Annex 502.1B Services Covered by Chapter Five

1. All services are covered except the following:24

(a) services that may, under the applicable laws of the Party issuing the tender, only be provided by the following licensed professionals: medical doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, veterinarians, engineers, land surveyors, architects, accountants, lawyers and notaries;

(b) transportation services provided by locally-owned trucks for hauling aggregate on highway construction projects;

(c) services of financial analysts or the management of investments by organizations who have such functions as a primary purpose;

(d) financial services respecting the management of government financial assets and liabilities (i.e. treasury operations), including ancillary advisory and information services, whether or not delivered by a financial institution;

(e) health services and social services; and

(f) advertising and public relation services.

2. The foregoing is an illustrative list. The Parties shall, before the date of entry into force of this Agreement, review the list and reduce it in accordance with the principle of open government procurement.

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24 This paragraph was amended by the Second Protocol of Amendment.