ANNEX III UNITED STATES RESERVATIONS TO CHAPTER 11 (FINANCIAL SERVICES) HEADNOTES



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ANNEX III UNITED STATES RESERVATIONS TO CHAPTER 11 (FINANCIAL SERVICES) HEADNOTES 1. Commitments in these sub-sectors under this Agreement are undertaken subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in these headnotes and in the Schedule below. 2. National treatment commitments in these sub-sectors are subject to the following limitations: (a) (b) National treatment with respect to banking will be provided based upon the foreign bank s home state in the United States, as that term is defined under the International Banking Act, where that Act is applicable. A domestic bank subsidiary of a foreign firm will have its own home state, and national treatment will be provided based upon the subsidiary s home state, as determined under 1 applicable law.p0f National treatment with respect to insurance financial institutions will be provided according to a non-united States insurance financial institution s state of domicile, where applicable, in the United States. State of domicile is defined by individual states, and is generally the state in which an insurer either is incorporated, is organised or maintains its principal office in the United States. 3. To clarify the United States commitment with respect to Article 11.5 (Market Access for Financial Institutions), juridical persons supplying banking or other financial services (excluding insurance) and constituted under the laws of the United States are subject to non-discriminatory 2 limitations on juridical form.p1f 1 Foreign banking organisations are generally subject to geographic and other limitations in the United States on a national treatment basis. Where such limitations do not conform to national treatment, they have been listed as nonconforming measures. For purposes of illustration, under this approach, the following situation does not accord national treatment and would therefore be listed as a non-conforming measure: a foreign bank from a particular home state is accorded less favourable treatment than that accorded to a domestic bank from that state with respect to expansion by branching. For greater certainty, a bank that is incorporated in the United States, including a United States bank subsidiary of a foreign bank, is considered a domestic bank and not a foreign bank. Please refer to the referenced measures for the relevant comprehensive definitions. 2 For example, partnerships and sole proprietorships are generally not acceptable juridical forms for depository financial institutions in the United States. This headnote is not itself intended to affect, or otherwise limit, a choice by a financial institution of the other Party between branches or subsidiaries. III-US-1

4. Article 11.10.1(c) (Non-Conforming Measures) shall not apply to non-conforming measures relating to Article 11.5(b) (Market Access for Financial Institutions). III-US-2

GENERAL NOTE 1. The Schedule of a Party to this Annex sets out: (a) (b) headnotes that limit or clarify the commitments of a Party with respect to the obligations described in subparagraphs 1(b) and 1(c); in Section A, pursuant to Article 11.10.1 (Non-Conforming Measures), a Party s existing measures that are not subject to some or all of the obligations imposed by: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Article 11.3 (National Treatment); Article 11.4 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment); Article 11.5 (Market Access for Financial Institutions); Article 11.6 (Cross-Border Trade); or Article 11.9 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors); and (c) in Section B, pursuant to Article 11.10.2 (Non-Conforming Measures), the specific sectors, subsectors, or activities for which a Party may maintain existing, or adopt new or more restrictive, measures that do not conform with obligations imposed by: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Article 11.3 (National Treatment); Article 11.4 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment); Article 11.5 (Market Access for Financial Institutions); Article 11.6 (Cross-Border Trade); or Article 11.9 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors). 2. Each Schedule entry in Section A sets out the following elements: (a) (b) Sector refers to the sector for which the entry is made; Sub-Sector, where referenced, refers to the specific subsector for which the entry is made; III-US-3

(c) (d) (e) Obligations Concerned specifies the obligation(s) referred to in paragraph 1(b) that, pursuant to Article 11.10.1(a) (Non-Conforming Measures), do not apply to the listed measure(s) as indicated in the headnote for each Party s schedule; Level of Government indicates the level of government maintaining the listed measure(s); Measures identifies the laws, regulations or other measures for which the entry is made. A measure cited in the Measures element: (i) (ii) means the measure as amended, continued or renewed as of the date of entry into force of this Agreement; and includes any subordinate measure adopted or maintained under the authority of and consistent with the measure; and (f) Description, as indicated in the headnote for each Party s schedule, either sets out the non-conforming measure or provides a general non-binding description of the measure for which the entry is made. 3. Each Schedule entry in Section B sets out the following elements: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Sector refers to the sector for which the entry is made; Sub-Sector, where referenced, refers to the specific subsector for which the entry is made; Obligations Concerned specifies the obligation(s) referred to in paragraph 1(c) that, pursuant to Article 11.10.2 (Non-Conforming Measures), do not apply to the sectors, subsectors or activities listed in the entry; Level of Government indicates the level of government maintaining the listed measure(s); and Description sets out the scope and/or nature of the sectors, subsectors or activities covered by the entry to which the reservation applies; and Existing Measures identifies, for transparency purposes, a non-exhaustive list of existing measures that apply to the sectors, subsectors or activities covered by the entry. 4. Parties recognise that measures falling under exceptions applicable to this chapter, such as those in Article 11.11 (Exceptions), need not be scheduled. Nevertheless, some Parties have listed measures that may fall within applicable exceptions. For greater certainty, the listing of a measure in a Party s Schedule to Annex III is without prejudice to whether that measure or any other measure: III-US-4

