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ANNEX 4-II(B)
SINGAPOREíS RESERVATIONS TO CHAPTER 7 (TRADE IN SERVICES) AND CHAPTER 8 (INVESTMENT)
Sector All
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the supply of a service by the presence of natural persons, or other movement of natural persons, including immigration, entry or temporary stay, subject to the provisions of the Chapter 11 (Movement
of Business Persons).
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-1
Sector All
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the supply of health services by government-owned or
controlled healthcare institutions, such as hospitals and polyclinics,
including investments in these institutions, hospitals and polyclinics.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-2
Sector All
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the supply of social security, public training, public law
enforcement,
ambulance services, correctional services and firefighting
services.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-3
Sector Urban and Land Planning and Development
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the type of activities which may be conducted on land or the
usage of
land, including but not limited to, its land zoning, land
use and urban planning policies.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-4
Sector All
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting, including but not limited to, the alienation and
divestment of
real estate owned by the State.
Existing
Measures
State Lands Act, Cap. 314, 1996 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-5
Sector All
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure affecting:
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-6
Sector Administration and operation of national electronic systems
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the administration and operation of any national electronic
system
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-7
Sector Arms and explosives
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of Reservation Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the arms and explosives sector. The manufacture,
use,
sale, storage, transport, importation, exportation and possession of
arms and explosives are regulated for protection of vital security
interests.
Existing
Measures
Arms and Explosives Act, Cap. 13, Revised Edition 1985
4-II(B)-8
Sector Broadcasting Services
Broadcasting services refers to the scheduling of a series of literary and artistic works by a content provider for aural and/or visual reception, and for which the content consumer has no choice over the scheduling
of the series.
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
broadcasting services receivable by Singaporeís domestic
audience and
to the allocation of spectrum in relation to broadcasting
services.
This reservation does not apply to the sole activity of transmitting licensed broadcasting services to a final consumer.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-9
Sector Broadcasting, entertainment and cultural services
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
relating
to:
- the creative arts, cultural heritage and other cultural industries, including entertainment services and other cultural services; ìCreative artsî include: the performing arts ñ including theatre, dance and music ñ visual arts and craft, literature, film, television, video, radio, creative on-line, indigenous traditional practice and contemporary cultural expression, and digital interactive media and hybrid arts work which uses new technologies to transcend discrete artform divisions. ìCultural heritageî includes: ethnological, archaeological, historical, literary, artistic, scientific or technological moveable or built heritage, including the collections which are documented, preserved and exhibited by museums, galleries, libraries, archives and other heritage collecting institutions.
- broadcasting services, including measures relating to planning, licensing and spectrum management, and including services offered in Singapore and international services originating from Singapore.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-10
Sector Business Services
Sub-Sector Credit Reporting Services
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
affecting
the supply of credit reporting services.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-11
Sector Business Services
Sub-Sector Patent Agent Services
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the recognition of educational and professional
qualifications for
purposes such as admission, registration and
qualification for patent agents.
Existing
Measures
Patents Act, Cap. 221, 1995 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-12
Sector Business Services
Sub-Sector Real Estate Services
(does not apply to real estate consultancy services, real estate agency services, real estate auction services and real estate valuation services)
Industry
Classification
CPC 82 Real Estate Services
(does not apply to real estate consultancy services, real estate agency services, real estate auction services and real estate valuation services)
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting real estate services. This includes, but is not
limited to, measures affecting the ownership, sale, purchase, development
and management of real estate.
This reservation does not apply to real estate consultancy services, real estate agency services, real estate auction services and real estate valuation services.
Existing
Measures
Residential Property Act, Cap. 274, 1985 Revised Edition
State Lands Act,
Cap. 314, 1996 Revised Edition
Housing and Development Act, Cap. 129, 1997
Revised Edition
Jurong Town Corporation Act, Cap. 150, 1998 Revised
Edition
Executive Condominium Housing Scheme Act, Cap. 99A,
1997
Revised Edition
4-II(B)-13
Sector Business Services
Sub-Sector Scientific and technical consulting services
Industry
Classification
CPC 8675 Related scientific and technical consulting services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of scientific and technical consulting
services.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-14
Sector Business services
Sub-Sector Armed Escort Services and armoured car services
Armed Guard Services
Industry
Classification
CPC 87305 Guard Services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the provision of armed escort, armoured car and armed guard services.
