A Comparison Between Vietnam’s Trade In Service Commitments under WTO, CPTPP, and EVFTA

The full text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) and the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and European Union (EVFTA) have been made available for public information. Please download here a table comparing the existing commitments of Vietnam under WTO Agreement, CPTPP and EVFTA Agreement for certain service sectors. The comparison is done by Tran Thuy Tien, Nguyen Thuc Anh and Le Minh Thuy.

Notes:

  • Vietnam’s specific commitments are contained in two Annexes (Annex I and Annex II) of Chapter 9 of the CPTPP and Chapter 8 and Annex 8-B of the EVFTA Agreement. The list below covers specific commitments in specific sectors or sub-sectors. But there are commitments which apply to all sectors and are not listed in here.

  • CPC codes are as used in the Provisional Central Product Classification.

  • No limitation means no limits on national treatments in terms of Foreign ownership, forms of investment or other restriction.

  • Branching is generally not allowed unless otherwise indicated.

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