Movement of Natural Persons Sample Clauses

Movement of Natural Persons. 1. This Article applies to measures affecting natural persons who are service suppliers of a Party, and natural persons of a Party who are employed by a service supplier of a Party, in respect of the supply of a service.
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Movement of Natural Persons. 1. The rights and obligations of the Parties in respect of the movement of natural persons of a Party supplying services shall be governed by the GATS Annex on Movement of Natural Persons Supplying Services, which is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Agreement.
Movement of Natural Persons. 1 This Agreement applies to measures affecting natural persons who are service suppliers of a Party, and natural persons of a Party who are employed by a service supplier of a Party, in respect of the supply of a service. 2 This Agreement shall not apply to measures affecting natural persons seeking access to the employment market of a Party nor shall it apply to measures regarding citizenship, residence or employment on a permanent basis. 3 In accordance with Articles 17, 18, 19 and 20, the Parties may negotiate specific commitments applying to the movement of all categories of natural persons supplying services under this Agreement. Natural persons covered by 11 Illustrative list of "creative arts": the creative arts, including ngä toi Mäori (Mäori arts), comprise a range of art forms and disciplines including: dance, music, theatre, haka, waiata and other performing arts; visual arts, such as painting, sculpture, craft arts, whakairo (carving), raranga (weaving), tä moko; literature; film and video; language arts and new media. Cross-disciplinary arts activities that incorporate more than one art form are also included. The term encompasses those activities involved in the presentation, execution and interpretation of the arts; and the study and technical development of these art forms and activities. a specific commitment shall be allowed to supply the service in accordance with the terms of that commitment. 4 This Agreement shall also not prevent a Party from applying measures to regulate the entry of natural persons of the other Party into, or their temporary stay in, its territory, including those measures necessary to protect the integrity of, and to ensure the orderly movement of natural persons across, its borders, provided that such measures are not applied in such a manner as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to either Party under the terms of a specific commitment12.
Movement of Natural Persons. Article 125 Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter: business visitor means a natural person of either Party who is:
Movement of Natural Persons. Annex VIII on Movement of Natural Persons Supplying Services forms an integral part of this Agreement.
Movement of Natural Persons. Both sides agree to apply to this agreement the “Annex on Movement of Natural Persons Supplying Services” under the GATS so that this agreement shall not apply to any government measures affecting natural persons seeking access to the employment market of either Party, nor shall it apply to measures regarding citizenship, residence or employment on a permanent basis. ⮚Main Content (3/3)
Movement of Natural Persons. Two years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall review the rules and conditions applicable to movement of natural persons (mode 4) with a view to achieving further liberalisation. This review may also address the revision of the definition of natural person provided in Article 96(g). Article 102
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Movement of Natural Persons. Article 115 Scope and Coverage
Movement of Natural Persons. The movement of natural persons (MNP) is a separate clause from that of the services agreement that is mainly focused of investors, goods sellers and service suppliers from one country to enter and stay temporarily in another country to explore business opportunities, negotiate, and enter into contracts and transact business ( supply services). The provision on MNP establishes the framework for the parties to make commitments on the temporary movement of service suppliers, investors and goods sellers, and other people that are engaged in trade and investment. Under the MNP, the Philippines made the following commitments: • Business Visitors (59 days with possible extension of up to one year) • Intra-corporate transferees (one year period of stay, which may be extended) • Investors ( one year period of stay, which may be extended) • Contractual Service Suppliers, including persons in technical advisory or supervisory positions and professionals (accountants, landscape architects and certain engineering sub-sectors) subject to the issue of temporary permits by the Filipino Professional Regulation Commission ( one year, which may be extended) • Specialists under contract as part of a higher education twinning or bridging program, in the fields of agriculture, industrial, environment, natural resource management, engineering, architecture, nursing, midwifery, science and technology and health-related programs (one year period, which may be extended) ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement 22 The following are Australia’s commitments under the AANZFTA: • Longer periods of stay for intra-corporate transferees (initial period of stay of up to four years, with provisions for extension up to a maximum of 14 years) • New categories of business visitors, namely, investors, employees of investors and good sellers covering all sectors of the economy, not just services sectors (three month maximum period of stay) • New category of contractual service suppliers, defined as natural persons with trade, technical or professional skills 1. entry and stay is subject to employer sponsorship 2. the person seeking entry must be assessed as having the necessary qualifications, skills, and work experience accepted as meeting the Australian standards for the nominated occupation, which must be on the gazetted list. Labor market testing may be required for some occupations 3. period of stay of up to 12 months, with provisions • Full working rights for spouses of long term e...
Movement of Natural Persons. This means the temporary entry of an individual in the territory of another member for the purpose of providing a service. It should be noted that this movement is temporary and so the supplier remains a non resident. Examples here include independent services suppliers such as individual consultants or health workers. Scope and Coverage of GATS GATS coverage is divided into twelve sectors and these are further divided into over 150 sub sectors excluding services offered by the government: S Business sector S Communication S Construction and Engineering related S Distribution S Education S Environment S Health related services S Financial services S Tourism and travel related S Recreation, Culture and Sport S Transport S Other services WTO NEGOTIATIONS UNDER GATS Cancun to the July 2004 Framework After the collapse of the 5th WTO conference in Cancun Mexico in 2003, consultations were held with the aim of reviving the negotiations. In effect a breakthrough was achieved with the adoption of the July 2004 Framework which brought the negotiations back on track. The July Framework was established in May 2005 as the benchmark for the submission of revised offers and the following recommendations on services were made:- S Submission of initial offers by those members who had not done so S Members should try to ensure a high quality of offers mainly in sectors and modes of supply of export interest to developing countries. Offers are bilateral bargaining between governments to improve market access opportunities S Reaffirmation of the interest of members particularly developing countries in Mode 4 S Provision of targeted technical assistance By July 2005, 24 revised and 68 initial offers remained outstanding from the July 2004 Framework.
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