Contractual service suppliers. 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services in its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, subject to the following conditions: (a) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall possess: (i) a university degree or an advanced technical qualification demonstrating knowledge of an equivalent level; and (ii) professional qualifications where this is required to exercise an activity in the sector concerned pursuant to the law, regulations or requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan; (b) natural persons shall not receive remuneration for the provision of services, other than the remuneration paid by the juridical person of the European Union, during their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan. (c) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have been employed by the juridical person of the European Union for at least the year preceding the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the natural persons shall possess, at the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, at least five years professional experience in the sector of activity which is the subject of the contract; (d) the Republic of Kazakhstan may apply the economic needs test and an annual quota for work permits reserved for contractual service suppliers of the European Union gaining access to the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The total number of contractual service suppliers of the European Union entering the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not exceed 800 persons per year; (e) after the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the economic needs test shall not be applied1. During the period when the Republic of Kazakhstan applies the economic needs test2, the entry and temporary stay of natural persons within the Republic of Kazakhstan pursuant to the fulfilment of the contract shall be for a cumulative period of not more than four months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. After the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the entry and temporary stay shall be for a cumulative period of not more than six months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. The juridical persons of the European Union shall be responsible for the timely departure of their employees from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 1 All other requirements, laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work shall continue to apply. 2 For greater clarity, for the Republic of Kazakhstan, “economic needs test” means procedures undertaken by a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan when attracting contractual service suppliers, whereby account must be taken of the admission of a foreign labour force based on the national labour market conditions. These conditions are fulfilled when after the publication of a vacancy announcement in the mass media and after a search for a competent person in the database of the competent authority, none of the applicants meets the requirements described in the vacancy. This should not take longer than one month. Only after this procedure the juridical person can finalise the procedure for hiring contractual service suppliers. 2. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services into its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons if the service contract fulfils the following conditions: (a) the contract to provide services: (i) has been concluded directly between the juridical person of the European Union and the final consumer, which is a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan; (ii) requires the temporary presence on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of employees of that juridical person in order to provide the service; and (iii) complies with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan; (b) the contract to provide services is concluded in one of the following sectors of activity which are included and defined in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s GATS schedule of commitments: (i) legal services (ii) accounting and bookkeeping services
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Sources: Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, Partnership Agreement
Contractual service suppliers. 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services in its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, subject to the following conditions:
(a) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall possess:
(i) a university degree or an advanced technical qualification demonstrating knowledge of an equivalent level; and
(ii) professional qualifications where this is required to exercise an activity in the sector concerned pursuant to the law, regulations or requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) natural persons shall not receive remuneration for the provision of services, other than the remuneration paid by the juridical person of the European Union, during their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(c) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have been employed by the juridical person of the European Union for at least the year preceding the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the natural persons shall possess, at the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, at least five years professional experience in the sector of activity which is the subject of the contract;
(d) the Republic of Kazakhstan may apply the economic needs test and an annual quota for work permits reserved for contractual service suppliers of the European Union gaining access to the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The total number of contractual service suppliers of the European Union entering the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not exceed 800 persons per year;
(e) after the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the economic needs test shall not be applied1applied (1). During the period when the Republic of Kazakhstan applies the economic needs test2test (2), the entry and temporary stay of natural persons within the Republic of Kazakhstan pursuant to the fulfilment of the contract shall be for a cumulative period of not more than four months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. After the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the entry and temporary stay shall be for a cumulative period of not more than six months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. The juridical persons of the European Union shall be responsible for the timely departure of their employees from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1 (1) All other requirements, laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work shall continue to apply. 2 .
(2) For greater clarity, for the Republic of Kazakhstan, “‘economic needs test” ’ means procedures undertaken by a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan when attracting contractual service suppliers, whereby account must be taken of the admission of a foreign labour force based on the national labour market conditions. These conditions are fulfilled when after the publication of a vacancy announcement in the mass media and after a search for a competent person in the database of the competent authority, none of the applicants meets the requirements described in the vacancy. This should not take longer than one month. Only after this procedure the juridical person can finalise the procedure for hiring contractual service suppliers.
2. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services into its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons if the service contract fulfils the following conditions:
(a) the contract to provide services:
(i) has been concluded directly between the juridical person of the European Union and the final consumer, which is a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(ii) requires the temporary presence on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of employees of that juridical person in order to provide the service; and
(iii) complies with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) the contract to provide services is concluded in one of the following sectors of activity which are included and defined in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s 's GATS schedule of commitments:
(i) legal services (ii) accounting and bookkeeping services
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Sources: Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
Contractual service suppliers. 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services in its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, subject to the following conditions:
(a) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall possess:
(i) a university degree or an advanced technical qualification demonstrating knowledge of an equivalent level; and
(ii) professional qualifications where this is required to exercise an activity in the sector concerned pursuant to the law, regulations or requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) natural persons shall not receive remuneration for the provision of services, other than the remuneration paid by the juridical person of the European Union, during their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(c) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have been employed by the juridical person of the European Union for at least the year preceding the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the natural persons shall possess, at the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, at least five years professional experience in the sector of activity which is the subject of the contract;
(d) the Republic of Kazakhstan may apply the economic needs test and an annual quota for work permits reserved for contractual service suppliers of the European Union gaining access to the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The total number of contractual service suppliers of the European Union entering the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not exceed 800 persons per year;
(e) after the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the economic needs test shall not be applied1applied ('). During the period when the Republic of Kazakhstan applies the economic needs test2test (2), the entry and temporary stay of natural persons within the Republic of Kazakhstan pursuant to the fulfilment of the contract shall be for a cumulative period of not more than four months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. After the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the entry and temporary stay shall be for a cumulative period of not more than six months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. The juridical persons of the European Union shall be responsible for the timely departure of their employees from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1 (1) All other requirements, laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work shall continue to apply. 2 .
(2) For greater clarity, for the Republic of Kazakhstan, “‘economic needs test” ' means procedures undertaken by a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan when attracting contractual service suppliers, whereby account must be taken of the admission of a foreign labour force based on the national labour market conditions. These conditions are fulfilled when after the publication of a vacancy announcement in the mass media and after a search for a competent person in the database of the competent authority, none of the applicants meets the requirements described in the vacancy. This should not take longer than one month. Only after this procedure the juridical person can finalise the procedure for hiring contractual service suppliers.
2. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services into its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons if the service contract fulfils the following conditions:
(a) the contract to provide services:
(i) has been concluded directly between the juridical person of the European Union and the final consumer, which is a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(ii) requires the temporary presence on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of employees of that juridical person in order to provide the service; and
(iii) complies with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) the contract to provide services is concluded in one of the following sectors of activity which are included and defined in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s GATS schedule of commitments:
(i) legal services (ii) accounting and bookkeeping services
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Sources: Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
Contractual service suppliers. 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services in its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, subject to the following conditions:
(a) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall possess:
(i) a university degree or an advanced technical qualification demonstrating knowledge of an equivalent level; and
(ii) professional qualifications where this is required to exercise an activity in the sector concerned pursuant to the law, regulations or requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) natural persons shall not receive remuneration for the provision of services, other than the remuneration paid by the juridical person of the European Union, during their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(c) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have been employed by the juridical person of the European Union for at least the year preceding the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the natural persons shall possess, at the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, at least five years professional experience in the sector of activity which is the subject of the contract;
(d) the Republic of Kazakhstan may apply the economic needs test and an annual quota for work permits reserved for contractual service suppliers of the European Union gaining access to the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The total number of contractual service suppliers of the European Union entering the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not exceed 800 persons per year;
(e) after the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the economic needs test shall not be applied1. During the period when the Republic of Kazakhstan applies the economic needs test2, the entry and temporary stay of natural persons within the Republic of Kazakhstan pursuant to the fulfilment of the contract shall be for a cumulative period of not more than four months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. After the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the entry and temporary stay shall be for a cumulative period of not more than six months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. The juridical persons of the European Union shall be responsible for the timely departure of their employees from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan. 1 All other requirements, laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work shall continue to apply. 2 For greater clarity, for the Republic of Kazakhstan, “economic needs test” means procedures undertaken by a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan when attracting contractual service suppliers, whereby account must be taken of the admission of a foreign labour force based on the national labour market conditions. These conditions are fulfilled when after the publication of a vacancy announcement in the mass media and after a search for a competent person in the database of the competent authority, none of the applicants meets the requirements described in the vacancy. This should not take longer than one month. Only after this procedure the juridical person can finalise the procedure for hiring contractual service suppliers.
2. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services into its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons if the service contract fulfils the following conditions:
(a) the contract to provide services:
(i) has been concluded directly between the juridical person of the European Union and the final consumer, which is a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(ii) requires the temporary presence on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of employees of that juridical person in order to provide the service; and
(iii) complies with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) the contract to provide services is concluded in one of the following sectors of activity which are included and defined in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s GATS schedule of commitments:
(i) legal services (ii) accounting and bookkeeping servicesapply.
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Sources: Partnership Agreement
Contractual service suppliers. 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services in its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, subject to the following conditions:
(a) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall possess:
(i) a university degree or an advanced technical qualification demonstrating knowledge of an equivalent level; and
(ii) professional qualifications where this is required to exercise an activity in the sector concerned pursuant to the law, regulations or requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) natural persons shall not receive remuneration for the provision of services, other than the remuneration paid by the juridical person of the European Union, during their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(c) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have been employed by the juridical person of the European Union for at least the year preceding the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the natural persons shall possess, at the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, at least five years professional experience in the sector of activity which is the subject of the contract;
(d) the Republic of Kazakhstan may apply the economic needs test and an annual quota for work permits reserved for contractual service suppliers of the European Union gaining access to the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The total number of contractual service suppliers of the European Union entering the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not exceed 800 persons per year;
(e) after the expiration of a five-year five‑year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the economic needs test shall not be applied1applied0. During the period when the Republic of Kazakhstan applies the economic needs test2test0, the entry and temporary stay of natural persons within the Republic of Kazakhstan pursuant to the fulfilment of the contract shall be for a cumulative period of not more than four months in any 12-month 12‑month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. After the expiration of a five-year five‑year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the entry and temporary stay shall be for a cumulative period of not more than six months in any 12-month 12‑month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. The juridical persons of the European Union shall be responsible for the timely departure of their employees from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1 All other requirements, laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work shall continue to apply. 2 For greater clarity, for the Republic of Kazakhstan, “economic needs test” means procedures undertaken by a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan when attracting contractual service suppliers, whereby account must be taken of the admission of a foreign labour force based on the national labour market conditions. These conditions are fulfilled when after the publication of a vacancy announcement in the mass media and after a search for a competent person in the database of the competent authority, none of the applicants meets the requirements described in the vacancy. This should not take longer than one month. Only after this procedure the juridical person can finalise the procedure for hiring contractual service suppliers.
2. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services into its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons if the service contract fulfils the following conditions:
(a) the contract to provide services:
(i) has been concluded directly between the juridical person of the European Union and the final consumer, which is a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(ii) requires the temporary presence on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of employees of that juridical person in order to provide the service; and
(iii) complies with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) the contract to provide services is concluded in one of the following sectors of activity which are included and defined in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s GATS schedule of commitments:
(i) legal services services
(ii) accounting and bookkeeping services
(iii) taxation services
(iv) architectural services
(v) engineering services
(vi) integrated engineering services
(vii) urban planning and landscape architecture services
(viii) computer and related services
(ix) advertising services
(x) market research services
(xi) management consulting services
(xii) services related to management consulting
(xiii) technical testing and analysis services
(xiv) advisory and consulting services incidental to mining
(xv) related scientific and technical consulting services
(xvi) translation and interpretation services
(xvii) maintenance and repair of equipment, including transportation equipment, in the context of an after‑sales services contract
(xviii) environmental services.
(c) Access accorded under this paragraph relates only to the service activity which is the subject of the contract; it does not confer entitlement to exercise the professional title in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. The European Union reaffirms its respective obligations arising from the commitments under the GATS as regards the entry and temporary stay of contractual service suppliers. The reservations listed therein apply.0
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Sources: Partnership Agreement
Contractual service suppliers. 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services in its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall possess:
must possess (i) a university degree or an advanced technical qualification demonstrating knowledge of an equivalent level; and
level and (ii) professional qualifications where this is required to exercise an activity in the sector concerned pursuant to the law, regulations or requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;.
