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Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall adopt or maintain any prohibition or restriction on the importation of any good of the other Party or on the exportation or sale for export of any good destined for the territory of the other Party, except in accordance with Article XI of GATT 1994, and to this end, Article XI of GATT 1994 is incorporated into and made part of this Agreement mutatis mutandis.

Article 2.10. Import Licensing

1. Neither Party shall adopt or maintain a measure that is inconsistent with the Import Licensing Agreement.

2. A Party shall publish on an official government website any new or modified import licensing procedure, including any information that it is required to publish under Article 1.4(a) of the Import Licensing Agreement. To the extent possible, the Party shall do so at least 21 days before the new procedure or modification takes effect.

3. In respect of any import licensing procedures, each Party's notifications to the WTO Committee on Import Licensing under the Import Licensing Agreement shall describe any limitations on permissible end users of the product and any conditions the Party imposes on eligibility for obtaining a licence to import the product.

At the request of a Party, the other Party shall, with regard to any import licensing procedures that it has adopted or maintains, or changes to existing import licensing procedures:

(a) promptly provide the information specified in Article 5(2) of the Import Licensing Agreement, where that information has not been notified to the WTO Committee on Import Licensing provided for in Article 4 of the Import Licensing Agreement; and

(b) promptly and to the extent possible provide any other relevant information.

Article 2.11. Administrative Fees and Formalities

1. Each Party shall ensure, in accordance with Article VIII:1 of GATT 1994, that all fees and charges of whatever character (other than export taxes, custom duties, charges equivalent to an internal tax or other internal charge applied consistently with Article 11:2 of GATT 1994, and antidumping and countervailing duties) imposed on or in connection with importation or exportation are limited in amount to the approximate cost of services tendered, and do not represent an indirect protection to domestic goods of a taxation of imports or exports for fiscal purposes.

2. Neither Party shall require consular transactions, including related fees and charges, in connection with the importation of a good of the other Party.

3. Each Party shall make publicly available online a current list of the fees and charges it imposes in connection with importation or exportation, including any updates or changes to such fees and charges. An adequate time period shall be accorded between the publication of new or amended fees and charges and their entry into force, except in urgent circumstances. Such fees and charges shall not be applied until information on them including the reason for such fees and charges, the responsible authority, and when and how payment is to be made, has been published.

Article 2.12. Export Duties, Taxes or other Charges

Neither Party shall adopt or maintain any duty, tax, or other charge on the export of any good to the territory of the other Party, unless the duty, tax, or other charge is also applied to a like good destined for domestic consumption. For the purposes of this Article, charges shall not include fees or other charges imposed in accordance with Article 2.11 (Administrative Fees and Formalities).

Article 2.13. Export Subsidies

The Parties affirm their WTO commitments not to adopt or maintain an export subsidy on any good.

Article 2.14. Export Licensing

1. Within 60 days of the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each Party shall notify the other Party of its existing export licensing procedures. A Party shall be deemed to have complied with this paragraph if it has notified its export licensing procedures consistent with a Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions adopted by the WTO Council for Trade in Goods.

2. Each Party shall publish any new export licensing procedure, or any modification to an existing export licensing procedure. Such publication shall take place no later than 30 days after the procedure or modification takes effect.

3. For greater certainty, nothing in this Article requires a Party to grant an export licence, or prevents a Party from implementing its obligations under any international agreement, including but not limited to those under United Nations Security Council Resolutions, as well as its commitments under multilateral non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements including, but not limited to the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies done at The Hague on 19 December 1995, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia Group, and the Missile Technology Control Regime.

Article 2.15. Remanufactured Goods

1. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, neither Party shall accord to a remanufactured good of the other Party treatment that is less favourable than that it accords to equivalent goods in new condition.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to consumer guarantees provided for in a Party's laws and regulations.

3. If a Party adopts or maintains import and export prohibitions or restrictions on used goods on the basis that they are used goods, it shall not apply those measures to remanufactured goods. For greater certainty, Article 2.9 (Import and Export Restrictions) shall apply to prohibitions and restrictions on the importation of remanufactured goods.

4. Subject to its obligations under this Agreement and the WTO Agreement, a Party may require that remanufactured goods be identified as such for distribution or sale in its territory and that they meet all applicable technical requirements that apply to equivalent goods in new condition.

Article 2.16. Committee on Trade In Goods

1. The Parties hereby establish a Committee on Trade in Goods ("the Goods Committee"), composed of government representatives of each Party.

2. The Goods Committee's functions shall include:

(a) reviewing and monitoring the implementation and operation of this Chapter, Chapter 3 (Trade Remedies), Chapter 4 (Rules of Origin), and Chapter 5 (Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation);

(b) promoting trade in goods between the Parties, including through consultations on accelerating tariff elimination or reduction under this Agreement, and addressing non-tariff barriers on the importation of any good of the other Party or on the exportation of any good destined for the territory of the other Party;

(c) addressing issues relating to the administration and operation of tariff rate quotas and the application of product specific safeguard measures;

(d) receiving reports from, and reviewing the work of, the Working Group on Rules of Origin and Customs and Trade Facilitation established under Article 4.29 (Working Group on Rules of Origin and Customs and Trade Facilitation - Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures);

(e) reporting, as needed, on its activities and work programme to the Joint Committee;

(f) facilitating trade in remanufactured goods, including considering amendments or modifications to the provisions of this Agreement relating to the treatment of remanufactured goods, with a view to broadening the types of goods that may be considered remanufactured goods, having regard to factors including technological developments and the Parties' shared environmental objectives;

(g) reviewing the future amendments to the Harmonized System and endeavouring to resolve any differences that may arise between the Parties on matters related to the classification of goods under the Harmonized System and Annex 2A (Tariff Commitments);

(h) determining the procedures and specific data requirements, as appropriate, for any exchange of trade data; and

(i) undertaking any other work that the Joint Committee assigns to it.

3. The Goods Committee shall meet at the request of either Party and in any event within one year of the date of entry into force of this Agreement. Meetings may occur in person, or by any other means as mutually determined by the Parties.

4. The Goods Committee may establish technical working groups to consider any matter relating to this Chapter that creates disruption or may affect trade in goods between the Parties. Any technical working group established shall report to the Goods Committee on progress of its work.

