Bolivia, Plurinational State of - Mexico FTA (2010)
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Article 14-04. Entry Into Force

This Agreement shall enter into force on June 7, two thousand and ten.

Article 14-06. Accession

1. Any country or group of countries may accede to this Agreement subject to such terms and conditions as may be agreed between that country or group of countries and the Commission, and once its accession has been approved in accordance with the applicable legal procedures of each country.
2. This Agreement shall not enter into force between a Party and any acceding country or group of countries if at the time of accession any of them does not give its consent.
3. Accession shall enter into force upon the exchange of communications certifying that the legal formalities have been completed.

Article 14-07. Denunciation

1. Any Party may denounce this Agreement. The denunciation shall take effect 180 days after communicating it to the other Party, without prejudice to the possibility that the Parties may agree on a different period of time.
2. In the case of the accession of a country or group of countries in accordance with the provisions of Article 14-06, notwithstanding that a Party has denounced the Agreement, the Agreement shall remain in force for the other Parties.

Article 14-08. Evaluation of the Agreement

The Parties shall periodically evaluate the development of this Agreement in order to seek its improvement and consolidate the integration process in the region, promoting an active participation of the productive sectors. 

Article 14-09. Repeals and Transitory Provisions

1. With respect to Chapter VI (Customs Procedures), importers may request the tariff preference provided for in ACE 31, for a period of 30 days, counted as of the entry into force of this Agreement. For these purposes, the certificates of origin issued pursuant to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States and the Republic of Bolivia must have been completed prior to the entry into force of this Agreement, be valid and be within the validity period pursuant to the terms established by the aforementioned Agreement and be valid for the aforementioned term.

2. The Parties undertake to update the annexes to articles 3-02, 3-03, 3-08 and 4-04 to the version of the Harmonized System relating to the Fourth Amendment within a period of no more than 6 months from the entry into force of this Agreement, and the annexes to articles 5-03 and 5-15 within a period of no more than 2 years from the entry into force of this Agreement.
3. The Parties shall review, no later than 6 months after the entry into force of this Agreement, the possibility of including other distinctive products in the Annex to Article 3-12. The General Secretariat of ALADI shall be the depository of this Protocol, of which it shall send duly authenticated copies to the Governments of the signatory countries.

Conclusion

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this Protocol in the city of Montevideo, on the seventeenth day of May of the year two thousand and ten, in an original in the Spanish language.

For the United Mexican States:

For the Plurinational State of Bolivia:

