1. This Agreement does not impose an obligation on a Party regarding its immigration measures, except as specifically identified in this Chapter and in Chapter Twenty-Seven (Transparency).

2. Without prejudice to any decision to allow temporary entry to natural persons of the other Party within the terms of this Chapter, including the length of stay permissible pursuant to such an allowance:

(a) Articles 9.3 (National treatment) and 9.6 (Market access), subject to Articles 9.4 (Formal requirements) and 9.2 (Scope) but not Article 9.2.2(d), are incorporated into and made part of this Chapter and apply to the treatment of natural persons for business purposes present in the territory of the other Party under the categories of:
(i) key personnel; and
(ii) contractual services suppliers, and independent professionals for all sectors listed in Annex 10-E; and

(b) Article 9.5 (Most-favoured-nation treatment), subject to Articles 9.4 (Formal requirements) and 9.2 (Scope) but not Article 9.2.2(d), is incorporated into and made part of this Chapter and applies to the treatment of natural persons for business purposes present in the territory of the other Party under the categories of:
(i) key personnel, contractual services suppliers, and independent professionals; and
(ii) short-term business visitors, as set out in Article 10.9.

3. For greater certainty, paragraph 2 applies to the treatment of natural persons for business purposes present in the territory of the other Party and falling within the relevant categories and who is supplying financial services, as defined in Article 13.1 (Definitions) of Chapter Thirteen (Financial Services). Paragraph 2 does not apply to measures relating to the granting of temporary entry to natural persons of a Party or of a third country.

4. If a Party has set out a reservation in its Schedule to Annex I, II or III, the reservation also constitutes a reservation to paragraph 2, to the extent that the measure set out in or permitted by the reservation affects the treatment of natural persons for business purposes present in the territory of the other Party.