Chapter 3. TRADE REMEDIES

Section A. General Provisions

Article 3.1. Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter:

"bilateral safeguard measure" means a measure referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 3.6 (Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure);

"customs duty reduction or elimination" means any customs duty reduction or elimination in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 2.5 (Treatment of Customs Duties - Trade in Goods);

"domestic industry" means, with respect to an imported good, the producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive good operating within the territory of a Party, or those whose collective output of the like or directly competitive good constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of the good;

"serious injury" means a significant overall impairment in the position of a domestic industry;

"threat of serious injury" means serious injury that is clearly imminent, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.8 (Investigation Procedure). A determination of the existence of a threat of serious injury shall be based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture, or remote possibility; and

"transition period" means, in relation to a good, the entry into force of this

Agreement until five years after the completion of the customs duty reduction or elimination in relation to the good.

Section B. Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures

Article 3.2. General Provision

Except as provided in this Section, each Party affirms its rights and obligations under Article VI of GATT 1994, the AD Agreement, and the SCM Agreement.

Article 3.3. Investigations

1. After receipt by a Party's investigating authority of a properly documented application for an anti-dumping investigation or a countervailing duty investigation with respect to imports from the other Party and before initiating an investigation, the importing Party shall provide written notification to the other Party of its receipt of the application.

2. Without prejudice to its other rights and obligations under the SCM Agreement, prior to initiating a countervailing duty investigation against imports from the other Party, the importing Party shall afford to the other Party a reasonable opportunity to consult with the aim of clarifying the situation on matters raised in the application and arriving at a mutually agreed solution. Any such consultations shall not unnecessarily delay or prevent a Party from proceeding expeditiously to initiate and conduct an investigation.

3. The Parties reaffirm their rights and obligations under Articles 6.2 and 6.3 of the AD Agreement and Article 12.2 of the SCM Agreement, including with respect to the rights of interested parties to present information orally and to defend their interests in the conduct of an anti-dumping investigation or a countervailing duty investigation.

4. Each Party shall ensure, before a final determination is made, full and meaningful disclosure of all essential facts under consideration which form the basis for the decision whether to apply definitive measures in an anti-dumping investigation or a countervailing duty investigation. This is without prejudice to Article 6.5 of the AD Agreement and Article 12.4 of the SCM Agreement. Disclosures shall be made in writing, and allow interested parties sufficient time to defend their interests.

Article 3.4. Lesser-duty Rule

Each Party's investigating authority may consider whether the amount of the anti-dumping or countervailing duty to be imposed shall be the full margin of dumping or total amount of the subsidy or a lesser amount, in accordance with the Party's laws and regulations.

Section C. Global Safeguard Measures

Article 3.5. General Provisions and Transparency

1. Except as provided in this Section, nothing in this Agreement affects either Party's rights and obligations under Article XIX of GATT 1994 and the Agreement on Safeguards.

2. A Party that initiates a safeguard investigatory process shall provide to the other Party an electronic copy of any notification given to the WTO Committee on Safeguards under Article 12.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards.

3. To the extent permitted by the Agreement on Safeguards, when imposing safeguard measures, each Party shall endeavour to impose them in a way that least affects bilateral trade.

Section D. Bilateral Safeguard Measures

Article 3.6. Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure

1. If, as a result of customs duty reduction or elimination, an originating good of the other Party is being imported into the territory of a Party in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions as to cause serious injury or threat of serious injury, the importing Party may apply a safeguard provided for in paragraph 2 to the extent necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury and to facilitate the adjustment of the domestic industry.

2. In accordance with paragraph 1, the importing Party may apply one of the following bilateral safeguard measures:

(a) a suspension of the further customs duty reduction or elimination in relation to the good; or

(b) an increase in the rate of customs duty on the good to a level that does not exceed the lesser of:

(i) the most-favoured-nation applied rate of customs duty in effect at the time the measure is applied; or

(ii) the most-favoured-nation applied rate of customs duty on the good in effect on the day immediately preceding the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

Article 3.7. Duration and Scope

1. A Party shall apply a bilateral safeguard measure only for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and to facilitate the adjustment of the domestic industry.

2. The period referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed two years, except that the period may be extended by no more than two years if the competent authority of the Party that applies the measure determines, in conformity with the procedures set out in Article 3.8 (Investigation Procedure), that the bilateral safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and to facilitate adjustment.

3. In order to facilitate adjustment in a situation where the expected duration of a bilateral safeguard measure is more than one year, the Party that applies the measure shall progressively liberalise it at regular intervals during its period of application.

4. Neither Party shall apply a bilateral safeguard measure ona good that has already been subject to a bilateral safeguard measure for a period of time equal to the duration of the previous safeguard or one year after its termination, whichever is longer.

5. When a Party terminates a bilateral safeguard measure on a good, the rate of customs duty for that good shall be the rate that would have been in effect in accordance with the Party's Schedule to Annex 2A (Tariff Commitments) but for the bilateral safeguard measure.

6. Neither Party shall apply or maintain a bilateral safeguard measure after the transition period.

Article 3.8. Investigation Procedure

1. A Party shall apply a bilateral safeguard measure only following an investigation by the Party's competent authority in accordance with the same procedures as those provided for in Articles 3 and 4.2 of the Safeguards Agreement; to this end, Articles 3 and 4.2 of the Safeguards Agreement are incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

2. An investigation shall not exceed one year, but a Party may, in exceptional circumstances, and as mutually agreed with the other Party, extend the investigation for no more than the time necessary to complete the investigation. The other Party should not unreasonably withhold its agreement to the extension.

Article 3.9. Notification and Consultation

1. A Party shall provide written notice to the other Party immediately after:

(a) initiating an investigation referred to in Article 3.8 (Investigation Procedure);

(b) making a finding of serious injury or threat of serious injury caused by increased imports of an originating good of the other Party as a result of a customs duty reduction or elimination in relation to the good;

(c) taking a decision to apply or extend a bilateral safeguard measure; or

(d) taking a decision to modify a bilateral safeguard measure for progressive liberalisation.

2. A Party shall provide promptly to the other Party a copy of the public version of the report of its competent authority following the conclusion of its investigation as set out under Article 3.8 (Investigation Procedure).

