No. _______________ WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  S/SECRET/8/Corr.1 
27 August 2004 
 (04-3577) 
Council for Trade in Services Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
AND ITS MEMBER STATES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE GATS 
 
Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, 
 
the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania,  the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta,  
the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland,  the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic,  
the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of  Sweden to the European Communities  
 
Corrigendum  
   The following communication, dated 3 August 2004, from the delegation of the European 
Communities and its Member States is being circulated to the Members of the Council for Trade in 
Services. 
_______________ 
 
  Please note the following corrections to the c onsolidated schedule of specific commitments 
attached to the notification from the European Comm unities and its Member States pursuant to Article 
V of the GATS contained in documen t S/SECRET/8, dated 11 June 2004:  
• On page 35, in the list of activities where a se rvice contract for contractual service suppliers 
may be obtained, the references to “mai ntenance and repair of equipment” and 
“environmental services” should be deleted. 
 
• On pages 89, 90 and 91, C. Research and Deve lopment Services, the respective entries for 
Hungary on the “Other” category (mode 4) in the National Treatment column in all sub-
sectors should read “Unbound except for measures co ncerning the category of natural persons 
referred to in the Market Access column” inst ead of  “Unbound excep t as indicated in the 
horizontal section”.  
 
• On page 109, “i. Services incidental to manuf acturing”, the explicit references to Austria, 
Latvia and Lithuania should be deleted.  
 
• On page 137, C. Telecommunications, th e entry under the column for additional 
commitments “The European Communities a nd their Member States undertake additional 
commitments as contained in the attachment, a ll parts of which are equally binding” should 
be deleted.  
 
• On page 141, C. Telecommunications, the last pa rt of the entry for Lithuania in the Market 
Access column on mode 3 “…in Lithuania, must be sent through “Lietuvos telekomas” 
network. None as of  1 January 2003.” is rep eated. Such a repetition should be eliminated.  
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• On page 165, C. Higher Education Services, the entry for Hungary on the “Other” category 
(mode 4) in the National Treatment column should read “Unbound except for measures concerning the category of natura l persons referred to in the Market Access column” instead 
of  “Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section”.  
The corrected pages 35, 89, 90, 91, 109,137, 141 and 165 are attached.    S/SECRET/8/Corr.1
 Page 3S/SECRET/8 
Page 35 
 
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border (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 
 - Advertising 
- Management consulting services - Services related to management consulting - Technical testing and analysis services - Related scientific and te chnical consulting services 
- Translation services - Construction services, site investigation work - Higher education services - Travel agencies and tour operator services - Entertainment services 
- Services related to the sale of equipment or to the 
 assignment of a patent. 
 CY, CZ, HU, LT, MT, LT, PL, SK, SI:  Unbound.   
    
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Page 89 
 
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border (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 
 Other:  
All Member States except HU: Unbound  
HU:  Personalities of internationally recognised 
reputation who have been invited by  scientific 
research institutes for the duration of the invitation. Other:  
All Member States except HU: Unbound 
HU: Unbound except for measures concerning the 
category of natural persons referred to in the Market 
Access column. 
  
b) R & D Services on 
Social Sciences and 
Humanities  (CPC 852) 1) All Member States except MT, PL: None 
 MT, PL: Unbound  2) All Member States except MT, PL: None 
 MT, PL: Unbound  
3) All Member States except IT, MT, PT, PL: 
None 
 IT: Access to the profession of psychologist is 
restricted to natural persons only.  Professional association (no incorporation) among natural 
persons is permitted. 
 PT: Access to the profession of psychologist is 
restricted to natural persons only. 
 MT, PL: Unbound 
 1) All Member States except MT, PL: None 
 MT, PL: Unbound  2) All Member States except MT, PL: None 
 MT, PL: Unbound  
3) All Member States except MT, PL: None  MT, PL: Unbound 
 
 
  
