Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

Annex IV

Schedule of Chile

Sector:

Communications

Subsector:

Postal Services

Industry Classification:

CPC 7511 Postal Services

Measures:

Decreto con Fuerza de Ley 10 del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, Diario Oficial, enero 30, 1982

Description:

According to Chilean law, Empresa de Correos de Chile is the company in charge of postage and delivery of both domestic and international postal services.

Sector:

Communications

Subsector:

Radiocommunications

Industry Classification:

CPC 752 Telecommunications Services

Level of Government:

Measures:

Ley 18.168, Diario Oficial, octubre 2, 1982

Description:

A concession granted by Decreto Supremo or a permit issued by the Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones is required for the installation, operation and exploitation of telecommunication services. The use of radiotransmission systems will be authorized according to the spectrum availability and the respective policies.

Sector:

Energy

Subsector:

Electricity Transmission

Industry Classification:

CPC 887 Services incidental to energy distribution

Level of Government:

Measures:

Decreto con Fuerza de Ley 1 del Ministerio de Minería, Diario Oficial, septiembre 13, 1982

Ley 18.410, Diario Oficial, mayo 22, 1985

Ley 19.474, Diario Oficial, septiembre 30, 1996, Ley Orgánica del Ministerio de Obras Públicas

Description:

The installation, operation and exploitation of electric distribution public service facilities may require a final concession granted by the Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of Economy) and a provisional concession granted by the Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles(Electricity and Fuel Superintendency). The provisional concession is not a necessary requirement for the granting of a final concession. The installation of hydraulic power plants, electric substations and power transmission lines will be subject to the abovementioned procedures.

The use of streets, electricity lines and national public goods related to transport and distribution lines of electric energy that are not under a concession, are subject to an authorization granted by the corresponding Municipality.

Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity cannot be provided without prior communication to the Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles.

Sector:

Environmental Services

Subsector:

Industry Classification:

CPC 9409 Other environmental protection services n.e.c.

Level of Government:

Measures:

Ley 18.302, Diario Oficial, mayo 2, 1984

Description:

The Chilean Commission on Nuclear Energy (Comisión Chilean de Energía Nuclear) determines the number of persons with special authorization for working in each nuclear or radioactive facility, and in each plant, centre, laboratory or nuclear equipment.

Sector:

Professional Services

Subsector:

Legal Services

Industry Classification:

CPC 861 Legal Services

Level of Government:

Measures:

Código Orgánico de Tribunales

Description:

The number of notaries public (notarios públicos), archivists (archiveros), superior court attorneys, process servers and supplementary judges (procuradores del número, receptores judiciales y abogadosintegrantes), as well as the number of real estate registrars (conservadores de bienes raíces), commerce registrars (registros de comercio), mining rights registrars (registros de minas), registrars of shareholders of mining corporations (registros de accionistas de sociedades propiamente mineras), water rights registrars (registros de aguas), channel associations registrars (registros de asociaciones de canalistas), registrars of chattel mortgage on farm machinery and livestock (registros de prenda agraria), registrars of chattel mortgage in industry products equipment (registros de prenda industrial), registrars of special chattel mortgages (registros especiales de prenda) will be determined by law or by the President of the Republic as provided by law.

Sector:

Telecommunications

Subsector:

Industry Classification:

CPC 752 Telecommunications Services

Level of Government:

Measures:

Ley 18.168, Diario Oficial, octubre 2, 1982

Description:

Maritime and Aeronautic telecommunications are authorized, installed, operated and controlled by the Armada de Chile (Chilean Navy) and the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Civil General Aeronautic Board) respectively.

Sector:

Transportation

Subsector:

Air Transportation

Industry Classification:

CPC 746 Supporting services for air transport

Level of Government:

Measures:

Decreto con Fuerza de Ley 241 del Ministerio de Hacienda, Diario Oficial, abril 6, 1960

Description:

The Junta de Aeronáutica Civil (Civil Aeronautic Board) determines the general plan for airports and airfields as well as the facilities needed to assist and protect air traffic. An authorization issued by the Junta de Aeronáutica Civil is required to build, to operate or to maintain airports and airfields or any other aeronautic stations.

Sector:

Transportation

Subsector:

Air Transportation

Specialized Air Services

Industry Classification:

CPC 86753 Surface surveying services

Level of Government:

Measures:

Decreto con Fuerza de Ley2.090 del Ministerio de DefensaNacional, Diario Oficial, septiembre 6, 1930

Description:

The Instituto Geográfico Militar (Army Geographic Institute) and the Departamento de Navegación e Hidrografía de la Armada (Navy Department of Navigation and Hydrography) are exclusively entitled to draw all official maps and charts of the national territory.

Sector:

Water and Sewage Services

Subsector:

Industry Classification:

CPC 940 Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and other environmental protection services

Level of Government:

Measures:

Decreto con Fuerza de Ley 382 del Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Diario Oficial, junio 21, 1989

Description:

The installation, construction and exploitation of public works intended for the supply and distribution of potable water, and the collection and disposal of sewage requires a concession granted by Decreto Supremo of the Ministerio de Obras Públicas (Ministry of Public Works) and is subject to the previous approval of the Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios (Superintendency of Water and Sewage Services).