Korea, Republic of - United Kingdom FTA (2019)
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When a Party requires membership or participation in, or access to, any self-regulatory organisations, securities or futures exchange or market, clearing agency or any other organisation or association, in order for financial service suppliers of the other Party to supply financial services on an equal basis to financial service suppliers of the Party, or when the Party provides directly or indirectly such entities with privileges or advantages in supplying financial services, the Party shall ensure observance of the obligations of Articles 7.6, 7.8, 7.12 and 7.14 by such self regulatory organisation.

Article 7.41. Payment and Clearing Systems

Under terms and conditions that accord national treatment, each Party shall grant to financial service suppliers of the other Party established in its territory access to payment and clearing systems operated by public entities and to official funding and refinancing facilities available in the normal course of ordinary business. This Article is not intended to confer access to a Party's lender of last resort facilities.

Article 7.42. New Financial Services

Each Party shall permit a financial service supplier of the other Party established in its territory to provide any new financial service that the Party would permit its own financial service suppliers to supply, in like circumstances, under its domestic law, provided that the introduction of the new financial service does not require a new law or modification of an existing law. A Party may determine the institutional and juridical form through which the service may be provided and may require authorisation for the provision of the service. Where such authorisation is required, a decision shall be made within a reasonable period of time and the authorisation may be refused only for prudential reasons.

Article 7.43. Data Processing

(a) Each Party shall permit a financial service supplier of the other Party established in its territory to transfer information in electronic or other form, into and out of its territory, for data processing where such processing is required in the ordinary course of business of such financial service supplier; and

(b) Each Party, reaffirming its commitment (37) to protect fundamental rights and freedom of individuals, shall adopt adequate safeguards to the protection of privacy, in particular with regard to the transfer of personal data.

(37) For greater certainty, this commitment indicates the rights and freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files (adopted by the United General Assembly Resolution 45/95 of 14 December 1990), and the OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data (adopted by the OECD Council on 23 September 1980).

Article 7.44. Specific Exceptions

1. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a Party, including its public entities, from exclusively conducting or providing in its territory activities or services forming part of a public retirement plan or statutory system of social security, except when those activities may be carried out, as provided by its domestic regulations, by financial service suppliers in competition with public entities or private institutions.

2. Nothing in this Agreement shall apply to activities conducted by a central bank or monetary authority or by any other public entity in pursuit of monetary or exchange rate policies.

3. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a Party, including its public entities, from exclusively conducting or providing in its territory activities or services for the account or with the guarantee or using the financial resources of the Party, including its public entities except when those activities may be carried out, as provided by its domestic regulations, by financial service suppliers in competition with public entities or private institutions.

Article 7.45. Dispute Settlement

1. Chapter Fourteen (Dispute Settlement) shall apply to the settlement of disputes on financial services arising exclusively under this Chapter, except as otherwise provided in this Article.

2. The Trade Committee shall, no later than six months after the entry into force of this Agreement, establish a list of 15 individuals. Each Party shall propose five individuals respectively and the Parties shall also select five individuals who are not nationals of either Party and who shall act as chairperson to the arbitration panel. Those individuals shall have expertise or experience in financial services law or practice, which may include the regulation of financial service suppliers, and shall comply with Annex 14-C (Code of Conduct for Members of Arbitration Panels and Mediators).

3. When panellists are selected by lot pursuant to Article 14.5.3 (Establishment of the Arbitration Panel), Article 14.9.3 (The Reasonable Period of Time for Compliance), Article 14.10.3 (Review of any Measure Taken to Comply with the Arbitration Panel Ruling), Article 14.11.4 (Temporary Remedies in case of Non- compliance), Article 14.12.3 (Review of any Measure Taken to Comply after the Suspension of Obligations), Articles 6.1, 6.3 and 6.4 (Replacement) of Annex 14-B (Rules of Procedure for Arbitration), the selection shall be made in the list established pursuant to paragraph 2.

4. Notwithstanding Article 14.11, where a panel finds a measure to be inconsistent with this Agreement and the measure under dispute affects the financial services sector and any other sector, the complaining Party may suspend benefits in the financial services sector that have an effect equivalent to the effect of the measure in its financial services sector. Where such measure affects only a sector other than the financial services sector, the complaining Party may not suspend benefits in the financial services sector.

Article 7.46. Recognition

1. A Party may recognise prudential measures of the other Party in determining how the Party's measures relating to financial services shall be applied. Such recognition, which may be achieved through harmonisation or otherwise, may be based upon an agreement or arrangement between the Parties, or may be accorded autonomously.

2. A Party that is a party to an agreement or arrangement of the type referred to in paragraph 1 with a third party, whether at the time of entry into force of this Agreement or thereafter, shall afford adequate opportunity for the other Party to negotiate its accession to such agreements or arrangements, or to negotiate comparable ones with it, under circumstances in which there would be equivalent regulation, oversight, implementation of such regulation, and, if appropriate, procedures concerning the sharing of information between the parties to the agreement or arrangement. Where a Party accords recognition autonomously, it shall afford adequate opportunity for the other Party to demonstrate that such circumstances exist.

Subsection F. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES

Article 7.47. Scope, Definitions and Principles

1. This Sub-section sets out the principles regarding the liberalisation of international maritime transport services pursuant to Sections B through D.

2. For the purposes of this Sub-section:

(a) international maritime transport includes door to door transport operations, which is the carriage of goods using more than one mode of transport, involving a sea-leg, under a single transport document, and to this effect includes the right to directly contract with providers of other modes of transport;

(b) maritime cargo handling services means activities exercised by stevedore companies, including terminal operators, but not including the direct activities of dockers, when this workforce is organised independently of the stevedoring or terminal operator companies. The activities covered include the organisation and supervision of:

(i) the loading/discharging of cargo to/from a ship;

(ii) the lashing/unlashing of cargo; and

(iii) the reception/delivery and safekeeping of cargoes before shipment or after discharge;

(c) customs clearance services (alternatively "customs house brokers services") means activities consisting in carrying out on behalf of another party customs formalities concerning import, export or through transport of cargoes, whether this service is the main activity of the service provider or a usual complement of its main activity;

(d) container station and depot services means activities consisting in storing containers in port areas with a view to their stuffing/stripping, repairing and making them available for shipments; and

(e) maritime agency services means activities consisting in representing, within a given geographic area, as an agent the business interests of one or more shipping lines or shipping companies, for the following purposes:

(i) marketing and sales of maritime transport and related services, from quotation to invoicing, and issuance of bills of lading on behalf of the companies, acquisition and resale of the necessary related services, preparation of documentation, and provision of business information; and

(ii) acting on behalf of the companies organising the call of the ship or taking over cargoes when required.