 4) ICT and BV   
 All Member States except MT, PL:  Unbound 
except as indicated in the horizontal section 
 MT, PL: Unbound 4)  ICT and BV   
 All Member States except CY, FI, LV, MT, PL: 
Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section and subject to the following specific limitations: 
 IT, PT: Residence requirement for psychologists. 
 CY, FI, LV: None 
 MT, PL: Unbound    S/SECRET/8/Corr.1
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Page 90 
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border (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 
 CSS  
All Member States:  Unbound except for FR 
and LU where: concerning the temporary entry 
of researchers as indicated in the horizontal section and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
          FR: The researchers are in possession of 
an employment contract from a research 
body. 
  - The work permit is delivered for a period 
not exceeding nine m onths renewable for 
the duration of the contract. 
  - Compliance with an economic needs test 
is required. 
  - The research body must pay a tax to the 
International Migration Office. CSS
  
All Member States except CY, CZ, HU, LV, LT, 
MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound except as indicated in 
the horizontal section 
CZ, HU, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound 
CY, LV: None 
  
 Other:  
All Member States except HU: Unbound 
HU:    Personalities of internationally recognised 
reputation who have been invited by  
scientific research institutes for the 
duration of the invitation. Other:  
All Member States except HU: Unbound 
HU:  Unbound except for measures concerning the 
category of natural persons referred to in the 
Market Access column.  
c)  Interdisciplinary R & D 
services (CPC 853) 
 1) 2) 3) All Member States except AT, EE, HU, SI: 
Unbound 
 AT, EE, HU, SI: None. 4) ICT and BV
  
 All Member States except AT, EE, HU, SI: 
Unbound 
 AT, EE, HU, SI: Unbound except as indicated 
 in the horizontal section 1) 2) 3) All Member States except AT, EE, HU, SI: 
Unbound 
 AT, EE, HU, SI: None. 4) ICT and BV
  
 All Member States except AT, EE, HU, SI: 
Unbound 
 AT, EE, HU, SI: Unbound except as indicated 
in the horizontal section  
  S/SECRET/8/Corr.1 
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Page 91 
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border (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 
 CSS:  
 All Member States:  Unbound except for FR 
where: concerning the temporary entry of 
researchers: as indicated in the horizontal section and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
FR:  The researchers are in possession of an 
employment contract from a research 
body. 
  -  The work permit is delivered for a 
period not exceedi ng nine months 
renewable for the duration of the contract. 
  -  Compliance with an economic needs 
test is required. 
 - The research body must pay a tax to 
the International Migration Office. CSS
:  
 All Member States except CY, CZ, HU, LV, LT, 
MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound except as indicated in 
the horizontal section 
 CY, CZ, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: Unbound 
  
 Other:  
All Member States except HU: Unbound 
HU: Personalities of internationally 
recognised reputation who have been invited 
by  scientific research institutes for the duration of the invitation..  Other:
 
All Member States except HU: Unbound  
 HU: Unbound except for measures concerning the 
category of natural persons referred to in the 
Market Access column. 
  
D. Real Estate Services36 
a) Involving Own or Leased 
Property (All Member 
States except SE: CPC 821. 
SE: CPC 82101, 82102) 1) All Member States except CY, CZ, EE, HU, IE, 
LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: None 
  CY, CZ, EE, HU, IE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, 
SI:  Unbound. 1) All Member States except CY, CZ, EE, HU, 
 IE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: None 
 CY, CZ, EE, HU, IE, LV, LT, MT, PL, SK, SI: 
Unbound.  
                                                      
36 The Service involved relates to the profession of real estate agents and does not affect any rights and/or restrictions on nat ural and juridical persons purchasing real 
estate. SE: not including acquisition or rental of land and real estate.   S/SECRET/8/Corr.1
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Page 109 
 
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border (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 
i) Services incidental to 
manufacturing 
EE:  consulting services 
relating to 
manufacturing (part of 
CPC 884+part of 885 except for 88442) 
HU consulting services 
relating to manufacturing (part of 
CPC 884 + part of CPC 
885) 
 1) All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  
 EE, HU: None 
2) All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound   EE, HU: None 
3) All Member States except EE, HU : Unbound  
 EE, HU : None 4) ICT and BV
:  
 All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  
 EE, HU: Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
 1) All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  
 EE, HU : None  
2) All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound   EE, HU, : None 
3) All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  
 EE, HU: None 4) ICT and BV
:  
 All Member States except EE, HU: Unbound  
 EE, HU: Unbound except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
    
