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CAMBODIA's GATS Commitments - Tourism and Travel Related Services

2008-09-26 From: WTO

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

Sector or sub-sector

Limitations on market access

Limitations on national treatment

Additional commitments

IX.    TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES

1.      Hotels  (CPC 64110)

 

 

(1)     None

(2)     None

(3)     None for hotel 3 stars or higher[1] .

(4)     Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.

(1)     None

(2)     None

(3)     None

(4)     Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section

 

         Restaurants (CPC 642, 643)

(1)     Unbound*

(2)     None

(3)     Permit is granted taking into account characteristics of the area[2]

(4)     Unbound

(1)     Unbound*

(2)     None

(3)     Unbound

 

(4)     Unbound

 

2.     Travel agencies and tour operators services (CPC7471)

 

(1)     None

(2)     None

(3)     None, except foreign equity participation limited to 51% for travel agencies

(4)     Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.

(1)     None

(2)     None

(3)     None

 

(4)     Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.

 

3.      Tourist guides services
(CPC 7472)

(1)     None

(2)     None

(3)     None

(4)     Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  Cambodian nationality requirement for tourist guides

(1)     None

(2)     None

(3)     None

(4)     Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section

 

 



[1] 3 stars hotel is defined as in the Fifth Draft Hotel Rating Classification of March 2003 which will be implemented in December 2003. 

[2] The main criteria are: the number of and impact on existing restaurants, historical and artistic characteristics of the location, geographic spread, impact on traffic conditions and creation of new employment.