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  • Part   I General Aspects 1
  • Chapter   I Initial Provisions 1
  • Article   1-01 Objectives 1
  • Article   1-02 Relationship with other International Treaties and Agreements 1
  • Article   1-03 Implementation of the Agreement 1
  • Article   1-04 Succession of Agreements 1
  • Chapter   II General Definitions 1
  • Article   2-01 Definitions of General Application 1
  • Part   II TRADE IN GOODS 1
  • Chapter   III National Treatment and Market Access for Goods 1
  • Section   A Scope of Application and National Treatment 1
  • Article   3-01 Scope of Application 1
  • Article   3-02 National Treatment 1
  • Section   B Customs Duties 1
  • Article   3-03 Tariff Elimination 1
  • Article   3-04 Restrictions on Drawback of Customs Duties on Exported Products and on Programs for Deferral or Suspension of Payment of Customs Duties. 1
  • Article   3-05 Customs Valuation 2
  • Article   3-06 Temporary Importation of Goods. 2
  • Article   3-07 Duty-free Import for Samples with No Commercial Value 2
  • Section   C Non-tariff Measures 2
  • Article   3-08 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   3-09  Customs Duties 2
  • Article   3-10 Export Taxes 2
  • Article   3-11 Country of Origin 2
  • Article   3-12 Distinctive Products 2
  • Section   D Publication and Notification 2
  • Article   3-13 Publication and Notification 2
  • Chapter   IV Agricultural Sector and Animal and Plant Health and Phytosanitary Measures 2
  • Section   A Agricultural Sector 2
  • Article   4-01 Definitions 2
  • Article   4-02 Scope of Application 2
  • Section   B Animal and Plant Health and Phytosanitary Measures 3
  • Article   4-09 Definitions 3
  • Article   4-10 Scope of Application 3
  • Article   4-11 Principal Rights and Obligations 3
  • Article   4-12 International Standards and Standardizing Bodies. 3
  • Article   4-13 Equivalence 3
  • Article   4-14 Risk Assessment and Appropriate Level of Animal and Plant Health Protection. 3
  • Article   4-15 Adaptation to Regional Conditions. 3
  • Article   4-16 Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. 3
  • Article   4-17 Notification, Publication and Provision of Information 3
  • Article   4-18 Information Centers 3
  • Article   4-19 Limitations on the Provision of Information 3
  • Article   4-20 Working Group on Animal and Plant Health Measures 3
  • Article   4-21 Technical Consultations 3
  • Article   4-22 Technical Cooperation 3
  • Chapter   V Rules of Origin 3
  • Article   5-01 Definitions 3
  • Article   5-02 Instruments of Application 3
  • Article   5-03 Originating Goods 3
  • Article   5-04 Regional Value Content 3
  • Article   5-05 Value of Materials 3
  • Article   5-06 De Minimis 3
  • Article   5-07 Intermediate Materials 3
  • Article   5-08 Accumulation 3
  • Article   5-09 Expendable Goods and Materials 3
  • Article   5-10 Sets 3
  • Article   5-11 Indirect Materials 3
  • Article   5-12 Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools 3
  • Article   5-13 Containers and Packaging Materials for Retail Sale 3
  • Article   5-14 Containers and Packing Materials for Shipment 3
  • Article   5-15 Automotive Goods 3
  • Article   5-16 Non-origin Conferring Transactions and Practices 3
  • Article   5-17 Transshipment and Direct Shipment 3
  • Article   5-18 Consultations and Modifications 3
  • Article   5-19 Interpretation 3
  • Chapter   VI Customs Procedures 3
  • Article   6-01 Definitions 3
  • Article   6-02 Declaration and Certification of Origin 3
  • Article   6-03 Obligations with Respect to Imports 3
  • Article   6-04 Export Obligations 4
  • Article   6-05 Exceptions 4
  • Article   6-06 Accounting Records 4
  • Article   6-07 Procedures to Verify Origin 4
  • Article   6-08 Review and Challenge 4
  • Article   6-09 Sanctions 4
  • Article   6-10  Advance Rulings 4
  • Article   6-11 Customs Procedures Working Group 4
  • Chapter   VII Global Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   7-01  Definitions 4
  • Article   7-02 General Provisions 4
  • Article   7-03 Global Measures 4
  • Article   7-04 Procedure 4
  • Chapter   VIII Unfair International Trade Practices 4
  • Article   8-01 Definitions 4
  • Article   8-02 General Principle 4
  • Article   8-03 Direct Export Subsidies 4
  • Article   8-04 Principles for the Application of National Legislation 4
  • Article   8-05 Publication of Resolutions 4
  • Article   8-06 Notifications and Time Limits 4
  • Article   8-07 Rights and Obligations of the Interested Parties 4
  • Article   8-08 Conciliation Hearing 4
  • Article   8-09 Preliminary Determination 4
  • Article   8-10  Clarifications 4
  • Article   8-11 Review of Duties 4
  • Article   8-12 Automatic Elimination of Definitive Countervailing Duties 4
  • Article   8-13 Sending Copies 4
  • Article   8-14 Informatioin Gathering 4
  • Article   8-15 Public Hearings 4
  • Article   8-16 Access to Confidential Information 4
  • Article   8-17 Access to Non-confidential Information 4
  • Article   8-18 Exchange of Information Through the Commission 4
  • Article   8-19 Refund of Amounts Paid In Excess 4
  • Article   8-20 Dispute Settlement 4
  • Part   THREE TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 4
  • Chapter   IX Standardization Measures 4
  • Article   9-01 Definitions 4
  • Article   9-02 Scope of Applicatioin 4
  • Article   9-03 Extension of Obligations 4
  • Article   9-04 Confirmation of International Rights and Obligations 4
  • Article   9-05 Basic Obligations and Rights 4
  • Article   9-06 Use of International Standards 4
  • Article   9-07 Risk Assessment 4
  • Article   9-08 Compatibility and Equivalence 4
  • Article   9-09 Conformity Assessment 4
  • Article   9-10 Metrological Standards 4
  • Article   9-11 Health Protection 4
  • Article   9-12 Protection of the Environment and Management of Hazardous Substances and Wastes 4
  • Article   9-13 Labeling 4
  • Article   9-14 Notification, Publication and Provision of Information 4
  • Article   9-15 Information Centers 4
  • Article   9-16 Limitations on the Provision of Information 4
  • Article   9-17 Working Group on Standardization Measures 4
  • Article   9-18 Technical Cooperation 4
  • Article   9-19 Technical Consultations 4
  • Part   FOUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 4
  • Chapter   X Transparency 4
  • Article   10-01 Information Center 4
  • Article   10-02 Publication 4
  • Article   10-03 4
  • Article   10-04 Guarantees of Hearing, Legality and Due Process of Law 4
  • Chapter   XI Administration of the Agreement 4
  • Article   11-01 Administrative Commission 4
  • Article   11-02 The Secretariat 4
  • Part   FIVE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 4
  • Chapter   XII Dispute Settlement 4
  • Part   SIX OTHER PROVISIONS 4
  • Chapter   XIII Exceptions 4
  • Article   13-01 General Exceptions 4
  • Article   13-02 National Security 4
  • Article   13-03 Exceptions to Disclosure of Information 4
  • Chapter   XIV Final Provisions 4
  • Article   14-01 Annexs 4
  • Article   14-02 Amendments 4
  • Article   14-03 Convergence 4
  • Article   14-04 Entry Into Force 5
  • Article   14-06 Accession 5
  • Article   14-07 Denunciation 5
  • Article   14-08 Evaluation of the Agreement 5
  • Article   14-09 Repeals and Transitory Provisions 5