GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/SC/4
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1003)
ARGENTINA
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments
(This isauthentic inSpanish only)
____________________ARGENTINA -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 SERVICES INCLUDED
INTHIS SCHEDULE
3) Acquisition ofland: unbound infrontier
areas (150 km.inlandfrontier areas and
50km.incoastal areas)
4) Unbound, except formeasures concerning
thefollowing categories ofpersonnel:4) Unbound, except formeasures concerning
thecategories ofpersonnel indicated inthe
market access column
Senior personnel
Managers: persons inanenterprise or
organization whoprimarily direct a
department orsubdivision. They supervise
andcontrol thework ofother supervisory,
professional ormanagerial staff. They
have theauthority tohireordismiss
personnel, recommend their hiring or
dismissal ortakeother personnel action
such aspromotion orleave authorization.
They exercise discretionary authority over
day-to-day activities. Does notinclude
first-line supervisors unless those
supervised areprofessionals, nor
employees whoprimarily perform tasks
required fortheprovision oftheservice.
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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
Executives: persons intheorganization
whoprimarily direct themanagement of
theorganization. They exercise wide
latitude indecision-making andreceive
onlysupervision ordirection from
high-level executives, theboard of
directors orstockholders. They donot
directly perform tasks related tothe
provision oftheservice(s) ofthe
organization.
Specialists: persons inanenterprise or
organization whopossess knowledge atan
advanced level ofexpertise andwho
possess proprietary knowledge ofthe
organization 'sservices, research
equipment, techniques ormanagement.
Independent professionals maybeincluded
inthiscategory.ARGENTINA (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
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional services 1),3),4)Persons seeking toprovide
professional services must obtain
recognition oftheir professional
degree, enrol intherelevant college
andestablish legal domicile in
Argentina
Legal domicile: does notinvolve
residence requirement
a) Legal services
(CPC 861)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
b) Accounting, auditing and
book-keeping services
(CPC 862)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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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) Architectural services
(CPC 8671)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
e) Engineering services
(CPC 8672)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
B. Computer andrelated
services (1.B)
a) Consultancy services
related totheinstallation
ofcomputer hardware
(CPC 841)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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) Software implementation
services
(CPC 842)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
c) Data processing services
(CPC 843)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
d) Database services
(CPC 844)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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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
e) Other
(CPC 845+849)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
F. Other business services
a) Advertising services
(CPC 871)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
b) Market research and
public opinion polling
services
(CPC 864)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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) Management consulting
services
(CPC 865)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
h) Services incidental to
mining
(CPC 833+5115)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
o) Building cleaning
services
(CPC 874)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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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
s) Assembly orconvention
services
(CPC 87909*)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
t) Other
(CPC 8790)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
B. Courier services
(CPC 7512)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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. Telecommunication
services
h) Electronic mail
(CPC 7523**)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
i) Voice mail
(CPC 7523**)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
j) On-line information and
database retrieval
(CPC 7523**)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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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
k) Electronic data
interchange services
(CPC 7523**)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
l) Enhanced/value-added
facsimile services
(including store and
forward, store and
retrieve)
(CPC 7523**)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
m) Code andprotocol
conversion1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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
n) On-line information
and/or dataprocessing
(including transaction
processing)
(CPC 843**)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
o) Other 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
3. CONSTRUCTION AND
RELATED
ENGINEERING
SERVICES
A. General construction
work forbuildings
(CPC 512)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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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
C. Assembly anderection of
prefabricated
constructions
(CPC 514+516)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
D. Building completion and
finishing work
(CPC 517)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
E. Other
(CPC 511+515+518)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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
4. DISTRIBUTION
SERVICES
B. Wholesale trade services
(CPC 622)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
C. Retail trade services
(CPC 631+632)
6111 +6113 +61211) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
D. Franchising services
(CPC 8929)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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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
SERVICES1
A. Allinsurance services
andinsurance-related
services
a) Life, accident andhealth
insurance services
(CPC 8121)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Authorization oftheestablishment ofnew
entities issuspended
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
b) Non-life insurance
services
(CPC 8129)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Authorization oftheestablishment ofnew
entities issuspended
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
1 Processed datamust remain inthecountry soastobeavailable forconsultation bythecompetent authority. Thismeasure doesnotprevent thedatafrom alsobeing
transferred abroad.ARGENTINA (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
- Maritime andair
transport insurance
services
(CPC 81293)1) None
2) None
3) Authorization oftheestablishment ofnew
entities issuspended
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
c) Reinsurance and
retrocession services
(CPC 81299*)1) None
2) None
3) Authorization oftheestablishment ofnew
entities issuspended
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
B. Banking andother
financial services
(excluding insurance)Financial operations bytheGovernment and
State-owned enterprises areexcluded from the
conditions specified inthisschedule; theymay
carry outtheir operations through theentities
theydesignate.
Inorder toengage instock market transactions it
isnecessary tobeamember andshare-holder of
theSecurities Exchange.
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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
a) Acceptance ofdeposits
andother repayable
funds from thepublic
(CPC 81115-81119)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
b) Lending ofalltypes
including consumer
credit, mortgage credit,
factoring andfinancing
ofcommercial
transactions
(CPC 81113)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
c) Financial leasing services
(CPC 8112)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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
d) Payment andmoney
transmission services
(CPC 81339**)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
e) Guarantees and
commitments
(CPC 81199**)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
f) Trading onownaccount
orforclients, whether on
anexchange ornot,orin
anyother form, ofthe
following:
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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
-money market
instruments
(cheques, bills,
certificates of
deposit, etc.)
(CPC 81339**)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
-foreign exchange
(CPC 81333)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
-derivative products,
including, butnot
limited to,futures
andoptions
(CPC 81339**)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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
-exchange rateand
interest rate
instruments, such as
swaps, forward
interest-rate
agreements, etc.
(CPC 81339*)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
-transferable
securities
(CPC 81321*)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
-other negotiable
instruments and
financial assets,
including bullion
(CPC 81339**)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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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
g) Participation inissues of
allkinds ofsecurities,
including under-writing
andplacement asagent
(whether publicly or
privately) andprovision
ofservices related to
such issues
(CPC 8132)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
h) Money broking
(CPC 81339**)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
i) Asset management, such
ascashorportfolio
management, allforms
ofcollective investment
management, pension
fund management,
custodial depository and
trustservices
(CPC 8119** +81323*)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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
j) Settlement andclearing
services forfinancial
assets, including
securities, derivative
products, andother
negotiable instruments
(CPC 81339** or
81319**)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
k) Advisory andother
auxiliary financial
services foranyofthe
activities listed in
Article I.Bofdocument
MTN.TNC/W/50,
including credit reference
andanalysis, investment
andportfolio research
andadvice, andadvice
onacquisitions andon
corporate restructuring
andstrategy.
(CPC 8131 or8133)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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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
l) Provision andtransfer of
financial information,
financial dataprocessing
andrelated software by
suppliers ofother
financial services
(CPC 8131)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
New financial services 1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Unbound
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL-RELATED
SERVICES
A. Hotels andrestaurants
(including catering)
(CPC 641/643)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal sectionARGENTINA (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. Travel agencies andtour
operators services
(CPC 7471)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
C. Tourist guide services
(CPC 7472)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
D. Other 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except asindicated inthe
horizontal section
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