Panama - Peru FTA (2011)
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Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 13.3) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4)

Description:Cross Border Trade and Investment in Services

Panama reserves the right to adopt or maintain a measure related to the requirements to invest, acquire, control and operate vessels engaged in fishing and related activities in Panamanian jurisdictional waters.

7. Sector: All Sectors

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4)

Description:Cross Border Trade and Investment in Services

1. Panama reserves the right to adopt or maintain measures that grant 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. Panama reserves the right to adopt or maintain measures that grant differential treatment to countries by virtue of a bilateral or multilateral international treaty in force or signed subsequent to the date of entry into force of this Agreement with respect to:

(a) aviation;

(b) fishing; or

(c) maritime affairs, including salvage.

8. Sector: All Sectors

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: Market Access (Article 13.5)

Description:Cross Border Trade in Services

Panama reserves the right to adopt or maintain measures that are not inconsistent with Panama's obligations under Article XVI of the GATS, except for the following sectors, subject to the limitations and conditions set out in Annex I:

(a) reserve 9 on Electric Power;

(b) reserve 23 on Telecommunications Services;

(c) reserve 25 on Commercial Services: Discotheques, Bars, Pubs, Canteens, Wineries;

(d) reserve 26 on Community, Social and Personal Services;

(e) reserve 27 on Communications Services; and

(f) reserve 28 on Ports and Airports.

This reserve does not apply to the following sectors:

(a) Real estate services (commercial and/or residential); and

(b) Call center services.

9. Sector: Transportation Services

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 13.3) Local Presence (Article 13.6) Performance Requirements (Article 12.6) Senior Executives and Boards of Directors (Article 12.5) Market Access (Article 13.5)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

1. Panama reserves the right to adopt or maintain measures restricting the supply of services and investment related to scheduled passenger transportation, other types of non-scheduled passenger transportation, and commercial freight vehicle rental services with operator, or bus terminal services.

2. Inland cabotage within Panama's borders is reserved for national carriers only.

10. Sector: Publications y Business Services - Professional Services

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 13.3) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 12.5) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Article 13.4) Local Presence (Article 13.6)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

1. Panama reserves the right to adopt or maintain measures relating to investment and administrative or managerial personnel of Panamanian print media, such as a newspaper or magazine.

2. Panama reserves the right to adopt or maintain measures related to the requirements for the professional practice of the profession of journalists.

Annex II. Schedule of Peru

Sector: All Sectors

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure that grants differential treatment to countries pursuant to any bilateral or multilateral international treaty in force or entered into prior to the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure that grants differential treatment to countries pursuant to any bilateral or multilateral international treaty in force or entered into after the date of entry into force of this Agreement with respect to:

(a) aviation;

(b) fishing; or

(c) maritime affairs, (1) including salvage.

(1) For greater certainty, maritime matters include transportation on lakes and rivers.

2. Sector Matters Related with Communities Indigenous, Campesino, Native and Minority Communities

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 13.3) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 12.5) Performance Requirements (Article 12.6) Local Presence (Article 13.6)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure that grants 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.

3. Sector: Fishing and Fishing-Related Services

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 13.3) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4) Performance Requirements (Article 12.6)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

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

4. Sector: Cultural Industries

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

For purposes of this entry, the term "cultural industries" means:

(a) publication, distribution or sale of books, magazines, periodicals or printed or electronic newspapers, excluding the isolated activity of printing and typesetting of any of the foregoing;

(b) production, distribution, sale or exhibition of film or video recordings;

(c) production, distribution, sale or exhibition of audio or video recordings of music;

(d) performing arts production and presentation (2) ;

(e) production and exhibition of visual arts;

(f) production, distribution or sale of printed or machine-readable music;

(g) design, production, distribution and sale of handicrafts; or

(h) radio broadcasting for the general public, as well as all activities related to radio, television and cable transmission, satellite programming services and transmission networks.

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure granting preferential treatment to persons (natural and juridical) from other countries under any existing or future bilateral or multilateral international treaty with respect to cultural industries, including agreements of audiovisual cooperation.

For greater certainty, Articles 12.2 (National Treatment) and 12.3 (Most-Favored-Nation Treatment) and Chapter 13 (Cross-Border Trade in Services) do not apply to government support programs for the promotion of cultural activities.

(2) The term "performing arts" means live shows or performances such as theater, dance or music.

