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THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION SHALL REIMBURSE
THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA FOR THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE ~REPUBLIC OF PANAMA IN PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE CANAL OPERATING AREAS AND IN HOUSING AREAS SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE III OF THIS TREATY AND OCCUPIED BY BOTH UNITED STATES AND PANAMANIAN CITIZEN EMPLOYEES OF THE PANAMA - CANAL COMMISSION: POLICE, FIRE PROTECT IGN, STREET MA INTENANCE, STREET LIGHTING, STREET CLEANING, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND GARBAGE COLLECTION. THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION SHALL PAY THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA THE SUM OF TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($10,000,000) PER
IT IS AGREED THAT ANNUM FO THE FOR EGO ING SERVICES.
EVERY THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THAT THIS TREAT Y ENTERS INTO FORCE. THE COSTS INVOLVED IN FURISHING SAID SERVICES SHALL BE REEXAMINED TO DETERMINE WHETHER AD JUSTMENT OF THE ANNUAL PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE BECAUSE OF INFLATION AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS AFFECTING THE COST OF SUCH SERVICES.
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THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING, IN ALL AREAS COMPRISING THE FORMER CANAL ZONE, SERVICES OF A GENERAL JURISDICTIONAL NATURE SUCH AS CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION, POSTAL SERVICES, COURTS AND LICENSING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS TREATY AND RELATED AGREEMENTS.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL ESTABLISH A PANAMA CANAL CONSULTAT IVE COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF AN EQUAL NUMBER OF HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA, AND WHICH MAY APPOINT SUCH
TH IS COM- SUBCOMMITTEES AS IT MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE. MITTEE SHALL ADVISE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA ON MATTERS OF POLICY AFFECT ING THE CANAL'S OPERATION. IN VIEW OF BOTH PARTIES' SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE CONTINUITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE CANAL OPERATION IN THE FUTURE, THE COMMITTEE SHALL ADVISE ON MATTERS SUCH AS GENERAL TOLLS POLICY, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING POLICIES TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF PANAMANIAN NATIONALS IN THE OPERATION OF THE CANAL, AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE CANAL. THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE TWO GOVERNMENTS, WHICH SHALL GIVE SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS FULL CONSIDERATION IN THE FORMULATION OF SUCH POLICY DECISIONS.
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8. IN ADDITION TO THE PARTICIPATION OF PANAMANIAN NAT IONALS AT HIGH MANAGEMENT LEVELS OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THIS ARTICLE, THERE SHALL BE GROWING PARTICIPATION OF PANAMANIAN NATIONALS AT ALL OTHER LEVELS AND AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE AFORESAID COMMISSION, WITH THE OBJECT IVE OF PREPARING, IN AN ORDERLY AND EFFICIENT FASHION, FOR THE ASSUMPTION BY THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA OF FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CANAL UPON THE TERMINAT ION OF THIS TREATY.
9. THE USE OF THE AREAS, WATERS AND INSTALLATIONS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IS GRANTED RIGHTS PURSUANT 10 THIS ARTICLE, AND THE RIGHTS AND LEGAL STATUS OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND EMPLOYEES OPERATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE AGREEMENT IN IMPLEMENT AT ION OF THIS ARTICLE, SIGNED THIS DATE.
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