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1. A dependent family member shall obtain authorisation from the receiving State before engaging in gainful employment in that State. The Embassy of the sending State shall send a written request for authorisation, on the dependent family member’s behalf, to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the receiving State.
2. The request shall be accompanied by the necessary documentation concerning the gainful employment the dependent family member wishes to engage in, establishing the full identity of the person concerned and indicating the nature of the employment for which authorisation is requested.
3. Once it has been established that the person on whose behalf authorisation is being requested is a dependent family member as defined in this Agreement and that the applicable procedure has been observed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the receiving State shall officially notify the Embassy concerned of the decision taken on the request for authorisation to engage in gainful employment under the applicable legislation of the receiving State.
4. The dependent family member is not exempted from the obligation to comply with special requirements applicable to the performance of certain occupations. The sending State may not interpret the provisions of this Agreement as conferring a right to engage in a particular profession. It is understood that, in those occupations in which special qualifications are required, the dependent family member shall meet the rules governing the exercise of these occupations in the receiving State. This Agreement does not imply recognition of diplomas, degrees or studies between the two Parties.
5. The authorisation to engage in gainful employment shall be printed on the dependent family member’s identity card.
6. The receiving State may refuse or cancel authorisation to perform the occupation at any time if the dependent family member contravenes the immigration or naturalisation laws or the tax laws of the receiving State.