(b) The natural persons shall not receive remuneration for the provision of services, services other than the remuneration paid by the juridical person of the European Union, during their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(c) The natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall must have been employed by the juridical person of the European Union for at least the year preceding the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the natural persons shall must possess, at the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, at least five years professional experience in the sector of activity which is the subject of the contract;.
(d) the The Republic of Kazakhstan may apply the economic needs test and an annual quota for work permits reserved for European Union contractual service suppliers of the European Union gaining access to the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The total number of European Union contractual service suppliers of the European Union entering the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s services market shall not exceed 800 persons per year;.
(e) after the Upon expiration of a five-year five‑year period following the upon accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the economic needs test shall not be applied1applied0. During the period when the Republic of Kazakhstan applies the economic needs test2test0, the entry and temporary stay of natural persons within the Republic of Kazakhstan pursuant to the fulfilment fulfillment of the contract shall be for a cumulative period of not more than four months in any 12-month 12‑month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. After the expiration of a five-year five‑year period following the upon accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the entry and temporary stay shall be for a cumulative period of not more than six months in any 12-month 12‑month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. The juridical persons of the European Union shall be responsible for the timely departure of their employees from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1 All other requirements, laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work shall continue to apply. 2 For greater clarity, for the Republic of Kazakhstan, “economic needs test” means procedures undertaken by a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan when attracting contractual service suppliers, whereby account must be taken of the admission of a foreign labour force based on the national labour market conditions. These conditions are fulfilled when after the publication of a vacancy announcement in the mass media and after a search for a competent person in the database of the competent authority, none of the applicants meets the requirements described in the vacancy. This should not take longer than one month. Only after this procedure the juridical person can finalise the procedure for hiring contractual service suppliers.
2. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services into its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons if the service contract fulfils fulfills the following conditions:
(a) the The contract to provide services:
(i) has been concluded directly between the juridical person of the European Union and the final consumer, which is a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan;; and
(ii) requires the temporary presence on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of employees of that juridical person in order to provide the service; and
(iii) complies with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;.
(b) the The contract to provide services is concluded has to be obtained in one of the following sectors of activity which are included and defined in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s GATS schedule of commitments:
(i) legal services (ii) accounting 1. Legal services
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services 3. Taxation services
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Sources: Trade Agreement
Contractual service suppliers. 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services in its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, subject to the following conditions:
(a) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall possess:
(i) a university degree or an advanced technical qualification demonstrating knowledge of an equivalent level; and
(ii) professional qualifications where this is required to exercise an activity in the sector concerned pursuant to the law, regulations or requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) natural persons shall not receive remuneration for the provision of services, other than the remuneration paid by the juridical person of the European Union, during their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(c) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have been employed by the juridical person of the European Union for at least the year preceding the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the natural persons shall possess, at the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, at least five years professional experience in the sector of activity which is the subject of the contract;
(d) the Republic of Kazakhstan may apply the economic needs test and an annual quota for work permits reserved for contractual service suppliers of the European Union gaining access to the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The total number of contractual service suppliers of the European Union entering the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not exceed 800 persons per year;
(e) after the expiration of a five-year five‑year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the economic needs test shall not be applied1. During the period when the Republic of Kazakhstan applies the economic needs test2, the entry and temporary stay of natural persons within the Republic of Kazakhstan pursuant to the fulfilment of the contract shall be for a cumulative period of not more than four months in any 12-month 12‑month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. After the expiration of a five-year five‑year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, the entry and temporary stay shall be for a cumulative period of not more than six months in any 12-month 12‑month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. The juridical persons of the European Union shall be responsible for the timely departure of their employees from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1 All other requirements, laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work shall continue to apply. 2 For greater clarity, for the Republic of Kazakhstan, “economic needs test” means procedures undertaken by a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan when attracting contractual service suppliers, whereby account must be taken of the admission of a foreign labour force based on the national labour market conditions. These conditions are fulfilled when after the publication of a vacancy announcement in the mass media and after a search for a competent person in the database of the competent authority, none of the applicants meets the requirements described in the vacancy. This should not take longer than one month. Only after this procedure the juridical person can finalise the procedure for hiring contractual service suppliers.
2. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services into its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons if the service contract fulfils the following conditions:
(a) the contract to provide services:
(i) has been concluded directly between the juridical person of the European Union and the final consumer, which is a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(ii) requires the temporary presence on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of employees of that juridical person in order to provide the service; and
(iii) complies with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) the contract to provide services is concluded in one of the following sectors of activity which are included and defined in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s GATS schedule of commitments:
(i) legal services services
(ii) accounting and bookkeeping services
(iii) taxation services
(iv) architectural services
(v) engineering services
(vi) integrated engineering services
(vii) urban planning and landscape architecture services
(viii) computer and related services
(ix) advertising services
(x) market research services
(xi) management consulting services
(xii) services related to management consulting
(xiii) technical testing and analysis services
(xiv) advisory and consulting services incidental to mining
(xv) related scientific and technical consulting services
(xvi) translation and interpretation services
(xvii) maintenance and repair of equipment, including transportation equipment, in the context of an after‑sales services contract
(xviii) environmental services.
(c) Access accorded under this paragraph relates only to the service activity which is the subject of the contract; it does not confer entitlement to exercise the professional title in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. The European Union reaffirms its respective obligations arising from the commitments under the GATS as regards the entry and temporary stay of contractual service suppliers. The reservations listed therein apply.1
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Sources: Partnership Agreement
Contractual service suppliers. 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services in its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, subject to the following conditions:
(a) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall possess:
(i) a university degree or an advanced technical qualification demonstrating knowledge of an equivalent level; and
(ii) professional qualifications where this is required to exercise an activity in the sector concerned pursuant to the law, regulations or requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) natural persons shall not receive remuneration for the provision of services, other than the remuneration paid by the juridical person of the European Union, during their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(c) natural persons entering the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have been employed by the juridical person of the European Union for at least the year preceding the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the natural persons shall possess, at the date of submission of an application for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, at least five years professional experience in the sector of activity which is the subject of the contract;
(d) the Republic of Kazakhstan may apply the economic needs test and an annual quota for work permits reserved for contractual service suppliers of the European Union gaining access to the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The total number of contractual service suppliers of the European Union entering the services market of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not exceed 800 persons per year;
(e) after the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTOwTO, the economic needs test shall not be applied1applied (1). During during the period when the Republic of Kazakhstan applies the economic needs test2test (2), the entry and temporary stay of natural persons within the Republic of Kazakhstan pursuant to the fulfilment of the contract shall be for a cumulative period of not more than four months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. After after the expiration of a five-year period following the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTOwTO, the entry and temporary stay shall be for a cumulative period of not more than six months in any 12-month period or for the duration of the contract, whichever is less. The juridical persons of the European Union shall be responsible for the timely departure of their employees from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1 All (1) all other requirements, laws and regulations regarding entry, stay and work shall continue to apply. 2 .
(2) For greater clarity, for the Republic of Kazakhstan, “‘economic needs test” ’ means procedures undertaken by a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan when attracting contractual service suppliers, whereby account must be taken of the admission of a foreign labour force based on the national labour market conditions. These conditions are fulfilled when after the publication of a vacancy announcement in the mass media and after a search for a competent person in the database of the competent authority, none of the applicants meets the requirements described in the vacancy. This should not take longer than one month. Only after this procedure the juridical person can finalise the procedure for hiring contractual service suppliers.
2. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall allow the supply of services into its territory by juridical persons of the European Union through the presence of natural persons if the service contract fulfils the following conditions:
(a) the contract to provide services:
(i) has been concluded directly between the juridical person of the European Union and the final consumer, which is a juridical person of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(ii) requires the temporary presence on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of employees of that juridical person in order to provide the service; and
(iii) complies with the laws, regulations and requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
(b) the contract to provide services is concluded in one of the following sectors of activity which are included and defined in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s GATS 's GaTS schedule of commitments:
(i) legal services (ii) accounting and bookkeeping services
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