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Sub-sector:

Industry Classification:

Type of Reservation: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 10.5)

Description: Investment

1. Canada reserves the right to adopt or maintain a measure that accords differential treatment to countries under a bilateral or multilateral international agreement in force or signed prior to the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

2. Canada reserves the right to adopt or maintain a measure that accords differential treatment to a country pursuant to an existing or future bilateral or multilateral agreement relating to:

(a) aviation;

(b) fisheries; or

(c) maritime matters, including salvage.

Existing Measures:

Sector: All sectors

Sub-sector:

Industry Classification:

Type of Reservation: Market Access (Article 11.6)

Description:Cross-Border Trade in Services

Canada reserves the right to adopt or maintain a measure that is not inconsistent with Canada’s obligations under Article XVI of the GATS.

Existing Measures:

Annex II. Schedule of Honduras

Reservations for Future Measures

1. The Schedule of a Party sets out, under Article 10.9 (Investment – Reservations and Exceptions) and 11.7 (Cross-Border Trade in Services – Reservations), the reservations taken by that Party for 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:

(a) Article 10.4 (Investment – National Treatment) or 11.3 (Cross-Border Trade in Services - National Treatment);

(b) Article 10.5 (Investment – Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment) or 11.4 (Cross-Border Trade in Services – Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment);

(c) Article 11.5 (Cross-Border Trade in Services – Local Presence);

(d) Article 10.7 (Investment – Performance Requirements);

(e) Article 10.8 (Investment – Senior Management and Boards of Directors);

or

(f) Article 11.6 (Cross-Border Trade in Services – Market Access).

2. Each reservation sets out the following elements:

(a) Sector refers to the general sector in which the reservation is taken;

(b) Sub-Sector refers to the specific sector in which the reservation is taken;

(c) Industry Classification refers, where applicable, to the activity covered by the reservation according to domestic industry classification codes;

(d) Type of Reservation specifies the obligation referred to in paragraph 1 for which a reservation is taken;

(e) Description sets out the scope of the sector, sub-sector or activities covered by the reservation;

(f) Existing Measures identifies, for transparency purposes, existing measures 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.

5. For the purposes of this Annex, the use of the term “any measure” by Honduras and “a measure” by Canada means one or more measures.

Annex II

Schedule of Honduras

Sector: Communications Services

Sub-sector: Telecommunications

Industry

Classification:

1. Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 10.4)

Market Access (Article 11.6)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment

Honduras reserves the right to adopt, maintain or modify the level of ownership in the national telecommunications company, Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones (HONDUTEL), as well as its affiliates or subsidiaries.

Existing Measures:

Sector: Professional Services

Sub-sector: Agronomists

Industry

Classification:

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 11.3)

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 11.4)

Local Presence (Article 11.5 )

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure concerning compulsory membership in the professional association of agronomy engineers.

Existing Measures:

Sector: Professional Services

Sub-sector: Social Workers

Industry

Classification:

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 11.3)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure concerning compulsory membership in the professional association of social workers.

Existing Measures:

Sector: Professional Services

Sub-sector: Chemists and Pharmacists

Industry

Classification:

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 11.3)

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 11.4)

Local Presence (Article 11.5 )

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure concerning compulsory membership in the professional association of chemists and pharmacists.

Existing Measures:

Sector: Social Services

Sub-sector:

Industry

Classification:

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 11.3)

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 11.4)

Market Access (Article 11.6)

Local Presence (Article 11.5)

Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 10.8)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Servicesand Investment

Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure concerning the application and enforcement of laws and the provision of social rehabilitation services, as well as the following services to the extent that they are social services established or maintained for reasons of public interest: pensions, unemployment insurance, social security services, pension fund services, social welfare services, public education, public training, health and child care.

Existing Measures:

Sector: Minority Affairs

Sub-sector:

Industry

Classification:

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 10.4)

Local Presence (Article 11.5)

Performance Requirements (Article 10.7)

Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 10.8)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Servicesand Investment

Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure conferring a right or preference on socially and economically disadvantaged minorities.

Existing Measures:

Sector: Distribution Services

Sub-sector: Petroleum Products

Industry

Classification:

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Articles 10.4 and 11.3)

Local Presence (Article 11.5)

Market Access (Article 11.6)

Performance Requirements (Article 10.7)

Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 10.8)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment

Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure concerning the importation and wholesale distribution of crude, reconstituted, refined or bunker petroleum products and all their derivatives.