3. In view of the existing levels of liberalisation between the Parties in international maritime transport:

(a) the Parties shall apply effectively the principle of unrestricted access to the international maritime markets and trades on a commercial and non-discriminatory basis; and

(b) each Party shall grant to ships flying the flag of the other Party or operated by service suppliers of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that accorded to its own ships with regard to, inter alia, access to ports, use of infrastructure and auxiliary maritime services of the ports, as well as related fees and charges, customs facilities and the assignment of berths and facilities for loading and unloading.

4. In applying these principles, the Parties shall:

(a) not introduce cargo-sharing arrangements in future bilateral agreements with third parties concerning maritime transport services, including dry and liquid bulk and liner trade, and not activate such cargo-sharing arrangements in case they exist in previous bilateral agreements; and

(b) upon the entry into force of this Agreement, abolish and abstain from introducing any unilateral measures and administrative, technical and other obstacles which could restrict free and fair competition or constitute a disguised restriction or have discriminatory effects on the free supply of services in international maritime transport.

5. Each Party shall permit international maritime service suppliers of the other Party to have an establishment in its territory under conditions of establishment and operation no less favourable than those accorded to its own service suppliers or those of any third party, whichever are the better, in accordance with the conditions inscribed in its list of commitments.

6. Each Party shall make available to international maritime transport suppliers of the other Party on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions the following services at the port:

(a) pilotage;

(b) towing and tug assistance;

(c) provisioning;

(d) fuelling and watering;

(e) garbage collecting and ballast waste disposal;

(f) port captain's services;

(g) navigation aids; and

(h) shore-based operational services essential to ship operations, including communications, water and electrical supplies, emergency repair facilities, anchorage, berth and berthing services.

Section F. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

Article 7.48. Objective and Principles

1. The Parties, recognising the economic growth and trade opportunities that electronic commerce provides, the importance of avoiding barriers to its use and development, and the applicability of the WTO Agreement to measures affecting electronic commerce, agree to promote the development of electronic commerce between them, in particular by cooperating on the issues raised by electronic commerce under this Chapter.

2. The Parties agree that the development of electronic commerce must be fully compatible with the international standards of data protection, in order to ensure the confidence of users of electronic commerce.

3. The Parties agree not to impose customs duties on deliveries by electronic means (38).

(38) The inclusion of the provisions on electronic commerce in this Chapter is made without prejudice to Korea's position on whether deliveries by electronic means should be categorised as trade in services or goods.

Article 7.49. Cooperation on Regulatory Issues

1. The Parties shall maintain a dialogue on regulatory issues raised by electronic commerce, which will, inter alia, address the following issues:

(a) the recognition of certificates of electronic signatures issued to the public and the facilitation of cross-border certification services;

(b) the liability of intermediary service providers with respect to the transmission or storage of information;

(c) the treatment of unsolicited electronic commercial communications;

(d) the protection of consumers in the ambit of electronic commerce;

(e) the development of paperless trading; and

(f) any other issues relevant for the development of electronic commerce.

2. The dialogue can include exchange of information on the Parties' respective legislation on these issues as well as on the implementation of such legislation.

Section G. EXCEPTIONS

Article 7.50. Exceptions

Subject to the requirement that such measures are not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where like conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on establishment or cross-border supply of services, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent the adoption or enforcement by either Party of measures:

(a) necessary to protect public security or public morals or to maintain public order (39);

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

(c) relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources if such measures are applied in conjunction with restrictions on domestic investors or on the domestic supply or consumption of services;

(d) necessary for the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value;

(e) necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter including those relating to:

(i) the prevention of deceptive and fraudulent practices or to deal with the effects of a default on contracts;

(ii) the protection of the privacy of individuals in relation to the processing and dissemination of personal data and the protection of confidentiality of individual records and accounts;

(iii) safety;

(f) inconsistent with Articles 7.6 and 7.12, provided that the difference in treatment is aimed at ensuring the equitable or effective (40) imposition or collection of direct taxes in respect of economic activities, investors or service suppliers of the other Party.

(39) The public order exception may be invoked only where a genuine and sufficiently serious threat is posed to one of the fundamental interests of society.
(40) Measures that are aimed at ensuring the equitable or effective imposition or collection of direct taxes include measures taken by a Party under its taxation system which: (a) apply to non-resident investors and service suppliers in recognition of the fact that the tax obligation of non-residents is determined with respect to taxable items sourced or located in the Party's territory; (b) apply to non-residents in order to ensure the imposition or collection of taxes in the Party's territory; (c) apply to non-residents or residents in order to prevent the avoidance or evasion of taxes, including compliance measures; (d) apply to consumers of services supplied in or from the territory of the other Party in order to ensure the imposition or collection of taxes on such consumers derived from sources in the Party's territory; (e) distinguish investors and service suppliers subject to tax on worldwide taxable items from other investors and service suppliers, in recognition of the difference in the nature of the tax base between them; or (f) determine, allocate or apportion income, profit, gain, loss, deduction or credit of resident persons or branches, or between related persons or branches of the same person, in order to safeguard the Party's tax base. Tax terms or concepts in this paragraph and this footnote are determined according to tax definitions and concepts, or equivalent or similar definitions and concepts, under the domestic law of the Party taking the measure.

Annex 7-A. LISTS OF COMMITMENTS

United Kingdom

1. List of commitments in conformity with Article 7.7 (Cross-Border Supply of Services)

2. List of commitments in conformity with Article 7.13 (Establishment)

3. List of reservations in conformity with Articles 7.18 (Key Personnel and Graduate Trainees) and 7.19 (Business Service Sellers)

Korea

4. Schedule of Specific Commitments in Conformity with Articles 7.7, 7.13, 7.18 and 7.19

A. Schedule of Specific Commitments in Service Sectors

B. Schedule of Specific Commitments in Establishment

Annex 7-A-2. UNITED KINGDOM

LIST OF COMMITMENTS IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 7.13 (ESTABLISHMENT)

1. The list of commitments below indicates the economic activities liberalised pursuant to Article 7.13 and, by means of reservations, the market access and national treatment limitations that apply to establishments and investors of Korea in those activities. The list below is composed of the following elements:

(a) the first column indicating the sector or sub-sector in which the commitment is undertaken by the United Kingdom, and the scope of liberalisation to which the reservations apply, and

(b) the second column describing the applicable reservations.

