RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/NGMTS/W/12
13February 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0675)
Original: English Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
COMMUNICATION FROM SWITZERLAND
Conditional Offer onMaritime Transport Services
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest ofSwitzerland tomembers ofthe
Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services.
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InaccordancewiththedecisiontakenbytheNegotiatingGrouponMaritimeTransportServices,
Switzerland hereby submits itsconditional draft offer onmaritime transport services. Theoffer is
conditional upon satisfactory initial commitments being received from other negotiating partners.
Switzerland reserves therighttomodify, reduce orwithdraw thisoffer, inwhole orinpart,
atanytimeprior totheconclusion ofthenegotiations. Switzerland further reserves therighttomake
technical changes, amendments orcorrections totheoffer.SWITZERLAND -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
TRANSPORT SERVICES
MARITIME TRANSPORT
SERVICESServices atseaports1
International transport
(passengers andfreight)
CPC 7211 and7212 less
cabotage transport1) Unbound*
2) None
3) Thefollowing types ofenterprises aslisted
hereinafter, whose headoffice andrealcenter
ofactivities arelocated inSwitzerland, can
ownand/or operate avessel under Swiss flag
under thefollowing conditions (vessel owner
and/or shipping company):1) Unbound*
2) None
3) Foralltypes ofenterprises mentioned under
mode 3ofthemarket access column: the
majority ofthemembers oftheboard of
directors andofthemanagement must be
domiciled inSwitzerland;
1 Additional commitments onservices atseaports arenotfeasible from atechnical point ofview.
* Acommitment onthismode ofdelivery isnotfeasible from atechnical point ofview.
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
Atleast twothirds oftheshares ’voting
power representing atleast themajority of
theshare-capital ofajoint stock company
(société anonyme/Aktiengesellschaft) ora
partnership limited byshares (société en
commandite paractions/
Kommanditaktiengesellschaft) must be
owned bySwiss nationals domiciled in
Switzerland and/or bysubstantially
Swiss-owned andeffectively
Swiss-controlled enterprises withregistered
office inSwitzerland. Thewhole
share-capital ofthejoint stock company or
ofthepartnership limited byshares must
beissued intheform ofnominative shares.
Atleast three quarters oftheassociates or
other partners whoaccount foratleast
three quarters ofthecapital ofacollective
society (société ennom
collectif/Kollektivgesellschaft), alimited
partnership (société en
commandite/Kommanditgesellschaft) ora
corporation withlimited liability (société à
responsabilité limitée/Gesellschaft mit
beschränkter Haftung) must beSwiss
nationals domiciled inSwitzerland and/or
substantially Swiss-owned andeffectively
Swiss-controlled enterprises withregisterediftheboard ofdirectors orthemanagement
isconstituted byonesingle person, this
person must beaSwiss national domiciled
inSwitzerland; inaddition, theSwiss
Maritime Navigation Office mayrequire
other executives and/or senior managers of
theenterprise tobeSwiss nationals
domiciled inSwitzerland ifnecessary to
ensure thesubstantially Swiss-owned and
effectively Swiss-controlled character ofthe
enterprise.
Inaddition, atleast twothirds ofthe
members oftheboard ofdirectors andof
themanagement ofajoint stock company,
ofapartnership limited byshares, ofa
corporation withlimited liability orofa
co-operative society must beSwiss
nationals.
Statutory auditing reports must bedrawn
upbyauditing companies withregistered
office inSwitzerland orhaving abranch
which isregistered inthecommercial
register inSwitzerland.SWITZERLAND (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
office inSwitzerland.
Atleast twothirds ofthemembers who
account foratleast twothirds ofthecapital
ofaco-operative society (société
coopérative/Genossenschaft) must beSwiss
nationals domiciled inSwitzerland and/or
substantially Swiss-owned andeffectively
Swiss-controlled enterprises withregistered
office inSwitzerland.
Thefinancing ofavessel under Swiss flag
byforeign funds shall innowayendanger
theinfluence ofSwiss interests onthe
shipping company andontheoperation of
thevessel.Eligibility forpublic guarantee ofloans forthe
financing ofseagoing vessels reserved tovessels
sailing under Swiss flag.
