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170 International Trade in Services
12. Are there restrictions on product promotions and advertising that affect
retailers
Temporary presence of foreign suppliers (GATS Mode 4)
and foreign employees in foreign-owned wholesale
units and retail outlets
1. What types of restrictions exist on individual foreign service suppliers under
contract or as employees of foreign affiliates Are there any bans, quotas, economic
needs tests, labor market tests, or other impediments imposed on the
temporary entry of foreign employees Are any occupations subject to a fit
and proper test of the individual
2. Is there a quota system in place for intracorporate transferees and contractual
service suppliers and is it changed frequently
3. Are the rules different for each category or occupation
4. Is there implicit or explicit discrimination against the nationality of certain
foreign service suppliers
5. Are the business visa and work permit application processes administered in
a reasonably expeditious and cost-effective way Or are they opaque, slow,
cumbersome, and valid for different periods Could they be combined What
can be done to improve the administrative efficiency of the application
process
6. Are there any restrictions or issues related to the nonrecognition of qualifications
for high-skilled workers
7. Are there domestic regulations that have an adverse impact on foreign service
suppliers and that affect their welfare or the local labor market (for example,
discriminatory remuneration and benefit structures)
8. What are the policy objectives of the restrictions Could the policy rationale
be addressed through other, less trade-restrictive means
9. Are there any nationality requirements for workers in distribution services,
and do the requirements vary according to the different types of distribution
services Are there any exceptions for workers from specific countries
10. Are there any prior residency requirements for foreign employees
11. What are the nationality and residency requirements for board members,
directors, and managers
Distribution services in crossborder trade (GATS Mode 1)
1. Are there restrictions on the crossborder supply of any distribution services,
including solicitation and marketing