Existing Measures:

Sector: All Sectors

Sub-sector:

Industry

Classification:

Type of Reservation: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Articles 10.5 and 11.4)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Servicesand Investment

With respect to Canada, Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure granting a country different treatment on the basis of any bilateral or multilateral international treaty in force or signed before this Agreement takes effect.

Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure granting a country different treatment on the basis of any international treaty in force or signed after this Agreement takes effect with respect to:

(a) aviation;

(b) fishing; or

(c) maritime affairs, including salvage.

Existing Measures:

Sector: Governmental Services

Sub-sector:

Industry

Classification:

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Articles 10.4 and 11.3)

Local Presence (Article 11.5)

Market Access (Article 11.6)

Performance Requirements (Article 10.7)

Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 10.8)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Servicesand Investment

Honduras reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the cross-border trade in services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority.

Existing Measures:

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  • Chapter   ONE OBJECTIVES AND INITIAL PROVISIONS 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of the Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.3 Relation to other Agreements 1
  • Article   1.4 Relation to Multilateral Environmental Agreements 1
  • Article   1.5 Extent of Obligations 1
  • Article   1.6 Reference to other Agreements 1
  • Chapter   Two GENERAL DEFINITIONS 1
  • Article   2.1 Definitions of General Application 1
  • Article   2.2 Country-Specific Definitions 1
  • Chapter   Three NATIONAL TREATMENT AND MARKET ACCESS FOR GOODS 1
  • Article   3.1 Scope of Coverage 1
  • Section   A Definitions 1
  • Article   3.2 Definitions 1
  • Section   B National Treatment 1
  • Article   3.3 National Treatment 1
  • Section   C Tariffs 2
  • Article   3.4 Tariff Elimination 2
  • Article   3.5 Export Contingent Programs 2
  • Article   3.6 Temporary Admission of Goods 2
  • Article   3.7 Duty-Free Entry of Certain Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials 2
  • Article   3.8 Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration 2
  • Section   D Non-Tariff Measures 2
  • Article   3.9 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   3.10 Distilled Spirits 2
  • Article   3.11 Export Taxes 2
  • Article   3.12 Customs Fees and Similar Charges 2
  • Article   3.13 Export Subsidies for Agricultural Goods 2
  • Article   3.14 Domestic Support for Agricultural Goods 2
  • Article   3.15 Agricultural Safeguard Measures 2
  • Article   3.16 Administration and Implementation of Tariff Rate Quotas 2
  • Article   3.17 Country of Origin Marking 2
  • Article   3.18 Customs Valuation 2
  • Section   E Institutional Provisions 2
  • Article   3.19 Committee on Trade In Goods and Rules of Origin 2
  • Chapter   Four RULES OF ORIGIN 2
  • Article   4.1 Definitions 2
  • Article   4.2 Originating Goods 3
  • Article   4.3 Regional Value Content 3
  • Article   4.4 Accumulation 3
  • Article   4.5 De Minimis 3
  • Article   4.6 Fungible Goods and Materials 3
  • Article   4.7 Sets or Assortments of Goods 3
  • Article   4.8 Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools 3
  • Article   4.9 Indirect Materials 3
  • Article   4.10 Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale 3
  • Article   4.11 Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment 3
  • Article   4.12 Transshipment 3
  • Article   4.13 Interpretation and Application 4
  • Article   4.14 Discussions and Modifications 4
  • Chapter   Five CUSTOMS PROCEDURES 4
  • Section   A Definitions 4
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 4
  • Section   B Certification of Origin 4
  • Article   5.2 Certificate of Origin 4
  • Article   5.3 Obligations Regarding Importations 4
  • Article   5.4 Exceptions 4
