WORLD TRADE GATS/EL/117
1April 1996
ORGANIZATION (96-1157)
Trade inServices Original: English
SOLOMON ISLANDS
General Agreement onTrade inServices -Final ListofArticle II(MFN) Exemptions
Theattached communication iscirculated attherequest ofthegovernment oftheSolomon
Islands.
_______________WORLD TRADE GATS/EL/117
April 1996
ORGANIZATION (96-000)
Trade inServices
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Final ListofArticle II(MFN) Exemptions
(This isauthentic inEnglish only)
_______________SOLOMON ISLANDS -FINAL LIST OFARTICLE II(MFN) EXEMPTIONS
Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
ALL SECTORS Depending ontheprogress made
within theMelanesian Spearhead
Group, members oftheGroup
mayhave recourse towaivers
withrespect tonormal
government approval and
registration forforeign investors
andmeasures affecting theentry
andtemporary stayofnatural
persons.Member states oftheMSG:
Vanuatu
Papua New GuineaIndefinite MSG Members areinthe
process ofexpanding links
between thestates including
withrespect totrade ingoods
andservices.
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