Establishment in sectors or sub-sectors covered by this Agreement and not mentioned in the list below is not committed.

2. In identifying individual sectors and sub-sectors:

(a) ISIC rev 3.1 means the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities as set out in Statistical Office of the United Nations, Statistical Papers, Series M, N°4, ISIC REV 3.1, 2002;

(b) CPC means the Central Products Classification as referred to in footnote 27 to Article 7.25; and

(c) CPC ver. 1.0 means the Central Products Classification as set out in Statistical Office of the United Nations, Statistical Papers, Series M, N°77, CPC ver 1.0, 1998.

3. The list below does not include measures relating to qualification requirements and procedures, technical standards and licensing requirements and procedures when they do not constitute a market access or a national treatment limitation within the meaning of Articles 7.11 and 7.12. Those measures (e.g. need to obtain a licence, universal service obligations, need to obtain recognition of qualifications in regulated sectors, need to pass specific examinations, including language examinations, and non-discriminatory requirement that certain activities may not be carried out in environmental protected zones or areas of particular historic and artistic interest), even if not listed, apply in any case to establishments and investors of Korea.

4. In accordance with Article 7.1.3, the list below does not include measures concerning subsidies granted by a Party.

5. Notwithstanding Article 7.11, non-discriminatory requirements as regards the type of legal form of an establishment do not need to be specified in the below list of commitments on establishment in order to be maintained or adopted by the United Kingdom.

6. The rights and obligations arising from the list below shall have no self-executing effect and thus confer no rights directly on natural or juridical persons.

