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Article 18 - The right to engage in a gainful occupation in the territory of other Parties
Article 18 - The right to engage in a gainful occupation in the territory of other Parties
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to engage in a gainful occupation in the territory of any other Party, the Parties undertake:
1 to apply existing regulations in a spirit of liberality;
2 to simplify existing formalities and to reduce or abolish chancery dues and other charges payable by foreign workers or their employers;
3 to liberalise, individually or collectively, regulations governing the employment of foreign workers;
and recognise:
4 the right of their nationals to leave the country to engage in a gainful occupation in the territories of the other Parties.