3. The Party providing a written notice referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide the other Party with all pertinent information, which shall include:

(a) in the written notice referred to in subparagraph 1(a), the reason for the initiation of the investigation, a precise description of the good subject to the investigation (including its subheading in the Harmonized System), the importation period subject to the investigation, and the date of initiation of the investigation; and

(b) in the written notice referred to in subparagraphs 1(b) through (d), the evidence of the serious injury or the threat of serious injury caused by the increased imports of the good as a result of the customs duty reduction or elimination, a precise description of the good subject to the proposed bilateral safeguard measure (including its subheading in the Harmonized System), a precise description of the bilateral safeguard measure, and, as applicable, the proposed date of the introduction, extension, or modification of the bilateral safeguard measure, its expected duration, and the timetable for the progressive liberalisation of the measure. In the case of an extension of a bilateral safeguard measure, evidence that the domestic industry concerned is adjusting shall also be provided.

4. A Party proposing to apply or extend a bilateral safeguard measure shall provide adequate opportunity for prior consultations with the other Party with a view to reviewing the information provided under subparagraph 3(b), exchanging views on the bilateral safeguard measure, and reaching an agreement on compensation set out in Article 3.11 (Compensation).

Article 3.10. Provisional Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure

1. In critical circumstances, a Party may apply a bilateral safeguard measure on a provisional basis if:

(a) delay would cause damage to a domestic industry that would be difficult to repair; and

(b) the Party's competent authority makes a preliminary determination that there is clear evidence that imports of an originating good of the other Party have increased as the result of the customs duty reduction or elimination in relation to the good, and that those increased imports have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury.

2. Before applying a bilateral safeguard measure on a provisional basis the applying Party shall provide written notice to the other Party. Consultation between the Parties on the application of the measure on a provisional basis shall be initiated immediately after the measure is applied.

3. A bilateral safeguard measure applied on a provisional basis shall not be maintained for more than 200 days. The duration of a bilateral safeguard applied on a provisional basis shall be counted as part of the period described in paragraph 2 of Article 3.7 (Duration and Scope).

4. The increase in customs duty paid as a result of the application of the bilateral safeguard measure on a provisional basis shall be promptly refunded if the Party's competent authority, in the investigation referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 3.8 (Investigation Procedure), does not determine that the increase in imports of the good subject to the measure has caused or threatened to cause serious injury.

Article 3.11. Compensation

1. A Party applying a bilateral safeguard measure shall, in consultation with the other Party, provide mutually agreed trade liberalising compensation in the form of concessions having substantially equivalent trade effects or equivalent to the value of the additional duties expected to result from the bilateral safeguard measure. The Party shall provide an opportunity for those consultations no later than 30 days after the application or the extension of the bilateral safeguard measure.

2. If the consultations under paragraph 1 do not result in the Parties agreeing on trade liberalising compensation within 30 days, the Party against whose good the bilateral safeguard measure is applied may suspend the application of substantially equivalent concessions to the trade of the Party applying the bilateral safeguard measure.

3. The Party against whose good the bilateral safeguard measure is applied shall notify the other Party in writing at least 30 days before it suspends concessions in accordance with paragraph 2.

4. The obligation to provide compensation under paragraph 1 and the right to suspend concessions under paragraph 2 terminates on the termination of the bilateral safeguard measure.

Article 3.12. Non-cumulation

Neither Party shall apply or maintain two or more of the following measures, with respect to the same good at the same time:

(a) a bilateral safeguard measure;

(b) a safeguard measure under Article XIX of GATT 1994 and the Agreement on Safeguards;

(c) a safeguard measure under the Agreement on Agriculture, in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement;

(d) a product-specific safeguard under the Party's Schedule to Annex 2A (Tariff Commitments).

Article 3.13. Non-application of Dispute Settlement

Neither Party shall have recourse to dispute settlement under Chapter 30 (Dispute Settlement) for any matter arising under Section B or C.

Chapter 4. RULES OF ORIGIN AND ORIGIN PROCEDURES

Section A. Rules of Origin

Article 4.1. Definitions

For the Purposes of this Chapter:

"aquaculture" means the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans, other aquatic invertebrates and aquatic plants from seed stock, including seed stock imported from non-parties, such as eggs, fry, fingerlings, or larvae, parr, smolts, or other immature fish at a post-larval stage, by intervention in the rearing or growth processes to enhance production such as regular stocking, feeding, or protection from predators;

"fungible goods or materials" means goods or materials that are interchangeable for commercial purposes and whose properties are essentially identical, irrespective of minor differences in appearance that are not relevant to a determination of origin;

"generally accepted accounting principles" means those principles recognised by consensus or with substantial authoritative support in the territory of a Party with respect to the recording of revenues, expenses, costs, assets and liabilities; the disclosure of information; and the preparation of financial statements. These principles may encompass broad guidelines for general application, as well as detailed standards, practices, and procedures;

"indirect material" means a material used in the production, testing, or inspection of a good but not physically incorporated into the good; or a material used in the maintenance of buildings or the operation of equipment, associated with the production of a good, including:

(a) fuel, energy, catalysts, and solvents;

(b) equipment, devices, and supplies used to test or inspect the good;

(c) gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, safety equipment, and supplies;

(d) tools, dies, and moulds;

(e) spare parts and materials used in the maintenance of equipment and buildings;

(f) lubricants, greases, compounding materials and other materials used in production or used to operate equipment and buildings; and

(g) any other material that is not incorporated into the good but the use of which in the production of the good can reasonably be demonstrated to be a part of that production;

"material" means a good that is used in the production of another good;

"non-originating good" or "non-originating material" means a good or material that does not qualify as originating in accordance with this Chapter;

"originating good" or "originating material" means a good or material that qualifies as originating in accordance with this Chapter;

"packing materials and containers for shipment" means goods used to protect another good during its transportation, but does not include the packaging materials or containers in which a good is packaged for retail sale;

"preferential tariff treatment" means the customs duty rate applicable to an originating good, pursuant to each Party's Schedule to Annex 2A (Tariff Commitments);

"producer" means a person who engages in the production of a good;

"production" means operations including growing, cultivating, raising, mining, harvesting, fishing, trapping, hunting, capturing, collecting, breeding, extracting, aquaculture, gathering, manufacturing, processing, or assembling a good;

"production value" means the price paid or payable to the producer of the good at the place where the last production was carried out, and must include the value of all materials. If there is no price paid or payable or if it does not include the value of all materials, the value of the good:

(a) must include the value of all materials and the cost of production employed in producing the good, calculated in accordance with accounting principles which are generally accepted in the Party of the producer; and

(b) may include amounts for general expenses and profit to the producer that can be reasonably allocated to the good.

