. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/DCS/W/CRI/Corr.1
13 October 2003
(03-5396)
Trade in Services Original:  Spanish
COSTA RICA
Draft Consolidated Schedule of Specific Commitments1
Corrigendum
This document contains two GATS Article II  (MFN) exemptions for land transportation
services (passenger and freight) and one exemption of a horizontal nature that is applicable to all
sectors and is aimed at protecting the measures under bilateral treaties for the promotion and
protection of investment designed to encourage, in  a preferential manner, the investments of certain
countries covered by such agreements.  These exemptions, contained in document GATS/EL/22, were
mistakenly omitted.
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1 This document has been prepared, in Spanish on ly, under the Secretariat's own responsibility and
without prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.COSTA RICA – FINAL LIST OF ARTICLE II (MFN) EXEMPTIONS
Sector or subsector Description of measure indicating
its inconsistency with Article IICountries to which the
measure appliesIntended duration Condit ions creating the need
for the exemption
LANDTRANSPORTATIONSERVICES
- Passenger 
transportationPermission to operate an international
passenger transportation serviceagainst payment is only granted toCosta Rican enterprises or enterpriseswhose capital includes a minimum of60 per cent paid up by CentralAmerican nationalsGuatemala, El Salvador,
Honduras  and  NicaraguaIndefinite Cooperation with countries in
the region through preferencesgranted within the frameworkof Central Americanintegration
Granting of permits for internationalpassenger transportation servicesagainst payment is based on theprinciple of reciprocityAll countries Indefinite
-F r e i g h t  
transportationForeign vehicles, trailers, containers
and chassis from outside the CentralAmerican region may only transportgoods imported or exported by CostaRica outside this regionGuatemala, Honduras,
El Salvador and NicaraguaIndefinite Cooperation with countries in
the region through preferencesgranted within the frameworkof Central Americanintegration
ALL SECTORS Measures under bilateral treaties for
the promotion and protection ofinvestment designed to encourage, ina preferential manner, the investmentsof certain countries covered by suchagreementsAll countries IndefiniteNational policies aimed at
ensuring that preferentialtreatment of investments isgranted on the basis ofreciprocity
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