Canada - Peru FTA (2008)
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Various agreements and arrangements, including:

Memorandum of Arrangements on GreatLakes Pilotage;

Canada- United States Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan;

Agreement with the United States on Loran "C" Service on the East and West Coasts; and

Denmark- Canada Joint Marine Pollution Circumpolar Agreement.

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Sector:

Transportation Services

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Type of Reservation:

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 904)

Description:

Cross-Border Trade in Services

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

Existing Measures:

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All Sector

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Type of Reservation:

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 804)

Description:

Investment

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

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

aviation;

fisheries;

maritime matters, including salvage

Existing Measures:

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All Sectors

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Type of Reservation:

Market Access (Article 906)

Description:

Cross-Border Trade in Services

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

Existing Measures:

Annex II. Schedule of Peru

Sector:

All Sectors

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Type of Reservation:

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Articles 804, 904)

Description:

Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

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

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure that accords differential treatment to countries under any bilateral or multilateral international agreements in force or signed after the date of entry into force of this Agreement involving:

a. aviation;

b. fisheries; or

c. maritime matters, (1) including salvage.

(1) For greater certainty, maritime matters include transport by lakes and rivers.

Sector:

Indigenous Communities, Peasant, Native and Minority Affairs

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Type of Reservation:

National Treatment (Articles 803, 903)

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Articles 804, 904)

Local Presence (Article 907)

Performance Requirements (Article 807)

Senior Management and Board of Directors (Article 806)

Description:

Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure according rights or preferences to socially or economically disadvantaged minorities and ethnic groups. For purposes of this entry, “ethnic groups”

means indigenous, native and peasant communities.

Sector:

Fishing and services related to fishing

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Type of Reservation:

National Treatment (Articles 803, 903)

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Articles 804, 904)

Performance Requirements (Article 807)

Description:

Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure relating to artisanal fishing.

Sector:

Cultural Related Activities

Sub-Sector:

Industry Classification:

Type of Reservation:

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Articles 804, 904)

Description:

Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

For purposes of this entry, the term “cultural related activities” means:

a. Production and presentation of theater arts; (2)

b. Production and exhibition of visual arts; or

c. Design, production, distribution and sale of handicrafts.

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure giving preferential treatment to persons of other countries pursuant to any existing or future bilateral or multilateral international agreement regarding cultural related activities.

For greater certainty, Articles 803 and 804 and Chapter Nine do not apply to government support programs for the promotion of cultural industries.

(2) Theatre arts mean live performances or presentations such as drama, dance or music.

Sector:

Handicraft Industries

Sub-Sector:

Industry Classification:

Type of Reservation:

National Treatment (Articles 803, 903)

Performance Requirements (Article 807)

Description:

Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure relating to the design, distribution, retailing, or exhibition of handicrafts that are identified as Peruvian handicrafts.

Performance requirements shall in all cases be consistent with the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures.

Sector:

Jewelry Design Theater arts Visual arts Music

Sub-Sector:

Industry Classification:

Type of Reservation:

National Treatment (Article 903)

Performance Requirements (Article 807)

Description:

Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure conditioning the receipt or continued receipt of government support for the development and production of jewelry design, theater arts, visual arts, and music on the recipient achieving a given level or percentage of domestic creative content.

For greater certainty, this reservation is without prejudice to the scope and application of Article 2206 (Exceptions - Cultural Industries).

Sector:

Theatre (3) and Visual Arts Music

Sub-Sector:

Industry Classification:

Type of Reservation:

National Treatment (Articles 803, 903)

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Articles 804, 904)

Description:

Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru may adopt or maintain any measure that affords a person of the other Party the treatment that is afforded by that Party to Peruvian persons in the theatre and visual arts, and music sectors.

For greater certainty, this reservation is without prejudice to the scope and application of Article 2206 (Exceptions - Cultural Industries).

(3) Theatre arts mean live performances or presentations such as drama, dance or music.

Sector:

Social Services

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Industry Classification:

Type of Reservation:

National Treatment (Articles 803, 903)

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Articles 804, 904)

Local Presence (Article 907)

Performance Requirements (Article 807)

Senior Management and Board of Directors (Article 806)

Description:

Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the provision of law enforcement and correctional services, and the following services to the extent that they are social services established or maintained for a public purpose: income security and insurance, social security, social welfare, public education, public training, health, and childcare.

Sector:

Public Supply of Potable Water

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Type of Reservation:

Local Presence (Article 907)

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