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Viewing cable 05MADRID126, WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS:SPAIN PRIORITIES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05MADRID126 2005-01-13 14:37 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Madrid 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
 
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MADRID 000126 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EB/TP/MTA (WHITTEN) 
DEPT PASS USTR (HOOKER) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD SP WTO
SUBJECT: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS:SPAIN PRIORITIES 
 
REF: STATE 270998 
 
1. There follows below in para.2, Embassy Madrid's assessment 
of U.S. services market priorities in Spain and market 
openness.  This analysis was largely conducted by the USCS 
based on experiences with American firms doing business in 
Spain.  We found the market openness rating difficult to 
make.  In most cases, where a category was ranked "low", it 
was due to informal, non-transparent barriers, rather than 
transparent regulations.  For example, there are no 
legal/regulatory barriers for U.S. construction service 
companies, but the likelihood of non-Spanish firms winning 
construction contracts in Spain is virtually nil. 
 
2. 
 
                                         PRIORITY 
 OPENNESS 
 
Legal                                    3 
 Low 
Accounting, Auditing, Bookkeeping        2 
 High 
Taxation                                 4 
 Low 
Architectural                            3 
 Low 
Engineering                              3 
 Low 
Urban planning/landscape architecture    4 
 Low 
Computer                                 2 
 High 
Research and Development                 3 
 Medium 
Real estate                              3 
 Medium 
Rental/leasing                           3 
 Medium 
Advertising                              1 
 High 
Market research/polling                  3 
 High 
Management consulting                    1 
 High 
Technical testing/analysis               3 
 Low 
Agricultural/forestry/fishing            4 
 Medium 
Mining                                   4 
 Medium 
Energy                                   2 
 Medium 
Energy distribution                      2 
 Medium 
Personnel placement/supply               2 
 High 
Investigation/security                   1 
 Medium 
Scientific/technical consulting          3 
 High 
Equipment maintenance/repair             3 
 High 
Building cleaning                        4 
 Medium 
Photographic services                    3 
 Medium 
Packaging services                       3 
 Medium 
Printing/publishing                      3 
 Medium 
Convention services                      2 
 Medium 
Courier                                  3 
 Medium 
Telecommunication                        2 
 Low 
Audiovisual                              3 
 Medium 
Construction/engineering                 1 
 Low 
Distribution/retail/franchise            2 
 Medium 
Educational                              2 
 Medium 
Environmental                            1 
 Medium 
Insurance                                4 
 Medium 
Banking/finance                          3 
 Medium 
Tourism                                  2 
 Medium 
Recreation/sporting                      3 
 Medium 
 
 
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