Sector or sub-sector Description of reservations
ALL SECTORS Public utilities. Economic activities considered as public utilities at a national or local level may be subject to public monopolies or to exclusive rights granted to private operators (1) (2).
ALL SECTORS Types of establishment. Treatment accorded to subsidiaries (of Korean companies) formed in accordance with United Kingdom law and having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the United Kingdom is not extended to branches or agencies established in the United Kingdom by Korean companies.
(1) Given that public utilities often also exist at the sub-central level, detailed and exhaustive sector-specific listing is not practical. To facilitate comprehension, specific footnotes in this list of commitments will indicate in an illustrative and non-exhaustive way those sectors where public utilities play a major role.
(2) This limitation does not apply to telecommunications services and to computer and related services.
Sector or sub-sectorDescription of reservations
1. AGRICULTURE, HUNTING, FORESTRY
A. Agriculture, hunting: ISIC rev 3.1: 011, 012, 013, 014, 015) excluding advisory and consultancy services (3)None
B. Forestry and Jogging.ISIC rev 3.1: 020) services excluding advisory and consultancy services (4)None
(3) Advisory and consultancy services related to agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing are to be found in BUSINESS SERVICES under 6.F.f) and 6.F.g).
(4) Advisory and consultancy services related to agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing are to be found in BUSINESS SERVICES under 6.F.f) and 6.F.g).
3. MINING AND QUARRYING (5)
A. Mining of coal and lignite; extraction of peat (ISIC rev 3.1: 10) B, Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas (6) (ISIC rev 3.1: 1110) C. Mining of metal ores (ISIC rev 3.1: 13) D. Other mining and quarrying (ISIC rev 3.1: 14)Unbound for juridical persons controlled (7) by natural or juridical persons of another country which accounts for more than 5 % of the United Kingdom's oil or natural gas imports. Unbound for direct branching (incorporation is required). Unbound for extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas.
4. MANUFACTURING (8)
A. Manufacture of food products and beverages (ISIC rev 3.1: 15)None
B. Manufacture of tobacco products (ISIC rev 3.1: 16)None
C. Manufacture of textiles (ISIC rev 3.1: 17)None
D. Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur (ISIC rev 3.1: 18)None
E. Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness and footwear (ISIC rev 3.1: 19)None
F. Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials (ISIC rev 3.1: 20)None
G. Manufacture of paper and paper products (ISIC rev 3.1: 21)None
H. Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media (9) (ISIC rev 3.1: 22), excluding publishing and printing on a fee or contract basis (10))None
I. Manufacture of coke oven products (ISIC rev 3.1: 231)None
J. Manufacture of refined petroleum products (11) (20) (ISIC rev 3.1: 232)Unbound for juridical persons controlled (12) by natural or juridical persons of another country which accounts for more than 5 % of the United Kingdom's oil or natural gas imports. Unbound for direct branching (incorporation is required). 
K. Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products other than explosives (ISIC rev 3.1: 24 excluding manufacturing of explosives)None
L. Manufacture of rubber and plastics products (ISIC rev 3.1: 25)None
M. Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (ISIC rev 3.1: 26)None
N. Manufacture of basic metals (ISIC rev 3.1: 27)None
O. Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (ISIC rev 3.1: 28)None
(5) The horizontal limitation on public utilities applies.
(6) Does not include services incidental to mining rendered on a fee or contract basis at oil and gas fields which are to be found in ENERGY SERVICES under 19.A.
(7) A juridical person is controlled by other natural or juridical person(s) if the latter has/have the power to name a majority of its directors or otherwise legally direct its actions. In particular, ownership of more than 50 percent of the equity interests in a juridical person shall be deemed to constitute control
(8) This sector does not include advisory services incidental to manufacturing, which are to be found in BUSINESS SERVICES under 6.F.h).
(9) The sector is limited to manufacturing activities. It does not include activities which are audiovisual-related or present a cultural content.
(10) publishing and printing on a fee or contract basis is to be found in BUSINESS SERVICES under 6.F.p).
(11) The horizontal limitation on public utilities applies.
(12) A juridical person is controlled by other natural or juridical person(s) if the latter hayhave the power to name a majority of its directors or otherwise legally direct its actions. In particular, ownership of more than 50 percent of the equity interests in a juridical person shall be deemed to constitute control.
Sector or sub-sectorDescription of reservations
P. Manufacture of machinery
a) Manufacture of general purpose machinery (ISIC rev 3.1: 291)None
b) Manufacture of special purpose machinery other than weapons and munitions (ISIC rev 3.1: 2921, 2922, 2923, 2924, 2925, 2926, 2929)None
c) Manufacture of domestic appliances ue.c. (ISIC rev 3.1: 293)None
d) Manufacture of office, accounting and computing machinery (ISIC rev 3.1: 30)None
e) Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus ue.c, (ISIC rev 3.1: 31)None
f) Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus (ISIC rev 3.1: 32)None
Q. Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks (ISIC rev 3.1: 33)None
R. Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (ISIC rev 3.1: 34)None
S. Manufacture of other (non-military) transport equipment (ISIC rev 3.1: 35) excluding manufacturing of warships, warplanes and other transport equipment for military use)None
T. Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing ne.c, (ISIC rev 3.1: 361, 369)None
U. Recycling (ISIC rev 3.1: 37)None
5. PRODUCTION; TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION ON OWN ACCOUNT OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND HOT WATER (13) (EXCLUDING NUCLEAR BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION)
A. Production of electricity; transmission and distribution of electricity on own account (part of ISIC rev 3.1: 4010) (14)Unbound.
B. Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through Iains on own account (part of ISIC rev 3.1: 4020) (15)Unbound.
C. Production of steam and hot water; distribution of steam and hot water on own account (part of ISIC rev 3.1: 4030) (16)Unbound for juridical persons controlled (17) by natural or juridical persons of another country which accounts for more than 5 % of the United Kingdom's oil or natural gas imports. Unbound for direct branching (incorporation is required).
(13) The horizontal limitation on public utilities applies.
(14) Does not include operation of electricity transmission and distribution systems on a fee or contract basis, which are to be found in ENERGY SERVICES.
(15) Does not include transportation of natural gas and gaseous fuels via pipelines, transmission and distribution of gas on a fee or contract basis, and sales of natural gas and gaseous fuels, which are to be found in ENERGY SERVICES.
(16) Does not include transmission and distribution of steam and hot water on a fee or contract basis and sales of steam and hot water, which are to be found in ENERGY SERVICES.
(17) A juridical person is controlled by other natural or juridical person(s) if the latter has/have the power to name a majority of its directors or otherwise legally direct its actions. In particular, ownership of more than 50 percent of the equity interests in a juridical person shall be deemed to constitute control.
Sector or sub-sectorDescription of reservations
6. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional Services
a) Legal Services (CPC 861) (18) excluding legal advisory and legal documentations and certification services provided by legal professionals entrusted with public functions, such as notaries.None
b) 1. Accounting and Bookkeeping Services (CPC 86212 other than "auditing services", CPC 86213, CPC 86219 and CPC 86220)None
b) 2. Auditing services (CPC 86211 and 86212 other than accounting services)None
