba (Competition Council) 

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26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

34. 

35. 

36. 

37. 

38. 

39. 

40. 

41. 

42. 

43. 

44. 

45. 

46. 

47. 

Lietuvos  gyventojų  genocido  ir  rezistencijos  tyrimo  centras  (Genocide  and 
Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania) 

Nacionalinė sveikatos taryba (National Health Council) 

Moterų  ir  vyrų  lygių  galimybių  kontrolieriaus  tarnyba  (Office  of  the  Equal 
Opportunities Ombudsman) 

teisių  apsaugos  kontrolieriaus 

Vaiko 
Institution) 

įstaiga  (Children's  Rights  Ombudsmen 

Seimo kontrolierių įstaiga (Ombudsman Office of the Seimas) 

Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija (State Commission of the Lithuanian Language) 

Valstybinė  paminklosaugos  komisija  (State  Commission  for  Cultural  Heritage 
Protection) 

Vertybinių popierių komisija (Lithuanian Security Commission) 

Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija (Central Electoral Committee) 

Vyriausioji tarnybinės etikos komisija (Chief Commission of Official Ethics) 

Etninės kultūros globos taryba (Council for the Protection of Ethnic Culture) 

Žurnalistų etikos inspektoriaus tarnyba (Office of the Inspector of Journalists' Ethics) 

Valstybės saugumo departamentas (State Security Department) 

Valstybinė kainų ir energetikos kontrolės komisija (National Control Commission for 
Prices and Energy) 

Vyriausioji  administracinių  ginčų  komisija 
Commission) 

(Chief  Administrative  Disputes 

Mokestinių ginčų komisija (Commission on Tax Disputes) 

Valstybinė lošimų priežiūros komisija (State Gambling Supervisory Commission) 

Lietuvos archyvų departamentas (Lithuanian Archives Department) 

Europos teisės departamentas (European Law Department) 

Lietuvos mokslo taryba (The Lithuanian Council of Science) 

Ginklų fondas (Weaponry Fund) 

Lietuvos valstybinis mokslo ir studijų fondas (Lithuanian State Science and Studies 
Foundation) 

Informacinės  visuomenės  plėtros  komitetas  (Information  Society  Development 
Committee) 

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49. 

50. 

51. 

52. 

53. 

54. 

55. 

56. 

57. 

58. 

59. 

60. 

61. 

62. 

63. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

Kūno  kultūros  ir  sporto  departamentas  (Lithuanian  State  Department  of  Physical 
Culture and Sport) 

Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (Lithuanian Telecommunications Regulator) 

Statistikos departamentas (Department of Statistics) 

Tautinių mažumų ir išeivijos departamentas (Department of National Minorities and 
Lithuanians Living Abroad) 

Valstybinė  atominės  energetikos  saugos 
Inspectorate) 

inspekcija 

(State  Nuclear  Safety 

Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (State Data Protection Inspectorate) 

Valstybinė maisto ir veterinarijos tarnyba (State Food and Veterinary Service) 

Valstybinė ligonių kasa (State Patients’ Fund) 

Valstybinė tabako ir alkoholio kontrolės tarnyba (State Tobacco and Alcohol Control 
Service) 

Viešųjų pirkimų tarnyba (Public Procurement Office) 

Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (The Supreme Court of Lithuania) 

Lietuvos apeliacinis teismas (The Court of Appeal of Lithuania) 

Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas (The Supreme Administrative Court of 
Lithuania) 

Apygardų teismai (County Courts of Lithuania) 

Apygardų administraciniai teismai (County Administrative Courts of Lithuania) 

Apylinkių teismai (District Courts of Lithuania). 

HUNGARY 

Belügyminisztérium (Ministry of the Interior) 

Egészségügyi, Szociális és Családügyi Minisztérium (Ministry of Health, Social and 
Family Affairs) 

Foglalkoztatáspolitikai és Munkaügyi Minisztérium (Ministry of Employment Policy 
and Labour Affairs) 

Földművelésügyi  és  Vidékfejlesztési  Minisztérium  (Ministry  of  Agriculture  and 
Rural Development) 

Gazdasági és Közlekedési Minisztérium (Ministry of Economy and Transport) 

Gyermek-, Ifjúsági és Sportminisztérium (Ministry of Children, Youth and Sports) 

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Honvédelmi Minisztérium (Ministry of Defence)94 

Igazságügyi Minisztérium (Ministry of Justice) 

Informatikai 
Communications) 

és  Hírközlési  Minisztérium 

(Ministry  of 

Informatics 

and 

Környezetvédelmi  és  Vízügyi  Minisztérium  (Ministry  of  Environment  and  Water 
Management) 

Külügyminisztérium (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 

Miniszterelnöki Hivatal (Prime Minister's Office) 

Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma (Ministry of Cultural Heritage) 

Oktatási Minisztérium (Ministry of Education) 

Pénzügyminisztérium (Ministry of Finance) 

Központi Szolgáltatási Főigazgatóság (Central Services Directorate)  

Uffiċċju tal-President (Office of the President) 

MALTA 

Uffiċċju  ta’  l-Iskrivan  tal-Kamra  tad-Deputati  (Office  of  the  Clerk  to  the  House  of 
Representatives) 

Uffiċċju tal-Prim Ministru (Office of the Prime Minister)95 

Ministeru għall-Politika Soċjali (Ministry for Social Policy) 

Ministeru ta’ l-Edukazzjoni (Ministry of Education) 

Ministeru  tal-Finanzi  u  l-Affarijiet  Ekonomiċi  (Ministry  of  Finance  and  Economic 
Affairs) 

Ministeru tar-Riżorsi u l-Infrastruttura (Ministry for Resources and Infrastructure) 

Ministeru tat-Turiżmu (Ministry for Tourism) 

Ministeru  għat-Trasport  u  Komunikazzjoni 
Communications) 

(Ministry 

for  Transport  and 

Ministeru tal-Ġustizzja u l-Intern (Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs) 

Ministeru  għall-Affarijiet  Rurali  u  l-Ambjent  (Ministry  for  Rural  Affairs  and  the 
Environment) 

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15. 

Ministeru għal Għawdex (Ministry for Gozo) 

Ministeru tas-Saħħa (Ministry of Health) 

Ministeru ta’ l-Affarijiet Barranin (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 

Ministeru  għat-Teknoloġija 
Information Technology and Investment) 

ta’ 

l-Informazzjoni  u  Investiment  (Ministry  for 

16. 

Ministeru għaż-Żgħażagħ u l-Kultura (Ministry for Youth and the Arts) 

POLAND 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

Kancelaria Prezydenta RP (Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland) 

Kancelaria Sejmu RP (Chancellery of the Sejm) 

Kancelaria Senatu RP (Chancellery of the Senate) 

Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court) 

Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Supreme Administrative Court) 

Trybunał Konstytucyjny (Constitutional Court) 

Najwyższa Izba Kontroli (Supreme Chamber of Control) 

Biuro Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich (Office of the Ombudsman) 

Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji (National Broadcasting Council) 

Generalny  Inspektor  Ochrony  Danych  Osobowych  (Inspector  General  for  the 
Protection of Personal Data) 

Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza (State Election Commission) 

Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze (National Election Office) 

Państwowa Inspekcja Pracy (National Labour Inspectorate) 

Biuro Rzecznika Praw Dziecka (Office of the Children’s Rigths Ombudsman) 

Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów (Prime Minister’s Chancellery) 

Ministerstwo Finansów (Ministry of Finance) 

Ministerstwo Gospodarki Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (Ministry of Economy, Labour 
and Social Policy) 

Ministerstwo Kultury (Ministry of Culture) 

Ministerstwo Nauki i Informatyzacji (Ministry of Science and Informatisation) 

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40. 

Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (Ministry of National Defence)96 

Ministerstwo  Rolnictwa  i  Rozwoju  Wsi  (Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Rural 
Development) 

Ministerstwo Skarbu Państwa (Ministry of the State Treasury) 

Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości (Ministry of Justice) 

Ministerstwo Infrastruktury (Ministry of Infrastructure) 

Ministerstwo Środowiska (Ministry of Environment) 

Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji (Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
Administration) 

Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 

Ministerstwo Zdrowia (Ministry of Health) 

Ministerstwo  Edukacji  Narodowej  i  Sportu  (Ministry  of  National  Education  and 
Sport) 

Urząd  Komitetu  Integracji  Europejskiej  (Office  of  the  Committee  for  European 
Integration) 

Rządowe  Centrum  Studiów  Strategicznych  (Government  Centre  for  Strategic 
Studies) 

Agencja  Restrukturyzacji  i  Modernizacji  Rolnictwa  (Agency  for  Restructuring  and 
Modernisation of Agriculture) 

Agencja Rynku Rolnego (Agriculture Market Agency) 

Agencja  Własności  Rolnej  Skarbu  Państwa  (State  Treasury  Agricultural  Property 
Agency) 

Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (National Health Fund) 

Polska Akademia Nauk (Polish Academy of Science) 

Polskie Centrum Akredytacji (Polish Acreditation Centre) 

Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny (Polish Committee for Standardisation) 

Rządowe Centrum Legislacji (Government Legislation Centre) 

Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych (Social Insurance Office) 

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56. 

57. 

58. 

59. 

60. 

61. 

Komisja  Nadzoru  Ubezpieczeń  i  Funduszy  Emerytalnych  (Insurance  and  Pension 
Funds Supervisiory Commission) 

Komisja  Papierów  Wartościowych  i  Giełd  (Polish  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission) 

Główny Urząd Miar (Main Office of Measures) 

Urząd Patentowy Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej (Patent Office of the Republic of Poland) 

Urząd Regulacji Energetyki (The Energy Regulatory Authority of Poland) 

Urząd  do  Spraw  Kombatantów  i  Osób  Represjonowanych  (Office  for  Military 
Veterans and Victims of Repression) 

Generalna  Dyrekcja  Dróg  Krajowych  i  Autostrad  (The  General  Directorate  of 
National Roads and Motorways) 

Urząd Transportu Kolejowego (Office for Railroad Transport) 

Urząd Głównego Inspektora Transportu Drogowego (Office of the Main Inspector of 
Road Transport) 

Główny  Urząd  Geodezji  i  Kartografii  (The  Main  Office  of  Geodesy  and 
Cartography) 

Główny  Urząd  Nadzoru  Budowlanego  (The  Main  Office  for  Construction 
Supervision) 

Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego (The Main Office for Civil Aviation) 

Urząd  Regulacji  Telekomunikacji 
Regulation and Post) 

i  Poczty  (Office  for  Telecommunication 

Naczelna  Dyrekcja  Archiwów  Państowych  (The  Main  Directorate  for  National 
Archives) 

Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego (Farmers Social Security Fund) 

Główny  Inspektorat  Inspekcji  Ochrony  Roślin 
Inspectorate for the Inspection of Plant and Seeds Protection) 

i  Nasiennictwa  (The  Main 

Główny  Inspektorat  Jakości  Handlowej  Artykułów  Rolno-Spożywczych  (The  Main 
Inspectorate of Commercial Quality of Agri-Food Products) 

Główny Inspektorat Weterynarii (The Main Veterinary Inspectorate) 

Komenda Główna Państwowej Straży Pożarnej (The Chief Command of the National 
Fire-guard) 

Komenda Główna Policy (The Chief Police Command) 

Komenda Główna Straży Granicznej (The Chief Boarder Guards Command) 

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78. 

79. 

80. 

81. 

Urząd  do  Spraw  Repatriacji  i  Cudzoziemców  (Office  for  Repatriation  and 
Foreigners) 

Urząd Zamówień Publicznych (Public Procurement Office) 

Wyższy Urząd Górniczy (Main Mining Office) 

Główny  Inspektorat  Ochrony  Środowiska  (The  Main  Inspectorate  for  Environment 
Protection) 

Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki (State Atomic Agency) 

Główny Inspektorat Farmaceutyczny (Main Pharmaceutical Inspectorate) 

Główny Inspektorat Sanitarny (Main Sanitary Inspectorate) 

Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego (Internal Security Agency) 

Agencja Wywiadu (Foreign Intelligence Agency) 

Główny Urząd Statystyczny (Main Statistical Office) 

Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów (Office for Competition and Consumer 
Protection) 

Urząd Służby Cywilnej (Civil Service Office) 

Instytut  Pamięci  Narodowej  –  Komisja  Ścigania  Zbrodni  Przeciwko  Narodowi 
Polskiemu  (National  Remembrance  Institute  –  Commission  for  the  Prosecution  of 
Crimes Against the Polish Nation) 

Państwowa Agencja Inwestycji Zagranicznych (State Foreign Investment Agency) 

Polska Konfederacja Sportu (Polish Confederation of Sport) 

Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) 

Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (The National Fund 
for Environmental Protection and Water Management) 

Państwowy  Fundusz  Rehabilitacji  Osób  Niepełnosprawnych  (State  Fund  for  the 
Rehabilitation of the Disabled 

Polskie Centrum Badań i Certyfikacji (Polish Centre for Testing and Certification) 

Agencja Mienia Wojskowego (Agency for Military Property)97 

1. 

Predsednik Republike Slovenije (President of the Republic of Slovenia) 

SLOVENIA 

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10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

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15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

Državni zbor (The National Assembly) 

Državni svet (The National Council) 

Varuh človekovih pravic (The Ombudsman) 

Ustavno sodišče (The Constitutional Court) 

Računsko sodišče (The Court of Audits) 

Državna revizijska komisja (The National Review Commission) 

Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti (The Slovenian Academy of Science and 
Art) 

Vladne službe (The Government Services) 

Ministrstvo za finance (Ministry of Finance) 

Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve (Ministry of Internal Affairs) 

Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 

Ministrstvo za obrambo (Ministry of Defence)98 

Ministrstvo za pravosodje (Ministry of Justice) 

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo (Ministry of the Economy) 

Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Food) 

Ministrstvo za promet (Ministry of Transport) 

Ministrstvo za okolje, prostor in energijo (Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning 
and Energy) 

Ministrstvo  za  delo,  družino  in  socialne  zadeve  (Ministry  of  Labour,  Family  and 
Social Affairs) 

Ministrstvo za zdravje (Ministry of Health) 

Ministrstvo za informacijsko družbo (Ministry of Information Society) 

Ministrstvo za šolstvo, znanost in šport (Ministry of Education, Science and Sport) 

Ministrstvo za kulturo (Ministry of Culture) 

Vrhovno  sodišče  Republike  Slovenije  (The  Supreme  Court  of  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia) 

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6. 

