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(b) where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, such as patents or copyrights, or proprietary information, or where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists;

(c) for additional deliveries by the original supplier or its authorised agent that are intended either as replacement parts, extensions, or continuing services for existing equipment, software, services or installations, where a change of supplier would compel the procuring entity to procure goods or services not meeting requirements of interchangeability with existing equipment, software, services, or installations;

(d) for goods purchased on a commodity market;

(e) where a procuring entity procures a prototype or a first good or service that is intended for limited trial or developed at its request in the course of, and for, a particular contract for research, experiment, study, or original development;

(f) where additional construction services that were not included in the initial contract but that were within the objectives of the original tender documentation have, due to unforeseen circumstances, become necessary to complete the construction services described therein. However, the total value of contracts awarded for additional construction services may not exceed 50 per cent of the amount of the initial contract;

(g) for new construction services consisting of the repetition of similar construction services that conform to a basic project for which an initial contract was awarded following use of open tendering or selective tendering in accordance with this Chapter, and for which the procuring entity has indicated in the notice of intended procurement concerning the initial construction service that limited tendering procedures might be used in awarding contracts for such new construction services;

(h) for purchases made under exceptionally advantageous conditions that only arise in the very short term, such as from unusual disposals, unsolicited innovative proposals, liquidation, bankruptcy or receivership and not for routine purchases from regular suppliers;

(i) where a contract is awarded to the winner of a design contest provided that:

(i) the contest has been organised in a manner that is consistent with this Chapter, and

(ii) the contest is judged by an independent jury with a view toa design contract being awarded to the winner; or

(j) in so far as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseen by the procuring entity, the goods or services could not be obtained in time by means of an open or selective tendering procedure.

3. A procuring entity shall maintain a record or prepare a written report providing specific justification for any contract awarded by means other than open or selective tendering procedures, as provided for in this Article.

Article 15.16. Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts

1. A procuring entity shall receive and open all tenders under procedures that guarantee the fairness and impartiality of the procurement process.

2. A procuring entity shall treat all tenders in confidence to the extent permitted by its domestic law. In particular, it shall not provide information to particular suppliers that might prejudice fair competition between suppliers.

3. A procuring entity shall not penalise any supplier whose tender is received after the time specified for receiving tenders if the delay is due solely to mishandling on the part of the procuring entity.

4. A procuring entity shall require that in order to be considered for award, a tender must be submitted in writing and must, at the time it is submitted, conform to the essential requirements of the tender documentation.

5. Unless a procuring entity determines that it is not in the public interest to award a contract, it shall award the contract to the supplier that the procuring entity has determined to satisfy the conditions for participation and whose tender is determined to be the most advantageous or best value for money, in accordance with the requirements and evaluation criteria specified in the notices and tender documentation.

6. A procuring entity shall not cancel a procurement or modify awarded contracts in order to avoid the obligations of this Chapter.

Article 15.17. Information on Awards

1. A procuring entity shall promptly inform suppliers participating in a tendering procedure of its contract award decision. On request, a procuring entity shall provide a supplier whose tender was not selected for award the reasons for not selecting its tender.

2. Each Party shall require its procuring entities either to promptly publish, or to publish no later than 60 days after award of a contract, a notice that includes at least the following information about the award:

(a) the name of the procuring entity;

(b) a description of the goods or services procured;

(c) the value of the contract award; and

(d) the name of the winning supplier.

3. A procuring entity shall maintain records and reports of tendering procedures relating to covered procurements, including the reports provided for in Article15.15.3, and shall retain such records and reports for a period of at least three years.

Article 15.18. Domestic Review of Supplier Challenges

1. Each Party shall maintain at least one impartial administrative or judicial authority that is independent of its procuring entities to receive and review, in a non- discriminatory, timely, transparent and effective manner, complaints that suppliers submit, in accordance with the Party's law, relating to a covered procurement. Where such an authority is not a court it shall either be subject to judicial review or shall have procedural guarantees similar to those of a court.