  • Article   5.5 Obligations Regarding Exportations 4
  • Section   C Administration and Enforcement 4
  • Article   5.6 Records 4
  • Article   5.7 Origin Verifications 4
  • Article   5.8 Confidentiality 4
  • Article   5.9 Penalties 4
  • Section   D Advance Rulings 4
  • Article   5.10 Advance Rulings 4
  • Section   E Review and Appeal of Advance Rulings and Origin Determinations 5
  • Article   5.11 Review and Appeal 5
  • Section   F Uniform Regulations 5
  • Article   5.12 Uniform Regulations 5
  • Section   G Cooperation 5
  • Article   5.13 Cooperation 5
  • Article   5.14 The Customs Procedures Sub-Committee 5
  • Chapter   Six TRADE FACILITATION 5
  • Article   6.1 Objectives and Principles 5
  • Article   6.2 Specific Obligations 5
  • Article   6.3 Cooperation 5
  • Article   6.4 Future Work Program 5
  • Chapter   Seven SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 5
  • Article   7.1 Objectives 5
  • Article   7.2 Scope 5
  • Article   7.3 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 5
  • Chapter   Eight TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 6
  • Article   8.1 Objectives 6
  • Article   8.2 Affirmation of the TBT Agreement 6
  • Article   8.3 Scope 6
  • Article   8.4 Cooperation 6
  • Chapter   Nine EMERGENCY ACTION 6
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 6
  • Article   9.2 Global Safeguard Measures 6
  • Article   9.3 Bilateral Emergency Actions 6
  • Article   9.4 Administration of Emergency Action Proceedings 6
  • Article   9.5 Relation to Textile and Apparel Annex 6
  • Chapter   Ten Investment 6
  • Section   A Definitions 6
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 6
  • Section   B Investment 6
  • Article   10.2 Scope and Coverage 6
  • Article   10.3 Relation to other Chapters 6
  • Article   10.4 National Treatment 6
  • Article   10.5 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 6
  • Article   10.6 Minimum Standard of Treatment 6
  • Article   10.7 Performance Requirements 6
  • Article   10.8 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 7
  • Article   10.9 Reservations and Exceptions 7
  • Article   10.10 Transfers 7
  • Article   10.11 Expropriation 7
  • Article   10.12 Compensation for Losses 7
  • Article   10.13 Special Formalities and Information Requirements 7
  • Article   10.14 Denial of Benefits 7
  • Article   10.15 Health, Safety and Environmental Measures 7
  • Article   10.16 Corporate Social Responsibility 7
  • Article   10.17 Subrogation 7
  • Section   C Settlement of Disputes between a Party and an Investor of the other Party 7
  • Article   10.18 Purpose 7
  • Article   10.19 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Its Own Behalf 7
  • Article   10.20 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Behalf of an Enterprise 7
  • Article   10.21 Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration 7
  • Article   10.22 Settlement of a Claim Through Consultation 7
  • Article   10.23 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration 7
  • Article   10.24 Conditions Precedent to Submission of a Claim to Arbitration 7
  • Article   10.25 Consent to Arbitration 7
  • Article   10.26 Arbitrators 7
  • Article   10.27 Constitution of a Tribunal When a Party Fails to Appoint an Arbitrator or the Disputing Parties Are Unable to Agree on a Presiding Arbitrator 8
  • Article   10.28 Decision to Appoint Arbitrators 8
  • Article   10.29 Consolidation 8
  • Article   10.30 Notice to the Non-Disputing Party 8
  • Article   10.31 Participation of the Non-Disputing Party 8
  • Article   10.32 Documents 8
  • Article   10.33 Place of Arbitration 8
  • Article   10.34 Preliminary Objections to Jurisdiction or Admissibility 8
  • Article   10.35 Public Access to Hearings and Documents 8
  • Article   10.36 Submission by a Non-Disputing Party 8
  • Article   10.37 Governing Law 8
  • Article   10.38 Interpretation of Annexes 8
  • Article   10.39 Expert Reports 8
  • Article   10.40 Interim Measures of Protection 8
  • Article   10.41 Final Award 8
  • Article   10.42 Finality and Enforcement of an Award 8
  • Article   10.43 General 8
  • Annex 10.11  Indirect Expropriation 8
