116 STAT. 2666 PROCLAMATION 7449-^JUNE 8, 2001 Neither Pany shall require its nationals or companies to engage in barter or countertrade transactions with nationals or companies of the other Party. Nevertheless, where nationals or companies decide to resort tobarter or countertrade operations, the Parties may furnish them information to facilitate the transaction and assist them as they would with respect to other export and import operations The United States shall consider Vietnam's eligibibty for the Generalized System of Preferen ces. Article 4 Expansion and Promotion of Trade Each Party shall encourage and facilitate the holding oftrade promotional events such as trade fairs, exhibitions, missions and seminars in its territory and in the territoiy of the other Party. Similarly, each Party shall encourage and facilitate the participation of its respective nationals and companies in such events. Subjectto the laws in force within their respective territories, the Parties agree to allow the import and re-export on a ijty free basis of all articles for use in such events, provided that such articles are not sold or otherwise transferred. Article 5 Government Commercial Offices 1. Subject to its laws and regulations governing foreign missions, each Party shall allow governmem commercial offices of the other Party to hire host-country nationals and, subject to immigration laws and procedures, third-country nationals. 2. Each Party shall ensure unhindered access of host-country nationals to government commerdal offices of the other Party. 3 Each Party shall allow the participation of its nationals and companies in the commercial activities of the other Party's government commercial ofRces. 4. Each Party shall allow access by govertiment cotnmereial office personnel of the other Party tothe rvlevam host-couiitfy officials, arid to representatives of nationals and companies of the host Party. ^ pr
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