(iii) registration of a UK branch of a foreign company at Companies House.
To be a party to a licence that covers a producing field, a company must either (a) be registered at Companies House as a UK company; or (b) carry on its business through a fixed place of business in the United Kingdom as defined in section 148 of the Finance Act 2003 (which normally requires a staffed presence).
This reservation does not cover the provision of mining and quarrying services to the licence holder. Such services may be provided without restriction, provided that the holder of the production licence meets the criteria above.
Measures:
Petroleum Act 1998
Schedule of Iceland
List of Reservations
Reservation No. 1 – Business Services - Professional Services
Reservation No. 2 – Other Business Services
Reservation No. 3 – Debt Collection Agency (collection agency services)
Reservation No. 4 – Financial Services
Reservation No. 5 – Tourism and Travel Related Services
Reservation No. 6 – Transport Services
1. Sector: Business Services - Professional Services
Sub-Sector: Legal Services and Auditing services
Industry Classification: Part of CPC 861, CPC 862
Type of reservation: Article 3.6 (Market Access) Article 3.7 (National Treatment)
Article 3.9 (Senior Management and Board of Directors)
Article 3.14 (Market Access) Article 3.15 (Local Presence)
Article 3.16 (National Treatment)
Measures: Act No. 77/1998 on Professional Lawyers
Regulation No. 243/2018 on Granting Foreign Lawyers Licence to Practice Law in Iceland as a district Court lawyer.
Act No. 94/2019 on Auditors and Auditing.
Description: Legal services
A licence to practice law is based on reciprocity.
Participation in a company operating a law office, or ownership of such a company, is prohibited for others than licensed attorneys (1).
Members of the General Bar Association of Iceland have an exclusive right to represent clients before courts in Iceland.
Auditing services
At least one of the auditors of an Icelandic limited liability company must be a resident in Iceland or a competent resident CPA company.
2. Sector: Other Business Services
Sub-Sector: Real Estate services and Rental/leasing services without operators relating to Ships, aircraft, transport and machinery equipment
Industry Classification: CPC 821,
CPC 83101-83104, CPC72130
Type of reservation: Article 3.6 (Market Access) Article 3.7 (National Treatment) Article 3.14 (Market Access) Article 3.15 (Local Presence)
Article 3.16 (National Treatment)
Measures: Act No.70/2015 on Real Estate Sales
Act No. 115/1985 on the Registration of Ships Act No. 60/1998 on Air Travel
Act No. 65/2015 on Car Rental Services
Act No. 139/2005 on Temporary Work Agencies
Description: Real estate services
Condition of residency in order to obtain a licence to provide services in residential building and land sales, including ships, and other related intermediary services for purchase and sale of real- estate.
Rental/leasing services without operators
To be registered in the national ship register, the ship must be owned by an Icelandic natural or legal person resident in Iceland.
To be registered in the aircraft register, the aircraft must be owned by an Icelandic natural or legal person resident in Iceland.
Residency requirements for car rental services.
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Temporary work agencies need to be established in Iceland.
3. Sector: Debt Collection Agency (collection agency services)
Sub-Sector: Collection Agency Services
Industry Classification: CPC 87902, CPC 87901
Type of reservation: Article 3.6 (Market Access) Article 3.7 (National Treatment) Article 3.14 (Market Access) Article 3.15 (Local Presence)
Article 3.16 (National Treatment)
Measures: Act No. 95/2008 on debt collection
Description: Residency requirement for authorisation to supply debt collection services in Iceland.
4. Sector: Financial Services
Sub-Sector: Insurance and Banking
Industry Classification: Not applicable
Type of reservation: Article 3.6 (Market Access) Article 3.7 (National Treatment)
Article 3.8 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment)
Article 3.9 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors)
Article 3.10 (Performance Requirements) Article 3.14 (Market Access)
Article 3.15 (Local Presence) Article 3.16 (National Treatment)
Article 3.17 (Most-favoured-nation Treatment)
Measures: Act on Insurance Activities, No. 100/2016 Act No. 2/1995 on Public Limited Companies Insurance Mediation Act No.62/2019
Act No. 92/2019 on the CBI
Act No. 161/2002 on Financial Undertakings Act No. 2/1995 on Public Limited Companies Act No. 108/2007 on Securities Activities
Act No. 128/2011 on undertakings in collective investment and alternative investment funds
Act No. 45/2020 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers
Description: Insurance and Insurance-related Services
A founder of an insurance undertaking shall be a natural or legal person resident in a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement, a Contracting Party to the Convention establishing the European Free Trade Association, as amended at Vaduz on 21 June
2001 (EFTA Convention) or the Faroe Islands.
Managers shall be resident in a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement.