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Višja sodišča (Higher Courts) 

Okrožna sodišča (District Courts) 

Okrajna sodišča (County Courts) 

Vrhovno tožilstvo Republike Slovenije (The Supreme Prosecutor of the Republic of 
Slovenia) 

Okrožna državna tožilstva (Districts' State Prosecutors) 

Družbeni  pravobranilec  Republike  Slovenije  (Social  Attorney  of  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia) 

Državno pravobranilstvo Republike Slovenije (National Attorney of the Republic of 
Slovenia) 

Upravno  sodišče  Republike  Slovenije  (Administrative  Court  of  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia) 

Senat za prekrške Republike Slovenije (Senat of Minor Offenses of the Republic of 
Slovenia) 

Višje delovno in socialno sodišče v Ljubljani (Higher Labour and Social Court) 

Delovna sodišča (Labour Courts) 

Sodniki za prekrške (Judges of Minor Offenses) 

Upravne enote (Local Administration Units) 

SLOVAKIA 

Kancelária  Prezidenta  Slovenskej  republiky  (The  Office  of  the  President  of  the 
Slovak Republic) 

Národná rada Slovenskej republiky (National Council of the Slovak Republic) 

Úrad  vlády  Slovenskej  republiky  (The  Office  of  the  Government  of  the  Slovak 
Republic) 

Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí Slovenskej republiky (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 

Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky (Ministry of Economy of the Slovak 
Republic) 

Ministerstvo  obrany  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of  Defence  of  the  Slovak 
Republic)99 

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8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19 

20. 

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

Ministerstvo  vnútra  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of  the  Interior  of  the  Slovak 
Republic) 

Ministerstvo  financií  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of  Finance  of  the  Slovak 
Republic) 

Ministerstvo  kultúry  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of  Culture  of  the  Slovak 
Republic) 

Ministerstvo  zdravotníctva  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of  Health  of  the  Slovak 
Republic) 

Ministerstvo  práce,  sociálnych  vecí  a rodiny  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of 
Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic) 

Ministerstvo  školstva  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of  Education  of  the  Slovak 
Republic) 

Ministerstvo spravodlivosti Slovenskej  republiky (Ministry of Justice of the Slovak 
Republic) 

Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky (Ministry of Environment of 
the Slovak Republic) 

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva Slovenskej republiky (Ministry of Agriculture of the 
Slovak Republic) 

Ministerstvo  dopravy,  pôšt  a telekomunikácií  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of 
Transport, Posts and Telecommunication of the Slovak Republic) 

Ministerstvo  výstavby  a regionálneho  rozvoja  Slovenskej  republiky  (Ministry  of 
Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic) 

Ústavný súd Slovenskej republiky (Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic) 

Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky (Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic) 

Generálna  prokuratúra  Slovenskej  republiky  (Public  Prosecution  of  the  Slovak 
Republic) 

Najvyšší kontrolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak 
Republic) 

Protimonopolný  úrad  Slovenskej  republiky  (Antimonopoly  Office  of  the  Slovak 
Republic) 

Úrad pre verejné obstarávanie (Office for Public Procurement) 

Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky (Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic) 

Úrad  geodézie,  kartografie  a katastra  Slovenskej  republiky  (Office  of  the  Land 
Register of the Slovak Republic) 

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30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

Úrad  pre  normalizáciu,  metrológiu  a skúšobníctvo  Slovenskej  republiky  (Office  of 
Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic) 

Telekomunikačný  úrad  Slovenskej  republiky  (Telecommunications  Office  of  the 
Slovak Republic) 

Úrad  priemyselného  vlastníctva  Slovenskej republiky  (Industrial Property  Office  of 
the Slovak Republic) 

Úrad pre finančný trh (Office for the Finance Market) 

Národný bezpečnostný úrad (National Security Office) 

Poštový úrad (Post Office) 

Úrad na ochranu osobných údajov (Office for Personal Data Protection) 

Kancelária verejného ochrancu práv (Ombudsman's Office 

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Entities at subcentral level and bodies governed by public law 

Entities which procure in accordance with the provisions of this title 

LISTS OF BODIES AND CATEGORIES OF BODIES GOVERNED BY 
PUBLIC LAW 

XVI. CZECH REPUBLIC: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Fond národního majetku (National Property Fund) 

Pozemkový fond (Land Fund) 

and other state funds 

Česká národní banka (Czech National Bank) 

Česká televize (Czech Television) 

Český rozhlas (Czech Radio) 

Rada  pro  rozhlasové  a  televizní  vysílání  (The  Council  for  Radio  and  Television 
Broadcasting) 

Česká konsolidační agentura (Czech Consolidation Agency) 

Health insurance agencies 

Universities 

and other legal entities established by a special Act which for their operation and in 
compliance  with  budget  regulations  use  money  from  the  state  budget,  state  funds, 
contributions  of  international  institutions,  district  authority  budget,  or  budgets  of 
self-governing territorial divisions. 

XVII. ESTONIA: 

Bodies: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Eesti Kunstiakadeemia (Estonian Academy of Arts) 

Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (Estonian Traffic Insurance Foundation) 

Eesti Muusikaakadeemia (Estonian Academy of Music)  

Eesti Põllumajandusülikool (Estonian Agricultural University) 

Eesti Raadio (Estonian Radio) 

Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia (Estonian Academy of Sciences) 

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– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Eesti Televisioon (Estonian Television) 

Hoiuste Tagamise Fond (Deposit Guarantee Fund) 

Hüvitusfond (Compensation Fund) 

Kaitseliidu Peastaap (The Defence League Headquarters) 

Keemilise  ja  Bioloogilise  Füüsika  Instituut  (National  Institute  of  Chemical  Physics 
and Biophysics) 

Keskhaigekassa (Central Health Insurance Fund) 

Kultuurkapital (Cultural Endowment of Estonia) 

Notarite Koda (The Chamber of Notaries) 

Rahvusooper Estonia (Estonian National Opera) 

Rahvusraamatukogu (National Library of Estonia) 

Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool (Tallinn Pedagogical University) 

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (Tallinn Technical University) 

Tartu Ülikool (University of Tartu) 

Categories: 

– 

Other legal persons governed by public law whose public works contracts are subject 
to State control 

XVIII. CYPRUS: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Αρχή  Ανάπτυξης  Ανθρώπινου  ∆υναµικού  Κύπρου  (Human  Resource  Development 
Authority)  

Αρχή Κρατικών Εκθέσεων (Cyprus State Fair Authority)  

Επιτροπή Σιτηρών Κύπρου (Cyprus Grain Commission)  

Επιστηµονικό Τεχνικό Επιµελητήριο Κύπρου (Scientific and Technical Chamber of 
Cyprus)  

Θεατρικός Οργανισµός Κύπρου (National Theatre of Cyprus)  

Κυπριακός Οργανισµός Αθλητισµού (Cyprus Sports Organisation)  

Κυπριακός Οργανισµός Τουρισµού (Cyprus Tourism Organization)  

Κυπριακός Οργανισµός Αναπτύξεως Γης (Cyprus Land Development Corporation)  

Οργανισµός Γεωργικής Ασφαλίσεως (Agricultural Insurance Organisation)  

