RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/C/N/12
12February 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0518)
Original: English Council forTrade inServices
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TOARTICLE III:3OFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from thedelegation ofPoland.
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1. Members(s) notifying:
Poland
2. Notification under Article(s):
GATS Article III,paragraph 3
3. Date ofentry intoforce/duration:
1January 1996/indefinite
4. Agency responsible forenforcement ofthemeasure:
Ministry ofCommunication
5. Description ofthemeasure:
(i) According totheprovision ofArticle 3,paragraphs 1and2oftheamended Actof
Communication, alicence requirement hasbeenintroduced forforeign aswellasfor
domestic suppliers ofcourier services since 1January 1996.
(ii) Themode ofsupply covered bythemeasure: (3)commercial presence.
(iii) Theimpact ofthemeasure oncommitments intheMember 'sschedule: themeasure
introduces anon-discriminatory system oflicensing inrelation tocourier services
covered bytheschedule ofspecific commitments ofPoland (CPC 7512).
6. Members specifically affected, ifany:
None
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7. Textavailable from:
Dziennik Ustaw nr60/1995 pozycja 310zdinia 12.05.1995 r.(Polish Official Journal No.
60/1995 position 310of12May1995)