Country A and Country B are neighbouring states and they are both WTO members. David is a citizen of Country B, where he is accredited as a professional architect. He is running a small architecture company in Country B and is currently looking for business opportunities in the neighbouring Country A.As the first step, David would like to be accredited and qualified as an architect in Country A. After carefully reading the relevant criteria set by the Architect Association of Country A, David found himself being able to meet all the listed requirements except one, which requires the applicant to be either the citizen of Country A, or the resident in Country A in consecutive three years, by the time the accreditation application is made.Furthermore, David is also looking into the possibilities of: offering his architectural design services directly to individual clients in Country A; 2. offering on-site visits to the construction projects located in Country A; 3. opening a branch of his company in Country A, in cooperation with a local architecture company.You are a lawyer that have been advising David’s business for years. Please provide your opinion on the following issues:a. whether the residency requirement provided for architect accreditation is Country A is in compliance with Country A’s commitments made in the service schedule (see below)? You needto explain the reasons in details.Its marks]b. According to Country A’s commitments made in service schedule (see below), whether David is able to develop business as listed in 1— 3? You need to explain the reasons in details. [15 marks]Service Schedule of Country A in the Sector of Architectural ServicesModes of supply: 1) Cross-border supply; 2) Consumption abroad; 3) Commercial presence; 4) Presence of natural personSector or subsector Limitations on market access Limitations on national treatment Additional commitments d) Architectural services, including: 1) None 1) None Advisory and pre-design architectural services (CPC 86711) Architectural design services (CPC 86712) 2) None 2) Norte Contract administration services (CPC 3) None, other than 3) None 86713) Architects: Commercial presence must take the form of a sole Combined architectural design and contract administration services proprietorship 4) Unbound, except 4) Unbound Other architectural services Architects: accredited in the country of residency; Landscape architects: accredited in the country of residency
