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ANNEX IV SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ON TEMPORARY MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS JAPAN 1.

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Japan may require a natural person of another Party seeking temporary entry and temporary stay under the terms and conditions set out in each category of this Schedule to obtain an appropriate visa or its equivalent prior to entry.
For the purposes of this Schedule, the activities which require technology or knowledge at an advanced level pertinent to natural or human sciences mean the activities in which the natural person may not be able to engage without the application of specialised technology or knowledge of natural or human sciences acquired by him or her by, in principle, completing college education (i.e.

bachelor's degree) or higher education.


For the purposes of Chapter 9 (Temporary Movement of Natural Persons) and this Schedule, "natural person of another Party" shall be limited to a natural person who resides in the territory of that other Party or elsewhere and who is a national of that other Party under the laws and regulations of that other Party.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impose any obligation on Japan regarding its immigration measures, except for Chapter 9 (Temporary Movement of Natural Persons), Chapter 19 (Dispute Settlement) to the extent provided for in Article 9.9 {Dispute Settlement), and Chapter 20 (Final Provisions).
For the purposes of Chapter 9 (Temporary Movement of Natural Persons) and this Schedule, natural persons of another Party set out in each category of this Schedule may be subject to the requirement of an economic needs test including numerical restriction.

For the purposes of this Schedule, "CPC" means Provisional Central Product Classification (Statistical Papers Series M No.7?, Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office of the United Nations, New York, 1991 ).
Description of Category Definition: A natural person of another Party who will stay in Temporary entry and temporary stay for a period Japan without acquiring remuneration from within of up to 90 days.
Japan and without engaging in making direct sales to the general public or in supplying services himself or herself, for the purposes of including participating negotiations for the sale of goods or services, or other similar activities including those to prepare for establishing commercial presence in Japan.

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A natural person of another Party who has Temporary entry and temporary stay for a period been employed by a public or private of up to five years, which may be extended.
organisation that supplies services or invests in Japan, for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the date of his or her temporary entry and application for is being temporary stay resentative transferred to a branch or the in Japan, who ANNEX IV- JAPAN - 1 Description of Category office of that public or private organisation in Japan, or another public or private in organisation constituted or organised Japan owned or controlled by or affiliated with the former public or private organisation , and who will engage in one of the following activities during his or her temporary stay in Japan: (a) activities to direct representative office as its head; the branch or (b) activities to direct the latter public or private organisation as its board member or auditor; (c) activities to direct one or more departments of the latter public or private organisation; or sciences; or (d) activities which require technology or knowledge at an advanced level pertinent to physical sciences, engineering or other natural jurisprudence, business management, economics, accounting or other human sciences, or activities which ideas and sensitivity based on culture of a country other than Japan, recognised under the of status in "Engineer/Specialist Humanities/International Services" provided for in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No.
319 of 1951, as may be amended).

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For the purposes of this category, a public or private organisation is "affiliated" with another public or private organisation when the latter can significantly affect the decision making of the former on finance and business policy.

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Japan shall endeavour to inform the applicant of the decision concerning the application within a reasonable period of up to 90 days after acceptance of a complete application requesting entry visa for an intra-corporate transferee.

Definition : A natural person of another Party who will engage Temporary entry and temporary stay for a period in one of the following activities during his or her of up to five years, which may be extended.
temporary stay in Japan: (a) activities to invest in business in Japan and mana e such busin ANNEX IV- JAPAN- 2 Description of Category Conditions and Limitations (includina lenath of stavl (b) activities to manage business in Japan on behalf of a person other than that of Japan who has in such business; or invested (c) conduct of business in Japan in which a person other than that of Japan has invested.
Qualified Professional D. Definition: A natural person of another Party who is a legal, Temporary entry and temporary stay for a period accounting, or taxation service supplier qualified of up to five years, which may be extended.
as specified in subparagraphs (a) through (d) under the laws and regulations of Japan and who will supply the respective services specified therein during his or her temporary stay in Japan: (a) legal services supplied by: a lawyer qualified as "Bengoshl'; (i) (ii) a patent attorney qualified as "Benrishl'; (iii) a maritime procedure agent qualified as "Kaijidairishl'; (iv) a judicial scrivener qualified as "Shiho-Shoshl'; (v) an administrative scrivener qualified as "Gyosei-Shoshl'; (vi) a certified social insurance and labour consultant qualified as "Shakai-Hoken-Romushi"; or (vii) a land and house surveyor qualified as "Tochi-Kaoku-Chosashl'; (b) legal advisory services on law of jurisdiction where the service supplier is a qualified lawyer on condition that the as supplier service "Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshl'; qualified is (c) accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services supplied by an accountant qualified as "Koninkaikeishf'; or (d) taxation services supplied by a accountant qualified as "Zeirishl' .
tax Independent Professionals E. Definition: A natural person of another Party who will engage in the business activities of supplying services during his or her temporary stay in Japan on the basis of a personal contract with a public or private organisation in Japan which correspond to: Temporary entry and temporary stay for a period of up to five years, which may be extended .
ANNEX IV -JAPAN - 3 Description of Category Conditions and Limitations (including length of stay}_ (a) activities which require technology or knowledge at an advanced level pertinent to physical sciences, engineering or other natural jurisprudence, economics, business management, accounting or other human sciences; or sciences; or (b) activities which ideas and sensitivity based on culture of a country other than Japan, require recognised under the status of residence of "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services", provided for in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
Contractual Service Suppliers F. Definition: 1.

A natural person of another Party who is an Temporary entry and temporary stay for a period employee of a public or private organisation of up to five years, which may be extended.
in another Party having no commercial presence in Japan (hereinafter referred to in this category as "the other organisation") and who will engage in one of the following activities during his or her temporary stay in Japan: (a) activities which require technology or knowledge at an advanced level pertinent to physical sciences, engineering or other natural jurisprudence, economics, business management, accounting or other human sciences; or sciences; or (b) activities which ideas and sensitivity based on culture of a country other than Japan, require recognised under the status of residence of "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services", provided for in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
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Temporary entry and temporary stay referred to in this category shall be granted, provided that: (a) a service contract between a public or private organisation in Japan (hereinafter referred this category as "the Japanese organisation") and the other organisation has been concluded; 1 and to in 1 The service contract for the placement and supply services of personnel (CPC 872) shall be excluded from the service 91:11~~~ referred to in this subparagraph.
ANNEX IV- JAPAN - 4 Description of Category Conditions and Limitations _(including length of stay) referred contract (b) it is recognised, in the context of the service in subparagraph (a), that a labour contract between the natural person of another Party referred to in paragraph 1 and the Japanese been concluded.

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Japan extends its commitments under this category to another Party with respect to the same sectors and subsectors to which that other Party has made commitments under the category of Contractual Service Suppliers.
Accompanying S_pouse and Children G. Definition: A spouse and children accompanying a natural person of another Party who has been granted temporary entry and temporary stay pursuant to categories 8 through F. For the purposes of this category, the term "spouse" or "children" means a spouse or children recognised as such in accordance with the laws and regulations of Japan.

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Temporary entry and temporary stay for, in principle, the same period as the period of temporary stay granted to the natural person of another Party pursuant to categories 8 through F, provided that such spouse and children obtain maintenance from that natural person and engage in daily activities recognised under the status of residence of "Dependent" provided for in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

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A spouse who has been granted temporary to entry and paragraph 1 may, upon application, have his or her status of residence changed to that under which he or she is allowed to work, subject to the approval of the Government of Japan in accordance with the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

2 A labour contract as referred to in this subparagraph shall comply with the relevant laws and regulations of Japan.

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