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European Communities' GATS Commitments - Tourism and Travel Related Services

2008-07-02 From: WTO

Modes of supply:             1)    Cross border supply         2)    Consumption abroad           3)    Commercial presence          4)    Presence of natural persons

Sector or subsector

Limitations on market access

Limitations on national treatment

Additional commitments

9.TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES

 

 

 

A.Hotels, Restaurants

and Catering

(CPC 641, 642, 643)

(excluding catering in transport services sector)

1)Unbound* except for catering: none

 

2)None

 

3)E, GR, P:  Authorization can be denied in order to protect areas of particular historic and artistic interest.

1)Unbound* except for catering: none

 

2)None

 

3)None

 

 

 

I:  Local economic needs test on opening of new bars, cafés and restaurants; authorization can be denied in order to protect areas of particular historic and artistic interest.

 

 

 

4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section and subject to the following specific limitations:

 

F:  Cafés and bars: condition of nationality.

4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section

 

B.Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Services (including tour managers)

(CPC 7471)

1)None

 

2)None

 

3)B:  Authorization for non‑EC incorporated companies to act as travel agencies is possible only if the company has a permanent base in Belgium

(siège d'opérations permanent) and if the person directing the daily operations

(or the person asking for the authorization) is an EC national.

1)None

 

2)None

 

3)None

 

 

P:  Requirement of constitution of a commercial company having its corporate base in Portugal.

 

I:  Economic needs test.

 

 

 

4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section and subject to the following specific limitations:

 

GR:  Access limited to two persons per entity.

4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section

 

C.Tourist Guides Services (CPC 7472)

1)I, P:  Unbound.

 

2)None

 

3)None

 

4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section and subject to the following specific limitations:

 

E, I:  The right to exercise the profession is reserved for the local organizations of tourist guides.

 

GR, E, F, I, P:  Access to the activity is subject to condition of nationality.

1)None

 

2)None

 

3)None

 

4)Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section

 



*A commitment on this mode of supply is not feasible.