5. Sector: Crafts

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 13.3) Performance Requirements (Article 12.6)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the design, distribution, retail sale or exhibition of handicrafts that are identified as Peruvian handicrafts.

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

6. Sector: Audiovisual Industry

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Article 13.3) Performance Requirements (Article 12.6)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure that establishes a specific percentage (up to twenty percent (20%) of the total number of cinematographic works exhibited annually in cinemas or exhibition halls in Peru for Peruvian cinematographic works. The criteria to be considered by Peru for the establishment of such percentage include: national cinematographic production, the exhibition infrastructure and the attendance of the public.

7. Sector: Jewelry Design Performing Arts Visual Arts Music Industry Publishing Industry

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: Performance Requirements (Article 12.6) National Treatment (Article 13.3)

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, performing arts, visual arts, music and publishing, to the achievement of a level or percentage of domestic creative content.

8. Sector: Audiovisual Industry Publishing Industry Music Industry

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 13.3) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru may adopt or maintain any measure that accords to a person of another Party the same treatment accorded by such Party to a Peruvian person in the audiovisual sector, editorial and musical.

9. Sector Social Services

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 12.3) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 12.5) Performance Requirements (Article 12.6) Local Presence (Article 13.6)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to law enforcement and the provision of social rehabilitation services as well as the following services, insofar as they are social services that are established or maintained for reasons of public interest: insurance and income security, social security services, social welfare, public education, public training, health and child care.

10. Sector: Drinking Water Utility

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: Local Presence (Article 13.6)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure in relation to the public drinking water service.

11. Sector: Sewage Public Service

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: Local Presence (Article 13.6)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure in relation to public sewage services.

12. Sector: Telecommunications

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Article 13.4) Local Presence (Article 13.6)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the granting of a concession for the installation, operation and exploitation of public telecommunications services.

13. Sector: Education Services

Subsector:

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Article 13.3) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Article 13.4) Local Presence (Article 13.6)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to natural persons who provide educational services, including teachers and auxiliary personnel who provide educational services at the stages of basic education and higher education, including "technical-productive education", and other persons who provide services related to education, including promoters of educational institutions at any level or level of education, and other persons who provide services related to education, including promoters of educational institutions at any level or level of education, including teachers and auxiliary personnel who provide educational services at the stages of basic education and higher education, including "technical-productive education", and other persons who provide services related to the educational system.

14. Sector: Transportation

Subsector: Road Transportation Services

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Article 13.3)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure authorizing only Peruvian natural or juridical persons to provide land transportation services of goods or persons within the territory of the Republic of Peru (cabotage). For this purpose, companies must use Peruvian vehicles.

15. Sector: Transportation

Subsector: International Road Transportation Services

Obligations Affected: National Treatment (Articles 12.2 and 13.3) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 12.3 and 13.4) Local Presence (Article 13.6)

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Peru reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure related to international land transportation of cargo or passengers in border areas.

