US embassy cable - 05BRATISLAVA30

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000030 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR EB/TP/MTA/MST AWHITTEN 
STATE PASS TO USTR CHOOKER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD, WTO 
SUBJECT: WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS; MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES 
FOR SLOVAKIA 
 
REF: 04 STATE 270998 
 
1.  Post reviewed reftel list of service sectors and 
provides the following rankings of U.S. market access 
priorities (1 being the highest and 5 the lowest) and the 
level of market openness (high, medium, or low) for 
Slovakia. 
 
2.  Service sector, priority, and openness: 
 
--Legal services, 3, low 
--Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services, 1, high 
--Taxation services, 3, high 
--Architectural services, 2, medium 
--Engineering and integrated engineering services, 2, high 
--Urban planning and landscape architectural services, 3, 
medium 
--Computer and related services, 2, high 
--Research and development services, 3, medium 
--Real estate services, 1, high 
--Rental/leasing services, 2, high 
--Advertising services, 2, medium 
--Market research and public opinion, polling services, 3, 
high 
--Management consulting services, 2, high 
--Technical testing and analysis services, 2, high 
--Services incidental to agriculture, hunting, forestry, and 
fishing, 4, medium 
--Services incidental to mining, 5, medium 
--Energy services, 3, medium 
--Services incidental to energy distribution, 2, medium 
--Placement and supply services of personnel, 2, high 
--Investigation and security, 4, medium 
--Related scientific and technical consulting services, 3, 
high 
--Maintenance and repair of equipment, 2, medium 
--Building cleaning services, 2, medium 
--Photographic services, 3, high 
--Packaging services, 2, high 
--Printing or publishing services, 3, medium 
--Convention services, 2, high 
--Courier services (express delivery), 2, high 
--Telecommunication services, 2, high 
--Audiovisual services, 2, high 
--Construction and related engineering services, 2, high 
--Distribution services, 2, high 
--Educational services, 2, low 
--Environmental services, 2, high 
--Insurance services, 2, high 
--Banking and other financial services, 3, high 
--Tourism and travel-related services, 2, high 
--Recreation and sporting services, 2, high 
 
 
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