(a) (b) adopted or maintained by the Party; or adopted or maintained by any other Party; is covered by exceptions such as those in Article 11.11 (Exceptions). III-US-5

INTRODUCTORY NOTE 1. The Schedule of the United States to this Annex sets out: (a) (b) headnotes that limit or clarify the commitments of the United States with respect to the obligations described in subparagraphs (b)(i) through (v) and in subparagraph (c); in Section A, pursuant to Article 11.10.1 (Non-Conforming Measures), the existing measures of the United States that do not conform with some or all of the obligations imposed by: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Article 11.3 (National Treatment); Article 11.4 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment); Article 11.5 (Market Access for Financial Institutions); Article 11.6 (Cross-Border Trade); or Article 11.9 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors); and (c) in Section B, pursuant to Article 11.10.2 (Non-Conforming Measures), the specific sectors, sub-sectors or activities for which the United States may maintain existing, or adopt new or more restrictive, measures that do not conform with the obligations imposed by Article 11.3 (National Treatment), Article 11.4 (Most- Favoured-Nation Treatment), Article 11.5 (Market Access for Financial Institutions), Article 11.6 (Cross-Border Trade), or Article 11.9 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors) (articles referenced in subparagraphs (b)(i) through (v)). 2. Each entry in Section A sets out the following elements: (a) (b) (c) Sector refers to the general sector for which the entry is made; Sub-sector refers to the specific sector for which the entry is made; Obligations Concerned specifies the article(s) referred to in paragraph 1(b) that, pursuant to Article 11.10.1(a) (Non-Conforming Measures), do not apply to the non-conforming aspects of the law, regulation or other measure, as set out in paragraph 4; III-US-6

(d) (e) Level of Government indicates the level of government maintaining the scheduled measure(s); Measures identifies the laws, regulations, or other measures for which the entry is made. A measure cited in the Measures element: (i) (ii) means the measure as amended, continued, or renewed as of the date of entry into force of this Agreement, and includes any subordinate measure adopted or maintained under the authority of and consistent with the measure; and (f) Description provides a general, non-binding description of the measure for which the entry is made. 3. Each entry in Section B sets out the following elements: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Sector refers to the general sector for which the entry is made; Sub-sector refers to the specific sector for which the entry is made; Obligations Concerned specifies the article(s) referred to in paragraph 1(c) that, pursuant to Article 11.10.2 ( Non-Conforming Measures), do not apply to the sectors, sub-sectors, or activities scheduled in the entry; Level of Government indicates the level of government maintaining the listed measure(s); and Description sets out the scope of the sectors, sub-sectors, or activities covered by the entry. Existing Measures identifies, for transparency purposes, a non-exhaustive list of existing measures that apply to the sectors, sub-sectors or activities covered by the entry. 4. For entries in Section A, in accordance with Article 11.10.1(a) (Non-Conforming Measures), and subject to Article 11.10.1(c) (Non-Conforming Measures), the articles of this Agreement specified in the Obligations Concerned element of an entry do not apply to the nonconforming aspects of the law, regulation or other measure identified in the Measures element of that entry, except to the extent that such non-conforming aspects are inconsistent with a Specific Commitment in Annex 11-B. 5. For entries in Section B, in accordance with Article 11.10.2 (Non-Conforming Measures), the articles of this Agreement specified in the Obligations Concerned element of an III-US-7

entry do not apply to the sectors, sub-sectors, and activities identified in the Description element of that entry. 6. Parties recognise that measures falling under exceptions applicable to this chapter, such as those in Article 11.11, need not be scheduled. Nevertheless, some Parties have listed measures that may fall within applicable exceptions. The listing of a measure in a Party s Schedule to Annex III is without prejudice to whether that measure, another measure adopted or maintained by the Party, or a measure adopted or maintained by any other Party is covered by Article 11.11. III-US-8

