the joint wto & ih&ra; study on hotel classification - Hotel Designs

IND.D.004.16 April 2004MaltaXMoldovaXMongolia X X X Government guidelineMontenegro X XMoroccoXMozambique X XNe<strong>the</strong>rlandsTreaty with Belgium andLuxemburgNigeriaXPakistanXPa<strong>ra</strong>guayPeru X X X XPhilippinesXPoland X XPortugal X XPuerto Rico X XSao Tome et Principe X X XSan Marino X X XSeychellesXSlovak RepublicXSlovenia X X Catering lawSouth Africa X XSpainXSri LankaXTanzania X XTogo X XTurkeyXUk<strong>ra</strong>ine X X XVietnam X XYugoslavia X XZambia X X X6. Rationale and use of government classification.Country/TerritoryIs classificationjustified byconsumerconcerns?Does it seekcompatibilitywith <strong>the</strong>existence ofclassificationsystems in o<strong>the</strong>rcountries?Is it used tocontrolaccommodationtariffs withinestablishedclasses?Is it used as <strong>the</strong>basis fo<strong>ra</strong>pplyingdifferent taxes(e.g. VAT)?Algeria yes yes no noAndor<strong>ra</strong> yes yes no noArgentina yes yes yes noArmenia yes yes no noAzerbaijan yes yes yes yesBelgium –Flemish yes no no noBenin no yes yes noBolivia yes yes no noBosnia andHerzegovina yes no no noB<strong>ra</strong>zil yes yes no noBurundi yes yesChile yes no no- 43 -