GUATEMALAGeneral Agreement on Trade in Services (Gats) • April 8th, 2008
Contract Type FiledApril 8th, 2008Sector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 4)Unbound, except for higher-level and specialized personnel in connection with a commercial presence which must contribute to the training of Guatemalan personnel in the specialized fields of activity concerned. In addition, the Labour Code provides the following: "Employers must employ 90 per cent of Guatemalan workers and pay them at least 85 per cent of total wages paid. These requirements may be modified for the following reasons:i)protection and promotion of the national economy; ii)lack of Guatemalan technical personnel forspecific activities; iii)defence of Guatemalan workers who demonstratetheir capabilities." 4)Unbound, except for the categories of persons indicated in the market access column 1), 2), 3), 4), Article 45 of the Income TaxLaw, Decree No.26-92 of 9 April 1992, establishes the following: Tax on natural or legal persons not domicile