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI;
vessels ’crews: unbound.4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI;
vessels ’crews: unbound. Eligibility for
subsidies: unbound.
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
MARITIME AUXILIARY
SERVICES
- Maritime cargo handling
services (asdefined
below -definition no.1)21) Unbound*
2) None
3) Unbound*
4) Unbound*1) Unbound*
2) None
3) Unbound*
4) Unbound*
2 Cargo-handling services auxiliary toallmodes oftransport (CPC 741): commitments asspecified inSwitzerland ’sSchedule ofSpecific Commitments
(document GATS/SC/83 ofApril 1994).
* Acommitment onthismode ofdelivery isnotfeasible from atechnical point ofview.SWITZERLAND (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
- Storage andwarehouse
services (CPC 742)31) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI
- Customs clearance
services (Asdefined
below -definition no.2)1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None**
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI
3 Storageandwarehouseservicesauxiliarytoallmodesoftransport(CPC742):commitmentsasspecifiedinSwitzerland'sScheduleofSpecificCommitments(document
GATS/SC/83 ofApril 1994).
* Acommitment onthismode ofdelivery isnotfeasible from atechnical point ofview.
** Public utility concession orlicensing procedures mayapply incaseofoccupation ofthepublic domain.
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
- Container station and
depot services (as
defined below -
definition no.3)1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None**
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI**1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI
- Maritime agency services
(asdefined below -
definition no.4)41) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI
* Acommitment onthismode ofdelivery isnotfeasible from atechnical point ofview.
** Public utility concession orlicensing procedures mayapply incaseofoccupation ofthepublic domain.
4 Freight transport agency services, including other auxiliary transport services, auxiliary toallmodes oftransport excluding local pick-up anddelivery (CPC 748
+partof749) :commitments asspecified inSwitzerland 'sSchedule ofSpecific Commitments (document GATS/SC/83 ofApril 1994).SWITZERLAND (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsub-sector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
- Maritime freight
forwarding services (as
defined below -
definition no.5)51) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI
Maintenance andrepair
services ofseagoing vessels1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inPartI
5 Freight transport agency services, including other auxiliary transport services, auxiliary toallmodes oftransport excluding local pick-up anddelivery (CPC 748
+partof749) :commitments asspecified inSwitzerland 'sSchedule ofSpecific Commitments (docuemnt GATS/SC/83 ofApril 1994).
* Acommitment onservices atseaports arenotfeasible from atechnical point ofview.
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DEFINITIONS TOTHIS SCHEDULE
1. "Maritime cargo handling services" means activities exercised bystevedore companies, including terminal operators, butnotincluding thedirect activities
ofdockers when thisworkforce isorganised independently ofthestevedoring orterminal operator companies. Theactivites covered include theorganisation
andsupervision oftheloading/discharging ofcargo to/from avessel, thelashing/unlashing ofcargo, thereception/delivery andsafekeeping ofcargoes
before shipment orafter discharge.
2. "Customs clearance services" (alternatively "customs house brokers ’services" )means activities consisting incarrying outonbehalf ofanother party
customs formalities concerning import, export orthrough-transport ofcargoes, whether thisservice isthemain activity oftheservice provider orausual
complement ofitsmain activity.
3. "Container station and depot services" means activities consisting instoring containers, whether inport areas orinland, with aview totheir
stuffing/stripping, repairing andmaking them available forshipments.
4. "Maritime agency services" means activities consisting inrepresenting asanagent, within agiven geographic area, thebusiness interests ofoneor
more shipping lines orshipping companies forthefollowing purposes: (a)marketing andsales ofmaritime transport andrelated services, from quotation
toinvoicing, andissuance ofbillsoflading onbehalf ofthecompanies, acquisition andresale ofthenecessary related services, preparation ofdocumentation,
andprovision ofbusiness information; (b)acting onbehalf ofthecompanies organising thecallofthevessel ortaking over cargoes when required.
5. "Maritime freight forwarding services" means theactivity consisting inorganising andmonitoring shipment operations onbehalf ofshippers, through
theacquisition oftransport andrelated services, preparation ofdocumentation andprovision ofbusiness information.