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Page 137 
 
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border (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 
Domestic and international  
Domestic and international 
services provided using any 
network technology, on a 
facilities based or resale basis, for public and non-public use, in 
the following market segments 
(these correspond to the following CPC numbers: 7521, 
7522, 7523, 7524**, 7525, 7526 
and 7529**, broadcasting is excluded): 
    
a. Voice  telephone services 
b. Packet switched data 
transmission services  
c. Circuit-switched data 
transmissions services  
d. Telex services  e. Telegraph services  f. Facsimile services  g.     Leased circuit services
53 
 1) All Member  States except  CY, CZ, ES, EE, 
EL, IE, HU, LT, LV, MT, PT, PL, SI, SK:  
None54 
 
CY, MT, SI: Unbound  
 CZ: For Voice telephone services – non public  
Local/long-distance/International for non-public-
closed user groups: Connection to the PSTN will be possible after the year 2000. 
 
ES: None, except that the liberalisation calendar 
will be as follows: one additional nation-wide 
licence in January 1998; full liberalisation as from 30.11.1998
55. 
 
IE: None except for public voice telephony and facilities-based services where none as of 
1 January 2000.  
 1) 2) 3) All Member  States except CY, LT, LV, MT, 
SI: None 
 
1) 3) CY: Unbound 
 
1) 3) LV: Lattelekom SIA has exclusive rights for 
telecommunication infrastructure operating and for supplying of basic telecommunication 
services. None as of 1 January 2003. 
 1) 3) LT:  
- For “voice telephone services” (sub-sector a): 
Company “Lietuvos tele komas” has exclusive 
rights for providing fixed-line telephone 
services. None as of  1 January 2003 - For sub-sectors from (b) to (g): None, except 
as under market access 
 1)2) 3) MT, SI: Unbound 
  
                                                      
53 CZ: Leased circuit services (CPC 7522 + 7523) for public use and for non-public use: until th e year 2000 the circuits leased for these services may not be 
connected to the PSTN. 
54 Luxembourg has requested a delayed date fo r the liberalisation of telecommunications un til 1.1.2000. The EC d ecision on this r equest is still pending. 
55 Applications for further licences to be received as from 1 August 98.   S/SECRET/8/Corr.1
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Page 141 
 
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border (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 
  - Resale basis, international including satellite 
transmission: 
   (a) Open for competition after 31 
December 2002  
   (b) Exclusivity for international long 
distance and domestic services until 
31 December 2002 and for local calls until 31 December 2003. 
IE:  None except for public voice telephony and 
facilities-based services where none as of 1 January 2000. 
   
  LV: Lattelekom SIA has exclusive rights for 
telecommunication infra structure operating 
and for supplying of basic telecommunication services. None as of 
1 January 2003. 
  LT:  - For “voice telephone services” (sub-
sector a): Company “Lietuvos telekomas” 
has exclusive rights for providing fixed-line telephone services. None as of  1 January 
2003. 
 - For sub-sectors from (b) to (g): None, 
except that all traffic, coming from or 
directed to any  switched network in 
Lithuania, must be sent through “Lietuvos 
telekomas” network. None as of  
1 January 2003. 
   
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Page 165 
 
Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border (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 
  CSS :  
 All Member States:  Unbound except for FR 
and LU where: concerning the temporary entry 
of professors as indicated in the horizontal 
section and subject to the following specific 
limitations: 
 FR:  -The professors have obtained an 
employment contract from a university or other higher education institution.  
 - The work permit is delivered for a period not 
exceeding nine months renewable for the 
duration of the contract. 
 - Compliance with an economic needs test is 
required unless those professors are designated 
directly by the Minister in charge if higher 
education.  
 - The recruiting institution must pay a tax to the 
International Migration Office.  CSS
:  
 All Member States except CY, CZ, HU, LT, LV, 
MT, PL, SI, SK: Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal section 
 CY, CZ, HU, LT, MT, , PL, SI, SK: Unbound 
 LV: None  
  Other:  
All Member States except HU: Unbound HU: Personalities of internationally recognised 
reputation who have been invited  by higher 
education institution  for the duration of the invitation. 
  Other:
 
All Member States except HU: Unbound HU: Unbound except for measures concerning the 
category of natural persons referred to in the 
Market Access column  
 
 
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