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 106 STAT. 5332 PROCLAMATION 6449—JUNE 22, 1992 not participate directly in the negotiation, execution, or fiiinilment of trade transactions, or otherwise carry on trade. 3. Subject to its laws governing foreign missions, each Party shall allow government commercial offices to hire directly host-country nationals and, subject to immigration laws and procedures, third-country nationals. 4. Each Party shall ensure unhindered access of host-country nationals to government commercial offices of the other Party. 5. Each Party shall encourage the participation of its nationals and companies in the activities of their respective government commercial offices, especially with respect to events held on the premises of such commercial offices. 6. Each Party shall encourage and facilitate access of government commercial office personnel of the other Party to host-country officials, and to representatives of host-country nationals and companies. 7. This Agreement shall not derogate from obligations assumed by either Party concerning the establishment of existing government commercial offices. Article V—Business Facilitation 1. Each Party shall afford commercial representations of the other Party fair and equitable treatment with respect to the conduct of their operations. 2. Each Party shall endeavor to ensure that governmental decisions, rulings, and findings afi^ecting the conduct of commercial activities are made expeditiously. 3. Subject to its laws and procedures governing immigration and foreign missions, each Party shall permit the establishment within its territory of commercial representations of nationals and companies of the other Party and shall accord such representations treatment at least as favorable as that accorded to commercial representations of nationals and companies of third countries. 4. Parties shall permit employees of commercial representations and members of their immediate families to enter the territory of the other Party and to travel therein freely, in accordance with the laws relating to the entry, stay and travel of aliens. Each Party agrees to make available multiple entry visas of duration of six months or longer to such persons and to members of their immediate families. 5. Subject to its laws and procedures governing immigration and foreign missions, each Party shall permit such commercial representations established in its territory to hire directly employees who are nationals of either Party or of third countries and to compensate such employees on terms and in a currency that is mutually agreed between the parties, consistent with such Party's minimum wage laws. 6. Each Party shall permit commercial representations of the other Party to import and use in accordance with normal commercial practices, office and other equipment, such as typewriters, photocopiers.

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