2. Each Party shall make information on complaint mechanisms generally available.

Article 15.19. Modifications and Rectifications

1. A Party may modify its coverage under this Chapter provided that it:

(a) notifies the other Party in writing and simultaneously offers acceptable compensatory adjustments to the other Party to maintain a level of coverage comparable to that existing prior to the modification, except as provided in paragraphs 2 and 3; and

(b) the other Party does not object in writing within 30 days of the notification.

2. Each Party may make rectifications of a purely formal nature to its coverage under this Chapter, or minor amendments to its Schedule in Annex 15-A provided that it notifies the other Party in writing and the other Party does not object in writing within 30 days of the notification. A Party that makes such a rectification or minor amendment need not provide compensatory adjustments.

3. A Party need not provide compensatory adjustments in those circumstances where the Parties agree that the proposed modification covers an entity over which a Party has effectively eliminated its control or influence. Where the Parties do not agree that such government control or influence has been effectively eliminated, the objecting Party may request further information or consultations with a view to clarifying the nature of any government control or influence and reaching agreement on the entity's continued coverage under this Chapter.

4. Where appropriate, the Joint FTA Committee shall adopt the modification, rectification or minor amendment notified by the Party concerned.

Article 15.20. Confidential Information

When a person of a Party makes available confidential information to the other Party or its procuring entities, the latter Party shall ensure that such information is kept confidential and is not used for a purpose other than that for which it was made available. However, disclosure of confidential information may occur where a Party or its procuring entities are required to make disclosure under its domestic law or where disclosure is authorised by the person that furnished the information.

Article 15.21. Encouraging Use of Electronic Communications In Procurement

1. The Parties shall seek to provide opportunities for government procurement to be undertaken through the Internet or a comparable computer-based telecommunications network.

2. In order to facilitate commercial opportunities for their suppliers under this Chapter, each Party shall maintain a single electronic portal for accessing information on government procurement supply opportunities in its territory and on measures relating to government procurement.

3. The Parties shall encourage, to the extent possible, the use of electronic means for the provision of tender documents and receipt of tenders.

4. The Parties shall ensure that policies and procedures adopted for the use of electronic means in procurement:

(a) protect documentation from unauthorised and undetected alteration; and

(b) provide appropriate levels of security for data on, and passing through, the procuring entity's network.

5. Each Party shall encourage its procuring entities to publish the notices covered by Article 15.9 on a website accessible through the electronic portal referred to in paragraph 2.

Article 15.22. Ensuring Integrity In Procurement Practices

Each Party shall ensure that criminal or administrative penalties exist to address corruption in its government procurement, and that its entities have in place policies and procedures to eliminate, to the extent possible, any potential conflict of interest on the part of those engaged in or having influence over a procurement.

Article 15.23. Exceptions

1. Provided that such measures are not applied in a manner that would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between Parties where the same conditions prevail or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining measures:

(a) necessary to protect public morals, order or safety;

(b) necessary to protect human, animal, or plant life or health;

(c) necessary to protect intellectual property; or

(d) relating to goods or services of handicapped persons, of philanthropic or not for profit institutions, or of prison labour.

2. The Parties understand that subparagraph (b) includes environmental measures necessary to protect human, animal, or plant life or health.

3. Further to Article 22.2 (Security Exceptions — General Provisions and Exceptions Chapter), nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a Party from taking any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests relating to government procurement indispensable for national security or for national defence purposes.

Article 15.24. Consultations on Government Procurement

1. Each Party shall use the contact point referred in Chapter 19 (Transparency). The contact point shall be included in all communications between the Parties made pursuant to this Article.

2. For the purpose of this Article each Party shall reply to any request from the other party for an explanation of any matter relating to the application of this Chapter, including matters related to its procurement laws, regulations and policy guidelines.

3. The Parties shall exchange information relating to the development and use of electronic communication in government procurement systems, shall exchange statistics and other information; and shall make efforts to increase understanding of their respective government procurement systems. The Parties shall also exchange information on their respective approaches to maximise access for small and medium enterprises to the government procurement market.

4. As provided for in Article 15.19, each Party shall inform the other Party of any developments which may modify its coverage under this Chapter.

