GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/47
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1045)
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KENYA
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
____________________KENYA -SCHEDULE OFSPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED
INTHIS SCHEDULE
3) Commercial presence requires thatforeign
service providers incorporate orestablish
thebusiness locally
4) Unbound except formeasures concerning
theentry andtemporary stayofnatural
persons employed inmanagement and
expert jobsfortheimplementation of
foreign investment.
Theemployment offoreign natural persons
fortheimplementation offoreign
investment shall beagreed upon bythe
contracting parties andapproved by
Government
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
C. Telecommunication
Services
Vending of
telecommunications
terminal equipment11) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
Installation and
maintenance of
telecommunications
terminal equipment11) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
* Unbound duetolackoftechnical feasibility.
1 Information provided forthepurposes oftransparency: Subject totypeapproval andlicensing procedures.KENYA (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
a) Voice telephone services:
Limited tointernational
home country direct
services1) Restricted toservice suppliers operating
direct voice communication routes
2) Unbound
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) Unbound
3) Unbound
4) Unbound
D. Audiovisual Services
a) Motion picture andvideo
tapeproduction services
(excluding distribution
services)1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound
b) Motion picture projection
services1) Unbound *
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound *
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. Insurance andInsurance
Related Services
a)&Insurance (lifeandnon-
b) life)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Restricted tosuppliers withcommercial
presence inKenya. Atleast one-third of
thecontrolling interest whether interms of
shares, paid-up share capital orvoting
rights must beheldbycitizens ofKenya.
Inthecaseofabody corporate which does
nothave shares, atleast one-third ofthe
board must becitizens ofKenya.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) Unbound
4) UnboundKENYA (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
c) Reinsurance and
Retrocession
(allclasses)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Restricted tosuppliers withcommercial
presence inKenya. Atleast one-third of
thecontrolling interest whether interms of
shares, paid-up share capital orvoting
rights must beheldbycitizens ofKenya.
Inthecaseofabody corporate which does
nothave shares, atleast one-third ofthe
board ofdirectors ormanaging board must
becitizens ofKenya.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
d) Services auxiliary to
insurance
-Broking services 1) Unbound
2) Prior approval ofthecommissioner of
Insurance isrequired toplace Kenya
business withaninsurer notregistered
under theInsurance Actandforremittance
ofpremiums, claims andother sums of
money arising outofinsurance.
3) Restricted tosuppliers withcommercial
presence inKenya. Atleast sixty (60)per
centoftheir paid-up capital must beowned
bycitizens ofKenya.
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
-Agency services 1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) Unbound
4) UnboundKENYA (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
B. Banking andother
Financial Services
a) Acceptance ofdeposits
andother repayable
funds from thepublic1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
b) Lending ofalltypes,
including consumer
credit, mortgage credit,
factoring andfinancing
ofcommercial
transactions1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL-RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotels andrestaurants
(including catering)1) Unbound *
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound *
2) None
3) None
4) None, forthose categories ofpersons
referred tointhemarket access column of
thehorizontal section
B. Travel agencies andtour
operators services1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None, forthose categories ofpersons
referred tointhemarket access column of
thehorizontal sectionKENYA (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
C. Tourist guide services 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None, forthose categories ofpersons
referred tointhemarket access column of
thehorizontal section
11. TRANSPORT
SERVICES
C. AirTransport Services
a) Aircraft repair and
maintenance services11) Unbound *
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound *
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound
1 Asdefined inparagraph 6oftheAnnex onAirTransport Services.
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
b) Selling andmarketing of
airtransport services11) None
2) None
3) Unbound, except foradvertizing activities
andthesetting upofregional sales offices
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound, except fortheactivities referred
tointhemarket access column
4) Unbound
c) Computer reservation
system (CRS) services11) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound
1 Asdefined inparagraph 6oftheAnnex onAirTransport Services.KENYA (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
F. Road Transport Services
a) Passenger transportation 1) None
2) Unbound
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None, forthose categories ofpersons
referred tointhemarket access column of
thehorizontal section
b) Freight transportation 1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound
c) Rental ofcommercial
vehicles withoperator1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound
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Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
d) Maintenance andrepair
ofroad transport
equipment1) Unbound *
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound *
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound
e) Supporting services for
roadtransport services1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) UnboundKENYA (continued)
Modes ofsupply: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence ofnatural persons
Sector orsubsector Limitations onmarket access Limitations onnational treatment Additional commitments
12. OTHER SERVICES
NOT INCLUDED
ELSEWHERE
Meteorogical data
information1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) Unbound
4) None, withrespect tothecategories of
persons referred tointhemarket access
column ofthehorizontal section
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