c) Taxation Advisory Services (CPC 863) (19)None
d) Architectural services and e) Urban planning and landscape architectural services (CPC 8671 and CPC 8674)None
f) Engineering services and g) Integrated engineering services (CPC 8672 and CPC 8673)None
h) Medical (including psychologists) and Dental services (CPC 9312 and part of CPC 85201)Establishment for doctors under the National Health Service is subject to medical manpower planning.
i) Veterinary services (CPC 932)None
j) 1. Midwives services (part of CPC 93191)None
j) 2. Services provided by Nurses, Physiotherapists and Paramedical Personnel (part of CPC 93191)None
k) Retail sales of pharmaceuticals and retail sales of medical and orthopaedical goods (CPC 63211) and other services supplied by pharmacists (20)None
(18) Includes legal advisory services, legal representational services, legal arbitration and conciliation/mediation services, and legal documentation and certification services. Provision of legal services is only authorised in respect of public international law, and the law of any jurisdiction where the service supplier or its personnel is qualified to practise as a lawyer, and, like the provision of other services, is subject to licensing requirements and procedures applicable in the relevant jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. For lawyers providing legal services in respect of public international law and foreign law, these licensing requirements and procedures may take, inter alia, the form of compliance with local codes of ethics, use of home title (unless recognition with a United Kingdom title has been obtained), insurance requirements, simple registration with the United Kingdom regulators or a simplified admission to practise through an aptitude test and a legal or professional domicile in the United Kingdom. Legal services in respect of the law of the United Kingdom or the relevant jurisdiction shall in principle be carried out by or through a fully qualified lawyer admitted to practise in that jurisdiction and acting personally. Full admission to practise in the relevant jurisdiction of the United Kingdom might therefore be necessary for representation before courts and other competent authorities in the United Kingdom since it involves practise of national procedural law.
(19) Does not include legal advisory and legal representational services on tax matters, which are to be found under 1.A.a) Legal Services.
(20) The supply of pharmaceuticals to the general public, like the provision of other services, is subject to licensing and qualification requirements and procedures applicable in the United Kingdom.
Sector or sub-sectorDescription of reservations
B. Computer and Related Services (CPC 84)None
C. Research and Development Services (21)
a) R&D services on natural sciences (CPC 851)For publicly funded R&D services, exclusive rights and/or authorisations can only be granted to nationals of the United Kingdom and to juridical persons of the United Kingdom having their headquarters in the United Kingdom.
b) R&D services on Social Sciences and Humanities (CPC 852 excluding psychologists services) (22)None
c) Interdisciplinary R&D services (CPC 853)For publicly funded R&D services, exclusive rights and/or authorisations can only be granted to nationals of the United Kingdom and to juridical persons of the United Kingdom having their headquarters in the United Kingdom.
(20) The supply of pharmaceuticals to the general public, like the provision of other services, is subject to licensing and qualification requirements and procedures applicable in the United Kingdom.
(21) The horizontal limitation on public utilities applies.
(22) part of CPC 85201, which is to be found under 6.A.h, Medical and Dental services.
Sector or sub-sectorDescription of reservations
D. Real Estate Services (23)
a) Involving Own or Leased Property  (CPC 821)None
b) On a Fee or Contract Basis (CPC 822)None
E. Rental/Leasing Services without Operators
a) Relating to Ships (CPC 83103)Unbound for the establishment of a registered company for the purpose of operating with a fleet under the national flag of the United Kingdom.
b) Relating to Aircraft (CPC 83104)Aircraft used by an air carrier of the United Kingdom have to be registered in the United Kingdom. The aircraft must be owned either by natural persons meeting specific nationality criteria or by juridical persons meeting specific criteria regarding ownership of capital and control (including nationality of directors). Waivers can be granted for short term lease contracts or under exceptional circumstances.
c) Relating to Other Transport Equipment (CPC 83101, CPC 83102 and CPC 83105)None
d) Relating to Other Machinery and Equipment (CPC 83106, CPC 83107, CPC 83108 and CPC 83109)None
e) Relating to personal and household goods (CPC 832)None
f) Telecommunications equipment rental  (CPC 7541)None
(23) The service involved relates to the profession of real estate agent and does not affect any rights and/or restrictions on natural and juridical persons purchasing real estate.
Sector or sub-sectorDescription of reservations
F. Other Business Services
a) Advertising (CPC 871)None
b) Market Research and Opinion Polling  (CPC 864)None
c) Management Consulting Services (CPC 865)None
d) Services Related to Management Consulting (CPC 866)None
e) Technical Testing and Analysis Services (24) (CPC 8676)None
f) Advisory and Consulting services incidental to Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry (part of CPC 881)None
g) Advisory and Consulting Services Relating to Fishing (part of CPC 882)None
h) Advisory and Consulting Services incidental to Manufacturing (part of CPC 884 and part of CPC 885)None
i) Placement and Supply Services of Personnel 
i) 1. Executive search (CPC 87201)None
i) 2. Placement Services (CPC 87202)None
i) 3. Supply Services of office support personnel (CPC 87203)None
i) 4. Model agency Services (part of CPC 87209)None
i) 5. Supply services of domestic help personnel, other commercial or industrial workers, nursing and other personnel (CPCs 87204, 87205, 87206, 87209)None
j) 1. Investigation Services (CPC 87301)None
j) 2. Security Services (CPC 87302, CPC 87303, CPC 87304 and CPC 87305)None
k) Related Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (25) (CPC8675)None
l) 1. Maintenance and repair of vessels (part of CPC 8868)None
l) 2. Maintenance and Repair of Rail Transport Equipment (part of CPC 8868)None
l) 3. Maintenance and Repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles and road transport Equipment (CPC 6112, CPC 6122, part of CPC 8867 and part of CPC 8868)None
l) 4. Maintenance and Repair of Aircraft and parts thereof (part of CPC 8868)None
l) 5. Maintenance and Repair services of metal products, of {non- office) machinery, of (non-transport and non- office) equipment and of personal and household goods (26) (CPC 633, CPC 7545, CPC 8861, CPC 8862, CPC 8864, CPC 8865 and CPC 8866).None
m) Building-Cleaning Services (CPC 874) None
n) Photographic Services (CPC 875)None
o) Packaging Services (CPC 876)None
p) Printing and Publishing (CPC 88442)None
q) Convention Services (part of CPC 87909)None
r) 1. Translation and Interpretation Services (CPC 87905)None
r) 2. Interior Design and other Specialty Design Services (CPC 87907)None
r) 3. Collection Agency Services (CPC 87902)None
r) 4. Credit reporting services None. (CPC 87901)None
r) 5. Duplicating services (CPC 87904) (27)None
r) 6. Telecommunications consulting services (CPC 7544)None
r) 7. Telephone answering services (CPC 87903)None
(24) The horizontal limitation on public utilities applies to technical testing and analysis services, which are compulsory for the granting of marketing authorisations or for utilisation authorisations (e.g. car inspection, food inspection).
(25) The horizontal limitation on public utilities applies to certain activities related to mining (e.g. minerals, oil, and gas).
(26) Maintenance and repair services of transport equipment (CPC 6112, 6122, 8867 and CPC 8868) are to be found under 6. F. 1) 1. to 6. F. 1) 4. Maintenance and repair services of office machinery and equipment including computers (CPC 845) are to be found under 6.B, Computer and Related Services,
(27) Does not include printing services, which fall under CPC 88442 and are to be found under 6F. p).

