Summary of Brazil's Specific Commitments in Individual Service Sectors, 2008

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Table AIV.1

Summary of Brazil's specific commitments in individual service sectors, 2008

Market access / National treatment
Mode of supply:
Cross border / 1 / 1
Consumption abroad / 2 / 2
Commercial presence / 3 / 3
Commitments (■ fully bound; ◨ partial; □ unbound; − not in the Schedule)
Sector-specific commitments
1.Business services
A.Professional services:
a. Legal services / - / - / - / - / - / -
b.Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
- Auditing services by registered and licensed auditors / ◨ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ◨
- Accounting and bookkeeping services / ◨ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ◨
c.Architectural services / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
d.Engineering services / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
e. Urban planning and landscape agricultural services / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
B.Computer and related services / - / - / - / - / - / -
C.Research and Development / - / - / - / - / - / -
D.Real Estate / - / - / - / - / - / -
E.Rental or Leasing without Operators: / - / - / - / - / - / -
F.OtherBusinessServices:
a. Advertising services / ◨ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ◨
b. Market research; management and administrative; advisory and consulting; etc. / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
c. Management consulting services / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
d. Services related to Management Consulting / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
o. Building cleaning / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
s. Others: translation and interpretation services / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
2. Communications services
A. Postal services / − / − / − / − / − / −
B.Courierservices / ■ / □ / ■ / ■ / □ / ■
C.Telecommunication services: / - / - / - / - / - / -
3. Construction services / - / - / - / - / - / -
A. General construction work for buildings / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
B. General construction work for civil engineering / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
C. Installation, assembly work and maintenance and repair of fixed
structures / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
4.Distribution services
A.Commissionagents'services / − / − / − / − / − / −
B.Wholesaletrade excluding wholesale trade services for solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related production / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
C.Retailingservices / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
D.Franchising / ◨ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
5.Educational services / − / − / − / − / − / −
6.Environmental services / − / − / − / − / − / −
7.Financial services
A.Insurance and related services
a.Life insurance / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
bInsurance on freight / ■ / □ / ◨ / ■ / □ / ■
bProperty Insurance / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
aMedical care / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
Table AIV.1 (cont'd)
bLiability insurance / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
bBody, machinery and civil liability insurance for vessels / ◨ / □ / ◨ / ■ / □ / ■
bWork accident insurance / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
c.Reinsurance and retrocession services / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
dAuxiliary services-agencies and brokers / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
dAuxiliary services-consultancy, actuarial and surveys / ■ / ■ / ■ / ■ / ■ / ■
B.Banking and other financial services
a Acceptance of the following funds from the public, on a wholesale or retail basis: (i)demand deposits; (ii)time deposits; (iii)savings deposits destined for housing finance / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
bLending of all types by financial institutions, / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
c Financial leasing / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
d Payment and money transmission services carried out by financial institutions / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
e. Guarantees and commitments / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
f. Trading for the account of customers, whether on an exchange or in an over-the-counter market, of the following: (i)money market instruments; (ii)foreign exchange; (iii)futures and options; (iv)exchange rate and interest rate instruments; (v)transferable securities; (vi)other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
g. Participation in public issues of all kings of securities, including underwriting and placement as agent, and provision of services related to such issues.- / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
h. Brokerage of foreign exchange; portfolio management and custodial and depository services / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
k. Research and advice on investments and portfolios / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
8.Health and related social services / − / − / − / − / − / −
9.Tourism and travel related services
A.Hotels and restaurants / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ◨
B.Travel agencies and tour operators / − / − / − / − / − / −
C.Tourist guides services / − / − / − / − / − / −
10.Recreational and sporting services / − / − / − / − / − / −
11.Transport services
A.Maritime Transport Services / − / − / − / − / − / −
B.Internal Waterways Transport / − / − / − / − / − / −
C.AirTransportServices / − / − / − / − / − / −
D.SpaceTransport / − / − / − / − / − / −
E.RailTransportServices: b. rail freight / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
F.RoadTransportServices: b. road freight / □ / □ / ◨ / □ / □ / ■
G.PipelineTransport excluding hydrocarbons products / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
H.Auxiliary services
aCargo handling / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
bStorage and Warehousing / □ / □ / ■ / □ / □ / ■
I.Other Transport Services / − / − / − / − / − / −
12.Other services / − / − / − / − / − / −

Source:WTO documents GATS/SC/13, 15 April 1994, GATS/SC/13/Suppl.1, 28 July 1995, and GATS/SC/13/Suppl.1/Rev.1, 4 October 1995.

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