Article 15.25. Further Negotiations

On request of either Party, the Parties shall enter into negotiations with a view to extending coverage under this Chapter on a reciprocal basis, if a Party provides, through an international agreement entered into after entry into force of this Agreement, access to its procurement market for suppliers of a non-Party beyond what it provides under this Agreement to suppliers of the other Party.

Annex 15-A.

Section 1. Central Government Entities

1. This Chapter applies to central government entities listed in each Party's Schedule to this Section where the value of the procurement is estimated, in accordance with Article 15.5, to equal or exceed the thresholds specified below:

(a) for procurement of goods and services: A$87,000 or CLP$35,911,000

(b) for procurement of construction services: A$9,570,000 or CLP$3,940,806,000

2. The monetary thresholds set out in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted in accordance with Section 8 of this Annex

Schedule of australia (1,2)

1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Portfolio

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Dairy Adjustment Authority Biosecurity Australia

2. Attorney-General's Portfolio

Attorney-General's Department

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Australian Crime Commission

Australian Customs Service

Australian Federal Police

AUSTRAC

CrimTrac Agency

Family Court of Australia

Federal Court of Australia

Federal Magistrates Court

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (TSA)

National Capital Authority

National Native Title Tribunal

Office of Parliamentary Counsel

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

3. Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Portfolio

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

4. Defence Portfolio

Department of Defence (3)

Department of Veterans' Affairs

Defence Materiel Organisation (3)

5. Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Portfolio

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Australian Industrial Registry

Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority)

Office of the Workplace Ombudsman

Workplace Authority

6. Environment, Heritage and the Arts Portfolio

Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Bureau of Meteorology

7. Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Portfolio

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency

8. Finance and Deregulation Portfolio

Department of Finance and Deregulation

Australian Electoral Commission

Australian Reward Investment Alliance (4)

ComSuper

9. Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

AusAid

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

10. Health and Ageing Portfolio (5)

Department of Health and Ageing

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)

National Blood Authority

Professional Services Review Scheme

11. Human Services Portfolio

Department of Human Services Centrelink

12. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Portfolio

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

13. Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal

14. Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Portfolio

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

Australian Research Council

IP Australia

15. Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Australian National Audit Office