Any internal taxes which are, or may be, repaid when the good obtained is exported are excluded. If value of the good includes costs incurred subsequent to the good leaving the place of production, such as freight, insurance, packing, and all other costs incurred to transport the good, those costs are to be excluded; and

"value of the good" means, in relation to a good, either:

(a) the production value of the good; or

(b) the price actually paid or payable for the good when sold for export or other value determined in accordance with the Customs Valuation Agreement, excluding any costs incurred in the international shipment of the good.

Article 4.2. Origin Criteria

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a good shall be regarded as originating if it is:

(a) wholly obtained or produced in the territory of one or both of the Parties, as established in Article 4.3 (Wholly Obtained or Produced Goods);

(b) produced entirely in the territory of one or both of the Parties, exclusively from originating materials; or

(c) produced entirely in the territory of one or both of the Parties using non-originating materials, provided the good satisfies all applicable requirements of Annex 4B (Product-Specific Rules),

in each case, provided the good satisfies all other applicable requirements of this Chapter.

Article 4.3. Wholly Obtained or Produced Goods

  • Chapter   1 INITIAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 Relation to other Agreements 1
  • Article   1.3 Laws and Regulations and Their Amendments 1
  • Article   1.4 General Definitions 1
  • Chapter   2 TRADE IN GOODS 1
  • Article   2.1 Definitions 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope 1
  • Article   2.3 National Treatment 1
  • Article   2.4 Classification of Goods 1
  • Article   2.5 Treatment of Customs Duties 1
  • Article   2.6 Goods Re-entered after Repair or Alteration 1
  • Article   2.7 Application of Non-Tariff Measures 1
  • Article   2.8 Technical Consultations on Non-Tariff Measures 1
  • Article   2.9 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   2.10 Import Licensing 2
  • Article   2.11 Administrative Fees and Formalities 2
  • Article   2.12 Export Duties, Taxes or other Charges 2
  • Article   2.13 Export Subsidies 2
  • Article   2.14 Export Licensing 2
  • Article   2.15 Remanufactured Goods 2
  • Article   2.16 Committee on Trade In Goods 2
  • Chapter   3 TRADE REMEDIES 2
  • Section   A General Provisions 2
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 2
  • Section   B Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 2
  • Article   3.2 General Provision 2
  • Article   3.3 Investigations 2
  • Article   3.4 Lesser-duty Rule 2
  • Section   C Global Safeguard Measures 2
  • Article   3.5 General Provisions and Transparency 2
  • Section   D Bilateral Safeguard Measures 2
  • Article   3.6 Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 2
  • Article   3.7 Duration and Scope 2
  • Article   3.8 Investigation Procedure 2
  • Article   3.9 Notification and Consultation 2
  • Article   3.10 Provisional Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 2
  • Article   3.11 Compensation 2
  • Article   3.12 Non-cumulation 2
  • Article   3.13 Non-application of Dispute Settlement 2
  • Chapter   4 RULES OF ORIGIN AND ORIGIN PROCEDURES 2
  • Section   A Rules of Origin 2
  • Article   4.1 Definitions 2
  • Article   4.2 Origin Criteria 2
  • Article   4.3 Wholly Obtained or Produced Goods 3
  • Article   4.4 Regional Value Content 3
  • Article   4.5 Materials Used In Production 3
  • Article   4.6 Value of Materials Used In Production 3
  • Article   4.7 Further Adjustments to the Value of Materials 3
  • Article   4.8 Recovered Materials and Remanufactured Goods 3
  • Article   4.9 Accumulation 3
  • Article   4.10 Tolerance 3
  • Article   4.11 Fungible Goods or Materials 3
  • Article   4.12 Accessories, Spare Parts, Tools, and Instructional or other Information Materials 3
  • Article   4 Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale 3
  • Article   4.14 Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment 3
  • Article   4.15 Indirect Materials 3
  • Article   4.16 Sets of Goods 3
  • Article   4.17 Non-Alteration 3
  • Section   B Origin Procedures 3
  • Article   4.18 Claims for Preferential Tariff Treatment 3
  • Article   4.19 Basis of a Declaration of Origin or Importer's Knowledge 3
  • Article   4.20 Discrepancies 3
  • Article   4.21 Waiver of Declaration of Origin 3
  • Article   4.22 Obligations Relating to Importation 3
  • Article   4.23 Record Keeping Requirements 3
  • Article   4.24 Verification of Origin 4
  • Article   4.25 Determinations on Claims for Preferential Tariff Treatment 4
  • Article   4.26 Refunds and Claims for Preferential Tariff Treatment after Importation 4
  • Article   4.27 Penalties 4
  • Article   4.28 Confidentiality 4
  • Section   C Other Matters 4
  • Article   4.29 Working Group on Rules of Origin and Customs and Trade Facilitation 4
  • Chapter   5 CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND TRADE FACILITATION 4
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   5.2 Scope 4
  • Article   5.3 Customs Procedures and Facilitation of Trade 4
  • Article   5.4 Data, Documentation and Automation 4
  • Article   5.5 Transparency and Publication 4
  • Article   5.6 Simplified Customs Procedures 4
  • Article   5.7 Expedited Shipments 4
  • Article   5.8 Release of Goods 4
  • Article   5.9 Risk Management 5
  • Article   5.10 Advance Rulings 5
  • Article   5.11 Customs Valuation 5
  • Article   5.12 Review and Appeal 5
  • Article   5.13 Penalties 5
  • Article   5.14 Customs Cooperation 5
  • Article   5.15 Single Window 5
  • Article   5.16 Transit and Transhipment 5
  • Article   5.17 Post-clearance Audit 5
  • Article   5.18 Customs Brokers 5
  • Article   5.19 Temporary Admission of Goods 5
  • Article   5.20 Perishable Goods 5
  • Article   5.21 Confidentiality 5
  • Article   5.22 Working Group on Rules of Origin and Customs and Trade Facilitation 5
  • Chapter   6 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 5
  • Article   6.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   6.2 Objectives 5
  • Article   6.3 Scope 5
  • Article   6.4 Affirmation of the SPS Agreement 5
  • Article   6.5 Science and Risk Assessment 5
  • Article   6.6 Adaption to Regional Conditions 5
