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(i) is a national of that Party; or

(ii) has the right of permanent residence in that Party,
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in the case of a Party which accords substantially
the same treatment to its permanent residents as it
does to its nationals in respect of measures
affecting trade in services, provided no Party is
obligated to accord to such permanent residents
treatment more favourable than would be accorded
by that Party to such permanent residents;

(j) sector of a service means:

(i) with reference to a commitment, one or more, or all,
subsectors of that service, as specified in a Party’s
Schedule in Annex II (Schedules of Specific
Commitments for Services) or Schedule in Annex III
(Schedules of Reservations and Non-Conforming
Measures for Services and Investment); and

(ii) otherwise, the whole of that service sector,
including all of its subsectors;

(k) selling and marketing of air transport services means
opportunities for the air carrier concerned to sell and
market freely its air transport services including all aspects
of marketing such as market research, advertising, and
distribution. These activities do not include the pricing of
air transport services nor the applicable conditions;

(l) services includes any service in any sector except
services supplied in the exercise of governmental
authority;

(m) service consumer means any person that receives or
uses a service;

(n) service of another Party means a service which is
supplied:

1 Where a Party has made a reservation with respect to permanent residents in its
Schedules in Annex II (Schedules of Specific Commitments for Services), Annex III
(Schedules of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and
Investment), or Annex IV (Schedules of Specific Commitments on Temporary
Movement of Natural Persons), that reservation shall not prejudice that Party’s rights
and obligations in GATS.

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