  • Chapter   1 Initial Provisions and General Definitions 1
  • Section   A Initial Provisions 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of the Free Trade Zone 1
  • Article   1.2 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.3 Relationship to other International Agreements 1
  • Article   1.4 Scope of Obligations 1
  • Section   B General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.5 Definitions of General Application 1
  • Annex 1.5  Country-Specific Definitions 1
  • Chapter   2 Access to Commodity Markets 1
  • Article   2.1 Scope of Application 1
  • Section   A National Treatment 1
  • Article   2.2 National Treatment 1
  • Section   B Tariff Elimination 1
  • Article   2.3 Tariff Elimination 1
  • Section   C Special Regimes 1
  • Article   2.4 Exemption from Customs Duties 1
  • Article   2.5 Temporary Admission of Goods 1
  • Article   2.6 Goods Reimported after Repair or Alteration 1
  • Article   2.7 Free Lmport from Tariffs Tariffs for Commercial Samples of Insignificant Value and Printed Advertising Materials 1
  • Section   D Non-Tariff Measures 1
  • Article   2.8 Import and Export Restrictions 1
  • Article   2.9 Import and Export Licensing 2
  • Article   2.10 Administrative Burdens and Formalities 2
  • Article   2.11 Export Taxes 2
  • Section   E Other Measures 2
  • Article   2.12 State Trading Enterprises 2
  • Article   2.13 Customs Valuation 2
  • Section   F Agriculture 2
  • Article   2.14 Scope and Coverage 2
  • Article   2.15 Agricultural Export Subsidies 2
  • Section   G Institutional Arrangements Rule 2
  • Article   2.16 Committee on Trade In Goods 2
  • Section   H Definitions 2
  • Article   2.17 Definitions 2
  • Chapter   3 Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures 2
  • Section   A Rules of Origin 2
  • Article   3.1 Originating Goods 2
  • Article   3.2 Wholly Obtained or Wholly Produced Goods 2
  • Article   3.3 Regional Content Value 2
  • Article   3.4 Minimum Operations or Processes 2
  • Article   3.5 Intermediate Material 2
  • Article   3.6 Accumulation 2
  • Article   3.7 De Minimis 2
  • Article   3.8 Goods and Fungible Materials 2
  • Article   3.9 Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools 2
  • Article   3.10 Sets or Assortments of Goods 2
  • Article   3.11 Retail Containers and Packaging Materials 2
  • Article   3.12 Containers and Packing Materials for Shipment 2
  • Article   3.13 Indirect Materials 3
  • Article   3.14 Direct Transport 3
  • Section   B Origin Procedures 3
  • Article   3.15 Proof of Origin 3
  • Article   3.16 Certificate of Origin 3
  • Article   3.17 Declaration of Origin 3
  • Article   3.18 Approved Exporter 3
  • Article   3.19 Notifications 3
  • Article   3.20 Electronic Certificate of Origin 3
  • Article   3.21 Obligations Relating to Imports 3
  • Article   3.22 Refund of Customs Duties 3
  • Article   3.23 Supporting Documents 3
  • Article   3.24 Preservation of Proofs of Origin and Supporting Documents 3
  • Article   3.25 Exceptions to the Proof of Origin Requirement 3
  • Article   3.26 Verification Process 3
  • Article   3.27 Measures to Guarantee the Fiscal Interest 3
  • Article   3.28 Sanctions 3
  • Article   3.29 Review and Appeal Appeals 3
  • Article   3.30 Confidentiality 3
  • Article   3.31 Invoicing by a Third Country 3
  • Article   3.32 Uniform Regulations 3
  • Article   3.33 Rules of Origin Committee 3
  • Article   3.34 Re-export Certificate 4
  • Article   3.35 Definitions 4
  • Chapter   4 Trade Facilitation and Customs Procedures 4
  • Article   4.1 Publication 4
  • Article   4.2 Dispatch of Goods 4
  • Article   4.3 Automation 4
  • Article   4.4 Risk Administration or Risk Management 4
  • Article   4.5 Transit of Goods 4
  • Article   4.6 Expedited Delivery Shipments 4
  • Article   4.7 Authorized Economic Operator 4
  • Article   4.8 Foreign Trade Single Window 4
  • Article   4.9 Review and Appeal 4
  • Article   4.10 Sanctions 4
  • Article   4.11 Advance Rulings 4
  • Article   4.12 Committee on Trade Facilitation and Customs Procedures 4
  • Chapter   5 Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance In Customs Matters 4
  • Article   5.1 Scope 4
  • Article   5.2 Implementation 4
  • Article   5.3 Communication of Information 4
  • Article   5.4 Verification 4
  • Article   5.5 Cooperation and Technical Assistance 4
  • Article   5.6 Applications 5
