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
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