  • Annex 10.23  Submission of a Claim to Arbitration 8
  • Annex 10.24  Standard Waiver and Consent in Accordance with Article 10.24 8
  • Annex 10.29  Consolidation 9
  • Annex 10.36  Submission by a Non-Disputing Party 9
  • Annex 10.44  Exclusions from Dispute Settlement 9
  • Chapter   Eleven CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN SERVICES 9
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 9
  • Article   11.2 Scope and Coverage 9
  • Article   11.3 National Treatment 9
  • Article   11.4 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 9
  • Article   11.5 Local Presence 9
  • Article   11.6 Market Access 9
  • Article   11.7 Reservations 9
  • Article   11.8 Domestic Regulation 9
  • Article   11.9 Recognition 9
  • Article   11.10 Denial of Benefits 9
  • Article   11.11 Temporary Licensing  9
  • Chapter   Twelve TELECOMMUNICATIONS 9
  • Article   12.1 Definitions 9
  • Article   12.2 Scope and Coverage 10
  • Article   12.3 Access to and Use of a Public Telecommunications Network or Service 10
  • Article   12.4 Obligations Relating to Major Providers of Public Telecommunications Services 10
  • Article   12.5 Independent Regulatory Bodies 10
  • Article   12.6 Universal Service 10
  • Article   12.7 Licenses and other Authorizations 10
  • Article   12.8 Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources 10
  • Article   12.9 Enforcement 10
  • Article   12.10 Resolution of Domestic Telecommunications Disputes 10
  • Article   12.11 Transparency 10
  • Article   12.12 Forbearance 10
  • Article   12.13 Relationship to other Chapters 10
  • Article   12.14 International Standards and Organizations 10
  • Chapter   Thirteen FINANCIAL SERVICES 10
  • Article   13.1 Definitions 10
  • Article   13.2 Scope and Coverage 11
  • Article   13.3 National Treatment 11
  • Article   13.4 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 11
  • Article   13.5 Right of Establishment 11
  • Article   13.6 Cross-Border Trade 11
  • Article   13.7 New Financial Services 11
  • Article   13.8 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 11
  • Article   13.9 Non-Conforming Measures 11
  • Article   13.10 Exceptions 11
  • Article   13.11 Transparency 11
  • Article   13.12 Treatment of Certain Information 11
  • Article   13.13 Self-Regulatory Organizations 11
  • Article   13.14 Payment and Clearing Systems 11
  • Article   13.15 Financial Services Committee 11
  • Article   13.16 Consultations 11
  • Article   13.17 Dispute Settlement 11
  • Article   13.18 Investment Disputes In Financial Services 11
  • Chapter   Fourteen TEMPORARY ENTRY FOR BUSINESS PERSONS 12
  • Article   14 Definitions 12
  • Article   14.2 Obligations 12
  • Chapter   Fifteen COMPETITION POLICY, MONOPOLIES AND STATE ENTERPRISES 12
  • Article   15.1 Definitions 12
  • Article   15.2 Competition Policy 12
  • Article   15.3 Monopolies 12
  • Article   15.4 State Enterprises 12
  • Article   15.5 Interpretation and Application 12
  • Article   15.6 Dispute Settlement 12
  • Annex 15.4  Country-Specific Definitions of State Enterprise 12
  • Chapter   Sixteen ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 12
  • Article   16.1 Definitions 12
  • Article   16.2 General Provisions 12
  • Article   16.3 Customs Duties on Digital Products Transmitted Electronically 12
  • Article   16.4 Consumer Protection 12
  • Article   16.5 Cooperation 12
  • Article   16.6 Transparency 12
  • Article   16.7 Relation to other Chapters 12
  • Chapter   Seventeen GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 12
  • Article   17.1 Definitions 12
  • Article   17.2 Scope and Coverage 12
  • Article   17.3 Security and General Exceptions 12
  • Article   17.4 General Principles 12
  • Article   17.5 Information on the Procurement Process 13
  • Article   17.6 Publication of Notices 13
  • Article   17.7 Conditions for Participation 13
  • Article   17.8 Technical Specifications 13
  • Article   17.9 Tender Documentation 13
  • Article   17.10 Time Limits for the Submission of Tenders 13
  • Article   17.11 Limited Tendering 13
  • Article   17.12 Awarding of Contracts 13
  • Article   17.13 Information on Awarded Contracts 13
