PART E
RIGHTS OF ESTABLISHMENT AND RESIDENCE
ARTICLE 13
Right of Establishment
1.
2.
3.
The Partner States hereby guarantee the right of establishment of
nationals of the other Partner States within their territories.
For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Partner States shall ensure
non discrimination of the nationals of the other Partner States,
based on their nationalities.
For the purposes of paragraph 1, the right of establishment shall
entitle:
(a)
a national of a Partner State to:
(i) take up and pursue economic activities as a self
employed person; and
(ii) set up and manage economic undertakings,
in the territory of another Partner State;
(b)
a self‐employed person who is in the territory of another
Partner State to join a social security scheme of that Partner
State in accordance with the national laws of that Partner
State.
4.
5.
The rights applicable to a spouse, child and dependant of a worker
under Article 10 of this Protocol shall apply to the spouse, child and
dependant of a self employed person.
The Partner States shall ensure that all restrictions on the right of
establishment based on the nationality of companies, firms and self
employed persons of the Partner States are removed, and shall not
introduce any new restrictions on the right of establishment in their
territories, save as otherwise provided in this Protocol.
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