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Original: English Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND
Conditional Offer onMaritime Transport Services
Thefollowing communication iscirculated attherequest oftheRepublic ofPoland tomembers
oftheNegotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services.
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Poland hereby submits itsConditional Offer onMaritime Transport Services which stillrequires
respective government approval. ThisConditional Offer maybewithdrawn, modified orreduced at
anytimeonorbefore theconclusion ofthenegotiations. Itmayalsobesubject totechnical amendments
andcorrections.THE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND -CONDITIONAL OFFER ONMARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES
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
SERVICES
International Transport
(freight andpassenger) CPC
7211 and7212 lesscabotage
transport1. a)Liner Shipping -unbound (Insofar as
thePolish cargo iscarried byliner
conferences from andtoPolish or
foreign ports).
b)Bulk, tramp andpassenger
transportation -none
2. None
3. Establishment ofacompany forthe
purpose ofoperating vessels must bein
accordance withtheprovisions ofthe
Polish Commercial Code (1934) andthe
LawonCompanies withforeign
participation (1991) (which require i.a.
-Statute ofthecompany,
-nomination ofthemanagement board)1. None
2. None
3. None, except ofshipregistrationUseoftheinfrastructure
facilities inports aswellas
related feesandcharges -
applicable fordomestic and
foreign service suppliers on
nondiscriminatory basis
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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
Avessel mayberegistered inPoland and
flyherflagif:respective provisions are
metascontained inthePolish Maritime
Code, (Law of1961 asamended in1995).
4. Crews:
a)Foreign vessels;
None withregard tocomplementing
crew members,
b)Polish registered vessels;
Unbound, according tothehorizontal
commitments(*),except oftheMaster.4.Crews:
a)Foreign vessels;
None withregard to
complementing crew members,
b)Polish registered vessels;
Unbound, according tothe
horizontal commitments*,except
oftheMaster.
*Poland Schedule ofSpecific Commitments, 15April 1994THE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND (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 Auxiliary Services
thefollowing:
Maritime Cargo Handling
Services1. Unbound
2. None
3. None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
commitments andsubject totheacceptance
oftheportauthority.
4. Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments1. Unbound
2. None
3. None
4. Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitmentsThefollowing services atthe
portareavailable toforeign
shipping service suppliers on
nondiscriminatory conditions.
1. PortCaptain ’sassistance,
2. Pilotage,
3. Towing andtug
assistance,
4. Storage andwarehousing
services,
5. Provisioning, fuelling and
watering,
6. Ship’srepair,
7. Navigation aids,
8. Anchorage, berth and
berthing
9. Other shore based
operational services
essential toshipoperation
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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 Agency Services 1. None
2. None
3. None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
commitments.
4. Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments1. None
2. None
3. None
4. Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments
Maritime Freight Forwarding
Services1. None
2. None
3. None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
commitments
4. Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitments1. None
2. None
3. None
4. Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal commitmentsTHE REPUBLIC OFPOLAND (continued)
ANNEX 1
NOTESTOTHESCHEDULE
A.Maritime Transport Services, International Transport
Ad.1Market access.
Understanding onCommon Shipping Principles adopted in1993bythecountries ofOECD andCentral andEastern Europe including Poland, contains
asetofprinciples tobeapplied among them asparties tothisUnderstanding, i.a.theprinciple concerning thenon-discriminatory treatment withrespect
toaccess toports opentointernational trade andtheuseofinfrastructure andauxiliary maritime services ofthose ports.
Poland isnotaparty totheUNConvention ontheCode ofConduct forLiner Conferences (1974) buttheregulation oflinerconferences orsimilar
cartel arrangements carrying thePolish cargo shipped through Polish orforeign portsisunder consideration inaccordance withtheLawonMonopoly Practices
of1990.
Ad.3Commercial presence ofshipping service suppliers.
Liberalisation ofthemarket access andofthecommercial presence oftheshipping service suppliers, cannotbeconsidered regardless oftheirstandards
andconditions which would ensure thattheowner oroperator is:
-capable ofimplementing thesafety andmarine pollution conventions, international standards aswellasrespective IMO recommendations;
-financially responsible andaccountable;
-properly registered andhisoperations aretransparent.
Inorder toenforce theabove, thelicensing oftheshipping service suppliers inPoland under consideration.
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According totherecently amended Maritime Code bythePolish Parliament avessel mayberegistered inPoland andflyherflagif
-isowned byaPolish citizen resident inPoland, orabody corporate having itsseatinPoland ortheState Treasury;
-theoperator hasitsseatinPoland andthevessel ispartly owned bypersons orentities mentioned above;
theoperator whohasitsseatinPoland obtains temporary permission toflythePolish flagandmeets requirements prescribed bytheMaritime Code.
B.Maritime auxiliary services
Establishment inPoland ofthecargo handling company, maritime agency company andfreight forwarding company mayonlytaketheformoflimited
liability orjointstock company see:Horizontal commitments inPoland -Schedule ofspecific Commitments (15April 1994).
Maritime cargo handling
Theproblems related totherelationship between theshipper /merchant andtheshipowner/ operator, including thecargo handling habits inports, are
dealtwithbytheBaltic andInternational Maritime Conference /BIMCO/ ofwhich Polish owners andcharterers aremembers.
Maritime Agency Services
UNCTAD Minimum Standards forShipping Agents wererecommended asguidelines fortheestablishment inPoland ofthecompanies performing such
functions.
Maritime Freight Forwarding Services
Ithasbeenrecommended bytheUnion ofPolish Freight Forwarders (member ofFIATA) thatthe"Forwarding Standard Trading Conditions" beapplied
bythefreight forwarding companies inPoland (with regard tolandforwarding andtransport see:
Poland -listofArticle II-MFN Exemptions).