RESTRICTED
PREPARATORY COMMITTEE PC/W/11
FOR THE 5December 1994
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
(94-2666)
Original: English PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
COMMUNICATION FROM QATAR
General Agreement onTrade inServices -Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
Theattached communication iscirculated bythegovernment ofQatar totheMembers ofthe
Preparatory Committee, pursuant toparagraph 8(b)(i) oftheMinisterial Decision ontheEstablishment
ofthePreparatory Committee fortheWorld Trade Organization andinaccordance withtheagreement
reached inthePreparatory Committee on31May.PC/W/11
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GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/101
1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES
QATAR
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)QATAR -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
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
Allsectors included inthis
schedule
3) Asstipulated inQatari laws, decisions and
regulations, National services orservices
ofnational origin should have priority in
purchases ofGovernmental, Semi-
Governmental andPublic Sector
Departments, aswellasinpurchases of
national andforeign contractors, awarded
contracts bytheGovernment ofQatar orits
affiliate bodies tofulfil inoroutside the
country.
With theexemption ofbanks, financial and
insurance institutions andother sectors and
sub-sectors which arenotstipulated as
areas ofcommitments intheattached
schedules, foreign commercial presence
should beeither through aQatari Agent
working inthesame field ofservices or
related toit(official agency contract must
beregistered withtheMinistry ofFinance,
Economy andCommerce). Or:through a
partnership withthecapital ofQatari
Company, inwhich Qatari portion should
be51% atleast, andtheaggregate portion
offoreign capital should notexceed 49%.3) Possessing, buying, selling ordealing in
Qatari share holding companies shares are,
presently, confined toQatari natural or
juridical persons. Foreigners arenot
allowed toinvest inQatari shares.
Acquisition oflandorrealestate byforeign
natural persons orforeign juridical persons
arenotallowed.
Foreign nationals orcompanies with
foreign share holdings mayberequired to
paydirect taxes onincome derived from
work oroperations inQatar, whereas local
services suppliers orlocal Qatari
companies maynotberequired topay
similar taxes.
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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
Foreign commercial presence, must add
some economic interests tothecountry,
likehightechnology transfer, research and
development programs, technical or
marketing assistance andeducational or
training oflocal manpower.
Commercial presence inallsectors and
sub-sectors ofServices, shall need prior
written permission from competent
authorities, andshall besubject to
economic needs testandsome other
considerations.
3),4)National services industries andservices
mayhave some kindofincentives and
assistance, likeindustrial landblocks, easy
financial loans, market research and
marketing programmes including the
organization ofexhibitions orfacilitating its
taking partinQatari pavilion in
international fairs andexhibitions, withfree
orlowered costs, establishing ofmarketing
centres (inside oroutside thecountry),
and/or granting discount ontheprices ofits
advertising programmes innational TVand
national advertising agencies andsome
other incentives alike.QATAR (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
4) Unbound, except formeasures concerning
theentry andtemporary stayofnatural
persons falling within thefollowing
categories:
-Managers
-Specialists, and
-Skilled technicians
Entry andstayofsuch categories willbe
subject toQatari laws andregulations.
Presence offoreign natural persons asself
employers isnotallowed.4) Unbound, except formeasures concerning
thecategories ofnatural persons referred to
inthemarket access column.
Housing andsocial programmes andsome
aspects offreehealth care, arelimited to
Qatari citizens.
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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
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
c) Taxation services, as
follows:
- Business taxplanning
andconsulting
(CPC 86301)
- Business taxpreparation
andreview services
(CPC 86302)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section
h) Medical anddental
services
(CPC 9312)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section. Residency required.QATAR (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
i) Veterinary services
(CPC 932)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section. Residency required.
B. Computer andRelated
Services
c) Data processing services
(CPC 844)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
C. Research and
Development Services
a) R&D Services onnatural
sciences
b) R&D Services onsocial
sciences andhumanities
c) Interdisciplinary R&D
Services1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) None, except asindicated under the
horizontal section
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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
F. Other Business Services
b) Market research services
(CPC 864)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None, except asindicated inthehorizontal
section
c) Management consulting
service
(CPC 865)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section
e) Technical testing and
analysis service
(CPC 8676)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated under the
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None, except asindicated under the
horizontal section
4) None, except asindicated under the
horizontal sectionQATAR (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
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL-RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotels andRestaurants
(including catering)
(CPC 641-643)
Hotels 1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
Restaurants 1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound
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