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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:


  1. the full or partial devolvement to the private sector of services provided in the exercise of governmental authority;
  2. the divestment of its equity interests in, and/or the assets of, an enterprise that is wholly owned by the Singapore government; and
  3. the divestment of its equity interests in, and/or the assets of, an enterprise that is partially owned by the Singapore government.

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

  1. contains proprietary information of the government or information gathered pursuant to regulatory functions and powers. Such measures apply to existing national electronic systems like TradeNet and Marinet and any other national electronic systems that may be established in the future.

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

  1. important, Singapore may exercise appropriate differentiating measures against that foreign financial institution in Singapore to safeguard the interests of depositors of the Singapore branch.

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

  1. to the recognition of educational and professional

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


4-II(B)-48



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


4-II(B)-49



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


4-II(B)-50