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(f) in Section F, the construction services covered by this Chapter;

(g) in Section G, any General Notes;

(h) in Section H, the applicable Threshold Adjustment Formula; and

(i) in Section I, the publication of information required under paragraph 2 of Article 16.5 (Information on the Procurement System).

Compliance

5. Each Party shall ensure that its procuring entities comply with this Chapter in conducting covered procurements.

6. No procuring entity shall prepare or design a procurement, or otherwise structure or divide a procurement into separate procurements in any stage of the procurement, or use a particular method to estimate the value of a procurement, in order to avoid the obligations of this Chapter.

7. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a Party, including its procuring entities, from developing new procurement policies, procedures or contractual means, provided that they are not inconsistent with this Chapter.

Valuation

8. In estimating the value of a procurement for the purposes of ascertaining whether it is a covered procurement, a procuring entity shall include the estimated maximum total value of the procurement over its entire duration, taking into account:

(a) all forms of remuneration, including any premium, fee, commission, interest or other revenue stream that may be provided for under the contract;

(b) the value of any option clause; and

(c) any contract awarded at the same time or over a given period to one or more suppliers under the same procurement.

9. If the total estimated maximum value of a procurement over its entire duration is not known, the procurement shall be deemed a covered procurement, unless otherwise excluded under this Agreement.

Article 16.3. General Exceptions.

1. Subject to the requirement that the measure is not applied in a manner that would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between the Parties where the same conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on international trade between the Parties, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a Party, including its procuring entities, from adopting or maintaining a measure:

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

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

(c) necessary to protect intellectual property; or

(d) relating to the good or service of a person with disabilities, of philanthropic institutions or of prison labour.

2. The Parties understand that subparagraph 1(b) includes environmental measures necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health.

Article 16.4. General Principles

National Treatment and Non-Discrimination

1. With respect to any measure regarding covered procurement, each Party, including its procuring entities, shall accord immediately and unconditionally to the goods and services of the other Party and to the suppliers of the other Party, treatment no less favourable than the treatment that the Party, including its procuring entities, accords to domestic goods, services, and suppliers.

2. With respect to any measure regarding covered procurement, neither Party, including its procuring entities, shall:

(a) treat a locally established supplier less favourably than another locally established supplier on the basis of the degree of foreign affiliation or ownership; or

(b) discriminate against a locally established supplier on the basis that the good or service offered by that supplier for a particular procurement is a good or service of the other Party.

3. All orders under contracts awarded for covered procurement shall be subject to paragraphs 1 and 2.

Use of Electronic Means

4. When conducting covered procurement, a procuring entity shall use electronic means:

(a) for the publication of notices; and

(b) to the widest extent practicable, for information exchange and communication, the publication of tender documentation in procurement procedures, and for the submission of tenders.

5. When conducting covered procurement by electronic means, a procuring entity shall:

(a) ensure that the procurement is conducted using information technology systems and software, including those related to authentication and encryption of information, that are generally available and interoperable with other generally available information technology systems and software; and

(b) establish and maintain mechanisms that ensure the integrity of information provided by suppliers, including requests for participation and tenders, including establishment of the time of receipt and the prevention of inappropriate access.

Conduct of Procurement

6. A procuring entity shall conduct covered procurement in a transparent and impartial manner that:

(a) is consistent with this Chapter, using methods such as open tendering, selective tendering, and limited tendering;

(b) avoids conflicts of interest; and

(c) prevents corrupt practices.

Rules of Origin

7. For purposes of covered procurement, a Party shall not apply rules of origin to goods or services imported from or supplied from the other Party that are different from the rules of origin the Party applies at the same time in the normal course of trade to imports or supplies of the same goods or services from the same Party.

Offsets

8. With regard to covered procurement, neither Party, including its procuring entities, shall seek, take account of, impose or enforce any offset, at any stage of a procurement.

Measures Not Specific to Procurement

9. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to: customs duties and charges of any kind imposed on, or in connection with, importation, the method of levying those duties and charges, other import regulations or formalities, and measures affecting trade in services other than measures governing covered procurement.

Article 16.5. Information on the Procurement System

1. Each Party shall:

(a) promptly publish any law, regulation, judicial decision, administrative ruling of general application, standard contract clause mandated by law or regulation and incorporated by reference in notices or tender documentation and procedures regarding covered procurement, and any modifications thereof, in an officially designated electronic or paper medium that is widely disseminated and remains readily accessible to the public; and

(b) provide an explanation thereof to the other Party, on request.

