Provisions on Trade in Services in Trade and Integration Agreements in the Western Hemisphere

* Note:  In addition to those sections corresponding to the provisions of the GATS, NAFTA and the Group of Three also include a provision on Local Presence and Quantitative Restrictions which is also found in the Bilateral Free Trade Agreements between Mexico/Bolivia, Mexico/Costa Rica and Canada/Chile (discussed in Part II).

WTO/GATS

NAFTA
Article 1205: Local Presence
No Party may require a service provider of another Party to establish or maintain a representative office or any form of enterprise, or to be resident, in its territory as a condition for the cross-border provision of a service.

Group of Three
Article 10-06: Local Presence
No Party may require a service provider of another Party to establish or maintain a representative office or any form of enterprise, or to be resident, in its territory as a condition for the cross-border provision of a service.

CACM

CARICOM

Andean Community
Not Specified.

Central America/Dominican Republic
Chapter X, Article 10-10: Local Presence
No Party may require a service provider of another Party to establish or maintain a representative office or any form of enterprise, or to be resident, in its territory as a condition for the provision of a service.

Mercosur
Not Specified.

Bolivia/Mercosur
Not Specified.

Chile/Mercosur
Not Specified.