ANNEX III SECTION A A-1 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: 0BSenior Management & Boards of Directors (Article 11.9) 1BCentral Measures: 2B12 U.S.C. 72 Description: All directors of a national bank must be U.S. citizens except that the Comptroller of the Currency may waive the citizenship requirement for not more than a minority of the total number of directors. III-US-9

A-2 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 11.3) Market Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Central Measures: 3B12 U.S.C. 619 Description: Foreign ownership of Edge corporations is limited to foreign banks and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banks, while domestic non-bank firms may own such corporations. Edge Act corporations are international financial vehicles chartered, supervised, and examined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve through which U.S. banking organisations may conduct certain activities abroad that are permissible to foreign banks abroad but may not otherwise be permissible to U.S. banks. III-US-10

A-3 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 11.3) Market Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Measures: Description: 4BCentral 12 U.S.C. 1463 et seq. & 12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. Federal and state laws do not permit a credit union, savings bank, or savings association (both of the latter two entities may be also called thrift institutions) in the United States to be established through branches of corporations organised under a foreign country s law. III-US-11

A-4 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 11.3) 5BMarket Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Measures: Description: 6BCentral 12 U.S.C. 3104(d) In order to accept or maintain domestic retail deposits of less than the standard maximum deposit insurance amount, and requiring deposit insurance protection, a foreign bank must establish an insured banking subsidiary. This requirement does not apply to a foreign bank branch that was engaged in insured deposit-taking activities on December 19, 1991. III-US-12

P (or Subject to Legal Review in English, Spanish and French A-5 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 11.3) 7BCentral Measures: 8B15 U.S.C. 80b-2, 80b-3 Description: Foreign banks are required to register as investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to engage in securities advisory and investment management services in the United 1 States, while domestic banksp2f a separately identifiable department or division of the bank) do not have to register unless they advise registered investment companies. The registration requirement involves record maintenance, inspections, submission of reports and payment of a fee. 1 For greater clarity, domestic banks include U.S. bank subsidiaries of foreign banks. III-US-13

A-6 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: 9BNational Treatment (Article 11.3) 10BCentral Measures: 12 U.S.C. 221, 302, 321 Description: Foreign banks cannot be members of the Federal Reserve System, and thus may not vote for directors of a Federal Reserve Bank. Foreign-owned bank subsidiaries are not subject to this measure. III-US-14

A-7 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: 11BMarket Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) 12BCentral Measures: 12 U.S.C. 36(g); 12 U.S.C. 1828(d)(4); 12 U.S.C. 1831u; Description: The United States undertakes no commitment with respect to Article 11.5(b) in relation to the expansion, by a foreign bank into another state from its home state, as that term is defined under applicable law, via: the establishment of a de novo branch in another state; the establishment of branches by merger with a bank in another state; or the acquisition of one or more branches of a bank in another state without the acquisition of the entire bank, if not permitted by the state in which the resulting branch is or would be located. Except as provided elsewhere in this schedule, such expansion shall be accorded on a national treatment basis in accordance with headnote 2(a). III-US-15

A-8 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 11.3) Market Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Measures: Description: 13BCentral 12 U.S.C. 3102(a)(1); 12 U.S.C. 3103(a); 12 U.S.C. 3102(d) Establishment of a federal branch or agency by a foreign bank is not available in the following states that may prohibit establishment of a branch or agency by a foreign bank: Branches and agencies may be prohibited in Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota and Wyoming. Branches, but not agencies, may be prohibited in Georgia, Missouri and Oklahoma. Certain restrictions on fiduciary powers apply to federal agencies. Note: The cited federal measures provide that certain state law restrictions shall apply to the establishment of federal branches or agencies. III-US-16

A-9 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 11.4) Market Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Cross-Border Trade (Article 11.6) Measures: Description: 14BCentral 15 U.S.C. 77jjj(a)(1) The authority to act as a sole trustee of an indenture for a bond offering in the United States is subject to a reciprocity test. III-US-17