Existing
Measures
Private Investigation and Security Agencies Act, Cap. 249, 1985
Revised
Edition
4-II(B)-15
Sector Business services
Sub-Sector Betting and Gambling Services
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of betting and gambling services.
Existing
Measures
Betting Act, Cap. 21, 1985 Revised Edition
Common Gaming Houses Act, Cap.
49, 1985 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-16
Sector Business - Professional Services (Legal Services)
Sub-Sector (1) Activities of representative offices of Australian law firms and
Australian lawyers
(2) Supply of legal services in Australian law, international law and/or third country law by Australian law firms and Australian lawyers when they are engaged in joint law ventures, formal law alliances, informal or strategic alliances or any newly-created entities with Singapore law firms as defined and provided under Singapore law.
(3) Supply of legal services in Singapore law.
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
(1) Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the activities of representative offices of
Australian law
firms and Australian lawyers in Singapore.
(2) Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure affecting the supply of legal services in Australian law, international law and/or third country law by Australian law firms and Australian lawyers when they are engaged in joint law ventures, formal law alliances, informal or strategic alliances or any newly-created entities with Singapore law firms (as defined and provided under Singapore law).
(3) Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure affecting the supply of legal services in Singapore law by :
(i) all Australian law firms, including those operating as foreign law firms or representative offices, or are engaged in joint law ventures, formal law alliances, informal or strategic alliances or any newly-created entities with Singapore law firms (as defined and provided under Singapore law); and
(ii) all Australian lawyers, including those working in representative offices, foreign law firms, Singapore law firms
(as defined under Singapore law), joint law ventures, formal law alliances, informal or strategic alliances or any newly-
created entities with Singapore law firms (as defined and provided under Singapore law).
4-II(B)-17
(4) Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting the recognition of educational and professional qualifications
for the purposes of admission, registration and qualification as
Singapore lawyers (as defined under Singapore law).
(5) Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any limits on the number of Singapore lawyers (as defined under Singapore law).
(6) The reservations herein are subject to Annex 4-III on Additional
Commitments under Article 8 of Chapter 7 (Trade in Services).
Existing
Measures
(1) Legal Profession Act, Cap. 161 (2001 Revised Edition)
(2) Legal
Profession (International Services) Rules (2002
Revised
Edition)
(3)Guidelines for Applications for Joint Law Ventures and
Formal Law
Alliances dated 5 May 2000
(4)Additional Practical Guidelines
dated 14 September 2000
(5)Guidelines for Registration of Foreign
Lawyers in Joint Law
Ventures to Practise Singapore Law dated 15 March
2001
(6)Common Licence Conditions imposed on all Joint Law
Ventures
Licences dated 10 August 2000
(7) Common Licence Conditions
imposed on all Formal Law Alliances
Licences dated 10 August 2000
(8)
Notice to all Joint Law Ventures dated 29 March 2001 on Use of
Email Domain
Name.
4-II(B)-18
Sector Community, Personal and Social Services
Sub-Sector Services furnished by co-operative societies
Services furnished by trade unions
Industry
Classification
CPC 952 Services furnished by trade unions
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
services provided by co-operative societies and trade unions.
Existing
Measures
Co-operative Societies Act, Cap. 62, 1985 Revised Edition
Trade Unions
Act, Cap. 333, 1985 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-19
Sector Defence
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
in
relation to the retention of a controlling interest by the
Singapore
Government in Singapore Technologies Engineering (the Company)
and/or its successor body, including but not limited to controls over the
appointment and termination of members of the Board of
Directors, divestment of equity and dissolution of the Company for the
purpose of safeguarding the security interest of Singapore.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-20
Sector Distribution, publishing and printing of newspapers
Newspapers means any physical publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or any remarks, observations or comments relating thereto or to any matter of public interest, printed in any language and published for sale or free distribution at intervals not exceeding one week.
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the publishing or printing of newspapers, including
but not
limited to, shareholding limits and management control.
