Trade - Retail & Wholesale
Updated: 2006-04-18 11:33 (c) Service salespersons---persons not based in the territory of the People's
Republic of China and receiving no remuneration from a source located within
China, and who are engaged in activities related to representing a service
supplier for the purpose of negotiation for the sale of such services of that
supplier where: (a) such sales are not directly made to the general public and
(b) the salesperson is not engaged in supplying the service, entry for
salespersons is limited to 90 days.
In the aspect of limitation on national treatment: if the services are
provided in the form of cross-border supply, there shall be no limitations. If
the services are provided in the form of consumption abroad, there shall be no
limitations. If the services are provided in the form of commercial presence,
there shall also be no limitations. If the services are provided in the form of
presence of natural persons unbound, there shall be no commitments except as
indicated in Horizontal Commitments and its contents shall be the same as the
above-mentioned commitments in the aspect of limitations on market access.
Additional commitments on wholesale services are: foreign-invested
enterprises are permitted to act as agents for the commissions of their products
produced in China, including those except products as listed in the market
access or sector or sub-sector column, and provide subordinate services as
defined in Annex 2. Foreign service suppliers are permitted to provide full
range of related subordinate services, including after sales services, as
defined in Annex 2, for the products they distribute.
As for wholesale services away from a fixed location, in the aspect of
limitations on market access: if the services are provided in the form of
cross-border supply, there shall be no limitations. If the services are provided
in the form of consumption abroad, there shall also be no limitations. If the
services are provided in the form of commercial presence, within three year
after China's accession to the WTO, limitations shall be cancelled. If the
services are provided in the form of presence of natural persons unbound, there
shall be no commitments except as indicated in Horizontal Commitments and the
contents are the same as the above-mentioned commitments in the aspect of
limitations on market access.
In the aspect of limitation on national treatment: if the services are
provided in the form of cross-border supply, there shall be no limitations. If
the services are provided in the form of consumption abroad, there shall be no
limitations. If the services are provided in the form of commercial presence,
within three year after China's accession to the WTO, limitations shall be
cancelled. If the services are provided in the form of presence of natural
persons unbound, there shall be no commitments except as indicated in Horizontal
Commitments and its contents shall be the same as the above-mentioned
commitments in the aspect of limitations on market access.
No further limitations on wholesale services away from a fixed location
except the above-mentioned commitments.
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