US SERVICE MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES IN ECUADOR

UNCLAS QUITO 000057 SIPDIS DEPT PASS TO USTR CHARLIE HOOKER AND BENNETT HARMAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD WTO SUBJECT: US SERVICE MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES IN ECUADOR REF: STATE 270998 Per reftel request, below is Mission Ecuador's response regarding U.S. service market access priorities. WTO SERVICES PRIORITIES Priority Openness Legal services 3 M Accounting, audit and bookkeeping 4 H Taxation 4 H Architectural 3 M Engineering & integrated engineering 3 M Urban plan. & landscape architecture 5 M Computer and related services 2 H Research & Development 5 M Real estate 4 M Rental/Leasing 3 M Advertising 2 H Market res, public opinion, polling 4 H Management consulting 1 M Technical testing and analysis 2 M (including Energy related) Services incidental to agriculture 4 M hunting, forestry, fishing Mining 4 M Energy Services 1 M Services incident to energy distrib. 4 L Placement and supply of personnel 4 L Investigation & security 3 H Related scientific and tech consult 1 M Maintenance & repair 1 H Building cleaning 5 M Photographic 5 H Packaging 3 H Printing & publishing 3 M Convention services 4 H Courier services 1 L Telecommunications 1 L Audiovisual 3 M Construction & related engineering 1 M Distribution services 2 M (commission agents, wholesale trade, retailing, franchising) Educational 4 M Environmental 3 L Insurance 2 M Banking and other financial 2 L (opportunity to manage private sector management of social security funds) Tourism 3 H Recreation and sports 5 H 1 = Highest Priority to US commercial interests 5 = Lowest Priority H, M, L = High, Mid, Low market openness KENNEY