Australian Public Service Commission

Office of the Commonwealth

Ombudsman Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security

Office of the Official Secretary of the Governor-General

Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator

National Archives of Australia

16. Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

Geoscience Australia

17. Treasury Portfolio

Department of the Treasury

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

  • Chapter   1 Initial provisions 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of a free trade area 1
  • Article   1.2 Relation to other agreements 1
  • Chapter   2 General definitions 1
  • Article   2.1 Definitions of general application 1
  • Annex 2-a  Country-specific definitions 1
  • Chapter   3 National treatment and market access for goods 1
  • Section   A Definitions 1
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 1
  • Article   3.2 Scope and coverage 1
  • Section   B National treatment 1
  • Article   3.3 National treatment 1
  • Section   C Tariff elimination 1
  • Article   3.4 Tariff elimination 1
  • Article   3.5 Customs valuation 1
  • Section   D Special regimes 1
  • Article   3.6 Temporary admission of goods 1
  • Article   3.7 Goods re-entered after repair or alteration 1
  • Article   3.8 Customs duty-free entry of commercial samples of negligible value and printed advertising materials 1
  • Section   E Non-tariff measures 1
  • Article   3.9 Import and export restrictions 1
  • Article   3.10 Administrative fees and formalities 2
  • Article   3.11 Export taxes 2
  • Article   3.12 Treatment of certain spirits 2
  • Section   F Agriculture 2
  • Article   3.13 Agricultural export subsidies 2
  • Section   G Other measures 2
  • Article   3.14 Administration of trade regulations 2
  • Section   H Institutional provisions 2
  • Article   3.15 Committee on trade in goods 2
  • Annex 3-A  Exceptions to elimination of import and export restrictions 2
  • Annex 3-B  Elimination of customs duties 2
  • Section   1 Schedule of australia 2
  • Section   2 Schedule of chile 2
  • Chapter   4 Rules of origin 2
  • Article   4.1 Definitions 2
  • Article   4.2 Originating goods 2
  • Article   4.3 Wholly obtained goods 2
  • Article   4.4 Cumulation 2
  • Article   4.5 De minimis 2
  • Article   4.6 Accessories, spare parts and tools 2
  • Article   4.7 Fungible goods and materials 2
  • Article   4.8 Packaging materials and containers 2
  • Article   4.9 Sets or composite goods 2
  • Article   4.10 Indirect material 3
  • Article   4.11 Regional value content 3
  • Article   4.12 Calculation of the value of non-originating material 3
  • Article   4.13 Non-qualifying operations 3
  • Article   4.14 Recording of costs 3
  • Article   4.15 Third country transhipment 3
  • Article   4.16 Certificate of origin 3
  • Article   4.17 Exceptions from certificate of origin 3
  • Article   4.18 Claim for preferential tariff treatment 3
  • Article   4.19 Customs duty refund 3
  • Article   4.20 Records 3
  • Article   4.21 Obligations regarding exportation 3
  • Article   4.22 Origin verification 3
  • Article   4.23 Verification visit 3
  • Article   4.24 Determination of origin and preferential tariff treatment 3
  • Article   4.25 Appeal 3
  • Article   4.26 Consultation, review and modification 3
  • Article   4.27 Non-party invoices 3
  • Article   4.28 Confidentiality 3
  • Article   4.29 Goods in storage 3
  • Annex 4-A  Minimum requirements for a certificate of origin 3
  • Annex 4-B  Example of a certificate of origin 3
  • Annex 4-C  Rules of origin schedule 4
  • Chapter   5 Customs administration 4
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   5.2 Scope and coverage 4
  • Article   5.3 Publication and enquiry points 4
  • Article   5.4 Review and appeal 4
  • Article   5.5 Penalties / sanctions 4
  • Article   5.6 Customs procedures and facilitation 4
  • Article   5.7 Risk management 4
  • Article   5.8 Cooperation 4
  • Article   5.9 Confidentiality 4
  • Article   5.10 Advance rulings 4
  • Article   5.11 Paperless trading 4
  • Chapter   6 Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 4
  • Article   6.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   6.2 Objectives 4
  • Article   6.3 Scope and coverage 4
  • Article   6.4 General provisions 4
  • Article   6.5 Consultations on and implementation of sanitary and phytosanitary measures 4
  • Chapter   7 Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures 4