Sector or sub-sectorDescription of reservations
7. COMMUNICATION SERVICES
A. Postal and Courier Services (Services relating to the handling (28) of postal items (29) according to the following list of sub-sectors, whether for domestic or foreign destinations: (i) Handling of addressed written communications on any kind of physical medium, (30) including Hybrid mail service and Directmail, (ii) Handling of addressed press products (31), (iii) Handling of addressed parcels and packages (32), (iv) Handling of items referred to in (i) to (iii) above as registered or insured mail, (v) Express delivery services (33) for items referred to in (i) to (iii) above, (vi) Handling of non-addressed items, and (vii) Document exchange (34). Sub-sectors (i), (iv) and (v) are however excluded when they fall into the scope of the services which may be reserved for items of correspondence the price of which is less than five times the public basic tariff, provided that they weigh less than 350 grams (35) (44), and for the registered mail service used in the course of judicial or administrative procedures.) (part of CPC 751, part of CPC 71235 (36) and part of CPC 73210 (37))None
(28) "Handling" refers to activities such as clearance, sorting, transport and delivery.
(29) "Postal item" refers to items handled by any type of commercial operator, whether public or private.
(30) Eg. letters, postcards,
(31) Books and catalogues are included hereunder.
  • Chapter   ONE OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS 1
  • Article   1.1 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.2 General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.3 References to Legislation 1
  • Chapter   TWO NATIONAL TREATMENT AND MARKET ACCESS FOR GOODS 1
  • Section   A COMMON PROVISIONS 1
  • Article   2.1 Objective 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope and Coverage 1
  • Article   2.3 Customs Duty 1
  • Article   2.4 Classification of Goods 1
  • Section   B ELIMINATION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES 1
  • Article   2.5 Elimination of Customs Duties 1
  • Article   2.6 Standstill 1
  • Article   2.7 Administration and Implementation of Tariff-Rate Quotas 1
  • Section   C NON-TARIFF MEASURES 1
  • Article   2.8 National Treatment 1
  • Article   2.9 Import and Export Restrictions 1
  • Article   2.10 Fees and other Charges on Imports or Exports 1
  • Article   2.11 Duties, Taxes or other Fees and Charges on Exports 1
  • Article   2.12 Customs Valuation 1
  • Article   2.13 State Trading Enterprises 1
  • Article   2.14 Elimination of Sectoral Non-Tariff Measures 1
  • Section   D SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS RELATED TO GOODS 1
  • Article   2.15 General Exceptions 1
  • Article   2.15bis Transitional Provisions  (3) 1
  • Section   E INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS 1
  • Article   2.16 Committee on Trade In Goods 1
  • Article   2.17 Special Provisions on Administrative Cooperation 1
  • Chapter   THREE TRADE REMEDIES 1
  • Section   A BILATERAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES 1
  • Article   3.1 Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 1
  • Article   3.2 Conditions and Limitations 1
  • Article   3.3 Provisional Measures 1
  • Article   3.4 Compensation 1
  • Article   3.5 Definitions 1
  • Section   B AGRICULTURAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES 1
  • Article   3.6 Agricultural Safeguard Measures 1
  • Section   C GLOBAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES 2
  • Article   3.7 Global Safeguard Measures 2
  • Section   D ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES 2
  • Article   3.8 General Provisions 2
  • Article   3.9 Notification 2
  • Article   3.10 Consideration of Public Interests 2
  • Article   3.11 Investigation after Termination Resulting from a Review 2
  • Article   3.12 Cumulative Assessment 2
  • Article   3.13 De-minimis Standard Applicable to Review 2
  • Article   3.14 Lesser Duty Rule 2
  • Article   3.15 Dispute Settlement 2
  • Section   E INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS 2
  • Article   3.16 Working Group on Trade Remedy Cooperation 2
  • Chapter   FOUR TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 2
  • Article   4.1 Affirmation of the TBT Agreement 2
  • Article   4 Scope and Definitions 2
  • Article   4.4 Technical Regulations 2
  • Article   4.5 Standards 2
  • Article   4.6 Conformity Assessment and Accreditation 2
  • Article   4.7 Market Surveillance 2
  • Article   4.8 Conformity Assessment Fees 2
  • Article   4.9 Marking and Labelling 2
  • Article   4.10 Co-ordination Mechanism 2
  • Chapter   FIVE SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 2
  • Article   5.1 Objective 2
  • Article   5.2 Scope 2
  • Article   5.3 Definition 2
  • Article   5.4 Rights and Obligations 2
  • Article   5.5 Transparency and Exchange of Information 2
  • Article   5.6 International Standards 2
  • Article   5.7 Import Requirements 2
  • Article   5.8 Measures Linked to Animal and Plant Health 2
  • Article   5.9 Cooperation on Animal Welfare 3
  • Article   5.10 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 3
  • Article   5.11 Dispute Settlement 3
  • Chapter   SIX CUSTOMS AND TRADE FACILITATION 3
  • Article   6.1 Objectives and Principles 3
  • Article   6.2 Release of Goods 3
  • Article   6.3 Simplified Customs Procedure 3
  • Article   6.4 Risk Management 3
  • Article   6.5 Transparency 3
  • Article   6.6 Advance Rulings 3
  • Article   6.7 Appeal Procedures 3
  • Article   6.8 Confidentiality 3
  • Article   6.9 Fees and Charges 3
  • Article   6.10 Pre-Shipment Inspections 3
  • Article   6.11 Post Clearance Audit 3
  • Article   6.12 Customs Valuation 3
  • Article   6.13 Customs Cooperation 3
  • Article   6.14 Mutual Administrative Assistance In Customs Matters 3
  • Article   6.15 Customs Contact Points 3
  • Article   6.16 Customs Committee 3
  • Chapter   SEVEN TRADE IN SERVICES, ESTABLISHMENT AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 3
  • Section   A GENERAL PROVISIONS 3
  • Article   7.1 Objective, Scope and Coverage 3
  • Article   7.2 Definitions 3
  • Article   7.3 Committee on Trade In Services, Establishment and Electronic Commerce 3
  • Section   B CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY OF SERVICES 3
  • Article   7.4 Scope and Definitions 3
  • Article   7.5 Market Access 4
  • Article   7.6 National Treatment 4
  • Article   7.7 Lists of Commitments 4
  • Article   7.8 MFN Treatment  (7) 4
  • Section   C ESTABLISHMENT 4
  • Article   7.9 Definitions 4
  • Article   7.10 Scope 4
  • Article   7.11 Market Access 4
  • Article   7.12 National Treatment  (15) 4
  • Article   7.13 Lists of Commitments 4
  • Article   7.14 MFN Treatment  (16) 4
  • Article   7.15 Other Agreements 4
  • Article   7.16 Review of the Investment Legal Framework 4
  • Section   D TEMPORARY PRESENCE OF NATURAL PERSONS FOR BUSINESS 4
  • Article   7.17 Scope and Definitions 4
  • Article   7.18 Key Personnel and Graduate Trainees 4
