Telecommunications commitments and exemptions
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v = value-added telecommunications
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Commitments(1) |
Exemptions |
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Uruguay Round Commitments (complete UR commitments including value-added telecommunications) (1994-1995) |
Commitments annexed to the Fourth Protocol on Basic Telecommunications (from 1997 onwards) |
Unilateral or new accession commitments (basic and/or value-added telecommunications) (after 1995) |
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Albania |
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GATS/SC/131 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) b+v |
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Antigua & Barbuda |
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Argentina |
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Australia |
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Austria (EC member in 1995) |
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Bangladesh |
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Barbados |
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Belize |
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Bolivia |
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Brazil |
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GATS/SC/13/Suppl.2 (the schedule will be annexed to the Fourth protocol as soon as Brazil ratifies it) b+v |
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Brunei Darussalam |
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Bulgaria |
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GATS/SC/122 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) v |
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Canada |
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Chile |
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China |
GATS/SC/135 (complete schedule including telecommunications) b+v |
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Colombia |
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Congo (Democratic Republic of) |
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Croatia |
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GATS/SC/130 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) b+v |
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Cuba |
GATS/SC/24 only b |
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Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
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Djibouti |
GATS/SC/104 + b |
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Dominica |
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GATS/SC/27/Suppl.1 (the schedule will be annexed to the Fourth protocol as soon as Dominica ratifies it) b+v |
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Dominican Republic |
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Ecuador |
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GATS/SC/98 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) v |
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Egypt | GATS/SC/30/Suppl.3 | |||
El Salvador |
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Estonia |
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GATS/SC/127 (complete schedule including basic telecommunications) b+v |
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European Communities and their Member States |
GATS/SC/31 (complete schedule including telecommunications) |
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Finland (EC member in 1995) |
GATS/SC/33 (complete schedule including telecommunications) |
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Georgia |
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GATS/SC/129 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) b+v |
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Ghana |
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Grenada |
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Guatemala |
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GATS/SC/36/Suppl.1/Rev.1 (the schedule will be annexed to the Fourth protocol as soon as Guatemala ratifies it) b |
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Guyana |
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Honduras |
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Hong Kong, China |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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India |
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Indonesia |
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Israel |
GATS/SC/44 only b |
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Ivory Coast |
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Jamaica |
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Japan |
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Jordan |
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GATS/SC/128 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) b+v |
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Kenya |
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Korea |
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Kyrgyz Republic |
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GATS/SC/125 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) b+v |
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Latvia |
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GATS/SC/126 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) b+v |
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Lesotho |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania | GATS/SC/133 (complete schedule including telecommunications) b+v | |||
Malaysia |
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Mauritius |
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Mexico |
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Moldova | GATS/SC/134 (complete schedule including telecommunications) b+v | |||
Mongolia |
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GATS/SC/123 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) v |
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Morocco |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua |
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Nigeria |
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Norway |
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Oman |
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GATS/SC/132 (complete accession schedule including telecommunications) b+v |
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Pakistan |
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Papua New Guinea |
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GATS/SC/118/Suppl.1 (the schedule will be annexed to the Fourth protocol as soon as Papua New Guinea ratifies it) b |
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Peru |
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Philippines (The) |
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GATS/SC/70/Suppl.2 (the schedule will be annexed to the Fourth protocol as soon as the Philippines ratify it) b |
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Poland |
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Romania |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
GATS/SC/119 (complete schedule including telecommunications) |
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Senegal |
GATS/SC/75 +b |
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Singapore |
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Slovak Republic |
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Slovenia |
GATS/SC/99 (complete schedule including telecommunications) |
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South Africa |
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Sri Lanka |
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Suriname |
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Sweden (EC member in 1995) |
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Switzerland |
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Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu |
GATS/SC/136/Rev.1 (complete schedule including telecommunications) b+v | |||
Thailand |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
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Tunisia |
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Turkey |
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Uganda |
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United States of America |
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Venezuela |
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Zimbabwe |
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1. New commitments replace or supplement old commitments, as indicated on the schedule back to text