  • Article   7.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   7.2 Objectives 4
  • Article   7.3 Scope and coverage 4
  • Article   7.4 Affirmation of agreement on technical barriers to trade 4
  • Article   7.5 International standards 4
  • Article   7.6 Trade facilitation 4
  • Article   7.7 Technical regulations 4
  • Article   7.8 Conformity assessment procedures 4
  • Article   7.9 Transparency 5
  • Article   7.10 Committee on technical barriers to trade 5
  • Article   7.11 Information exchange 5
  • Chapter   8 Trade remedies 5
  • Article   8.1 Global safeguards 5
  • Article   8.2 Antidumping and countervailing duties 5
  • Chapter   9 Cross-border trade in services 5
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   9.2 Scope and coverage 5
  • Article   9.3 National treatment 5
  • Article   9.4 Most-favoured-nation treatment 5
  • Article   9.5 Market access 5
  • Article   9.6 Local presence 5
  • Article   9.7 Non-conforming measures 5
  • Article   9.8 Domestic regulation 5
  • Article   9.9 Recognition 5
  • Article   9.10 Denial of benefits 5
  • Annex 9-A  Professional services 6
  • Chapter   10 Investment 6
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 6
  • Section   A Investment 6
  • Article   10.2 Scope and coverage (10-3) 6
  • Article   10.3 National treatment 6
  • Article   10.4 Most-favoured-nation treatment (10-4) 6
  • Article   10.5 Minimum standard of treatment (10-5) 6
  • Article   10.6 Treatment in case of strife 6
  • Article   10.7 Performance requirements 6
  • Article   10.8 Senior management and boards of directors 6
  • Article   10.9 Non-conforming measures 6
  • Article   10.10 Transfers (10-8) 6
  • Article   10.11 Expropriation and compensation (10-9) 6
  • Article   10.12 Special formalities and information requirements 7
  • Article   10.13 Denial of benefits 7
  • Section   B Investor-state dispute settlement 7
  • Article   10.14 Scope of investor-state dispute settlement 7
  • Article   10.15 Consultations and negotiations 7
  • Article   10.16 Submission of a claim to arbitration 7
  • Article   10.17 Consent of each party to arbitration 7
  • Article   10.18 Conditions and limitations on consent of each party 7
  • Article   10.19 Selection of arbitrators 7
  • Article   10.20 Conduct of the arbitration 7
  • Article   10.21 The non-disputing party 7
  • Article   10.22 Transparency of arbitral proceedings 7
  • Article   10.23 Governing law 7
  • Article   10.24 Interpretation of annexes 7
  • Article   10.25 Expert reports 7
  • Article   10.26 Consolidation 7
  • Article   10.27 Awards 7
  • Article   10.28 Service of documents 8
  • Annex 10-A  Customary international law 8
  • Annex 10-B  Expropriation 8
  • Annex 10-C  Transfers 8
  • Annex 10-D  Dl 600 8
  • Annex 10-E  Termination of the bilateral investment agreement 8
  • Annex 10-F  Service of documents on a party under section b 8
  • Chapter   11 Telecommunications 8
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 8
  • Article   11.2 Scope and coverage 8
  • Section   A Access to and use of public telecommunications networks or services 8
  • Article   11.3 Access and use 8
  • Section   B Suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services 8
  • Article   11.4 Interconnection 8
  • Article   11.5 Number portability 8
  • Article   11.6 Dialing parity and access to telephone numbers 8
  • Article   11.7 Submarine cable systems 8
  • Section   C Conduct of major suppliers of public telecommunications networks and services 8
  • Article   11.8 Major supplier competitive safeguards 8
  • Article   11.9 Treatment by major suppliers 8
  • Article   11.10 Interconnection with major suppliers (11-1) 8
  • Article   11.11 Resale 9
  • Article   11.12 Unbundling of network elements 9
  • Article   11.13 Provisioning and pricing of leased circuits 9
  • Article   11.14 Co-location 9
  • Article   11.15 Access to poles, ducts, conduits, transmission towers, underground facilities and rights of way 9
  • Article   11.16 Denial of access 9
  • Section   D Regulatory measures 9
  • Article   11.17 Independent regulatory bodies 9
  • Article   11.18 Flexibility in the choice of technology 9
  • Article   11.19 Universal service 9
  • Article   11.20 Licensing process 9
  • Article   11.21 Allocation and use of scarce telecommunications resources 9
  • Article   11.22 Enforcement 9
  • Article   11.23 Resolution of telecommunications disputes and appeal processes 9
  • Article   11.24 Transparency 9