  • Article   6.7 Equivalence 5
  • Article   6.8 Trade Conditions 5
  • Article   6.9 Audit and Verification 5
  • Article   6.10 Certification 6
  • Article   6.11 Import Checks and Fees 6
  • Article   6.12 Emergency SPS Measures 6
  • Article   6.13 Cooperation 6
  • Article   6.14 Transparency, Notification and Information Exchange 6
  • Article   6.15 Technical Consultations 6
  • Article   6.16 Committee on SPS Measures 6
  • Article   6.17 Competent Authorities and Contact Points 6
  • Article   6.18 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 6
  • Chapter   7 TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 6
  • Article   7.1 Definitions 6
  • Article   7.2 Objective 6
  • Article   7.3 Scope 6
  • Article   7.4 Affirmation of the TBT Agreement 6
  • Article   7.5 Technical Regulations 6
  • Article   7.6 International Standards, Guides, and Recommendations 6
  • Article   7.7 Conformity Assessment Procedures 6
  • Article   7.8 Marking and Labelling 6
  • Article   7.9 Transparency 6
  • Article   7.10 Cooperation and Trade Facilitation 6
  • Article   7.11 Information Exchange 6
  • Article   7.12 Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 6
  • Article   7.13 Contact Points 6
  • Article   7.14 Dispute Settlement 6
  • Article   7.15 Annex 6
  • Chapter   8 CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN SERVICES 6
  • Article   8.1 Definitions 6
  • Article   8.2 Scope 7
  • Article   8.3 National Treatment  (5) 7
  • Article   8.4 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 7
  • Article   8.5 Market Access 7
  • Article   8.6 Local Presence 7
  • Article   8.7 Non-Conforming Measures 7
  • Article   8.8 Domestic Regulation 7
  • Article   8.9 Recognition 7
  • Article   8.10 Denial of Benefits 7
  • Article   8.11 Transparency 7
  • Article   8.12 Payments and Transfers 8
  • Article   8.13 Committee on Services and Investment 8
  • Chapter   9 FINANCIAL SERVICES 8
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 8
  • Article   9.2 Scope 8
  • Article   9.3 Prudential Exception 8
  • Article   9.4 Specific Exceptions 8
  • Article   9.5 National Treatment  (4) 8
  • Article   9.6 Market Access 8
  • Article   9.7 Local Presence 8
  • Article   9.8 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 8
  • Article   9.9 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 8
  • Article   9.10 Non-Conforming Measures 9
  • Article   9.11 Transparency 9
  • Article   9.12 Financial Data and Information  (17) 9
  • Article   9.13 Payment and Clearing 9
  • Article   9.14 Performance of Back-Office Functions 9
  • Article   9.15 Self-Regulatory Organisations 9
  • Article   9.16 Electronic Payments 9
  • Article   9.17 Financial Services New to the Territory of a Party 9
  • Article   9.18 Financial Services New to the Territories of Both Parties 9
  • Article   9.19 Sustainable Finance 9
  • Article   9.20 Recognition of Prudential Measures 9
  • Article   9.21 Institutional Provisions 9
  • Article   9.22 Consultations 9
  • Article   9.23 Dispute Settlement 9
  • Article   9.24 Financial Services Regulatory Cooperation 9
  • ANNEX 9A  Cross-Border Trade in Financial Services 9
  • ANNEX 9B  Authorities Responsible for Financial Services 10
  • ANNEX 9C  Financial Services Regulatory Cooperation 10
  • Article   9C.1 Objectives of Regulatory Cooperation 10
  • Article   9C.2 Scope of Regulatory Cooperation 10
  • Article   9C.3 Principles of Regulatory Cooperation 10
  • Article   9C.4 Joint Financial Regulatory Forum 10
  • Article   9C.5 Framework for Regulatory Cooperation 10
  • Article   9C.6 Mediation 10
  • Article   9C.7 Termination of Deference 10
  • Article   9C.8 Emerging Issues 10
  • Article   9C.9 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 11
  • Chapter   10 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 11
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   10.2 Scope 11
  • Article   10.3 Objectives 11
  • Article   10.4 General Principles for Professional Services 11
  • Article   10.5 Recognition of Professional Qualifications 11
  • Article   10.6 Professional Services Working Group 11
  • Article   10.7 Legal Services 11
  • Article   10.8 Legal Services Regulatory Dialogue 11
  • Chapter   11 TEMPORARY ENTRY FOR BUSINESS PERSONS 11
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   11.2 Scope 11
  • Article   11.3 Application Procedures 11
  • Article   11.4 Grant of Temporary Entry 11
  • Article   11.5 Provision of Information 11
  • Article   11.6 Relation to other Chapters 11
  • Article   11.7 Dispute Settlement 11
  • Article   11.8 Cooperation on Return and Readmissions 11
  • Chapter   12 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 12
  • Article   12.1 Definitions 12
  • Article   12.2 Scope 12
  • Article   12.3 Approaches to Regulation 12
  • Article   12.4 Access and Use 12
  • Article   12.5 Access to Essential Facilities and Unbundled Network Elements 12
  • Article   12.6 Resale 12
  • Article   12.7 Competitive Safeguards 12
  • Article   12.8 Treatment by Major Suppliers 12
  • Article   12.9 Interconnection with Suppliers 12
  • Article   12.10 Interconnection with Major Suppliers 12
  • Article   12.11 Number Portability 12
  • Article   12.12 Access to Numbers 12
  • Article   12.13 International Mobile Roaming 12
  • Article   12.14 Submarine Cable Landing Stations and Systems 12
  • Article   12.15 Independent Regulatory Authorities 12
  • Article   12.16 Universal Service 12
  • Article   12.17 Licensing and Authorisation Process 12
  • Article   12.18 Scarce Resources 12
  • Article   12.19 Flexibility In the Choice of Technology 12
  • Article   12.20 Resolution of Telecommunications Disputes 13
  • Article   12.21 Transparency 13
  • Article   12.22 Enforcement 13
  • Article   12.23 Relation to International Organisations 13
  • Article   12.24 Cooperation 13
  • Article   12.25 Confidentiality 13
  • Chapter   13 INVESTMENT 13
  • Article   13.1 Definitions 13
  • Article   13.2 Scope 13
  • Article   13.3 Relation to other Chapters 13
  • Article   13.4 Market Access 13
  • Article   13.5 National Treatment  (9) 13
  • Article   13.6 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 13
  • Article   13.7 Minimum Standard of Treatment  (11) 13
  • Article   13.8 Treatment In Case of Armed Conflict or Civil Strife 13
