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ASSIMED

THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL NOT ISSUE, ADOPT OR ENFORCE ANY LAW, DECREE, REGULATION', OR INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION WHICH PURPORIS TO REGULATE OR WOULD OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH THE EXER – CISE ON THE PART OF THE UNI IED STATES OF AMERICA OF ANY RIGHT GRANTED UNDER THIS TREATY OR RELATED AGREE -* MENTS.

9. VESSELS TRANSIT ING THE CANAL, AND CARGO, PASSENGERS AND CREWS CARRIED ON SUCH VESSELS SHALI. BE EXEMPT FROM ANY TAXES, FEES, OR OTHER CHARGES BY THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT SUCH VESSELS CALL AT A PANAMANIAN PORT, THEY MAY BE ASSESSED CHARGES INCIDENT THERETO, SUCH AS CHARGES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE VESSEL. THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA MAY AL SO REQUIRE THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DISEMBARKING FROM SUCH VESSELS TO PAY SUCH TAXES, FEES AND CHARGES AS ARE ESTABLISHED UNDER PANAMANIAN LAW FOR PERSONS ENTER ING ITS TERRITORY. SUCH TAXES FEES AND CHARGES SHALL BE ASSESSED ON A NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS. 10.

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA WILL COOPERATE IN TAKING SUCK STEPS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE NECESSARY TO GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, ITS PROPERTY, ITS EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, AND THEIR PROPERTY, THE FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE MEMBERS THEREOF, THE CIVILIAN COMPONENT OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES, THE DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE FORCES AND THE CIVILIAN COMPONENT, AND THEIR PROPERTY, AND THE CONTRACTORS OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION AND OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES, THEIR DEPENDENTS, AND THE IR PROPERTY. THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA WILL SEEK FROM ITS LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SUCH LEGISLATION AS MAY BE NEEDED TO CARRY CUT THE FOREGOING PURPOSES AND TO PUNISH ANY OFFENDERS.

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11. THE PART IES SHALL CONCLUDE AN AGREEMENT WHEREBY NATIONALS OF EITHER STATE WHO ARE SENTENCED

BY THE COURTS OF THE OTHER STATE AND WHO ARE NOT DOMICILED THEREIN, MAY ELECT TO SERVE THEIR SENTENCES

IN THE IR STATE OF NATIONALITY.

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ARTICLE X

EMPLOYMENT WITH THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

1. IN EXERCISING ITS RIGHTS AND FULFILLING ITS RESPONSIBIL IT IES AS THE EMPLOYER, 1HE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL ESTABLISH EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR RF GULAT IONS WHICH SHALL CONTAIN THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PREREQUISITES FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION. THESE REGULATIONS SHALL

BE PROVIDED TO THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA PRIOR TO THEIR ENTRY INTO FORCE.

2.

(A) THE REGULATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH A SYS- TEM OF PREFERENCE WHEN HIRING EMPLOYEES, FOR PANAMANIAN APPLICANTS POSSESSING THE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT BY THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL ENDEAVOR TO ENSURE THAT THE NUMBER OF PANAMANIAN NATIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION IN RELATION TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ITS EMPLOYEES WILL CONFORM TO THE PRO PORT ION ESTABLISHED FOR FOREIGN ENTERPRISES UNDER THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.