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CHAPTER 1U.K. WORKERS AND SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS
Article 28U.K.
1.Freedom of movement for workers shall be secured among EC Member States and EFTA States.
2.Such freedom of movement shall entail the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between workers of EC Member States and EFTA States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment.
3.It shall entail the right, subject to limitations justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health:
(a)to accept offers of employment actually made;
(b)to move freely within the territory of EC Member States and EFTA States for this purpose;
(c)to stay in the territory of an EC Member State or an EFTA State for the purpose of employment in accordance with the provisions governing the employment of nationals of that State laid down by law, regulation or administrative action;
(d)to remain in the territory of an EC Member State or an EFTA State after having been employed there.
4.The provisions of this Article shall not apply to employment in the public service.
5.Annex V contains specific provisions on the free movement of workers.
Article 29U.K.
In order to provide freedom of movement for workers and self-employed persons, the Contracting Parties shall, in the field of social security, secure, as provided for in Annex VI, for workers and self-employed persons and their dependants, in particular:
(a)
aggregation, for the purpose of acquiring and retaining the right to benefit and of calculating the amount of benefit, of all periods taken into account under the laws of the several countries;
(b)
payment of benefits to persons resident in the territories of Contracting Parties.
Article 30U.K.
In order to make it easier for persons to take up and pursue activities as workers and self-employed persons, the Contracting Parties shall take the necessary measures, as contained in Annex VII, concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications, and the coordination of the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in the Contracting Parties concerning the taking up and pursuit of activities by workers and self-employed persons.
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