  • Article   13.9 Expropriation and Compensation  (12) 13
  • Article   13.10 Transfers 13
  • Article   13.11 Performance Requirements 14
  • Article   13.12 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 14
  • Article   13.13 Non-Conforming Measures 14
  • Article   13.14 Subrogation 14
  • Article   13.15 Special Formalities and Information Requirements 14
  • Article   13.16 Denial of Benefits  (23) 14
  • Article   13.17 Investment and Environmental, Health, and other Regulatory Objectives 14
  • Article   13.18 Investment and the Environment 14
  • Article   13.19 Corporate Social Responsibility 14
  • ANNEX 13A  CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW 14
  • ANNEX 13B  EXPROPRIATION 14
  • ANNEX 13C  FOREIGN INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK 14
  • Chapter   14 DIGITAL TRADE 14
  • Article   14.1 Definitions 14
  • Article   14.2 Scope and General Provisions 14
  • Article   14.3 Customs Duties 15
  • Article   14.4 Domestic Electronic Transactions Framework 15
  • Article   14.5 Conclusion of Contracts by Electronic Means 15
  • Article   14.6 Electronic Authentication and Electronic Trust Services 15
  • Article   14.7 Digital Identities 15
  • Article   14.8 Paperless Trading 15
  • Article   14.9 Electronic Invoicing 15
  • Article   14.10 Cross-Border Transfer of Information by Electronic Means 15
  • Article   14.11 Location of Computing Facilities 15
  • Article   14.12 Personal Information Protection 15
  • Article   14.13 Open Government Data 15
  • Article   14.14 Data Innovation 15
  • Article   14.15 Open Internet Access 15
  • Article   14.16 Online Consumer Protection 15
  • Article   14.17 Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Messages 15
  • Article   14.18 Source Code 15
  • Article   14.19 Commercial Information and Communication Technology Products That Use Cryptography 15
  • Article   14.20 Cybersecurity 15
  • Article   14.21 Cooperation 15
  • Chapter   15 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 16
  • Section   A General Provisions 16
  • Article   15.1 Definitions 16
  • Article   15.2 Objectives 16
  • Article   15.3 Principles 16
  • Article   15.4 Understandings In Respect of this Chapter 16
  • Article   15.5 Nature and Scope of Obligations 16
  • Article   15.6 Understandings Regarding Certain Public Health Measures 16
  • Article   15.7 International Agreements 16
  • Article   15.8 National Treatment 16
  • Article   15.9 Transparency 16
  • Article   15.10 Application of Chapter to Existing Subject Matter and Prior Acts 16
  • Article   15.11 Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights 16
  • Article   15.12 Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions 16
  • Section   B Cooperation 16
  • Article   15.13 Contact Points for Cooperation 16
  • Article   15.14 Cooperation 16
  • Article   15.15 Committee on Intellectual Property Rights 16
  • Article   15.16 Patent Cooperation and Work Sharing 16
  • Article   15.17 Public Domain 16
  • Article   15.18 Cooperation In the Area of Traditional Knowledge Associated with Genetic Resources 16
  • Article   15.19 Cooperation on Request 17
  • Section   C Trade Marks 17
  • Article   15.20 Types of Signs Registrable as Trade Marks 17
  • Article   15.21 Collective and Certification Marks 17
  • Article   15.22 Rights Conferred 17
  • Article   15.23 Exceptions 17
  • Article   15.24 Well-Known Trade Marks 17
  • Article   15.25 Procedural Aspects of Examination, Opposition and Cancellation 17
  • Article   15.26 Bad Faith Applications 17
  • Article   15.27 Electronic Trade Marks Systems 17
  • Article   15.28 Term of Protection for Trade Marks 17
  • Article   15.29 Efforts Toward the Harmonisation of Trade Mark Systems 17
  • Article   15.30 Domain Names 17
  • Section   D Geographical Indications 17
  • Article   15.31 Procedures for the Recognition and Protection of Geographical Indications 17
  • Article   15.32 System and Standard of Protection for Geographical Indications 17
  • Article   15.33 Protection of Geographical Indications 17
  • Article   15.34 Consultations on Geographical Indications 17
  • Article   15.35 Amendments Relating to Geographical Indications 17
  • Section   E Patents and Data 17
  • Article   15.36 Rights Conferred 17
  • Article   15.37 Patentable Subject Matter 17
  • Article   15.38 Exceptions 17
  • Article   15.39 Experimental Use 17
  • Article   15.40 Regulatory Review Exception 17
  • Article   15.41 Other Use without Authorisation of the Right Holder 17
  • Article   15.42 Patent Filing 17
  • Article   15.43 Amendments, Corrections and Observations 17
  • Article   15.44 Publication of Patent Applications 17
  • Article   15.45 Information Relating to Published Patent Applications and Granted Patents 17
  • Article   15.46 Conditions on Patent Applicants 17
  • Article   15.47 Extension of the Duration of Rights Conferred by a Patent 17
  • Section   F Undisclosed Test or other Data 17
  • Article   15.48 Protection of Undisclosed Test or other Data for Agricultural Chemical Products 17
  • Article   15.49 Protection of Undisclosed Test or other Data for Pharmaceutical Products 17
  • Section   G Registered Industrial Designs 17
  • Article   15.50 Protection of Registered Industrial Designs 17
  • Article   15.51 Duration of Protection 17
  • Article   15.52 Multiple Design Applications 17
  • Article   15.53 Improving Industrial Design Systems 17
  • Article   15.54 International Classification System for Industrial Designs 17
  • Article   15.55 International Registration of Industrial Designs 17
  • Section   H Copyright and Related Rights 18
  • Article   15.56 Authors 18
  • Article   15.57 Performers 18
  • Article   15.58 Producers of Phonograms 18
  • Article   15.59 Broadcasting Organisations 18
  • Article   15.60 Broadcasting and Communication to the Public of Phonograms Published for Commercial Purposes 18
  • Article   15.61 Artist's Resale Right 18
  • Article   15.62 Limitations and Exceptions 18
  • Article   15.63 Balance In Copyright and Related Rights Systems 18
  • Article   15.64 Term of Protection 18
  • Article   15.65 Collective Management Organisations 18
  • Article   15.66 Technological Protection Measures 18
  • Article   15.67 Rights Management Information 18
  • Article   15.68 Application of Article 18 of the Berne Convention and Article 14.6 of the TRIPS Agreement 18