  • Article   7.19 Business Service Sellers 4
  • Article   7.20 Contractual Service Supplier and Independent Professionals 4
  • Section   E REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 4
  • Subsection   A PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION 4
  • Article   7.21 Mutual Recognition 4
  • Article   7.22 Transparency and Confidential Information 5
  • Article   7.23 Domestic Regulation 5
  • Article   7.24 Governance 5
  • Subsection   B COMPUTER SERVICES 5
  • Article   7.25 Computer Services 5
  • Subsection   C POSTAL AND COURIER SERVICES 5
  • Article   7.26 Regulatory Principles 5
  • Subsection   D TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 5
  • Article   7.27 Scope and Definitions 5
  • Article   7.28 Regulatory Authority 5
  • Article   7.29 Authorisation to Provide Telecommunications Services 5
  • Article   7.30 Competitive Safeguards on Major Suppliers 5
  • Article   7.31 Interconnection 5
  • Article   7.32 Number Portability 5
  • Article   7.33 Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources 5
  • Article   7.34 Universal Service 5
  • Article   7.35 Confidentiality of Information 5
  • Article   7.36 Resolution of Telecommunications Disputes 5
  • Subsection   E FINANCIAL SERVICES 5
  • Article   7.37 Scope and Definitions 5
  • Article   7.38 Prudential Carve-out  (35) 5
  • Article   7.39 Transparency 5
  • Article   7.40 Self-Regulatory Organisations 6
  • Article   7.41 Payment and Clearing Systems 6
  • Article   7.42 New Financial Services 6
  • Article   7.43 Data Processing 6
  • Article   7.44 Specific Exceptions 6
  • Article   7.45 Dispute Settlement 6
  • Article   7.46 Recognition 6
  • Subsection   F INTERNATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES 6
  • Article   7.47 Scope, Definitions and Principles 6
  • Section   F ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 6
  • Article   7.48 Objective and Principles 6
  • Article   7.49 Cooperation on Regulatory Issues 6
  • Section   G EXCEPTIONS 6
  • Article   7.50 Exceptions 6
  • Annex 7-A  LISTS OF COMMITMENTS 6
  • Annex 7-A-2  UNITED KINGDOM 6
  • LIST OF COMMITMENTS IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 7.13 (ESTABLISHMENT) 6
  • B  Schedule of Specific Commitments in Establishment  (1) 7
  • Annex 7-B  MFN TREATMENT EXEMPTION 7
  • Annex 7-C  LIST OF MFN EXEMPTIONS. UNITED KINGDOM 7
  • Annex 7-C  LIST OF MFN EXEMPTIONS. KOREA 7
  • Annex 7-D  THE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT ON FINANCIAL SERVICES 7
  • UNDERSTANDING ON THE KOREAN POSTAL REFORM PLAN  (1) 7
  • UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 7
  • UNDERSTANDING ON REGULATIONS RELATING TO ZONING, URBAN PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 7
  • UNDERSTANDING ON THE ARTICLE 7.5.2(a) FOOTNOTE 5 7
  • Chapter   EIGHT PAYMENTS AND CAPITAL MOVEMENTS 7
  • Article   8.1 Current Payments 7
  • Article   8.2 Capital Movements 7
  • Article   8.3 Exceptions 8
  • Article   8.4 Safeguard Measures 8
  • Chapter   NINE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 8
  • Article   9.1 General Provisions 8
  • Article   9.2 Scope and Coverage 8
  • Article   9.3 Government Procurement Working Group 8
  • Chapter   TEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 8
  • Section   A GENERAL PROVISIONS 8
  • Article   10.1 Objectives 8
  • Article   10.2 Nature and Scope of Obligations 8
  • Article   10.3 Transfer of Technology 8
  • Section   B STANDARDS CONCERNING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 8
  • Subsection   A COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS 8
  • Article   10.5 Protection Granted 8
  • Article   10.6 Duration of Authors' Rights 8
  • Article   10.7 Broadcasting Organisations 8
  • Article   10.8 Cooperation on Collective Management of Rights 8
  • Article   10.9 Broadcasting and Communication to the Public 8
  • Article   10.10 Artists' Resale Right In Works of Art 8
  • Article   10.11 Limitations and Exceptions 8
  • Article   10.12 Protection of Technological Measures 8
  • Article   10.13 Protection of Rights Management Information 8
  • Subsection   B TRADEMARKS 8
  • Article   10.14 Registration Procedure 8
  • Article   10.15 International Agreements 8
  • Article   10.16 Exceptions to the Rights Conferred by a Trademark 8
  • Subsection   C GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS  (2) (3) 8
  • Article   10.17 Recognition of Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs and Wines 8
  • Article   10.18 Recognition of Specific Geographical Indications for Wines, Aromatised Wines and Spirits  (4) (5) (6) 8
  • Article   10.19 Right of Use 8
  • Article   10.20 Scope of Protection 8
  • Article   10.21 Enforcement of Protection 8
  • Article   10.22 Relationship with Trademarks 9
  • Article   10.23 Addition of Geographical Indications for Protection  (8) 9
  • Article   10.24 Working Group on Geographical Indications 9
  • Article   10.25 Individual Applications for Protection of Geographical Indications 9
  • Subsection   D DESIGNS 9
  • Article   10.26 Protection of Registered Designs 9
  • Article   10.27 Rights Conferred by Registration 9
  • Article   10.28 Protection Conferred to Unregistered Appearance 9
  • Article   10.29 Term of Protection 9
  • Article   10.30 Exceptions 9
  • Article   10.31 Relationship with Copyright 9
  • Subsection   E PATENTS 9
  • Article   10.32 International Agreement 9
  • Article   10.33 Patents and Public Health 9
  • Article   10.34 Extension of the Duration of the Rights Conferred by Patent Protection 9
  • Article   10.35 Protection of Data Submitted to Obtain a Marketing Authorisation for Pharmaceutical Products  (19) 9
  • Article   10.36 Protection of Data Submitted to Obtain a Marketing Authorisation for Plant Protection Products 9
  • Article   10.37 Implementation 9
  • Subsection   F OTHER PROVISIONS 9
  • Article   10.38 Plant Varieties 9
  • Article   10.39 Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore 9
  • Section   C ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 9
  • Article   10.40 General Obligations 9
  • Article   10.41 Entitled Applicants 9
  • Subsection   A CIVIL MEASURES, PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES 9
  • Article   10.42 Evidence 9
  • Article   10.43 Provisional Measures for Preserving Evidence 9
  • Article   10.44 Right of Information 9
  • Article   10.45 Provisional and Precautionary Measures 9
  • Article   10.46 Corrective Measures 9
  • Article   10.47 Injunctions 9
  • Article   10.48 Alternative Measures 9
  • Article   10.49 Damages 9
  • Article   10.50 Legal Costs 9
  • Article   10.51 Publication of Judicial Decisions 9
  • Article   10.52 Presumption of Authorship or Ownership 9
  • Subsection   B CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT 9
  • Article   10.53 Scope of Criminal Enforcement 9
  • Article   10.54 Geographical Indications and Designs Counterfeiting 9
  • Article   10.55 Liability of Legal Persons 10
  • Article   10.56 Aiding and Abetting 10
