documents, transactional matters, business undertakings, corporate governance, tax and fiscal

questions, and legal analysis and opinions.

 Member  means a Member of the proposed bilateral agreement and the central, regional or

local governments and authorities of that Member.

Right of Establishment

A Lawyer or Law Firm having a presence in his, her or its Home Member shall be entitled to

create and maintain in the territory of every other Member one or more Establishments and, in

connection therewith, to supply legal services under the name used by the Lawyer or Law Firm

in his, her or its Home Member, provided that the name is not one which, under the rules,

customs or usage of the Host Member, creates a misleading impression that the Establishment is

operated by persons other than those actually or formerly involved in the provision of legal

services by that Lawyer or Law Firm.

Supervision of Establishments

A Host Member shall be entitled to require, or to authorize, Lawyers or Law Firms from other

Members to register Establishments with a Competent Authority designated by that Host

Member.  In the event registration is required or authorized, the Host Member shall ensure that

the Competent Authority acts on applications for registration within a reasonable period of time.

With respect to the registration of Establishments, the Competent Authority shall make all

administrative criteria and procedures, including procedures for applying for registration,

publicly, promptly and fully available in writing, shall ensure that they are administered in a

reasonable, objective and impartial manner, and shall otherwise observe Article III of the GATS

Agreement.

In the event an application for registration is denied, the Competent Authority shall provide the

applicant with a written statement of reasons therefore, shall provide a reasonable opportunity for

renewal of the application, and, where appeals from decisions of the Competent Authority are

available in the Host Member, shall permit appeal of the denial.

As a condition to registration of an Establishment by a Law Firm, the Competent Authority shall

be entitled to require (i) registration with the Competent Authority by one or more Lawyers who

are responsible for the Establishment, including such Lawyers (if any) who are from Members or

countries other than the Host Member, and (ii) the giving of an undertaking by the Law Firm as

to its responsibility for the Establishment.

In connection with the registration and continuing presence of an Establishment, the Competent

Authority shall be entitled, except as otherwise provided in this [Annex] [Reference Paper], (i) to

require Lawyers and Law Firms affiliated with the Establishment to abide by the rules applicable

to the legal profession in the Host Member, and (ii) to subject such Lawyers and Law Firms to

the disciplinary rules applicable to the legal profession in the Host Member.  The Competent

Authority shall see to it that all such rules are available in writing to representatives of the

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