  • Article   11.25 Industry participation 9
  • Article   11.26 International standards 9
  • Chapter   12 Financial services 9
  • Article   12.1 Definitions 9
  • Article   12.2 Scope and coverage 9
  • Article   12.3 National treatment 9
  • Article   12.4 Most-favoured-nation treatment 9
  • Article   12.5 Market access for financial institutions 9
  • Article   12.6 Cross-border trade 9
  • Article   12.7 New financial services (12-3) 10
  • Article   12.8 Treatment of certain information 10
  • Article   12.9 Senior management and boards of directors 10
  • Article   12.10 Non-conforming measures 10
  • Article   12.11 Exceptions 10
  • Article   12.12 Recognition 10
  • Article   12.13 Transparency 10
  • Article   12.14 Self-regulatory organisations 10
  • Article   12.15 Payment and clearing systems 10
  • Article   12.16 Financial services committee 10
  • Article   12.17 Dispute settlement 10
  • Article   12.18 Investment disputes in financial services 10
  • Annex 12-A  Cross-border trade 10
  • Annex 12-B  Annex on specific commitments 10
  • Section   A Pension funds management 10
  • Section   B Voluntary savings plans; non-discriminatory treatment of australian investors 10
  • Section   C Portfolio management 10
  • Annex 12-C  Authorities responsible for financial services 10
  • Chapter   13 Temporary entry for business persons 10
  • Article   13.1 Definitions 10
  • Article   13.2 Scope and coverage 11
  • Article   13.3 General obligations 11
  • Article   13.4 Grant of temporary entry 11
  • Article   13.5 Provision of information 11
  • Article   13.6 Consultations 11
  • Article   13.7 Dispute settlement 11
  • Article   13.8 Relation to other chapters 11
  • Article   13.9 Application of regulations 11
  • Annex 13-A  Temporary entry for business persons 11
  • Chapter   14 Competition policy 11
  • Article   14.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   14.2 Objectives 11
  • Article   14.3 Competition law and anticompetitive activities 11
  • Article   14.4 Enterprises with special or exclusive rights, including designated monopolies 11
  • Article   14.5 State enterprises 11
  • Article   14.6 Notifications 11
  • Article   14.7 Consultations 11
  • Article   14.8 Exchange of information, transparency and confidentiality 11
  • Article   14.9 Dispute settlement 12
  • Article   14.10 Technical assistance 12
  • Chapter   15 Government procurement 12
  • Article   15.1 Definitions 12
  • Article   15.2 Scope and coverage 12
  • Article   15.3 General obligations 12
  • Article   15.4 National treatment and non-discrimination 12
  • Article   15.5 Valuation of contracts 12
  • Article   15.6 Prohibition of offsets 12
  • Article   15.7 Publication of procurement measures 12
  • Article   15.8 Publication of notice of intended procurement 12
  • Article   15.9 Procurement plans 12
  • Article   15.10 Time limits 12
  • Article   15 Tender documentation 12
  • Article   15.12 Technical specifications 12
  • Article   15.13 Conditions for participation 12
  • Article   15.14 Tendering procedures 12
  • Article   15.15 Limited tendering 12
  • Article   15.16 Treatment of tenders and awarding of contracts 13
  • Article   15.17 Information on awards 13
  • Article   15.18 Domestic review of supplier challenges 13
  • Article   15.19 Modifications and rectifications 13
  • Article   15.20 Confidential information 13
  • Article   15.21 Encouraging use of electronic communications in procurement 13
  • Article   15.22 Ensuring integrity in procurement practices 13
  • Article   15.23 Exceptions 13
  • Article   15.24 Consultations on government procurement 13
  • Article   15.25 Further negotiations 13
  • Annex 15-A  13
  • Section   1 Central government entities 13
  • Schedule of australia (1,2) 13
  • Schedule of chile 14
  • Section   2 Sub-central government entities 14
  • Schedule of australia 14
  • Schedule of chile 16
  • Section   3 Other covered entities 18
  • Schedule of australia (1) 18
  • Schedule of chile 19
  • Section   4 Goods 19
  • Section   5 Services 19
  • Schedule of australia 19
  • Section   6 Construction services 19
  • Schedule of australia 19
  • Schedule of chile 19
  • Section   7 General notes 19
  • Schedule of australia 19
  • Section   8 Threshold adjustment formula 19
  • Chapter   16 Electronic commerce 19
  • Article   16.1 Definitions (16-1) 19
  • Article   16.2 General provisions 19
  • Article   16.3 Electronic supply of services 19
