BIZCHINA / Trade
WTO Commitments
Updated: 2006-04-18 11:33
(c) Service salespersons---persons not based in the territory of the
People's Republic of China and receiving no remuneration from a source
located within China, and who are engaged in activities related to
representing a service supplier for the purpose of negotiation for the
sale of such services of that supplier where: (a) such sales are not
directly made to the general public and (b) the salesperson is not
engaged in supplying the service, entry for salespersons is limited to 90
days.
In the aspect of limitation on national treatment: if the services are
provided in the form of cross-border supply, there shall be no
limitations. If the services are provided in the form of consumption
abroad, there shall be no limitations. If the services are provided in
the form of commercial presence, there shall also be no limitations. If
the services are provided in the form of presence of natural persons
unbound, there shall be no commitments except as indicated in Horizontal
Commitments and its contents shall be the same as the above-mentioned
commitments in the aspect of limitations on market access.
Additional commitments on wholesale services are: foreign-invested
enterprises are permitted to act as agents for the commissions of their
products produced in China, including those except products as listed in
the market access or sector or sub-sector column, and provide subordinate
services as defined in Annex 2. Foreign service suppliers are permitted
to provide full range of related subordinate services, including after
sales services, as defined in Annex 2, for the products they distribute.
As for wholesale services away from a fixed location, in the aspect of
limitations on market access: if the services are provided in the form of
cross-border supply, there shall be no limitations. If the services are
provided in the form of consumption abroad, there shall also be no
limitations. If the services are provided in the form of commercial
presence, within three year after China's accession to the WTO,
limitations shall be cancelled. If the services are provided in the form
of presence of natural persons unbound, there shall be no commitments
except as indicated in Horizontal Commitments and the contents are the
same as the above-mentioned commitments in the aspect of limitations on
market access.
In the aspect of limitation on national treatment: if the services are
provided in the form of cross-border supply, there shall be no
limitations. If the services are provided in the form of consumption
abroad, there shall be no limitations. If the services are provided in
the form of commercial presence, within three year after China's
accession to the WTO, limitations shall be cancelled. If the services are
provided in the form of presence of natural persons unbound, there shall
be no commitments except as indicated in Horizontal Commitments and its
contents shall be the same as the above-mentioned commitments in the
aspect of limitations on market access.
No further limitations on wholesale services away from a fixed location
except the above-mentioned commitments.
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