  • Article   10.57 Seizure 10
  • Article   10.58 Penalties 10
  • Article   10.59 Confiscation 10
  • Article   10.60 Rights of Third Parties 10
  • Subsection   C LIABILITY OF ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDERS 10
  • Article   10.61 Liability of Online Service Providers  (24) 10
  • Article   10.62 Liability of Online Service Providers: "Mere Conduit" 10
  • Article   10.63 Liability of Online Service Providers: "Caching" 10
  • Article   10.64 Liability of Online Service Providers: "Hosting" 10
  • Article   10.65 No General Obligation to Monitor 10
  • Subsection   D OTHER PROVISIONS 10
  • Article   10.66 Border Measures 10
  • Article   10.67 Codes of Conduct 10
  • Article   10.68 Cooperation 10
  • UNDERSTANDING ON FOOTNOTE 14 TO ARTICLE 10.30 OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CHAPTER 10
  • Chapter   ELEVEN COMPETITION 10
  • Section   A COMPETITION 10
  • Article   11.1 Principles 10
  • Article   11.2 Definitions 10
  • Article   11.3 Implementation 10
  • Article   11.4 Public Enterprises and Enterprises Entrusted with Special Rights or Exclusive Rights  (2) 10
  • Article   11.5 State Monopolies 10
  • Article   11.6 Cooperation 10
  • Article   11.7 Consultation 10
  • Article   11.8 Dispute Settlement 10
  • Section   B SUBSIDIES 10
  • Article   11.9 Principles 10
  • Article   11.10 Definitions of a Subsidy and Specificity 10
  • Article   11.11 Prohibited Subsidies  (4) (5) 10
  • Article   11.12 Transparency 10
  • Article   11.13 Relation with the WTO Agreement 10
  • Article   11.14 Monitoring and Review 10
  • Article   11.15 Scope 10
  • Chapter   TWELVE TRANSPARENCY 10
  • Article   12.1 Definitions 10
  • Article   12.2 Objective and Scope 10
  • Article   12.3 Publication 10
  • Article   12.4 Enquiries and Contact Points 11
  • Article   12.5 Administrative Proceedings 11
  • Article   12.6 Review and Appeal 11
  • Article   12.7 Regulatory Quality and Performance and Good Administrative Behaviour 11
  • Article   12.8 Non-Discrimination 11
  • Chapter   THIRTHEEN TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 11
  • Article   13.1 Context and Objectives 11
  • Article   13.2 Scope 11
  • Article   13.3 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 11
  • Article   13.4 Multilateral Labour Standards and Agreements 11
  • Article   13.5 Multilateral Environmental Agreements 11
  • Article   13.6 Trade Favouring Sustainable Development 11
  • Article   13.7 Upholding Levels of Protection In the Application and Enforcement of Laws, Regulations or Standards 11
  • Article   13.8 Scientific Information 11
  • Article   13.9 Transparency 11
  • Article   13.10 Review of Sustainability Impacts 11
  • Article   13.11 Cooperation 11
  • Article   13.12 Institutional Mechanism 11
  • Article   13.13 Civil Society Dialogue Mechanism 11
  • Article   13.14 Government Consultations 11
  • Article   13.15 Panel of Experts 11
  • Article   13.16 Dispute Settlement 11
  • Annex 13  COOPERATION ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 11
  • Chapter   FOURTEEN DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 11
  • Section   A OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE 11
  • Article   14.1 Objective 11
  • Article   14.2 Scope 11
  • Section   B CONSULTATIONS 11
  • Article   14 Consultations 11
  • Section   C DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES 11
  • Subsection   A ARBITRATION PROCEDURE 11
  • Article   14.4 Initiation of the Arbitration Procedure 11
  • Article   14.5 Establishment of the Arbitration Panel 11
  • Article   14.6 Interim Panel Report 11
  • Article   14.7 Arbitration Panel Ruling 11
  • Subsection   B COMPLIANCE 11
  • Article   14.8 Compliance with the Arbitration Panel Ruling 11
  • Article   14.9 The Reasonable Period of Time for Compliance 11
  • Article   14.10 Review of Any Measure Taken to Comply with the Arbitration Panel Ruling 11
  • Article   14.11 Temporary Remedies In Case of Non-Compliance 11
  • Article   14.12 Review of Any Measure Taken to Comply after the Suspension of Obligations 12
  • Subsection   C COMMON PROVISIONS 12
  • Article   14.13 Mutually Agreed Solution 12
  • Article   14.14 Rules of Procedure 12
  • Article   14.15 Information and Technical Advice 12
  • Article   14.16 Rules of Interpretation 12
  • Article   14.17 Arbitration Panel Decisions and Rulings 12
  • Section   D GENERAL PROVISIONS 12
  • Article   14.18 List of Arbitrators 12
  • Article   14.19 Relation with WTO Obligations 12
  • Article   14.20 Time Limits 12
  • Annex 14-A  MEDIATION MECHANISM FOR NON-TARIFF MEASURES 12
  • Article   1 Objective 12
  • Article   2 Scope 12
  • Section   A PROCEDURE UNDER THE MEDIATION MECHANISM 12
  • Article   3 Initiation of the Mediation Procedure 12
  • Article   4 Selection of Mediator 12
  • Article   5 Rules of the Mediation Procedure 12
  • Section   B IMPLEMENTATION 12
  • Article   6 Implementation of a Mutually Agreed Solution 12
  • Section   C GENERAL PROVISIONS 12
  • Article   7 Relationship to Dispute Settlement 12
  • Article   8 Time Limits 12
  • Article   9 Costs 12
  • Article   10 Review 12
  • Annex 14-B  RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ARBITRATION 12
  • Article   1 General Provisions 12
  • Article   2 Notifications 12
  • Article   3 Commencing the Arbitration 12
  • Article   4 Initial Submissions 12
  • Article   5 Working of Arbitration Panels 12
  • Article   6 Replacement 12
  • Article   7 Hearings 12
  • Article   8 Questions In Writing 12
  • Article   9 Confidentiality 12
  • Article   10 Ex Parte Contacts 13
  • Article   11 Amicus Curiae Submissions 13
  • Article   12 Urgent Cases 13
  • Article   13 Translation and Interpretation 13
  • Article   14 Calculation of Time-Limits 13
  • Article   15 Other Procedures 13
  • Annex 14-C  CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF ARBITRATION PANELS AND MEDIATORS 13
  • Article   1 Definitions 13
  • Article   2 Responsibilities to the Process 13
  • Article   3 Disclosure Obligations 13
  • Article   4 Duties of Members 13
  • Article   5 Independence and Impartiality of Members 13
  • Article   6 Obligations of Former Members 13
  • Article   7 Confidentiality 13
  • Article   8 Mediators 13
  • Chapter   FIFTEEN INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 13
  • Article   15.1 Trade Committee 13
  • Article   15.2 Specialised Committees 13
  • Article   15.3 Working Groups 13
  • Article   15.4 Decision-Making 13
  • Article   15.5 Amendments 13
  • Article   15.5bis Subsequent Negotiations 13
  • Article   15.6 Contact Points 13
  • Article   15.7 Taxation 13
  • Article   15.8 Balance-of-Payments Exceptions 13
  • Article   15.9 Security Exceptions 13
  • Article   15.10 Entry Into Force 13
  • Article   15.11 Duration 13
  • Article   15.12 Fulfilment of Obligations 13
  • Article   15.13 Annexes, Appendices, Protocols and Notes 14
  • Article   15.14 Relation with other Agreements 14
  • Article   15.15 Territorial Application 14
  • Article   15.16 Authentic Texts 14