  • Article   16.4 Customs duties 19
  • Article   16.5 Domestic electronic transactions frameworks 19
  • Article   16.6 Electronic authentication 19
  • Article   16.7 Online consumer protection 19
  • Article   16.8 Online personal data protection 19
  • Article   16.9 Paperless trading 19
  • Article   16.10 Consultations 19
  • Chapter   17 Intellectual property 19
  • Article   17.1 Definitions 19
  • Article   17.2 Purpose 19
  • Article   17.3 General provisions 19
  • Article   17.4 International agreements 19
  • Article   17.5 National treatment 20
  • Article   17.6 Application of agreement to existing subject matter 20
  • Article   17.7 Application of agreement to prior acts 20
  • Article   17.8 Industrial property 20
  • Article   17.9 Trade marks protection 20
  • Article   17.10 Use of identical or similar signs 20
  • Article   17.11 Exceptions to trade mark rights 20
  • Article   17.12 Well known trade marks 20
  • Article   17.13 Trade mark system of protection 20
  • Article   17.14 Electronic trade marks system 20
  • Article   17.15 Term of protection for trade marks 20
  • Article   17.16 Classification of goods and services 20
  • Article   17.17 Geographical indications 20
  • Article   17.18 Country names 20
  • Article   17.19 Availability of patents 20
  • Article   17.20 Exceptions to patent rights 20
  • Article   17.21 Patent system of protection 20
  • Article   17.22 Grace period for patents 20
  • Article   17 Classification of patents 20
  • Article   17.24 Dispute settlement and registration database 20
  • Article   17.25 Right of reproduction 20
  • Article   17.26 Right of reproduction 20
  • Article   17.27 Term of protection for copyright and related rights 20
  • Article   17.28 Effective technological measures 20
  • Article   17.29 Rights management information 20
  • Article   17.30 Government use of software 20
  • Article   17.31 Exceptions to copyright and related rights 20
  • Article   17.32 Application in time 20
  • Article   17 Protection 20
  • Article   17 General 20
  • Article   17.35 Presumptions for copyright and related rights 20
  • Article   17.36 Civil and administrative procedures and remedies 20
  • Article   17.37 Provisional measures 21
  • Article   17.38 Criminal procedures and remedies 21
  • Article   17.39 Border measures 21
  • Article   17.40 Service provider liability 21
  • Article   17.41 Cooperation 21
  • Chapter   18 Cooperation 21
  • Article   18.1 General objectives 21
  • Article   18.2 Scope 21
  • Article   18.3 Innovation, research and development 21
  • Article   18.4 Cooperation committee 21
  • Article   18.5 Resources 21
  • Chapter   19 Transparency 21
  • Article   19.1 Definitions 21
  • Article   19.2 Contact points 21
  • Article   19.3 Publication 21
  • Article   19.4 Notification and provision of information 21
  • Article   19.5 Administrative proceedings 21
  • Article   19.6 Review and appeal (19-1) 21
  • Annex 19-A  Contact points 21
  • Chapter   20 Institutional arrangements 21
  • Article   20.1 Joint fta committee 21
  • Article   20.2 Meetings of the joint fta committee 21
  • Chapter   21 Dispute settlement 21
  • Article   21.1 Scope and coverage 21
  • Article   21.2 Choice of dispute settlement procedure 21
  • Article   21.3 Consultations 21
  • Article   21.4 Referral of matters to the joint fta committee 21
  • Article   21.6 Terms of Reference of Arbitral Panels 22
  • Article   21.7 Composition of Arbitral Panels 22
  • Article   21.8 Proceedings of Arbitral Panels 22
  • Article   21.9 Suspension or Termination of Proceedings 22
  • Article   21.10 Report 22
  • Article   21.11 Implementation of the Report 22
  • Article   21.12 Non-implementation — Compensation and Suspension of Concessions or other Obligations 22
  • Article   21.13 Rules of Procedure 22
  • Article   21.14 Application and Modification of Rules and Procedures 22
  • Chapter   22 General Provisions and Exceptions 22
  • Article   22.1 General Exceptions 22
  • Article   22.2 Security Exceptions 22
  • Article   22.3 Taxation 22
  • Article   22.4 Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance of Payments 22
  • Article   22.5 Disclosure of Information 22
  • Chapter   23 Final Provisions 22
  • Article   23.1 Annexes and Footnotes 22
  • Article   23.2 Accession 22
  • Article   23.3 Amendments 22
  • Article   23.4 Amendment of the Wto Agreement 22
  • Article   23.5 Entry Into Force and Termination 22
  • Article   23.6 Authentic Texts 22