A-10 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 11.4) Market Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Measures: 16B22 Description: 15BCentral U.S.C. 5341-5342 Designation as a primary dealer in U.S. government debt securities 2 is conditioned on reciprocity.p3f 2 A foreign-owned firm from any country that accords to United States companies the same competitive opportunities in the underwriting and distribution of government debt instruments as the country accords to a domestic company will be entitled to be designated as a primary dealer, assuming the firm meets applicable business requirements established by the Federal Reserve. If such country has entered into a Free Trade Agreement with the United States and the country has undertaken an obligation to provide national treatment for its government debt market, that fact shall be a positive factor in the consideration of such firm s request for designation. III-US-18

A-11 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: 17BMost-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 11.4) Measures: Description: 18BCentral 15 U.S.C. 78o(c) A broker-dealer registered under U.S. law that has its principal place of business in Canada may maintain its required reserves in a bank in Canada subject to the supervision of Canada. III-US-19

A-12 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: 19BNational Treatment (Article 11.3) Measures: Description: Central 12 U.S.C. 1421 et seq. (Federal Home Loan Banks); 12 U.S.C. 1451 et seq. (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; 12 U.S.C. 1717 et seq. (Federal National Mortgage Association); 12 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. (Farm Credit Banks); 12 U.S.C. 2279aa-1 et seq. (Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation); 20 U.S.C. 1087-2 et seq. (Student Loan Marketing Association) The United States may grant advantages, including but not limited to the following, to one or more of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) listed above: Capital, reserves and income of the GSE are exempt from certain taxation. Securities issued by the GSE are exempt from registration and periodic reporting requirements under federal securities laws. The U.S. Treasury may, in its discretion, purchase obligations issued by the GSE. III-US-20

P and Subject to Legal Review in English, Spanish and French A-13 Financial Services Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: 20BNational Treatment (Article 11.3) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 11.4) Market Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 11.9) Measures: Description: Regional All existing non-conforming measures of all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico Pursuant to the measures referred to above, some U.S. states may, among other things: restrict or fail to provide an explicit mechanism for initial entry for the various juridical forms (e.g., subsidiary, branch, agency, representative office) through which foreign banks may obtain a state license to conduct 3 business activities within their territory;p4f impose citizenship requirements on some or all members of the boards of directors of state-chartered depository institutions. Additionally, states may impose restrictions or conditions upon the business activities with respect to juridical form; that is, with respect to a foreign bank operating in the state as a state-licensed or state-chartered incorporated entity, branch, agency, or representative office. Some of the above limitations may reflect state reciprocity requirements. 3 For purposes of transparency, Appendix I-A sets out an illustrative, non-binding list of foreign bank structures explicitly provided for at the regional level of government. III-US-21

A-14 21BFinancial Services 22BInsurance Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 11.3) Cross-Border Trade (Article 11.6) Market Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Measures: 24B31 Description: 23BCentral U.S.C. 9304 Branches of foreign insurance companies are not permitted to provide surety bonds for U.S. Government contracts. III-US-22

A-15 25BFinancial Services 26BInsurance Obligations Concerned: Cross-Border Trade (Article 11.6) Measures: 28B46 Description: 27BCentral C.F.R. 249.9 When more than 50 per cent of the value of a maritime vessel whose hull was built under federally guaranteed mortgage funds is insured by a non-u.s. insurer, the insured must demonstrate that the risk was substantially first offered in the U.S. market. III-US-23

A-16 29BFinancial Services 30BInsurance Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 11.3) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 11.4) Market Access for Financial Institutions (Article 11.5) Cross-Border Trade (Article 11.6) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 11.9) Measures: Regional All existing non-conforming measures of all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. For purposes of transparency, Appendix 1-B sets out an illustrative, non-binding list of nonconforming measures maintained at the regional level of government. III-US-24

APPENDIX 1-A LIST OF FOREIGN BANK STRUCTURES EXPLICITLY PROVIDED FOR AT THE 4 REGIONAL LEVEL OF GOVERNMENTP5F Commercial Bank Ownership Branches Agencies Rep Offices Alabama Yes Yes Yes Yes Alaska Yes Yes No No Arizona No No No No Arkansas No No No No California Yes Yes Yes Yes Colorado No No No No Connecticut Yes Yes Yes Yes Delaware Yes Yes Yes Yes District of Columbia Yes Yes Yes Yes Florida No Yes Yes Yes Georgia No No Yes Yes Hawaii Yes Yes Yes Yes Idaho Yes Yes Yes Yes Illinois No Yes No Yes Indiana Yes No No No Iowa No No No No Kansas No No No No Kentucky No No No Yes Louisiana Yes Yes Yes Yes Maine Yes Yes Yes Yes Maryland No No No No Massachusetts Yes Yes Yes Yes Michigan Yes Yes Yes Yes Minnesota Yes No No Yes Mississippi Yes Yes Yes Yes Missouri Yes No Yes Yes Montana Yes No No No Nebraska No No No No Nevada Yes Yes Yes Yes New HampshireYes Yes Yes Yes 4 This document is provided for transparency purposes only, and is neither exhaustive nor binding, and is based upon information available as of December, 2010, not as of the date of entry into force of the Agreement. III-US-25