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– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Οργανισµός  Κυπριακής  Γαλακτοκοµικής  Βιοµηχανίας  (Cyprus  Milk  Industry 
Organisation)  

Οργανισµός Νεολαίας Κύπρου (Youth Board of Cyprus)  

Οργανισµός Χρηµατοδοτήσεως Στέγης (Housing Finance Corporation)  

Συµβούλια Αποχετεύσεων (Sewerage Boards)  

Συµβούλια Σφαγείων (Slaughterhouse Boards)  

Σχολικές Εφορίες (School Boards)  

Χρηµατιστήριο Αξιών Κύπρου (Cyprus Stock Exchange)  

Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς Κύπρου (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission)  

Πανεπιστήµιο Κύπρου (University of Cyprus)  

Κεντρικός  Φορέας  Ισότιµης  Κατανοµής  Βαρών  (Central  Agency  for  Equal 
Distribution of Burdens) 

Αρχή Ραδιοτηλεόρασης Κύπρου – Cyprus Radio-Television Authority 

XIX. LATVIA: 

Categories: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Bezpeļņas  organizācijas,  kuras  nodibinājusi  valsts  vai  pašvaldība  un  kuras  tiek 
finansētas  no  valsts  vai  pašvaldības  budžeta  (Non-profit-making  organisations 
established by the State or a local government and which the State budget or a local 
government budget finances) 

Specializētie  bērnu  sociālās  aprūpes  centri  (Specialised  social  care  centres  for 
children) 

Specializētie valsts sociālās aprūpes pansionāti (Specialised State social care homes 
for old people) 

Specializētie valsts sociālās aprūpes un rehabilitācijas centri (Specialised State social 
care and rehabilitation centres) 

Valsts bibliotēkas (State libraries) 

Valsts muzeji (State museums) 

Valsts teātri (State theatres) 

Valsts un pašvaldību aģentūras (State and local government agencies) 

Valsts  un  pašvaldību  pirmsskolas  izglītības  iestādes,  kuras  reģistrētas  Izglītības  un 
zinātnes ministrijas izglītības iestāžu reģistrā (State and local government pre-school 

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Ministry of Education and Science) 

Valsts  un  pašvaldību  interešu  izglītības  iestādes,  kuras  reģistrētas  Izglītības  un 
zinātnes ministrijas izglītības iestāžu reģistrā (State and local government institutions 
of hobby/interest education registered in the Register of Education Institutions at the 
Ministry of Education and Science) 

Valsts  un  pašvaldību  profesionālās  ievirzes  izglītības  iestādes,  kuras  reģistrētas 
Izglītības  un  zinātnes  ministrijas  izglītības  iestāžu  reģistrā  (State  and  local 
government vocational education institutions registered in the Register of Education 
Institutions at the Ministry of Education and Science) 

Valsts  un  pašvaldību  vispārējās  izglītības  iestādes,  kuras  reģistrētas  Izglītības  un 
zinātnes  ministrijas  izglītības  iestāžu  reģistrā  (State  and  local  government  general 
education  institutions  registered  in  the  Register  of  Education  Institutions  at  the 
Ministry of Education and Science)  

Valsts un pašvaldību pamata un vidējās profesionālās izglītības iestādes un koledžas, 
kuras reģistrētas Izglītības un zinātnes ministrijas izglītības iestāžu reģistrā (State and 
local government basic and secondary vocational education institutions and colleges 
(first  level  higher  professional  education  institutions)  registered  in  the  Register  of 
Education Institutions at the Ministry of Education and Science) 

Valsts  un  pašvaldību  augstākās  izglītības  iestādes,  kuras  reģistrētas  Izglītības  un 
zinātnes  ministrijas  izglītības  iestāžu  reģistrā  (State  and  local  government  higher 
education  institutions  registered  in  the  Register  of  Education  Institutions  at  the 
Ministry of Education and Science)  

Valsts zinātniskās institūcijas (State scientific reasearch entities) 

Valsts veselības aprūpes iestādes (State health care establishments) 

Citi  publisko  tiesību  subjekti,  kuru  darbība  nav  saistīta  ar  komercdarbību  (Other 
bodies governed by public law not having a commercial character) 

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All bodies not having an industrial or commercial character whose procurement is subject to 
supervision  by  the  Public  Procurement  Office  under  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of 
Lithuania 

XXI. HUNGARY: 

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a  megyei,  illetőleg a  regionális fejlesztési  tanács (county and regional development 
council),  az  elkülönített  állami  pénzalap  kezelője  (managing  bodies  of  the  separate 
state  fund),  a  társadalombiztosítás  igazgatási  szerve  (social  security  administration 
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a köztestület (public-law corporation) és a köztestületi költségvetési szerv (budgetary 
organ of a public-law corporation), valamint a közalapítvány (public foundation) 

a  Magyar  Távirati  Iroda  Részvénytársaság  (Hungarian  News  Agency  Plc.),  a 
közszolgálati  műsorszolgáltatók (public service broadcasters), valamint azok a köz-
műsorszolgáltatók,  amelyek  működését  többségében  közpénzből  finanszírozzák 
(public broadcasters financed mainly from the public budget) 

az Állami Privatizációs és Vagyonkezelő Részvénytársaság (Hungarian Privatization 
and State Holding Company) 

a  Magyar  Fejlesztési  Bank  Részvénytársaság  (Hungarian  Development  Bank  Plc.), 
az  a  gazdálkodó  szervezet,  melyben  a  Magyar  Fejlesztési  Bank  Részvénytársaság 
ellenőrző részesedéssel rendelkezik (business organisations on which the Hungarian 
Development Bank Plc. exercises a dominant influence). 

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alapítvány (foundation), társadalmi szervezet (civil society organisations), közhasznú 
társaság  (public  benefit  company),  biztosító  egyesület  (insurance  association), 
víziközmű-társulat (public utility water works association) 

business  organisations  established  for  the  purpose  of  meeting  needs  in  the  general 
interest and controlled by public entities or financed mainly from the public budget.  

XXII. MALTA: 

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Kunsill Malti għall-Iżvilupp Ekonomiku u Soċjali (Malta Council for Economic and 
Social Development) 

Awtorità tax-Xandir (Broadcasting Authority) 

MITTS Ltd. (Malta Information Technology and Training Services Ltd.) 

Awtorità  għas-Saħħa  u  s-Sigurta'  fuq  il-Post  tax-Xogħol  (Occupational  Health  and 
Safety Authority) 

Awtorità tad-Djar (Housing Authority) 

Korporazzjoni għax-Xogħol u t-Taħrig (Employment and Training Corporation) 

Fondazzjoni  għas-Servizzi  għall-Ħarsien  Soċjali  (Foundation  for  Social  Welfare 
Services) 

Sedqa 

Appoġġ 

10. 

