Article 1205 (Local Presence) Subject to exceptions that might apply, Article 1205 states that a NAFTA Party may not require service providers of another Party to establish a local presence or to be residents in its territory as a prerequisite to providing a cross-border service, except as required for legitimate regulatory reasons, such as consumer protection.
Article 1205 (PrÃ©sence locale) Sous rÃ©serve des exceptions susceptibles d'application, l'article 1205 dispose qu'aucune partie Ã l'ALENA ne pourra imposer Ã un fournisseur de services d'une autre partie d'Ã©tablir sur son territoire un bureau de reprÃ©sentation, ou d'y Ãªtre rÃ©sident, aux fins de la prestation transfrontiÃ¨res d'un service, sauf si des motifs lÃ©gitimes de rÃ©glementation l'exigent, tels que la protection des consommateurs.