Branch offices of foreign insurance undertakings must be managed by a resident agent.
Banking and Other Financial Services
A founder of a credit institution shall be a natural or legal person resident in a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement, a Contracting Party to the EFTA Convention or the Faroe Islands.
Managers shall be resident in a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement.
All Financial Services
Domestic financial institutions shall inform the Central Bank of Iceland of the balances of service providers’ accounts held by non-residents.
Service providers shall inform the responsible Ministry of investments made by non-residents in business enterprises in Iceland and the Central Bank of Iceland of investments made by non-residents in securities in Iceland.
5. Sector: Tourism and Travel Related Services
Sub-Sector: Hotels and restaurants (incl. catering) Travel Agency and tour operator services
Tourist Guides Services
Industry Classification: CPC641-643, CPC74717472
Type of reservation: Article 3.7 (National Treatment)
Article 3.15 (Local Presence) Article 3.16 (National Treatment)
Measures: Act No. 85/2007 on Restaurants, Collective Accommodation Establishments and Entertainment Services
The Tourism Administration Act No. 73/2005
Description: Residency required for a licence to operate a restaurant, collective accommodation establishment or entertainment venue.
Residency required for a licence to operate as a tour operator, tourism agency or to exercise the profession of a tourist guide.
6. Sector: Transport
Sub-Sector: Road Transport Services and Related Services
Storage and Warehousing services Freight transport and agency services
Industry Classification: CPC 711, CPC 7122, CPC 7123, CPC 7124, CPC 744 CPC 741, CPC 742, CPC 7480, CPC 7490
Type of reservation: Article 3.6 (Market Access) Article 3.7 (National Treatment)
Article 3.9 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors)
Article 3.15 (Local Presence) Article 3.16 (National Treatment)
Measures: Act No. 28/2017 on Passenger and Freight Transport by Road
Regulation No. 474/2017 Freight Transport by Road
Customs Act No. 88/2005
Description: Road transport services and related Services
Authorisation required for commercial land transport services.
Numerical quotas may be imposed as well as exclusive licence for certain areas or routes.
Storage and warehousing services and freight transport and agency services
Residency requirement for board members of the legal person applying for a licence for operating customs brokerage.
Schedule of Liechtenstein
List of Reservations:
Reservation No. 1 - All Sectors
Reservation No. 2 - Business services (professional services)
Reservation No. 3 - Other business services
Reservation No. 4 - Financial services
1. Sector: All Sectors
Sub-Sector:
Industry Classification:
Type of reservation: Article 3.7 (National Treatment)
Measures: Persons and Companies Act, LGBl. 1926/4, LR 216
Description: Investment Liberalisation
Transfer of registered shares
Liechtenstein company law does not prohibit companies limited by shares from foreseeing in their articles of incorporation the preclusion or limitation of the transfer of registered shares.
2. Sector: Business Services - Professional Services
Sub-Sector: Professional services - legal services, patent agent, industrial property agent, intellectual property attorney; accounting and auditing services; taxation services; management consulting services; architectural, engineering and other technical services
Industry Classification: CPC 861, 8621 863, part of 865, 867, part of 879
Type of reservation: Article 3.6 (Market Access) Article 3.7 (National Treatment)
Article 3.8 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment)
Article 3.9 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors)
Article 3.14 (Market Access) Article 3.15 (Local Presence) Article 3.16 (National Treatment)
Article 3.17 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment)
Article 3.76 (Obligations)
Measures: Lawyers’ Act, LGBl. 2013/415, LR 173.510
Patent Attorney Act, LGBl. 1993/43, LR 173.530 Auditors and Auditing Companies Act, LGBl.
1993/44, LR 173.540
Professional Trustees Act, LGBl. 2013/421, LR 173.520
Law on Professional Due Diligence in Financial Transactions (Due Diligence Act), LGBl. 2009/47, LR 952.1
Law on Banks and Finance Companies (Banking Act), LGBl. 1992/108, LR 952.0
Investment Undertakings Act, LGBl. 2016/45, LR 951.30
Asset Management Act, LGBl. 2005/278, LR 950.4
Law on the Supervision of Insurance Undertakings (Insurance Supervision Act), LGBl. 2015/231, LR 961.01
Occupational Pensions Act, LGBl. 1988/12, LR 831.40
Retirement Provision (Pension Funds Act), LGBl. 2018/464, LR 831.42
Persons and Companies Act, LGBl. 1926/4, LR 216
Act concerning the supervision of persons pursuant to Article 180a of Persons and Companies Act, LGBl. 2013/426, LR 173.550
Building and Construction Professions Act, LGBl. 2008/188, LR 933.1
Building Act, LGBl. 2009/044, LR 701.0