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ACCORD DE MARRAKECH INSTITUANT
L'ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994
ACCORD GÉNÉRAL SUR LE COMMERCE DES SERVICES
CERTIFICATION DE RECTIFICATIONS OU D'AMÉLIORATIONS
DES LISTES D'ENGAGEMENTS SPÉCIFIQUES
ÉGYPTE
ENVOI DE COPIES CERTIFIÉES CONFORMES
J'ai l'honneur de vous faire parvenir ci-joint une copie certifiée conforme de la Certification
des améliorations apportées à la Liste d'engagements spécifiques de l'Égypte.  Les procéduresconcernant ces améliorations ont été achevées conformément aux dispositions énoncées dans les
"Procédures pour la certification de rectifications ou d'améliorations des listes d'engagements
spécifiques (document S/L/84).  Les améliorations certifiées de la Liste d'engagements spécifiques del'Égypte font partie intégrante de sa Liste d'engagements spécifiques à compter du 3 juin 2002.
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Mike Moore
Directeur général
02-3244 WT/Let/421
                                                     
1 Pour plus de commodité le texte de ces améliorations a aussi été distribué sous la cote
GATS/SC/30/Suppl.3.ACCORD DE MARRAKECH INSTITUANT
L'ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994
ACCORD GÉNÉRAL SUR LE COMMERCE DES SERVICES
CERTIFICATION DE RECTIFICATIONS OU D'AMÉLIORATIONS
DES LISTES D'ENGAGEMENTS SPÉCIFIQUES
ÉGYPTE
ATTENDU que le Conseil du commerce des services a pris une Décision (document S/L/83)
le 18 avril 2000 par laquelle il a adopté les Procédures pour la certification de rectifications ou
d'améliorations des Listes d'engagements spécifiques (document S/L/84),
ATTENDU que, conformément aux dispositions  des Procédures susmentionnées, un projet
contenant les améliorations apportées à la Liste GATS/SC/30 (Égypte) a été communiqué auxMembres de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce dans le document S/C/W/207 du 19 avril 2002,
ATTENDU que les procédures pour les rectificat ions ou améliorations apportées à la Liste
d'engagements spécifiques ont été achevées (S/L/103),
IL EST CERTIFIÉ par la présente que les améliorations ci-jointes apportées à la Liste
d'engagements spécifiques de l'Égypte sont établies conformément aux Procédures susmentionnéeset font partie intégrante de la Liste d'engagements spécifiques de l'Égypte à compter du 3 juin 2002.
La présente certification est déposée auprès du Directeur général de l'Organisation mondiale
du commerce, qui en remettra, dans les moindres délais, une copie certifiée conforme à chaqueMembre de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce.  Elle sera enregistrée conformément auxdispositions de l'article 102 de la Charte des Nations Unies.
FAIT à Genève le quatre juin deux mille deux.
Mike Moore
Directeur général
Copie certifiée conforme:
Directeur général- 1 -EGYPT
General Agreement on Trade in Services
Schedule of Specific Commitments
Supplement 3
(This is authentic in English only)
This text is inserted as the telecommunica tions services section in document GATS/SC/30.
4 June 2002- 2 -EGYPT – SCHEDULE OF SP ECIFIC COMMITMENTS
 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 Limit ations on National Treatment Additional Commitments
2.C. Telecommunications 
Services
This schedule does not
includetelecommunicationservices supplied fordistribution of radio ortelevision programming
for direct reception by
service consumer.(3) a) Licenses for the provision of all
telecommunication services in Egypt are to
be granted by the TelecommunicationsRegulatory Authority. A transparent andnon-discriminatory Economic Needs Testshall be the main basis for granting licensesuntil 31/12/2005.
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b) Licenses are to be provided only to
companies registered in Egypt.The government of Egypt
undertakes additional
commitments as set out in theattached reference paper hereto.Egypt is currently in the processof presenting a newTelecommunications Act to the
People's Assembly (Egyptian
Parliament).
c) Telecom Egypt has exclusive rights to
provide cross-border transmission into orout of  Egypt using any means of
technology for an exclusivity period that
terminates no later than 31/12/2005.Licensees providing international datacommunication services have to leaseinternational private lines from Telecom
Egypt throughout the period of exclusivity.
d) Companies working in the
telecommunications sector must train localhuman resources.
                                                     
