“environment” means the natural resources of air, water, soil, fauna and
flora, eco‐systems, land, the man‐made physical features, cultural
heritage, the characteristic aspects of the landscape and the socio‐
economic interaction between the said factors and any living and non‐
living organisms;
“firm” means a business entity other than a company, registered in
accordance with the laws governing registration of such business entity in
a Partner State;
“labour” includes a worker and a self employed person;
“national of a Partner State” means a natural or legal person who is a
national in accordance with the laws of the Partner State;
“Partner States” means the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Kenya,
the Republic of Rwanda, The United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of
Uganda, and any other country granted membership to the Community
under Article 3 of the Treaty;
“piracy” means infringement of intellectual property rights;
“public security” means the function of governments which ensures the
protection of citizens and other nationals, organizations and institutions
against threats to their well‐being and to the prosperity of their
communities;
“public service” means government ministries, government departments
and government agencies providing services to the public in a Partner
State;
“self employed person” means a person engaged in an economic activity
not under any contract of employment or supervision and who earns a
living through this activity;
“spouse” means a husband or a wife of a worker or a self employed
person, in a legally recognised marriage in accordance with the national
laws of a Partner State, who is a citizen;
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