The distribution of any newspaper, whether published outside of Singapore or in Singapore, shall be subject to market access and national treatment restrictions if that newspaper is found to have contravened content standards and requirements.
Existing
Measures
Newspaper and Printing Presses Act, Cap 206. 1991 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-21
Sector Trade Services
Sub-Sector Distribution Services
Commission Agentsí Services
Wholesale Trade Services Retailing Services Franchising
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the supply of any products subject to import prohibition
or non-
automatic import licensing.
Singapore reserves the right to modify and/or increase the list of products stipulated in the laws, regulations and other measures governing Singaporeís import prohibition or non-automatic import licensing regime.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-22
Sector Educational Services
Sub-Sector Primary Education Services
Secondary Education Services
Industry
Classification
CPC 921 Primary Education Services
CPC 92210 General Secondary Education
Services
CPC 92220 Higher Secondary Education Services (only applies
to Junior colleges and pre-university centres under the Singapore
educational system)
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the supply of primary, general secondary and higher secondary
(only applies to junior colleges and pre-university centres under
the Singapore educational system) education services for Singapore
citizens.
Commitments on market access and national treatment through any mode of supply shall not be construed to apply to the recognition of university degrees for the purposes of admission, registration and qualification for professional practice in Singapore.
Existing
Measures
Education Act, Cap. 87, 1985 Revised Edition
Administrative Guidelines
4-II(B)-23
Sector Educational Services
Sub-Sector Sports Education Services
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the supply of sports education services at the primary, secondary,
post-
secondary and higher education levels.
Existing
Measures
Education Act, Cap. 87, 1985 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-24
Sector Financial Services
Sub-Sector Banking
Industry
Classification
CPC 811 Financial intermediation services except insurance and
pension
fund services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
affecting
the supply of services by foreign full banks or in relation to
Qualifying
Full Bank licences.
Existing
Measures
Banking Act, Cap. 19
MAS Notice 619
4-II(B)-25
Sector Financial Services
Sub-Sector Banking
Industry
Classification
CPC 811 Financial intermediation services except insurance and
pension
fund services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
in
relation to Supplementary Retirement Scheme accounts and
Central
Provident Fund Investment Scheme accounts.
Existing
Measures
Banking Act, Cap. 19
Central Provident Fund Act, Cap. 36
4-II(B)-26
Sector Financial Services
Sub-Sector Banking
Industry
Classification
CPC 811 Financial intermediation services except insurance and
pension
fund services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure, which
may
include limitations on juridical form, with regard to safeguarding
the
interests of depositors of the Singapore branch.
Existing
Measures
Where a foreign financial institution is subject to legislation in its
home
country which requires that institution to confer lower priority
to
depositors of its foreign offices vis-‡-vis the home country
depositors
in receivership or winding-up proceedings, or if that
institution is
4-II(B)-27
Sector Financial Services
Sub-Sector Banking
Industry
Classification
CPC 811 Financial intermediation services except insurance and
pension
fund services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
in
relation to foreign ownership of a finance company incorporated
in
Singapore.
Existing
Measures
Finance Companies Act, Cap. 108
4-II(B)-28
Sector Financial Services
Sub-Sector All financial services except reinsurance / retrocession and services
auxiliary to insurance
Industry
Classification:
CPC 811 Financial intermediation services except insurance and
pension
fund services
CPC 813 Services auxiliary to financial intermediation other
than to
insurance and pension funding
CPC 812 Insurance (including
reinsurance) and pension fund services
except compulsory social security
services
CPC 814 Services auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
affecting
the cross-border supply of all financial services except
reinsurance /
retrocession and services auxiliary to insurance comprising
actuarial, loss adjustors, average adjustors and consultancy services.
Existing
Measures
Insurance Act, Cap. 142
Banking Act, Cap. 19
Finance Companies Act,
Cap. 108
Monetary Authority of Singapore Act, Cap. 186
Securities and
Futures Act, Act 42 of 2001
Financial Advisers Act, Act 43 of
2001
Money-changing and Remittance Businesses Act, Cap. 187
4-II(B)-29
Sector Financial Services
Sub-Sector Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including
securities, derivative products and other negotiable instruments
Industry
Classification
CPC 81329 Other services related to securities market
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
affecting
the supply of clearing and settlement services for exchange traded
securities, financial futures and interbank transfers.