1 Continuation of ENT beyond 31/12/2005 shall be subject to consultations between Egypt and WTO Members, taking into considerati on progress of the CTS
discussions on ENT.- 3 - 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 Limit ations on National Treatment Additional Commitments
International and domestic services
using any means of technology:2.C.a Voice telephoneservices2.C.d Telex services
2.C.e Telegraph services
2.C.f Facsimile services2.C.g Private leased lines
(International Only)(1) Unbound until 31/12/2005. After that date,
none.
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(2) None.(3) a) Telecom Egypt has an exclusivity for the
provision of the services that terminates no
later than 31/12/2005. After that date,
none.(1) None
(2) None(3) None
b) Resale of services is allowed based on
agreements with Telecom Egypt.
c) Telecom Egypt is currently privatizing
part of its shares through an initial publicoffering or sale to a strategic investor.Telecom Egypt may continue theprivatization up to 49% of its shares in
subsequent stages.
d) Public payphones, none.
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.(4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section.
International services using anymeans of technology:
2.C.b&c Data services
2.C.o Internet Services(1) Unbound until 31/12/2005. After that date,
none.
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(2) None
(3) None(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None(4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section.
                                                     
2 A license is required.- 4 - 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 Limit ations on National Treatment Additional Commitments
Domestic services using any
means of technology:2.C.b&c Data services2.C.g Private leased
lines
2.C.o Internet Services(1) Unbound until 31/12/2005. After that date,
none.
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(2) None(3) None(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.(1) None
(2) None
(3) None(4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section.
Other services:
2.C.o Mobile services 
(Digital Only)(1) Unbound until 31/12/2005. After that date,
none.2
(2) None(3) Two private GSM900 operators have
licenses to provide the services in Egypt
with exclusive right until 30/11/2002.
After that date, none.
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.(1) None.
(2) None.
(3) None.
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section.
Other services using any means of
technology:
2.c.o Paging services2.c.o VSAT2.c.h.-n. Value Added Services(1) Unbound until 31/12/2005. After that date,
none.
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(2) None(3) None
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section(1) None.
(2) None.
(3) None.
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in
the horizontal section
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2A license is required- 5 -
Reference Paper
Scope
The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic
telecommunications services.
Definitions
Users mean service consumers and service suppliers.
Essential facilities  mean facilities of a public te lecommunications transport network or service that
(a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of
suppliers; and
(b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a
service.
A major supplier is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation (having
regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of:
(a) control over essential facilities; or(b) use of its position in the market.
1. Competitive safeguards
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone or
together, are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices.
1.2 Safeguards
The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:
(a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;(b) using information obtained from compe titors with anti-competitive results; and
(c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical
information about essential facilities and co mmercially relevant information which are
necessary for them to provide services.
2. Interconnection
2.1 This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public telecommunications transport
networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of another
supplier and to access services provided by a nother supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.- 6 -
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the
network. Such interconnection is provided
(a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditi ons (including technical standards and
specifications) and rates and of a quality no le ss favourable than that provided for its
own like services or for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its
subsidiaries or other affiliates;
(b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions  (including technical standards and
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that ar e transparent, reasonable, having regard to
economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay fornetwork components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be provided;
and
(c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to
the majority of users, subject to charges that  reflect the cost of construction of necessary
additional facilities.
2.3 Public availability of the proced ures for interconnection negotiations
The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly
available.
2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
It is ensured that any supplier with a dominan t position will make publicly available either its
interconnection agreements or a reference interconnection offer.
2.5  Interconnection: dispute settlement
A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:(a) at any time or(b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below,
to resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms,  conditions and rates for interconnection within a
reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously.
3. Universal service
Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to
maintain. Such obligations will not be regarded  as anti-competitive per se, provided they are
administered in a transparent, non-discriminatory  and competitively neutral manner and are not more
burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.- 7 -
4. Public availability of licensing criteria
Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:
(a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a
decision concerning an application for a licence and
(b) the terms and conditions of individual licences.
The reasons for the denial of a licence will be made known to the applicant upon request.
5. Independent regulators
The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic
telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial
with respect to all market participants.
6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers
and rights of way, will be carried out in an ob jective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory
manner. The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.
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