Kummissjoni  Nazzjonali  Persuni  b'Diżabilita`  (National  Commission  for  Persons 
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Bord tal-Koperattivi (Cooperatives Board) 

Fondazzjoni għaċ-Ċentru tal-Kreativita` (Foundation for the Centre of Creativity) 

Orkestra Nazzjonali (National Orchestra) 

Kunsill  Malti  għax-Xjenza  u  Teknoloġija  (Malta  Council  for  Science  and 
Technology) 

Teatru Manoel (Manoel Theatre) 

Dar il-Mediterran għall-Konferenzi (Mediterranean Conference Centre) 

Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta (Central Bank of Malta) 

Awtorità għas-Servizzi Finanzjarji ta’ Malta (Malta Financial Services Authority) 

Borża ta' Malta (Malta Stock Exchange) 

Awtorità dwar il-Lotteriji u l-Logħob (Lotteries and Gaming Authority)  

Awtorità ta' Malta dwar ir-Riżorsi (Malta Resources Authority) 

Kunsill  Konsultattiv  dwar  l-Industrija  tal-Bini  (Building  Industry  Consultative 
Council) 

Istitut għall-Istudju tat-Turiżmu (Institute of Tourism Studies) 

Awtorità tat-Turiżmu ta' Malta (Malta Tourism Authority) 

Awtorità ta' Malta dwar il-Komunikazzjoni (Malta Communications Authority) 

Korporazzjoni Maltija għall-Iżvilupp (Malta Development Corporation)  

Istitut għall-Promozzjoni ta' l-Intrapriżi Żgħar (IPSE Ltd)  

Awtorità ta' Malta dwar l-Istandards (Malta Standards Authority) 

Awtorità ta' Malta ta' l-Istatistika (Malta Statistics Authority) 

Laboratorju Nazzjonali ta' Malta (Malta National Laboratory)  

Metco Ltd 

MGI / Mimcol 

Maltapost plc  

Gozo Channel Co Ltd  

Awtorità  ta'  Malta  dwar  l-Ambjent  u  l-Ippjanar  (Malta  Environment  and  Planning 
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Fondazzjoni għas-Servizzi Mediċi (Foundation for Medical Services)  

Sptar Zammit Clapp (Zammit Clapp Hospital) 

Ċentru Malti għall-Arbitraġġ (Malta Arbitration Centre) 

Kunsilli Lokali (Local Councils) 

XXIII. POLAND: 

1. 

Uniwersytety i szkoły wyższe, wyższe szkoły pedagogiczne, ekonomiczne, rolnicze, 
artystyczne,  teologiczne  m.in.  (Universities  and  academic  schools,  pedagogical, 
economics, agricultural, artistic, theological academic schools, etc.) 

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Uniwersytet w Białymstoku (University of Białystok) 

Uniwersytet Gdański (University of Gdańsk) 

Uniwersytet Śląski (University of Silesia in Katowice ) 

Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie (Jagiellonian University in Cracow) 

Uniwersytet  Kardynała  Stefana  Wyszyńskiego  (The  Cardinal  Stefan  Wyszyński 
University in Warsaw) 

Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski (The Catholic University of Lublin) 

Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej (The Maria-Curie Skłodowska University in 
Lublin) 

Uniwersytet Łódzki (University of Łódź) 

Uniwersytet Opolski (University of Opole) 

Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza (The Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) 

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika (The Nicholas Copernicus University in Toruń) 

Uniwersytet Szczeciński (University of Szczecin) 

Uniwersytet  Warmińsko-Mazurski  w  Olsztynie  (University  of  Warmia  and  Mazury 
in Olsztyn) 

Uniwersytet Warszawski (University of Warsaw) 

Uniwersytet Wrocławski (University of Wrocław) 

Uniwersytet Zielonogórski (University of Zielona Góra) 

Akademia  Techniczno-Humanistyczna  w  Bielsku-Białej  (Academy  of  Humanities 
and Technics in Bielsko Biała) 

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Akademia  Górniczo-Hutnicza  im.  St.  Staszica  w  Krakowie  (The  Stanisław  Staszic 
University of Mining and Metallurgy) 

Politechnika Białostocka (Technical University of Białystok) 

Politechnika Częstochowska (Technical University of Częstochowa) 

Politechnika Gdańska (Technical University of Gdańsk) 

Politechnika Koszalińska (Technical University of Koszalin) 

Politechnika Krakowska (Technical University of Cracow) 

Politechnika Lubelska (Technical University of Lublin) 

Politechnika Łódzka (Technical University of Łódź) 

Politechnika Opolska (Technical University of Opole) 

Politechnika Poznańska (Technical University of Poznań) 

Politechnika  Radomska  im.  Kazimierza  Pułaskiego  (The  Kazimierz  Puławski 
Technical University in Radom) 

Politechnika  Rzeszowska  im.  Ignacego  Łukasiewicza  (The  Ignacy  Łukasiewicz 
Technical University in Rzeszów) 

Politechnika Szczecińska (Technical University of Szczecin) 

Politechnika Śląska (Technical University of Silesia in Gliwice) 

Politechnika Świętokrzyska (Technical University of Świętokrzyskie in Kielce) 

Politechnika Warszawska (Technical University of Warsaw) 

Politechnika Wrocławska (Technical University of Wroclaw) 

Akademia Morska w Gdyni (Gdynia Maritime University) 

Wyższa Szkoła Morska w Szczecinie (Maritime University Szczecin) 

Akademia  Ekonomiczna  im.  Karola  Adamieckiego  w  Katowicach  (The  Karol 
Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice) 

Akademia Ekonomiczna w Krakowie (University of Economics in Kraków) 

Akademia Ekonomiczna w Poznaniu (University of Economics in Poznań) 

Szkoła Główna Handlowa (Warsaw School of Economics) 

Akademia  Ekonomiczna  im.Oskara  Langego  we  Wrocławiu  (The  Oscar  Lange 
University of Economics in Wrocław) 

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Akademia  Bydgoska  im.  Kazimierza  Wielkiego  (The  Kazimierz  Wielki  University 
of Economics in Bydgoszcz) 

Akademia Pedagogiczna im. KEN w Krakowie ( Pedagogical University in Cracow) 

Akademia  Pedagogiki  Specjalnej 
Grzegorzewska University of Special Pedagogy in Warsaw) 

im.  Marii  Grzegorzewskiej 

(The  Maria 

Akademia Podlaska w Siedlcach (Podlaska Academy in Siedlce) 

Akademia  Świętokrzyska 
Kochanowski Swiętokrzyska Academy in Kielce) 

im.  Jana  Kochanowskiego  w  Kielcach  (The  Jan 

Pomorska Akademia Pedagogiczna w Słupsku (Pomeranian Pedagogical Academy in 
Slupsk) 

Wyższa  Szkoła  Filozoficzno-Pedagogiczna  "Ignatianum"  w  Krakowie  (School  of 
Philosophy and Pedagogy "Ignatianum" in Cracow) 

Wyższa  Szkoła  Pedagogiczna  im.Tadeusza  Kotarbińskiego  w  Zielonej  Górze  (The 
Tadeusz Kotarbiński Pedagogy School in Zielona Góra) 

Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna w Częstochowie (Pedagogy School in Częstochowa) 

Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna w Rzeszowie (Pedagogy School in Rzeszów) 

Akademia  Techniczno-Rolnicza 
J.J. Śniadeckich Technical and Agricultural Academy in Bydgoszcz) 

im.  J.  J.  Śniadeckich  w  Bydgoszczy  (The 

Akademia  Rolnicza 
Agricultural University in Cracow) 

im.Hugona  Kołłątaja  w  Krakowie  (The  Hugo  Kołłątaj 

Akademia Rolnicza w Lublinie (Agricultural University of Lublin) 

