Article 8, paragraph 1, shall apply subject to the following exceptions and circumstances:
If a person employed in the territory of a Contracting Party is posted by his employer to which he is normally attached to the territory of the other Contracting Party to perform a certain work there for that employer and whilst staying in paid employment with this employer, he shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the former Contracting Party for the duration of that work as if he were still employed in the territory of this Contracting Party, provided that the relevant work will not exceed a period of two years and that the certificate of posting has been submitted no later than within the first three months of that period. Successive postings of the same employee by the same employer shall be counted as one unless they are separated by at least twelve months.
