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4. The sole fact that a Party grants temporary entry to a natural
person of another Party pursuant to this Chapter shall not be
construed to exempt that natural person from meeting any
applicable licensing or other requirements, including any
mandatory codes of conduct, to practise a profession or otherwise
engage in business activities.

Article 9.5: Schedules of Specific Commitments on Temporary
Movement of Natural Persons

Each Party shall set out in its Schedule in Annex IV (Schedules of
Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons) its
commitments for the temporary entry into and temporary stay in its
territory of natural persons of another Party covered by Article 9.2
(Scope). These Schedules shall specify the conditions and limitations
governing those commitments, including the length of stay, for each
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category of natural persons included therein.

Article 9.6: Processing of Applications

1. Where an application for an immigration formality is required by a
Party, that Party shall process, as expeditiously as possible,
complete applications for immigration formalities or extensions
thereof received from natural persons of another Party covered
by Article 9.2 (Scope).

2. Each Party shall, upon request and within a reasonable period
after receiving a complete application for an immigration formality
from a natural person of another Party covered by Article 9.2
(Scope), notify the applicant of:

(a) the receipt of the application; and

(b) the decision concerning the application including, if
approved, the period of stay and other conditions.

1 For the purposes of this Article, conditions and limitations include any economic needs
testing requirement, which no Party may impose unless specified in its Schedule in
Annex IV (Schedules of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural
Persons).

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