Akademia  Rolnicza  im.  Augusta  Cieszkowskiego  w  Poznaniu  (The  August 
Cieszkowski Agricultural University in Poznań) 

Akademia Rolnicza w Szczecinie (Agricultural University of Szczecin) 

Szkoła  Główna  Gospodarstwa  Wiejskiego  w  Warszawie  (Warsaw  Agricultural 
University) 

Akademia Rolnicza we Wrocławiu (Agricultural University of Wrocław) 

Akademia Medyczna w Białymstoku (Medical Academy of Białystok) 

Akademia Medyczna im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy (The Ludwik Rydygier 
Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz) 

Akademia Medyczna w Gdańsku (Medical Academy of Gdańsk) 

Śląska  Akademia  Medyczna  w  Katowicach  (Medical  Academy  of  Silesia  in 
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Collegium  Medicum  Uniwersytetu  Jagiellońskiego  w  Krakowie  (The  Collegium 
Medicum Jagiellonian University in Cracow) 

Akademia Medyczna w Lublinie (Medical Academy of Lublin) 

Akademia Medyczna w Łodzi (Medical Academy of Łódź) 

Akademia  Medyczna  im.  Karola  Marcinkowskiego  w  Poznaniu  (The  Karol 
Marcinkowski Medical Academy in Poznań) 

Pomorska Akademia Medyczna w Szczecinie (Pomeranian Academy of Medicine in 
Szczecin) 

Akademia Medyczna w Warszawie (Medical Academy of Warsaw) 

Akademia  Medyczna  im.  Piastów  Śląskich  we  Wrocławiu  (The  Piastów  Sląskich 
Medical Academy in Wroclaw) 

Centrum Medyczne Kształcenia Podyplomowego (Medical Centre for Post-graduate 
Training) 

Chrześcijańska  Akademia  Teologiczna  w  Warszawie  (Christian  Theological 
Academy in Warsaw) 

Papieski  Wydział  Teologiczny  w  Poznaniu  (Pope's  Theological  Department  in 
Poznań) 

Papieski  Fakultet  Teologiczny  we  Wrocławiu  (Pope's  Theological  Faculty  in 
Wrocław) 

Papieski  Wydział  Teologiczny  w  Warszawie  (Pope's  Theological  Department  in 
Warsaw) 

Akademia  Marynarki  Wojennej  im.  Bohaterów  Westerplatte  w  Gdyni  (Naval 
University of Gdynia named for Westerplatte's Heroes) 

Akademia Obrony Narodowej (National Defence Academy) 

Wojskowa  Akademia  Techniczna  im.  Jarosława  Dąbrowskiego  w  Warszawie  (The 
Jarosław Dąbrowski Technical Military Academy in Warsaw) 

Wojskowa  Akademia  Medyczna  im.  Gen.  Dyw.  Bolesława  Szareckiego  w  Łodzi 
(The gen. Bolesław Szarecki Medical Military Academy in Łódź) 

Wyższa  Szkoła  Oficerska  im.  Tadeusza  Kościuszki  we  Wrocławiu  (The  Tadeusz 
Kościuszko Military Academy in Wrocław) 

Wyższa  Szkoła  Oficerska  Wojsk  Obrony  Przeciwlotniczej  im.  Romualda  Traugutta 
(The Romuald Traugutt Anti-Aircraft Forces Academy) 

Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska im. gen. Józefa Bema w Toruniu (The gen. J. Bem Military 
Academy in Toruń) 

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Wyższa  Szkoła  Oficerska  Sił  Powietrznych  w  Dęblinie  (Air  Forces  Military 
Academy in Dęblin) 

Wyższa Szkoła Policji w Szczytnie (Police High School in Szczytno) 

Szkoła Główna Służby Pożarniczej w Warszawie (The Main School of Fire Service 
in Warsaw) 

Akademia  Muzyczna  im.  Feliksa  Nowowiejskiego  w  Bydgoszczy  (The  Feliks 
Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz) 

Akademia  Muzyczna  im.  Stanisława  Moniuszki  w  Gdańsku  (The  Stanisław 
Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk) 

Akademia  Muzyczna  im.  Karola  Szymanowskiego  w  Katowicach  (The  Karol 
Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice) 

Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie (Academy of Music in Cracow) 

Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów w Łodzi (The Grażyna i 
Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź) 

Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu (The Ignacy Jan 
Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań) 

Akademia  Muzyczna  im.  Fryderyka  Chopina  w  Warszawie  (The  Fryderyk  Chopin 
Academy of Music in Warsaw) 

Akademia  Muzyczna  im.  Karola  Lipińskiego  we  Wrocławiu  (The  Karol  Lipiński 
Academy of Music in Wrocław) 

Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku (The Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk) 

Akademia  Sztuk  Pięknych  w  Katowicach  (The  Academy  of  Fine  Arts  in  -
Katowice)Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie (The Jan Matejko 
Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow) 

Akademia  Sztuk  Pięknych 
Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź) 

im.  Władysława  Strzemińskiego  w  Łodzi  (The 

Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Poznaniu (The Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań) 

Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie (The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw) 

Akademia Sztuk Pięknych we Wrocławiu (The Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław) 

Państwowa  Wyższa  Szkoła  Teatralna  im.  Ludwika  Solskiego  w  Krakowie  (The 
Ludwik Solski State Higher Theatre School in Cracow) 

Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. Leona Schillera w 
Łodzi (The Leon Schiller State Higher Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź) 

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Akademia  Teatralna  im.  Aleksandra  Zelwerowicza  w  Warszawie  (The  Aleksander 
Zelwerowicz Academy of Theatre in Warsaw) 

Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu im. Jędrzeja Śniadeckiego w Gdańsku 
(The Jędrzej Śniadecki Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdańsk) 

Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Katowicach (Academy of Physical Education 
in Katowice) 

Akademia  Wychowania  Fizycznego  im.  Bronisława  Czecha  w  Krakowie  (The 
Bronisław Czech Academy of Physical Education in Cracow) 

Akademia  Wychowania  Fizycznego  im.  Eugeniusza  Piaseckiego  w  Poznaniu  (The 
Eugeniusz Piasecki Academy of Physical Education in Poznań) 

Akademia  Wychowania  Fizycznego  Józefa  Piłsudskiego  w  Warszawie  (The  Józef 
Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw) 

Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu (Academy of Physical Education 
in Wroclaw) 

Państwowe  i  samorządowe  instytucje  kultury  (national  and  self-  governing  cultural 
institutions) 

Parki narodowe (national parks) 

Agencje państwowe działające w formie spółek (national agencies acting in the form 
of companies) 

Państwowe  Gospodarstwo  Leśne  "Lasy  Państwowe  "  ("State  Forests"  National 
Forest Holding) 

Podstawowe, gimnazjalne i ponadgimnazjalne szkoły publiczne (public primary and 
secondary schools)  

Publiczni nadawcy radiowi i telewizyjni (public radio and TV broadcasters) 

Telewizja Polska S. A. (Polish TV) 

Polskie Radio S. A. (Polish Radio) 

Publiczne muzea, teatry, biblioteki  i  inne publiczne placówki kultury m.in.: (public 
museums, theatres, libraries, other public cultural institutions, etc.) 

