(B) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
TO BE ESTABLISHED WILL IN GENERAL BE NO LESS FAVORABLE TO PERSONS ALREADY EMPLOYED BY THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANY OR CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY, THAN THOSE IN EFFECT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THAT DATE.
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3. (A) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL ESTAB- LISH AN EMPLOYMENT POLICY FOR THE PANAMA CANAL COM- MISSION THAT SHALL GENERALLY LIMIT THE RECRUITMENT OF PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA TO PERSONS POSSESSING REQUISITE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS WHICH ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.
(B) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL ESTAB- LISH TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PANAMANIAN EMPLOYEES AND APPRENTICES IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PANA- MANIAN NATIONALS QUALIFIED TO ASSUME PO IT IONS WITH THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, AS POSITIONS BECOME AVAILABLE.
(C) WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY, THE NUMBER OF UNITED STATES NA- TIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANY SHALL BE AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT LESS THAN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS WORKING FOR THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANY IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FOR CE OF THIS TREATY.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL PER 1- ODICALLY INFORM THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA, THROUGH THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE III OF THIS TREATY, OF AVAILABLE POSITIONS WITHIN THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION. THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL SIMILARLY PROVIDE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ANY INFORMATION IT MAY HAVE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF PANAMANIAN NATIO AL S Q.AIMING TO HAVE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED BY THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, IN ORDER THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MAY TAKE THIS INFORMATION INTO ACCOUNT.
4. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL ESTABLISH QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR SKILLS, TRAINING AND EXPERI - ENCE REQUIRED BY THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION. IN ESTAB- LISHING SUCH STANDARDS, TO THE EXTENT THEY INCLUDE A RE- QUIREMENT FOR A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ITS RIGHT TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS, SHALL RECOGNIZE THE PROFESSIONAL LICENSES ISSUED BY THE RE PUBLIC OF PANAMA.
5. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL ESTABLISH A POL ICY FOR THE PERIODIC ROTATION, AT A MAXIMUM OF EVERY FIVE YEARS, OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN EMPLOYEES AND OTHER NON-PANAMANIAN EMPLOYEES, HIRED AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY. IT IS RECOG MIZED THAT CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THE SAID POLICY OF ROTATION MAY BE MADE FOR SOUND ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS, SUCH AS IN THE CASE OF EMPLOYEES HOLDING POSITIONS REQUIRING CER TA IN NON- TRANSFERABLE OR NON-RECRU ITABLE SKILLS.
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WITH REGARD TO WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS, THERE SHALL BE NO DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF NATIONAL ITY, SEX, OR RACE. PAYMENTS BY THE PANAMA CANAL CO MISSION OF ADDITIONAL REMUNERATION, OR THE PROVISION OF OTHER BENEFITS, SUCH AS HOME LEAVE BENEFITS, TO UNITED STATES NATIONALS EMPLOYED PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY. OR TO PERSONS OF ANY NATIONAL IT Y. INCLUDING
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