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 1284 Parties. " Employer. " "Worker." Languages of con- tracts. Health examina- tions. Admission regula- tions. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. II. Procedure A. CONTRACTS 1. Contracts to effectuate the purpose and principles of this agreement in accordance with the legal require- ments of the respective Governments, including the provisions of the Costa Rica Labor Code, shall be entered into between the employer, the worker, and the Government of the United States of America, acting through the Chairman of the War Manpower Commission or his authorized representative. The Government of the United States, acting through the Chairman of the War Manpower Commission or his authorized representative, guarantees the perform- ance on the part of the employer of the terms and conditions of this agreement. 2. The word "employer" as used herein shall be under- stood to mean the owner or operator of an enterprise, in the United States of America essential to the preservation, marketing, or distribution of agri- cultural products, including the timber and lumber industries, in which the worker will be employed. 3. The word "worker" as used herein shall be under- stood to mean a national of Costa Rica entering the United States of America under this agreement for employment in industries or services essential to the preservation, marketing, or distribution of agricul- tural products, including the timber and lumber industries. 4. Contracts entered into between the employers and the workers shall be written in the Spanish and English languages. B. ADMISSION OF WORKERS INTO THE UNITED STATES 1. The United States Public Health Service shall supervise the necessary health examinations of the workers to determine whether such workers meet the physical standards requisite for admission to the United States and whether such workers are in physical condition to perform the type of labor for which they are being employed. The health examinations shall be administered at the place of selection or any other place in Costa Rica mutually agreed upon and at no cost to the worker. The Costa Rica health authorities shall assist with such facilities and services for such examinations as may be available. 2. Admission shall accord with regulations of the United States Government acting through the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the

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