  • Article   5.7 Execution of Applications 5
  • Article   5.8 Archives, Documents and other Materials 5
  • Article   5.9 Use of Information 5
  • Article   5.10 Confidentiality 5
  • Article   5.11 Costs 5
  • Article   5.12 Exception from the Obligation to Provide Assistance 5
  • Article   5.13 Process of Verification of Compliance Y Dispute Resolution Dispute Resolution 5
  • Article   5.14 Definitions 5
  • Chapter   6 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 5
  • Article   6.1 Scope of Application 5
  • Article   6.2 Objectives 5
  • Article   6.3 Reaffirmation of WTO SPS Agreement 5
  • Article   6.4 Rights and Obligations of the Parties 5
  • Article   6.5 Equivalence 5
  • Article   6.6 Risk Assessment and Determination of the Appropriate Level of SPS Protection 5
  • Article   6.7 Adaptation to Regional Conditions with Inclusion of Pest- or Disease Free Areas and Areas of Low Pest or Disease Prevalence 5
  • Article   6.8 Inspection, Control and Approval 5
  • Article   6.9 Transparency 5
  • Article   6.10 Cooperation and Technical Assistance 5
  • Article   6.11 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 5
  • Article   6.12 Settlement of Disputes 5
  • Article   6.13 Definitions 5
  • Chapter   7 TechnicalĀ Barriers to Trade 5
  • Article   7.1 Scope of Application 5
  • Article   7.2 Objectives 5
  • Article   7.3 Reaffirmation of the WTO TBT Agreement 5
  • Article   7.4 Trade Facilitation 5
  • Article   7.5 Use of International Standards 5
  • Article   7.6 Technical Regulations 5
  • Article   7.7 Conformity Assessment 5
  • Article   7.8 Transparency 6
  • Article   7.9 Technical Cooperation 6
  • Article   7.10 Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 6
  • Article   7.11 Exchange of Information 6
  • Article   7.12 Definitions 6
  • Chapter   8 Trade Defense 6
  • Section   A Bilateral Safeguard Measures 6
  • Article   8.1 Imposition of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 6
  • Article   8.2 Standards for a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 6
  • Article   8.3 Investigation Procedures and Transparency Requirements 6
  • Article   8.4 Provisional Bilateral Safeguard Measures 6
  • Article   8.5 Notification and Consultation 6
  • Article   8.6 Compensation 6
  • Article   8.7 Definitions 6
  • Section   B Global Safeguarding Measures 6
  • Article   8.8 Global Safeguarding Measures 6
  • Section   C Antidumping and Countervailing Duties 6
  • Article   8.9 Antidumping and Countervailing Duties 6
  • Section   D Cooperation 6
  • Article   8.10 Cooperation 6
  • Chapter   9 Intellectual Property 6
  • Article   9.1 Basic Principles 6
  • Article   9.2 General Provisions 6
  • Article   9.3 Marks 6
  • Article   9.4 Geographical Indications 7
  • Article   9.5 Traditional Knowledge 7
  • Article   9.6 Measures Related to the Protection of Biodiversity and TraditionalĀ Knowledge 7
  • Article   9.7 Copyright and Related Rights 7
  • Article   9.8 Enforcement 7
  • Article   9.9 Cooperation and Science and Technology 7
  • Chapter   10 PublicĀ Procurement 7
  • Article   10.1 Scope of Application 7
  • Article   10.2 Safety and General Exceptions 7
  • Article   10.3 General Principles 7
  • Article   10.4 Use of Electronic Means In Public Contracting 8
  • Article   10.5 Publication of Procurement Information 8
  • Article   10.6 Publication of Notices 8
  • Article   10.7 Conditions for Participation 8
  • Article   10.8 Information on Future Procurements 8
  • Article   10.9 Deadlines 8
  • Article   10.10 Procurement Procedures 8
  • Article   10.11 Electronic Auctions 8
  • Article   10.12 Opening of Bids and Award of Contracts 8
  • Article   10.13 Transparency of Procurement Information 8
  • Article   10.14 Disclosure of Information 8
  • Article   10.15 Article 10.15: National Review Procedures for the Lodging of Appeals 8
  • Article   10.16 Modifications and Amendments to Coverage 8
  • Article   10.17 Integrity In Procurement Practices 9
  • Article   10.18 Additional Negotiations 9
  • Article   10.19 Participation of Micro, Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 9
  • Article   10.20 Cooperation 9
  • Article   10.21 Public Procurement Committee 9
  • Article   10.22 Definitions 9
  • Chapter   11 Competition Policy 9
  • Article   11.1 Objectives 9
  • Article   11.2 Legislation and Competent Authorities 9
  • Article   11.3 Cooperation 9
  • Article   11.4 Notifications 9