Existing
Measures
Companies Act, Cap. 50
Securities and Futures Act 2001, Act 42 of 2001
4-II(B)-30
Sector Financial Services
Sub-Sector Insurance
Industry
Classification
CPC 814 Services auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Type of
Reservation
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
affecting
the supply of services for the placement of domestic risks
outside
Singapore, with the exception of reinsurance risks and insurance
risks relating to maritime liabilities of ship owners insured by protection and
indemnity clubs.
Existing
Measures
Insurance Act Cap. 142
Financial Advisers Act 2001, Act 43 of 2001
4-II(B)-31
Sector Financial Services
Sub-Sector Insurance
Industry
Classification
CPC 812 Insurance (including reinsurance) and pension fund
services,
except compulsory social security service
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
in
relation to using CPF monies for the purchase of health
insurance
schemes and annuities.
Existing
Measures
Admission criteria set by CPF Board and Ministry of Health
4-II(B)-32
Sector Health and Social Services
Sub-Sector Medical Services
Services Provided by Nurses
Pharmacy Services
Industry
Classification
CPC 9312 Medical Services
CPC 93191 Services provided by midwives, nurses,
physiotherapists and para-medical personnel
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Existing
Measures
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any limit on the
number
of doctors and pharmacists who can practise in Singapore.
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any conditions with respect
to the registration conditions of doctors, nurses and
pharmacists who can
practise in Singapore.
-
4-II(B)-33
Sector Health and Social Services
Sub-Sector Services provided by health-related professionals
Industrial -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or to maintain any measure in
qualifications
for the purposes of admission, registration and qualification of
health-related professionals, including but not limited
to contact lens
practitioners, dentists, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, midwives and
traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.
Existing
Measures
Contact Lens Practitioner Act, Cap. 53A, 1996 Revised Edition
Dentists
Act, Cap. 76, 2000 Revised Edition
Medical Registration Act, Cap. 174, 1998
Revised Edition
Nurses and Midwives Act, Cap. 209, 2000 Revised Edition
Pharmacists Registration Act, Cap. 230, 1985 Revised Edition Traditional Chinese
Medicine Practitioners Act, Cap. 333A, 2001 revised Edition
4-II(B)-34
Sector Manufacturing and Services incidental to Manufacturing
Sub-Sector -
Industry
Classification
Type of
Reservation
-
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measures
affecting the imposition of duty, restrictions on the
manufacture
of
goods, and/or penalties for offences under the Control of
Manufacture
Act.
Singapore reserves the right and flexibility to modify and/or increase the list of goods as scheduled in the Control of Manufacture Act. The current list of scheduled goods is:-
(a) air-conditioners,
(b) beer and stout,
(c) cigars,
(d) drawn
steel products,
(e) firecrackers,
(f) pig iron and sponge iron,
(g)
refrigerators,
(h) rolled steel products,
(i) steel ingots, billets,
blooms and slabs,
(j) chewing gum, bubble gum, dental chewing gum or any like substance,
(k) CD (compact disc), CD-ROM (compact disc - read only memory), VCD (video compact disc),
(l) DVD (digital video disc), DVD-ROM (digital video disc-read only
memory),
(m) cigarettes, and
(n) matches.
Existing
Measures
Control of Manufacture Act, Cap. 57, 2001 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-35
Sector Recreational, Cultural and Sporting Services
Sub-Sector Archive services for government records
Industry
Classification
CPC 96312 Archive services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of archive services for government
records
specified under the National Heritage Board and/or its successor
body.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-36
Sector Recreational, Cultural and Sporting Services
Sub-Sector Museum services
Preservation of historical sites, monuments and buildings
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of museum services and the preservation services
of historical sites, monuments and buildings.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-37
Sector Nature reserve services (includes national parks, nature reserves and
parklands)
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
National Parks Board and/or its successor body is the only
agency
authorised to control, administer, build and manage national
parks,
nature reserves and parklands as defined under the National Parks
Act.
