"Partner States" means the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania and any other country granted membership to the Community under Article 3 of this Treaty; "person" means a natural or legal person; "principle of asymmetry" means the principle which addresses variances in the implementation of measures in an economic integration process for purposes of achieving a common objective; "principle of complementarity" means the principle which defines the extent to which economic variables support each other in economic activity; "principle of subsidiarity" means the principle which emphasises multilevel participation of a wide range of participants in the process of economic integration; "principle of variable geometry" means the principle of flexibility which allows for progression in co-operation among a sub-group of members in a larger integration scheme in a variety of areas and at different speeds; "private sector" means the part of the economy that is directly controlled by a state; not owned or “protocol” means any agreement that supplements, amends or qualifies this Treaty; “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Court appointed under Article 45 of this Treaty; "safeguard measures" means the measures taken by any Partner State as provided under Article 78 and 88 of this Treaty as the case may be; "salary” and “terms and conditions of service" includes wages, overtime pay, salary and wage structures, leave, passages, transport for leave purposes, pensions and other retirement benefits, redundancy and severance payments, hours of duty, grading of posts, medical arrangements, housing, arrangements for transport and travelling on duty, and allowances; "Secretariat" means the Secretariat of the Community established by Article 9 of this Treaty' "Secretary General" means the Secretary General of the Community provided for under Article 67 of this Treaty; 8