New Jersey Yes Yes Yes Yes New Mexico No No No No New York Yes Yes Yes Yes North CarolinaYes Yes Yes Yes North Dakota No No No No Ohio Yes Yes Yes Yes Oklahoma No No Yes Yes Oregon No Yes No No Pennsylvania Yes Yes Yes Yes Puerto Rico Yes Yes Yes Yes Rhode Island Yes No No No South CarolinaNo No No No South Dakota No No No No Tennessee No No No No Texas Yes Yes Yes Yes Utah No Yes Yes Yes Vermont Yes Yes No No Virginia No No No No Washington No Yes Yes Yes West Virginia Yes Yes Yes Yes Wisconsin Yes No No No Wyoming No No No No III-US-26

APPENDIX 1-B DRAFT ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF U.S. REGIONAL 5 NON-CONFORMING MEASURES AFFECTING INSURANCEP6F Part I: Measures affecting a commercial presence Direct insurance Juridical Form The following states have no mechanism for licensing initial entry of a non-us insurance company as a subsidiary, unless that company is already licensed in some other US state: Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee. The following states have no mechanism for licensing initial entry of a non-us insurance company as a branch, unless that company is already licensed in some other US state: Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Wyoming. Senior Management and Boards of Directors Citizenship requirement (for board of directors): Louisiana, Washington, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Oregon, New York, South Dakota, Wyoming, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri. Citizenship requirement (for incorporators): Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, South Dakota, Washington, Georgia, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Texas, Wyoming. Residency requirement (for organizing members of mutuals): Arkansas, California; Idaho; Kansas; North Dakota, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Vermont, Wyoming. Citizenship/residency requirement (for Government Ownership or Control Government-owned or controlled insurance companies are not authorised to conduct business: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, Wyoming. 5 This document is provided for transparency purposes only, and is neither exhaustive nor binding. III-US-27

Part I: Measures affecting a commercial presence Juridical Form Senior Management and Boards of Directors organizers of fraternal benefit societies): Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming. Government Ownership or Control Residency requirement (for organisers of domestic reciprocal insurers): Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming. Reinsurance and retrocession The following states have no mechanism for licensing initial entry of a non-us insurance company as a subsidiary, unless that company is already licensed in some other US state: Government-owned or controlled insurance companies are not authorised to conduct business: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, III-US-28

Part I: Measures affecting a commercial presence Juridical Form Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi. The following states have no mechanism for licensing initial entry of a non-us insurance company as a branch, unless that company is already licensed in some other US state: Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Wyoming. Senior Management and Boards of Directors Government Ownership or Control Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, Wyoming. III-US-29

Part II: Measures affecting a natural person Residency Citizenship Differential license fees Insurance intermediation, and services auxiliary to insurance Non-resident licenses are not issued to individuals not licensed in another US state in: Connecticut, Colorado, California, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Texas, Washington. Brokerage services Residency requirement: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Louisiana. Residency requirement (for surplus lines brokers): All states except California, Idaho, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming. Differential license fees for nonresidents: Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont. Agency services Residency Differential license III-US-30

Part II: Measures affecting a natural person Residency Citizenship Differential license fees requirement: California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas. Residency requirement (for surplus lines brokers): All states except Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming. fees for nonresidents: Alaska, California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment, and claim settlement services Residency requirement: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington. Citizenship requirement: Alabama, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma. III-US-31

ANNEX III SECTION B B-1 31BFinancial Services 32BBanking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance) Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 11.3) Description: Central With regard to the Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association, the United States reserves the right to adopt or maintain measures that grant advantages, including those described in the entry on page 16 to that entity, or any new, reorganised, or transferee entity with similar functions and objectives with respect to housing finance. III-US-32