Narodowe Centrum Kultury w Warszawie (National Centre for Culture in Warsaw) 

Zachęta – Państwowa Galeria Sztuki w Warszawie (Zachęta – State Gallery of Art in 
Warsaw) 

Centrum  Sztuki  Współczesnej  –  Zamek  Ujazdowski  w  Warszawie  (Centre  for 
Contemporary Art – Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw) 

Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej w Orońsku (Centre for Polish Sculpture in Orońsk)  

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Międzynarodowe  Centrum  Kultury  w  Krakowie  (International  Culture  Centre 
Cracow) 

Centrum  Międzynarodowej  Współpracy  Kulturalnej  –  Instytut  Adama  Mickiewicza 
w  Warszawie  (Centre  for  International  Cutural  Cooperation  –  Adam  Mickiewicz 
Institute in Warsaw) 

Dom Pracy Twórczej w Wigrach (House for Artistic Works in Wigry) 

Dom Pracy Twórczej w Radziejowicach (House for Artistic Works in Radziejowice) 

Biblioteka Narodowa w Warszawie (National Library in Warsaw) 

Naczelna  Dyrekcja  Archiwów  Państwowych  (Directorate  of  the  Polish  State's 
Archives) 

Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie (National Museum in Cracow) 

Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu (National Museum in Poznań) 

Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie (National Museum in Warsaw) 

Zamek  Królewski  w  Warszawie  –  Pomnik  Historii  i  Kultury  Narodowej  (Royal 
Castle in Warsaw – National History and Culture Monument) 

Zamek Królewski na Wawelu Państwowe Zbiory Sztuki w Krakowie (Royal Castle 
Wawel National Collections of Art in Cracow) 

Muzeum Żup Krakowskich w Wieliczce (Cracow Salt-mine Museum in Wieliczka) 

Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau w Oświęcimiu (State Museum Auschwitz-
Birkenau in Oświęcim) 

Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku w Lublinie (State Museum Majdanek in Lublin) 

Muzeum Stutthof w Sztutowie (Museum Stutthof in Sztutowo) 

Muzeum Zamkowe w Malborku (Castle Museum in Marlbork) 

Centralne Muzeum Morskie w Gdańsku (Central Maritime Museum) 

Muzeum  "Łazienki  Królewskie"  –  Zespół  Pałacowo-Ogrodowy  w  Warszawie 
(Museum "Łazienki Królewskie" – Palace-garden Complex in Warsaw) 

Muzeum Pałac w Wilanowie (Palace-museum in Wilanów) 

Muzeum Wojska Polskiego (Museum for Polish Armed Forces) 

Teatr Narodowy w Warszawie (National Theatre in Warsaw) 

Narodowy  Stary  Teatr  im.  Heleny  Modrzejewskiej  w  Krakowie  (The  Helena 
Modrzejewska Old Theatre in Cracow) 

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9. 

Teatr  Wielki  –  Opera  Narodowa  w  Warszawie  (Great  Theatre  –  National  Opera  in 
Warsaw)  

Filharmonia Narodowa w Warszawie (National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw) 

Publiczne  placówki  naukowe,  jednostki  badawczo-  rozwojowe  oraz  inne  placówki 
badawcze  (Public  research  institutions,  research  and  development  institutions  and 
other research institutions) 

XXIV. SLOVENIA: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

občine (local communities) 

javni zavodi s področja vzgoje, izobraževanja ter športa (public institutes in the area 
of child care, education and sport) 

javni zavodi s področja zdravstva (public institutes in the area of health care) 

javni  zavodi  s  področja  socialnega  varstva  (public  institutes  in  the  area  of  social 
security) 

javni zavodi s področja kulture (public institutes in the area of culture) 

javni  zavodi  s  področja  raziskovalne  dejavnosti  (public  institutes  in  the  area  of 
science and research) 

javni  zavodi  s  področja  kmetijstva  in  gozdarstva  (public  institutes  in  the  area  of 
agriculture and forestry) 

javni  zavodi  s  področja  okolja  in  prostora  (public  institutes  in  the  area  of 
environment and spatial planning) 

javni  zavodi  s  področja  gospodarskih  dejavnosti  (public  institutes  in  the  area  of 
economic activities) 

javni zavodi s področja malega gospodarstva in turizma (public institutes in the area 
of small enterprises and tourism) 

javni  zavodi  s  področja  javnega  reda  in  varnosti  (public  institutes  in  the  area  of 
public order and security) 

agencije (agencies) 

skladi socialnega zavarovanja (social security funds) 

javni skladi na ravni države in na ravni občin (public funds at the level of the central 
government and local communities)  

Družba za avtoceste v RS (Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia) 

Pošta Slovenije (The Post Office of Slovenia) 

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XXV.  SLOVAKIA: 

The  procuring  entity  is  defined  in  Article  3  §1  of  Act  No.  263/1999  Z.  z.  on  Public 
Procurement, as amended, as: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

the  State  budget  (e.g.  ministries,  other  state 
an  organisation  financed  by 
administration  authorities)  or  co-financed  by  the  State  budget  (e.g.  universities, 
colleges) and by a State goal-specific fund 

a self-governed region, a municipality, an organisation of a self-governed region or 
municipality financed or co-financed by the same 

a health insurance agency 

a legal  entity  established  by  law  as  a public  institution  (e.g.  Slovenská  televízia, 
Slovenský rozhlas, Sociálna poisťovňa) 

National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic 

Slovak Land Fund 

association  of  legal  entities  which  was  formed  by  the  procuring  entities  stated  in 
items (1) to (3)". 

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ENTITIES OPERATING IN THE UTILITIES SECTOR 

Appendix 3 

Entities which procure in accordance with the provisions of this title 

Section 1 

Contracting entities in the field of maritime or inland port or other 
terminal facilities 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

Operators of harbours (definition of entities is provided in article 2 section 1c) and article 3 of 
act N°.40/2004 Sb on Public Procurement). 

ESTONIA 

Entities operating pursuant to Article 5 of the Public Procurement Act (RT I 2001, 40, 224) 
and Article 14 of the Competition Act (RT I 2001, 56 332). 

CYPRUS 

The Cyprus Ports Authority established by the Cyprus Ports Authority Law of 1973 (Η Αρχή 
Λιµένων Κύπρου, που εγκαθιδρύθηκε από τον περί Αρχής Λιµένων Κύπρου Νόµο του 1973). 

LATVIA 

Authorities, which govern ports in accordance with the law "Likums par ostām": 

Rīgas brīvostas pārvalde (Rīga free port authority) 

Ventspils brīvostas pārvalde (Ventspils free port authority) 

Liepājas ostas pārvalde (Liepāja port authority) 

Salacgrīvas ostas pārvalde (Salacgrīva port authority) 

Skultes ostas pārvalde (Skulte port authority) 

Lielupes ostas pārvalde (Lielupe port authority) 

Engures ostas pārvalde (Engure port authority) 

Mērsraga ostas pārvalde (Mērsrags port authority) 

Pāvilostas pārvalde (Pāvilosta port authority) 

Rojas ostas pārvalde (Roja port authority). 

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LITHUANIA 

Valstybės įmonė "Klaipėdos valstybinio jūrų uosto direkcija" (state enterprise "Klaipėda State 
Seaport  Authority")  operating  pursuant  to  the  Lietuvos  Respublikos  Klaipėdos  valstybinio 
jūrų uosto įstatymas (Žin., 1996, Nr. 53-1245). 