  • Article   11.5 Exchange of Information 9
  • Article   11.6 Consultations 9
  • Article   11.7 Settlement of Disputes 9
  • Chapter   12 Investment 9
  • Section   A Substantive Obligations 9
  • Article   12.1 Scope of Application and Coverage (1) 9
  • Article   12.2 National Treatment 9
  • Article   12.3 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 9
  • Article   12.4 Minimum Standard of Treatment (2) 9
  • Article   12.5 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 9
  • Article   12.6 Performance Requirements 9
  • Article   12.7 Nonconforming Measures 9
  • Article   12.8 Environmental Measures 10
  • Article   12.9 Treatment In the Event of a Dispute 10
  • Article   12.10 Expropriation and Compensation (7) 10
  • Article   12.11 Transfers 10
  • Article   12.12 Denial of Benefits 10
  • Article   12.13 Special Formalities and Information Requirements 10
  • Article   12.14 Subrogation 10
  • Section   B Investor-State Dispute Settlement 10
  • Article   12.15 Consultation and Negotiation 10
  • Article   12.16 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration 10
  • Article   12.17 Consent of Each Party to Arbitration 10
  • Article   12.18 Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party 10
  • Article   12.19 Procedure Regarding Prudential Measures 10
  • Article   12.20 Selection of Arbitrators 10
  • Article   12.21 Conduct of the Arbitration 10
  • Article   12.22 Transparency In Arbitration Proceedings 10
  • Article   12.23 Applicable Law 11
  • Article   12.24 Interpretation of Exhibits 11
  • Article   12.25 Expert Reports 11
  • Article   12.26 Consolidation of Proceedings 11
  • Article   12.27 Awards 11
  • Article   12.28 Finality and Enforcement of an Award 11
  • Article   12.29 Delivery of Documents 11
  • Section   C Definitions 11
  • Article   12.30 Definitions 11
  • Annex 12.4  Customary International Law 11
  • Annex 12.10  Expropriation 11
  • Annex 12.15  Delivery of Documents to a Party under Section B (Investor-State Dispute Settlement) 11
  • Annex 12.21  Communications from Non-Disputing Parties 11
  • Chapter   13 Cross-Border Trade In Services 12
  • Article   13.1 Scope of Application 12
  • Article   13.2 Subsidies 12
  • Article   13.3 National Treatment 12
  • Article   13.4 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 12
  • Article   13.5 Market Access 12
  • Article   13.6 Local Presence 12
  • Article   13.7 Nonconforming Measures 12
  • Article   13.8 Notification (4) 12
  • Article   13.9 Transparency In the Development and Application of the Regulations (5) 12
  • Article   13.10 National Regulations 12
  • Article   13.11 Mutual Recognition 12
  • Article   13.12 Transfers and Payments 12
  • Article   13.13 Denial of Benefits 12
  • Article   13.14 Implementation 12
  • Article   13.15 Definitions 12
  • Appendix 13.11  Professional Services 12
  • Chapter   14 Financial Services 12
  • Article   14.1 Scope of Application and Coverage 12
  • Article   14.2 National Treatment 13
  • Article   14.3 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 13
  • Article   14.4 Recognition 13
  • Article   14.5 Right of Establishment 13
  • Article   14.6 Cross-Border Trade 13
  • Article   14.7 New Financial Services 13
  • Article   14.8 Treatment of Certain Information 13
  • Article   14.9 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 13
  • Article   14.10 Nonconforming Measures 13
  • Article   14.11 Exceptions 13
  • Article   14.12 Transparency 13
  • Article   14.13 Self-Regulatory Organizations 13
  • Article   14.14 Payment and Clearing Systems 13
  • Article   14.15 Financial Services Committee 13
  • Article   14.16 Consultations 13
  • Article   14.17 Settlement of Disputes 13
  • Article   14.18 Financial Services Investment Disputes 13
  • Article   14.19 Definitions 13
  • Annex 14.6  Cross Border Trade 14
  • Section   A Panama 14
  • Section   B Peru 14
  • Appendix 14.15  Authorities Responsible for Financial Services 14
  • Chapter   15 Maritime Services 14
  • Article   15.1 Scope of Application 14
  • Article   15.2 Participation In Transportation 14
  • Article   15.3 National Treatment 14
  • Article   15.4 Agents and Representatives 14
  • Article   15.5 Recognition of Vessel Documentation 14
  • Article   15.6 Recognition of Travel Documents of the Crew Members O F a Party's Vessel 14
  • Article   15.7 Jurisdiction 14
