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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Annex II

Headnote

  1. The Schedule of a Party sets out, pursuant to Article 809 (Investment - Non- Conforming Measures) and Article 906 (Cross-Border Trade in Services - Non- Conforming Measures), the reservations taken by that Party with respect to specific sectors, sub-sectors or activities for which it may maintain existing, or adopt new or more restrictive measures that do not conform with obligations imposed by:
    1. Articles 803, 902 (National Treatment - Investment, Cross-Border Trade in Services);
    2. Articles 804, 903 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment - Investment, Cross-Border Trade in Services);
    3. Article 905 ( Cross-Border Trade in Services - Local Presence);
    4. Article 807 (Investment - Performance Requirements);
    5. Article 808 (Investment - Senior Management and Boards of Directors); or
    6. Article 904 (Cross-Border Trade in Services - Market Access).
  2. Each reservation sets out the following elements:
    1. Sector refers to the general sector in which the reservation is taken;
    2. Sub-Sector refers to the specific sector in which the reservation is taken;
    3. Industry Classification refers, where applicable, to the activity covered by the reservation according to domestic industry classification codes;
    4. Type of Reservation specifies the obligation referred to in paragraph 1 for which a reservation is taken;
    5. Description sets out the scope of the sector, sub-sector or activities covered by the reservation; and
    6. Existing Measures identifies, for transparency purposes, existingmeasures that apply to the sector, sub-sector or activities covered by the reservation.
  3. In the interpretation of a reservation, all elements of the reservation, with the exception of Industry Classification, shall be considered. The Description element shall prevail over all other elements.
  4. For purposes of this Annex:

    CPC means Central Product Classification (CPC) numbers as set out in Statistical Office of the United Nations, Statistical Papers, Series M, No. 77, Provisional Central Product Classification, 1991; and

    SIC means Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) numbers as set out in Statistics Canada, Standard Industrial Classification, fourth edition, 1980.

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Date Modified:
2012-06-04