  • Article   17.14 Non-Disclosure of Information 13
  • Article   17.15 Domestic Review Procedures 13
  • Article   17.16 Modifications and Rectifications to Coverage 13
  • Article   17.17 Updating Provision 13
  • Chapter   Eighteen ENVIRONMENT 13
  • Article   18.1 Affirmations 13
  • Article   18.2 Agreement on Environmental Cooperation 13
  • Article   18.3 Relationship between this Agreement and the Agreement on Environmental Cooperation 14
  • Chapter   Nineteen LABOUR 14
  • Article   19.1 Affirmations 14
  • Article   19.2 Objectives 14
  • Article   19.3 Obligations 14
  • Article   19.4 Cooperative Activities 14
  • Chapter   Twenty TRANSPARENCY 14
  • Section   A Publication, Notification and Administration of Domestic Law 14
  • Article   20.1 Definitions 14
  • Article   20.2 Contact Points 14
  • Article   20.3 Publication 14
  • Article   20.4 Notification and Provision of Information 14
  • Article   20.5 Administrative Proceedings 14
  • Article   20.6 Review and Appeal 14
  • Section   B Anti-Corruption 14
  • Article   20.7 Definitions 14
  • Article   20.8 Statement of Principles 14
  • Article   20.9 Anti-Corruption Measures 14
  • Article   20.10 Cooperation In International Fora 14
  • Chapter   Twenty-One INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES 14
  • Section   A Institutions 14
  • Article   21.1 Free Trade Commission 14
  • Article   21.2 Free Trade Coordinators 14
  • Article   21.3 Secretariat 14
  • Section   B Dispute Settlement 14
  • Article   21.4 Definitions 14
  • Article   21.5 Cooperation 14
  • Article   21.6 Sphere of Application 14
  • Article   21.7 Choice of Forum 15
  • Article   21.8 Consultations 15
  • Article   21.9 Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation 15
  • Article   21.10 Establishment of a Panel 15
  • Article   21.11 Panel Composition 15
  • Article   21.12 Qualifications of Panel Members 15
  • Article   21.13 Rules of Procedure 15
  • Article   21.14 Terms of Reference of the Panel 15
  • Article   21.15 Function of Experts 15
  • Article   21.16 Panel Reports 15
  • Article   21.17 Implementation of the Final Report 15
  • Article   21.18 Compensation and Suspension of Benefits 15
  • Article   21.19 Modification of Time Periods 15
  • Section   C Domestic Proceedings and Private Commercial Dispute Settlement 15
  • Article   21.20 Referral of a Matter from a Judicial or Administrative Proceeding 15
  • Article   21.22 Alternative Dispute Resolution 15
  • Annex 21.1  Implementation of Revisions or Modifications Approved by the Commission 15
  • Annex 21.3  Remuneration and Payment of Expenses 15
  • Annex 21.6  Nullification or Impairment 15
  • Chapter   Twenty-Two EXCEPTIONS 16
  • Article   22.1 Definitions 16
  • Article   22.2 General Exceptions 16
  • Article   22.3 National Security 16
  • Article   22.4 Taxation 16
  • Article   22.5 Balance of Payments 16
  • Article   22.6 Disclosure of Information 16
  • Article   22.7 Cultural Industries 16
  • Article   22.8 World Trade Organization Waivers 16
  • Chapter   Twenty-Three FINAL PROVISIONS 16
  • Article   23.1 Annexes, Appendices and Footnotes 16
  • Article   23.2 Amendments 16
  • Article   23.3 Reservations 16
  • Article   23.4 Entry Into Force 16
  • Article   23.5 Termination 16
  • Article   23.6 Accession 16
  • Article   23.7 Authentic Texts 16
  • Anex I  Schedule of Canada 16
  • Annex I  Schedule of Honduras 19
  • Annex II  Schedule of Canada 22
  • Annex II  Schedule of Honduras 24
    • Name
    Canada - Honduras FTA (2013)
    PDF Link
    Canada - Honduras FTA (2013)
    Signed date
    05 / Nov / 2013
    Date into force
    01 / Oct / 2014
    Treaty type
    Other International Investment Agreements
    Origin language
    en
    Party ISO codes
    CAN,HND
    Relationship with other documents
    Type Agreements Date of signature Date of entry in force
    IT_OVERLAP Canada - Central America MoUTI 18 / Mar / 1998 18 / Mar / 1998
    IT_COEXISTS_WITH Canada - Central America MoUTI 18 / Mar / 1998 18 / Mar / 1998
    IT_OVERLAP Investment Facilitation for Development (2024)
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