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a SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS Sector or nb-MCtar 1 BUSINESS SERVICES A. Piofestional iuvices (ay Ugal lervioct (PCFC til, excluding Victnamete lawpncUce) ! Uaitatloiii on market uceu (l)N on c «>None (3) Corapajiiesof the U.S. may supply services in the form of bnuiches, company with 100% U.S. invested capital, and Vietnam-US joint ventures. Practicing lawyers of the U.S. are not permitted to panicipaie in legaJ proceedingsin the capacityof dcfendei^or reptesentalivesof their clients bcfoce the coum of Vietnam Thetens ofoperation ofa branchofalaw firm of the U.S. is5 years from the date when license is granted and may be extended every 5 yeais. Branches of US law firms, law firms with 100% US capital, joint venture law firms between Vietnamese law firmsand U. S law firmsare peimilled to make coosuliations on Vietnamese laws if the consulting Itwjreri have graduated from a Vietnamese law college and satisfy rtquiiementsapplied to like Vicuiamese law practitioners Limitatioos on national treatment' (DNon e (2) No ne (3) None O O O 'Z i4^ I 00 i