  • Section   I Trade Secrets 18
  • Article   15.69 Trade Secrets 18
  • Section   J Enforcement 18
  • Subsection   J.1 General Obligations 18
  • Article   15.70 General Obligations 18
  • Subsection   J.2 Enforcement - Civil Remedies 18
  • Article   15.71 Availability of Civil Enforcement 18
  • Article   15.72 Measures for Preserving Evidence 18
  • Article   15.73 Provisional and Precautionary Measures 18
  • Article   15.74 Right to Information 18
  • Article   15.75 Injunctions 18
  • Article   15.76 Corrective Measures 18
  • Article   15.77 Damages 18
  • Article   15.78 Costs 18
  • Article   15.79 Safeguards 19
  • Article   15.80 Administrative Procedures 19
  • Subsection   J.3 Enforcement - Border Measures 19
  • Article   15.81 Border Measures 19
  • Subsection   J.4 Enforcement - Criminal Remedies 19
  • Article   15.82 Criminal Offences 19
  • Article   15.83 Penalties 19
  • Article   15.84 Seizure, Forfeiture and Destruction 19
  • Article   15.85 Ex Officio Enforcement 19
  • Article   15.86 Liability of Legal Persons 19
  • Subsection   J.5 Enforcement In the Digital Environment 19
  • Article   15.87 General Obligations on Enforcement In the Digital Environment 19
  • Article   15.88 Limitations on Liability of Internet Service Providers 19
  • Article   15.89 Blocking Orders 19
  • Article   15.90 Procedures for Domain Registrars 19
  • Article   15.91 Disclosure of Information 19
  • Subsection   J.6 Enforcement Practices with Respect to Intellectual Property Rights 19
  • Article   15.92 Transparency of Judicial Decisions and Administrative Rulings 19
  • Article   15.93 Voluntary Stakeholder Initiatives 19
  • Article   15.94 Public Awareness 19
  • Article   15.95 Specialised Enforcement Expertise, Information and Domestic Coordination 19
  • Article   15.96 Environmental Considerations In Destruction and Disposal of Infringing Goods 19
  • Chapter   16 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 19
  • Article   16.1 Definitions 19
  • Article   16.2 Scope 19
  • Article   16.3 General Exceptions. 20
  • Article   16.4 General Principles 20
  • Article   16.5 Information on the Procurement System 20
  • Article   16.6 Notices 20
  • Article   16.7 Conditions for Participation 20
  • Article   16.8 Qualification of Suppliers 20
  • Article   16.9 Technical Specifications and Tender DocumentationTechnical Specifications 20
  • Article   16.10 Time-Periods 21
  • Article   16.11 Negotiations 21
  • Article   16.12 Limited Tendering 21
  • Article   16.13 Electronic Auctions 21
  • Article   16.14 Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of ContractsTreatment of Tenders 21
  • Article   16.15 Transparency of Procurement 21
  • Article   16.16 Disclosure of Information 21
  • Article   16.17 Environmental, Social and Labour Considerations 21
  • Article   16.18 Ensuring Integrity In Procurement Practices 21
  • Article   16.19 Domestic Review Procedures 21
  • Article   16.20 Modifications and Rectifications to Annex 21
  • Article   16.21 Facilitation of Participation by SMEs 22
  • Article   16.22 Cooperation 22
  • Chapter   17 COMPETITION POLICY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 22
  • Article   17.1 Competition Law and Authorities 22
  • Article   17.2 Procedural Fairness In Competition Law Enforcement 22
  • Article   17.3 Private Rights of Action 22
  • Article   17.4 Transparency 22
  • Article   17.5 Consumer Protection 22
  • Article   17.6 Cooperation on Competition Policy and Consumer Protection 22
  • Article   17.7 Consultation 22
  • Article   17.8 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 22
  • Chapter   18 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES AND DESIGNATED MONOPOLIES 22
  • Article   18.1 Definitions 22
  • Article   18.2 Scope  (8) 22
  • Article   18.3 Delegated Authority 23
  • Article   18.4 Non-discriminatory Treatment and Commercial Considerations 23
  • Article   18.5 Courts and Administrative Bodies 23
  • Article   18.6 Non-commercial Assistance 23
  • Article   18.7 Adverse Effects 23
  • Article   18.8 Injury 23
  • Article   18.9 Application to Sub Central State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies 23
  • Article   18.10 Transparency 23
  • Article   18.11 Cooperation 23
  • Article   18.12 Contact Points 23
  • Article   18.13 Exceptions 23
  • Article   18.14 Further Negotiations 24
  • Article   18.15 Process for Developing Information 24
  • Chapter   19 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES 24
  • Article   19.1 General Provisions 24
  • Article   19.2 Information Sharing 24
  • Article   19.3 Contact Points on SMEs 24
  • Article   19.4 Cooperation to Increase Trade and Investment Opportunities for SMEs 24
  • Article   19.5 Other Provisions That Benefit SMEs 24
  • Article   19.6 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 24
  • Chapter   20 INNOVATION 24
  • Article   20.1 Definitions 24
  • Article   20.2 Objective 24
  • Article   20.3 General Provisions 24
  • Article   20.4 Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies 24
  • Article   20.5 Strategic Innovation Dialogue 24
  • Article   20.6 Review of this Agreement 24
  • Article   20.7 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 24
  • Chapter   21 LABOUR 24
  • Article   21.1 Definitions 24
  • Article   21.2 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 25
  • Article   21.3 Statement of Shared Commitment 25
  • Article   21.4 Labour Rights 25
  • Article   21.5 Non Derogation 25
  • Article   21.6 Enforcement of Labour Laws 25
  • Article   21.7 Modern Slavery 25
  • Article   21.8 Non-Discrimination and Gender Equality In the Workplace 25
  • Article   21.9 Corporate Social Responsibility 25
  • Article   21.10 Public Awareness and Procedural Guarantees 25
  • Article   21.11 Public Submissions 25
  • Article   21.12 Cooperation 25
  • Article   21.13 Committee on Cooperation 25
  • Article   21.14 Contact Points 25
  • Article   21.15 Public Engagement 25
  • Article   21.16 Labour Consultations and Dispute Settlement 25
  • Chapter   22 ENVIRONMENT 25
  • Article   22.1 Definitions 25
  • Article   22.2 Objectives 25
  • Article   22.3 General Commitments 25
  • Article   22.4 Multilateral Environmental Agreements 26
  • Article   22.5 Climate Change 26
  • Article   22.6 Environmental Goods and Services 26
  • Article   22.7 Circular Economy 26