Existing
Measures
National Parks Act, Cap. 198A, 1997 Revised Edition
Parks and Trees Act,
Cap. 216, 1996 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-38
Sector Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and other environmental
Protection services
Sub-Sector Waste Water Management, including but not limited to collection,
disposal and treatment of solid waste and waste water.
Industry
Classification
CPC 9401 Sewerage Services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting waste water management, including but not limited
to the collection, treatment and disposal of waste water.
Existing
Measures
Code of Practice on Sewerage and Sanitary Works
Sewerage and Drainage Act,
Cap. 294, 2001 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-39
Sector Health and Social Services
Sub-Sector Social Services
Industry
Classification
CPC 933 Social Services
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of social services.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-40
Sector Telecommunications Services
Sub-Sector -
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measures
affecting
foreign ownership in telecommunications services.
Existing Measures -
4-II(B)-41
Sector Trade services
Sub-Sector Supply of potable water for human consumption
Industry
Classification
CPC 18000 Natural Water
The sectors listed above apply only insofar as they relate to the supply of potable water.
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of potable water.
Existing
Measures
Public Utilities Act, Cap. 261, 1996 Revised Edition
Public Utilities Act
2001, Act 8 of 2001
4-II(B)-42
Sector Transport Services
Sub-Sector Air transport services
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description
of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the investment in, and/or the supply of, air navigation services;
air
traffic control services; licensing of air traffic controllers; airspace
management; air traffic flow information; air traffic and flight information;
navigation services; aeronautical information, aerodrome
rescue and fire
fighting services; ground operations, terminal operations,
flight information
management, apron control services, security of aerodromes and commercial
activities, and the real estate management
of airports and heliports.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-43
Sector Transport Services
Sub-Sector Air transport services
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description
of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting,
including but not limited to, the building, ownership,
operation and
management of airports and heliports in Singapore.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-44
Sector Transport Services
Sub-Sector Land Transport Services ñ Public Transport Services, including but
not limited to Passenger Transportation services by Railway, Urban
and Suburban Regular Transportation Services, Taxi Services; Bus and Rail Station Services and Ticketing Services related to public transport services
Public Transport Services are services which are used by and accessible to members of the public for the purposes of transporting themselves within Singapore.
Industry
Classification
Type of
Reservation
-
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of public transport services.
Public transport services are services which are used by and accessible to members of the public for the purposes of transporting themselves within Singapore.
Existing
Measures
Rapid Transit Systems Act, Cap. 263A
Land Transport Authority of Singapore
Act, Cap. 158A, 1996
Revised Edition
Public Transport Council Act, Cap.
259B, 2000 Revised Edition
4-II(B)-45
Sector Transport Services
Sub-Sector Land Transport Services ñ Rail and Road Freight transportation.
Supporting services for rail and road transport services.
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of land transport services as set out above.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-46
Sector Transport services
Sub-Sector Maritime Transport Services
Services Auxiliary to All Modes of Transport
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of storage and warehousing, freight forwarding,
inland trucking, container station and depot services.
Existing -
Measures
4-II(B)-47
Sector Transport Services
Sub-Sector Maritime Transport Services ñ Towing and tug assistance; provisioning,
fuelling and watering; garbage collection and ballast waste disposal;
port captainís services; navigation aids; emergency repair facilities; anchorage; and other shore-based operational services essential to ship operations, including communications, water and electrical supplies.
Industry -
Classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure
affecting
the supply of towing and tug assistance; provisioning,
fuelling and
watering; garbage collection and ballast waste disposal;
port captainís services; navigation aids; emergency repair
facilities; anchorage; and other shore-based operational services
essential to ship operations, including communications, water and electrical
supplies.
Existing -
Measures
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Sector Transport services
Sub-Sector Internal Waterways Transport Services
Industry
Classification
Type of
Reservation
-
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to maintain or adopt any
measure
affecting the supply of internal waterways transportation
services.
Existing -
Measures
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Sector Trade Services
Sub-Sector Wholesale trade services and retail trade services of alcoholic
beverages and tobacco
Industry -
classification
Type of
Reservation
Market Access
National Treatment
Description of
Reservation
Singapore reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure
affecting
the supply of wholesale and retail trade services of tobacco products and
alcoholic beverages.
Existing -
Measures
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