  • Article   15.8 Cooperation 14
  • Article   15.9 Points of Contact 14
  • Article   15.10 Definitions 14
  • Chapter   16 Telecommunications 14
  • Article   16.1 Scope of Application 14
  • Article   16.2 Access to and Use of Public Telecommunication Networks and Services (2) 14
  • Article   16.3 Procedures Relating to Licenses or Concessions 14
  • Article   16.4 Behavior of Dominant or Significant Suppliers 14
  • Article   16.5 Universal Service 15
  • Article   16.6 Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources 15
  • Article   16.7 Regulatory Body 15
  • Article   16.8 Compliance 15
  • Article   16.9 Settlement of Domestic Telecommunication (3) 15
  • Article   16.10 Transparency 15
  • Article   16.11 Abstention 15
  • Article   16.12 Relation to other Chapters 15
  • Article   16.13 International Standards and Organizations 15
  • Article   16.14 Definitions 15
  • Chapter   17 Temporary Entry of Business Persons 15
  • Article   17.1 General Principles 15
  • Article   17.2 General Obligations 15
  • Article   17.3 Temporary Entry Authorization 15
  • Article   17.4 Exchange of Information 15
  • Article   17.5 Committee on Temporary Entry of Business Persons 15
  • Article   17.6 Cooperation 15
  • Article   17.7 Settlement of Disputes 15
  • Article   17.8 Relationship with other Chapters 15
  • Article   17.9 Transparency In the Processing of Applications 15
  • Article   17.10 Definitions 15
  • Annex 17.3(1)  Categories of Business Persons 15
  • Section   A Business Visitors 15
  • Appendix 1  Business Visitors 16
  • Section   B Merchants and Investors 16
  • Section   C Intracompany Transfers of Personnel 16
  • Annex 17.3(2)  Section C: Intracompany Transfers of Personnel 16
  • Panama 16
  • Section   A Business Visitors 16
  • Section   B Merchants and Investors 16
  • Section   C Intracompany Transfers of Personnel 16
  • Peru 16
  • Section   A Business Visitors 16
  • Section   B Merchants and Investors 16
  • Section   C Intracompany Transfers of Personnel 16
  • Chapter   18 Dispute Resolution 16
  • Article   18.1 Cooperation 16
  • Article   18.2 Scope of Application 16
  • Article   18.3 Election of the Forum 16
  • Article   18.4 Consultations 16
  • Article   18.5 Establishment of a Panel 16
  • Article   18.6 Qualifications of Panelists 16
  • Article   18.7 Selection of the Panel 16
  • Article   18.8 Rules of Procedure 16
  • Article   18.9 Report of the Panel 16
  • Article   18.10 Compliance with the Report 16
  • Article   18.11 Noncompliance - Suspension of Benefits 16
  • Article   18.12 Compliance Review and Suspension of Benefits 17
  • Article   18.13 Matters Relating to Judicial and Administrative Proceedings 17
  • Article   18.14 Rights of Individuals 17
  • Article   18.15 Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution 17
  • Article   18.16 Suspension and Termination of Proceedings 17
  • Chapter   19 Transparency 17
  • Article   19.1 Points of Contact 17
  • Article   19.2 Publication 17
  • Article   19.3 Provision of Information 17
  • Article   19.4 Administrative Procedures 17
  • Article   19.5 Review and Challenge 17
  • Article   19.6 Specific Standards 17
  • Article   19.7 Definitions 17
  • Chapter   20 Administration of the Treaty 17
  • Article   20.1 The Free Trade Commission 17
  • Article   20.2 Free Trade Agreement Coordinators 17
  • Article   20.3 Administration of Dispute Settlement Procedures 17
  • Annex 20.1  The Free Trade Commission 17
  • Annex 20.2  Free Trade Agreement Coordinators 17
  • Chapter   21 Exceptions 17
  • Article   21.1 General Exceptions 17
  • Article   21.2 Essential Security 17
  • Article   21.3 Taxation 17
  • Article   21.4 Disclosure of Information 17
  • Article   21.5 Balance of Payments Safeguard Measures 17
  • Chapter   22 Final Provisions 17
  • Article   22.1 Annexes, Appendices and Footnotes 17
  • Article   22.2 Amendments 17
  • Article   22.3 Article 22.3: Amendments to the WTO Agreement 17
  • Article   22.4 Reservations and Interpretative Statements (1) 17
  • Article   22.5 Entry Into Force 17
  • Article   22.6 Denunciation 18
  • Annex I  Nonconforming Measures 18
  • Annex I  Explanatory Note 18
  • Annex I  Schedule of Panama 18
  • Annex I  Schedule of Peru 20
  • Annex II  Nonconforming Measures 22
  • Annex II  Explanatory Note 22
  • Annex IIĀ   Schedule of Panama 22
  • Annex II  Schedule of Peru 23