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ANNEX XV

JOINT DECLARATION ON WORKERS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF ONE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AND ARE RESIDING LEGALLY IN THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE OR AN ACP STATE

1 . EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL ACCORD TO WORKERS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF AN ACP STATE LEGALLY EMPLOYED IN ITS TERRITORY TREATMENT FREE FROM ANY DISCRIMINATION BASED ON NATIONALITY , AS REGARDS WORKING CONDITIONS AND PAY , IN RELATION TO ITS OWN NATIONALS .

EACH ACP STATE SHALL ACCORD THE SAME TREATMENT TO WORKERS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF THE MEMBER STATES LEGALLY EMPLOYED ON ITS TERRITORY .

2 . WORKERS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF AN ACP STATE LEGALLY EMPLOYED IN THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITH THEM SHALL , AS REGARDS SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS LINKED TO EMPLOYMENT , IN THAT MEMBER STATE ENJOY TREATMENT FREE FROM ANY DISCRIMINATION BASED ON NATIONALITY IN RELATION TO NATIONALS OF THAT MEMBER STATE .

EACH ACP STATE SHALL ACCORD TO WORKERS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF MEMBER STATES AND LEGALLY EMPLOYED IN ITS TERRITORY , AND TO MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES , TREATMENT SIMILAR TO THAT LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 1 .

3 . THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BINDING THE ACP STATES AND THE MEMBER STATES WHERE THOSE AGREEMENTS PROVIDE FOR MORE FAVOURABLE TREATMENT FOR NATIONALS OF THE ACP STATES OR OF THE MEMBER STATES .

4 . THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN THIS DECLARATION SHALL BE RESOLVED SATISFACTORILY AND , IF NECESSARY , THROUGH BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH A VIEW TO CONCLUDING APPROPRIATE AGREEMENTS .