During the negotiations, State Parties shall not introduce new and more
discriminatory barriers to trade in services. For each round of
negotiations, the TNF-Services shall adopt negotiating guidelines.:.
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State Parties' lists of commitments, upon adoption, shall be an integral
part of this Protocol. Individual State Parties, which are disadvantaged
by reason of size, structure, vulnerability and level of development of
their economy shall benefit from flexibility for the implementation of the
commitments negotiated under each round of negotiations.
ARTICLE 17
Temporary Movement of NaturalPersons
1.
Nothing in this Protocol shall prevent a State Party from applying its
laws, regulations and requirements regarding entry and stay, work,
labour conditions, and establishment of natural persons provided that, in
so doing, it does not apply them in a manner as to nullify or impair the
benefits accruing to another State Party under the terms of a specific
provision or specific market access or national treatment commitment
under this Protocol.
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2.
This Protocol shall not extend to measures affecting natural persons
seeking or taking employment in the labour market of a State Party or
confer a right of access to the labour market of another State Party.
PART FOUR
MATTERS RELATED TO TRADE IN SERVICES
ARTICLE 18
Promotion of Trade and Investment in Services
1.
2.
The State Parties shall aim to promote an attractive and stable
environment for the supply of services. Such promotion should take the
form, in particular, of:
(a)
mechanisms for information on, and identification
dissemination of, services business opportunities;
and
{b)
development of model laws, regulations and uniform and
simplified administrative procedures
(c)
development of mechanisms for joint investments, in particular
with the small and medium-sized service suppliers of the State
Parties.
No later than three (3) years following the entry into force of this
Protocol, the TNF-Services shall establish the necessary steps for the
development of such mechanisms. State Parties recognize the
importance of cooperative mechanisms, technical assistance and
capacity building, and Members shall enhance such cooperation inter
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