Preferential Trade Agreement Policies for Development: A Handbook Part 1

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Labor Mobility

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Annex Table 13A.3. (continued) Provision Specification of length of stay

Provisions on professionals Annex on professionals Number of professional categories covered

NAFTA None

Canada–Chile None

Canada–Colombia None

Canada–Peru Peru: investors, 1 year; traders, 90 days; intracorporate transferees, 1 year; professionals, 1 year; technicians, 1 year Canada: investors, 1 year; traders, 1 year; intracorporate transferees, 3 years; professionals, 1 year; technicians, 1 year

App. 1603.D.1 App. K-03.IV.1 63 (accountant, 72 (accountant, architect, medical architect, medical professional, scientist, professional, teacher, others) scientist, teacher, others)

App. 1203.D App. 1203.D All categories of All categories except professionals except health, sports, art, health, sports, art, education, legal, and education, legal, and management services; management services; 50 technicians 50 categories of technicians (mechanical and avionics (mechanical and technician, construction avionics technician, inspector, food and construction inspector, beverage supervisor, food and beverage textiles processing, supervisor, textiles electrician, plumber, oil specialist, electrician, and gas well driller, chef, plumber, oil and others) gas well driller, chef, others)

Specified quotas

No numerical limit except for the United States: 5,500

No numerical limit

No numerical limit

No numerical limit

Postsecondary degree required

Yes: 4 years or more

Yes: 4 years or more

Yes: professionals, 4 years; technicians, 2 years

Yes: professionals, 4 years; technicians, 1 year

Specification of length of stay

None

None

None

1 year

Source: Authors’ compilation. Note: NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement.

Annex Table 13A.4. Agreements between the European Union and Developing Countries Provision

EU–Chile

EU–CARIFORUM

EU–Turkey

EU–Morocco

Entry into force

February 1, 2003

December 29, 2008

December 31, 1995

March 18, 2000

Chapter on trade in services

Title III, Ch. I

Pt. II, Title II, Ch. 3

None

Title III (pledge to work on)

Yes (Art. 98) No No (Art. 97)

Yes (Art. 77) Yes (Art. 79) —

Art. 101 None Yes (Art. 100)

Pt. II, Title II, Ch. 4 None Yes (Art. 85)

Treatment of foreign services National treatment Most favored nation Local presence required Provisions on mode 4 Chapter Side letters Committee

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