  • Article   22.8 Ozone Depleting Substances and Hydrofluorocarbons 26
  • Article   22.9 Air Quality 26
  • Article   22.10 Protection of the Marine Environment from Ship Pollution 26
  • Article   22.11 Marine Litter 26
  • Article   22.12 Marine Wild Capture Fisheries  (9) 26
  • Article   22.13 Sustainable Forest Management and Trade 26
  • Article   22.14 Trade and Biodiversity 26
  • Article   22.15 Invasive Alien Species 26
  • Article   22.16 Conservation and Illegal Wildlife Trade 27
  • Article   22.17 Corporate Social Responsibility 27
  • Article   22.18 Opportunities for Public Participation 27
  • Article   22.19 Public Submissions 27
  • Article   22.20 Cooperation Frameworks 27
  • Article   22.21 Environment Working Group 27
  • Article   22.22 Environment Contact Points 27
  • Article   22.23 Environment Consultations 27
  • Article   22.24 Joint Committee Consultations 27
  • Article   22.25 Ministerial Consultations 27
  • Article   22.26 Dispute Resolution 27
  • ANNEX 22A  27
  • ANNEX 22.B  27
  • Chapter   23 DEVELOPMENT 27
  • Article   23.1 General Provisions 27
  • Article   23.2 Joint Development Activities 27
  • Article   23.3 Committee on Cooperation 27
  • Article   23.4 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 27
  • Chapter   24 TRADE AND GENDER EQUALITY 27
  • Article   24.1 Objectives 27
  • Article   24.2 Trade and Gender Equality Cooperation Activities 27
  • Article   24.3 Dialogue on Trade and Gender Equality 27
  • Article   24.4 Non-application of Dispute Settlement 27
  • Chapter   25 ANIMAL WELFARE AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE 27
  • Article   25.1 Animal Welfare 27
  • Article   25.2 Antimicrobial Resistance 27
  • Article   25.3 Non-application of Dispute Settlement 27
  • Chapter   26 GOOD REGULATORY PRACTICES 28
  • Article   26.1 Definitions 28
  • Article   26.2 General Provisions 28
  • Article   26.3 Internal Coordination and Review Processes or Mechanisms 28
  • Article   26.4 Descriptions of Regulatory Processes and Mechanisms 28
  • Article   26.5 Impact Assessment 28
  • Article   26.6 Public Consultation 28
  • Article   26.7 Use of Plain Language 28
  • Article   26.8 Regulatory Register 28
  • Article   26.9 Retrospective Review 28
  • Article   26.10 Regulatory Cooperation 28
  • Article   26.11 Contact Points 28
  • Article   26.12 Relation to other Chapters 28
  • Article   26.13 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 28
  • Chapter   27 COOPERATION 28
  • Article   27.1 General Provisions 28
  • Article   27.2 Areas of Cooperation 28
  • Article   27.3 Contact Points 28
  • Article   27.4 Committee on Cooperation 28
  • Article   27.5 Resources 28
  • Article   27.6 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 28
  • Chapter   28 TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION 28
  • Article   28.1 Definitions 28
  • Section   A Transparency 28
  • Article   28.2 Publication 28
  • Article   28.3 Administrative Proceedings 29
  • Article   28.4 Review and Appeal  (1) 29
  • Article   28.5 Provision of Information 29
  • Article   28.6 Accessible and Open Government 29
  • Section   B Anti-Corruption 29
  • Article   28.7 Scope 29
  • Article   28.8 General Provisions 29
  • Article   28.9 Measures to Prevent and Combat Bribery and Corruption 29
  • Article   28.10 Persons That Report Bribery or Corruption Offences 29
  • Article   28.11 Promoting Integrity Among Public Officials 29
  • Article   28.12 Participation of Private Sector and Civil Society 29
  • Article   28.13 Application and Enforcement of Measures to Prevent and Combat Bribery and Corruption 29
  • Article   28.14 Relation to other Agreements 29
  • Article   28.15 Cooperation, Consultation, and Dispute Settlement 29
  • Chapter   29 ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS 29
  • Article   29.1 Establishment of the Joint Committee 29
  • Article   29.2 Functions of the Joint Committee 29
  • Article   29.3 Decision-Making 29
  • Article   29.4 Rules of Procedure of the Joint Committee 29
  • Article   29.5 Contact Points 29
  • Chapter   30 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 29
  • Article   30.1 Definitions 29
  • Article   30.2 Objective 29
  • Article   30.3 Cooperation 29
  • Article   30.4 Scope 29
  • Article   30.5 Choice of Forum 30
  • Article   30.6 Good Offices, Conciliation, and Mediation 30
  • Article   30.7 Consultations 30
  • Article   30.8 Request for Establishment of a Panel 30
  • Article   30.9 Establishment and Reconvening of Panels 30
  • Article   30.10 Qualifications of Panellists 30
  • Article   30.11 Functions of a Panel  (3) 30
  • Article   30.12 Reports of a Panel 30
  • Article   30.13 Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct 30
  • Article   30.14 Compliance with the Final Report 30
  • Article   30.15 Compliance Review 30
  • Article   30.16 Temporary Remedies for Non-Compliance 30
  • Article   30.17 Compliance Review after the Adoption of Temporary Remedies 31
  • Article   30.18 Suspension or Termination of Proceedings 31
  • Article   30.19 Time Periods and Cases of Urgency 31
  • Article   30.20 Mutually Agreed Solution 31
  • Article   30.21 Administration of the Dispute Settlement Procedure 31
  • Article   30.22 Contact Point 31
  • Chapter   31 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS 31
  • Article   31.1 General Exceptions 31
  • Article   31.2 Security Exceptions 31
  • Article   31.3 Temporary Safeguard Measures 31
  • Article   31.4 Taxation Measures 31
  • Article   31.5 Disclosure of Information 31
  • Article   31.6 Confidentiality of Information 31
  • Article   31.7 The National Health Service and Australia's Health System 31
  • Chapter   32 FINAL PROVISIONS 31
  • Article   32.1 Annexes, Appendices and Footnotes 31
  • Article   32.2 Amendments 31
  • Article   32.3 Amendment of International Agreements 31
  • Article   32.4 Territorial Extension 31
  • Article   32.5 Territorial Disapplication 31
  • Article   32.6 General Review 31
  • Article   32.7 Entry Into Force 31
  • Article   32.8 Termination 31
  • ANNEX I  EXPLANATORY NOTES 31
  • ANNEX I  SCHEDULE OF AUSTRALIA 32
  • ANNEX I  SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 35
  • ANNEX II  EXPLANATORY NOTES 36
  • ANNEX II  SCHEDULE OF AUSTRALIA 36
  • ANNEX II  SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 38