Valstybės  įmonė  "Vidaus  vandens  kelių  direkcija"  (state  enterprise  "Inland  Waterways 
Administration")  operating  pursuant  to  the  Lietuvos  Respublikos  vidaus  vandenų  transporto 
kodeksas (Žin., 1996, Nr. 105-2393). 

Other entities operating in the field of maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities and 
being  in  compliance  with  the  provisions  of  Lietuvos  Respublikos  viešųjų  pirkimų  įstatymas 
(Žin., 2002, Nr. 118-5296). 

HUNGARY 

Public  ports  operated  fully  or  partially  by  the  State  pursuant  to  Act  XLII  of  2000  on  water 
transport (2000. évi XLII. törvény a vízi közlekedésről). 

MALTA 

L-Awtorita' Marittima ta' Malta (Malta Maritime Authority). 

POLAND 

Podmioty zajmujące się zarządzaniem portami morskimi lub śródlądowymi i udostępnianiem 
ich przewoźnikom morskim i śródlądowym. (Entities operating in the field of management of 
sea ports or inland harbours and letting them for use to sea and inland carriers.). 

SLOVENIA 

Morska  pristanišča v državni  ali delni  lasti države, ko opravljajo gospodarsko javno  službo, 
skladno  s  Pomorskim  zakonikom  (Uradni  list  RS,  26/01).  (Sea  ports  in  full  or  partial  state 
ownership when performing economic public service in accordance with the Maritime Code 
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, no. 26). 

SLOVAKIA 

The procuring entity is defined in Article 3 §2 and §3 of Act No. 263/1999 Z. z. on Public 
Procurement, as amended, as a legal entity which deals in inland navigation by maintaining 
the waterways and by establishing and maintaining public ports and waterway facilities (Act 
No. 338/2000 Z. z.– e.g. Prístav Bratislava, Prístav Komárno, Prístav Štúrovo)." 

Section 2 

Contracting entities in the field of airport facilities 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

Operators of airports (definition of entities is provided in article 2 section 1c) and article 3 of 
act N°.40/2004 Sb on Public Procurement). 

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Entities operating pursuant to Article 5 of the Public Procurement Act (RT I 2001, 40, 224) 
and Article 14 of the Competition Act (RT I 2001, 56 332). 

LATVIA 

Valsts  akciju  sabiedrība  "Latvijas  gaisa  satiksme"  (State  public  limited  liability  company 
"Latvijas gaisa satiksme"). 

Valsts  akciju  sabiedrība  ""Starptautiskā  lidosta  "Rīga""  (State  public  limited  liability 
company "International airport "Rīga""). 

LITHUANIA 

Airports  operating  pursuant  to  the  Lietuvos  Respublikos  aviacijos  įstatymas  (Žin.,  2000, 
Nr. 94-2918) and Lietuvos Respublikos civilinės aviacijos įstatymas (Žin., 2000, Nr 66-1983). 

Valstybės  įmonė  "Oro  navigacija"  (state  enterprise  "Oro  navigacija")  operating  pursuant  to 
the  Lietuvos  Respublikos  aviacijos  įstatymas  (Žin.,  2000,  Nr.  94-2918)  and  Lietuvos 
Respublikos civilinės aviacijos įstatymas (Žin., 2000, Nr. 66-1983). 

Other  entities  operating  in  the  field  of  airport  facilities  and  being  in  compliance  with  the 
provisions of Lietuvos Respublikos viešųjų pirkimų įstatymas (Žin., 2002, Nr. 118-5296). 

HUNGARY 

Airports  operating  on  the  basis  of  an  authorisation  pursuant  to  Act  XCVII  of  1995  on  air 
traffic (1995. évi XCVII. törvény a légiközlekedésről). 

Budapest  Ferihegy  International  Airport  managed  by  the  Budapest  Ferihegy  International 
Airport  Operator  Plc.  (Budapest  Ferihegy  Nemzetközi  Repülőtér  managed  by  Budapest 
Ferihegy  Nemzetközi  Repülőtér  Üzemeltetési  Rt.)  on  the  basis  of  Act  XVI  of  1991  on 
concessions  (1991.  évi  XVI.  törvény  a  koncesszióról),  Act  XCVII  of  1995  on  air  traffic 
(1995. évi XCVII. törvény a légiközlekedésről), Decree No 45/2001. (XII. 20.) KöViM of the 
Minister  of  Transport  and  Water  Management  on  winding-up  the  Air  Traffic  and  Airport 
Administration  and  establishing  HungaroControl  Hungarian  Air  Navigation  Services 
(45/2001. 
Igazgatóság 
megszüntetéséről és a HungaroControl Magyar Légiforgalmi Szolgálat létrehozásáról). 

rendelet  a  Légiforgalmi  és  Repülőtéri 

(XII.  20.)  KöViM 

MALTA 

L-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta" Malta (Malta International Airport). 

POLAND  

Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe "Porty Lotnicze" (the state enterprise "Polish Airports"). 

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Javna  civilna  letališča,  skladno  z  Zakonom  o  letalstvu  (Uradni  list  RS,  18/01).  Public  civil 
airports that operate in accordance with Civil Aviation Act (Official Gazette of the Republic 
of Slovenia, no. 18/01). 

SLOVAKIA  

The procuring entity is defined in Article 3 §2 and §3 of Act No. 263/1999 Z. z. on Public 
Procurement, as amended, as a legal entity which deals in civil aviation by establishing and 
operating public airports and ground aviation facilities (Act No. 143/1998 Z.z. as amended – 
e.g.  Airports  –  Letisko  M.R.  Štefánika,  Letisko  Košice  –  Barca,  Letisko  Poprad  –  Tatry, 
Letisko  Sliač,  Letisko  Piešťany  –  managed  by  Slovenská  správa  letísk  /Slovak  Airports 
Administration/ and operating on the basis of a licence issued by Ministry of Transport, Posts 
and Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic pursuant to § 32 Act No. 143/1998 Z. z. on 
Civil Aviation)." 

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ANNEX X 

List of publication means to be added to ANNEX XIII of the Association Agreement  

Appendix 2 

Estonia 

Official Journal of the European Union 

Hungary 

Official Journal of the European Union 

Közbeszerzési Értesítő (Public Procurement Bulletin) 

Lapja (Public Procurement Bulletin – Official Journal of the Public Procurement Council) 

Slovenia 

Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia 

Czech Republic 

Official Journal of the Republic  

Centrální adresa (Central Address) 

Cyprus 

Official Journal of the European Union 

Official Gazette of the Republic 

Local Daily Press 

Poland 

Official Journal of the European Union 

Biuletyn Zamówień Publicznych (Public Procurement Bulletin) 

Malta 

Official Gazette of the Republic 

Government Gazette 

Lithuania 

Official Journal of the Republic of Lithuania 

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Information supplement “Informaciniai pranesimai” to the Gazette (“Valstybes zinios”) of the 
Republic of Lithuania 

Latvia 

Official Journal of the Republic of Latvia 

Latvijas vestnesis (official newspaper) 

Slovakia 

Official Journal of the European Union 

Vestnik Verejneho Obstaravania (Public procurement journal) 

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