2. Each Party shall list in Section I of its Schedule to Annex 16A:

(a) the electronic or paper media in which the Party publishes the information described in paragraph 1; and

(b) the electronic media in which the Party publishes the notices required by Article 16.6 (Notices), paragraph 8 of Article 16.8 (Qualification of Suppliers), and paragraph 2 of Article 16.15 (Transparency of Procurement Information).

Article 16.6. Notices

Electronic Publication of Procurement Notices

1. For covered procurement, notices of intended procurement and notices of planned procurement shall be directly accessible by electronic means, free of charge:

(a) for central government entities that are covered under Annex 16A, through a single point of access, as listed in Section I of its Schedule to Annex 16A; and

(b) for sub-central government entities and other entities covered under Annex 16A, at least, through links in a single electronic portal, as listed in Section I ofits Schedule to Annex 16A. Ifa Party maintains multiple points of access, it shall limit the number of points of access to the extent possible.

Notice of Intended Procurement

2. For each covered procurement, except in the circumstances described in Article 16.12 (Limited Tendering), a procuring entity shall publish a notice of intended procurement. The notice shall remain readily accessible to the public, until at least the expiration of the time period indicated in the notice.

3. Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, each notice of intended procurement shall include:

(a) the name and address of the procuring entity and other information necessary to contact the procuring entity and obtain all relevant documents relating to the procurement;

(b) a description of the procurement, including the nature and the quantity of the goods or services to be procured, or the estimated quantity if the quantity is not known, and a description of any options;

(c) for recurring contracts, an estimate, if possible, of the timing of subsequent notices of intended procurement;

(d) the time-frame for delivery of goods or services or the duration of the contract;

(e) the procurement method that will be used and whether it will involve negotiation or electronic auction;

(f) if applicable, the address and any final date for the submission of requests for participation in the procurement;

(g) the address and the final date for the submission of tenders;

(h) the language or languages in which tenders or requests for participation may be submitted, if they may be submitted in a language other than an official language of the Party of the procuring entity;

(i) a list and a brief description of any conditions for participation of suppliers, including any requirements for specific documents or certifications to be provided by suppliers in connection therewith, unless those requirements are included in tender documentation that is made available to all interested suppliers at the same time as the notice of intended procurement; and

(j) if, pursuant to Article 16.8 (Qualification of Suppliers), a procuring entity intends to select a limited number of qualified suppliers to be invited to tender, the criteria that will be used to select them and, if applicable, any limitation on the number of suppliers that will be permitted to tender.

Notice of Planned Procurement

4. Procuring entities are encouraged to publish as early as possible in each fiscal year a notice regarding their future procurement plans (notice of planned procurement), which should include the subject-matter of the procurement and the planned date of publication of the notice of intended procurement.

Article 16.7. Conditions for Participation

1. A procuring entity shall limit any conditions for participation in a covered procurement to those that are essential to ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to undertake the relevant procurement.

2. In establishing the conditions for participation, a procuring entity:

(a) shall not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of a Party or that the supplier has prior work experience in the territory of that Party; and

(b) may require relevant prior experience if essential to meet the requirements of the procurement.

3. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a procuring entity shall:

(a) evaluate the financial capacity and the commercial and technical abilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier's business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity; and

(b) base its evaluation on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation.

4. If there is supporting evidence, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:

(a) bankruptcy;

(b) false declarations;

(c) significant or persistent deficiencies in the performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract or contracts;

(d) final judgments in respect of serious crimes or other serious offences;

(e) professional misconduct or acts or omissions that adversely reflect on the commercial integrity of the supplier; or

(f) failure to pay taxes.

Article 16.8. Qualification of Suppliers

Registration Systems and Qualification Procedures

1. A Party, including its procuring entities, may maintain a supplier registration system under which interested suppliers are required to register and provide certain information.

2. Each Party shall ensure that:

(a) its procuring entities make efforts to minimise differences in their qualification procedures; and

(b) if its procuring entities maintain registration systems, the entities make efforts to minimise differences in their registration systems.

3. Neither Party, including its procuring entities, shall:

(a) adopt or apply any registration system or qualification procedure with the purpose or the effect of creating unnecessary obstacles to the participation of suppliers of the other Party in its procurement; or

(b) use that registration system or qualification procedure to prevent or delay the inclusion of suppliers of the other Party on a list of suppliers or prevent those suppliers from being considered for a particular procurement.

4. If a Party or a procuring entity maintains a supplier registration system, it shall:

(a) ensure that interested suppliers have access to information on the registration system through electronic means and that interested suppliers may request registration at any time; and

(b) if a request by a supplier is made, inform the supplier within a reasonable period of time of the decision to grant or reject this request, and if rejected, on request provide an explanation.

Selective Tendering

5. If a procuring entity intends to use selective tendering, the procuring entity shall:

(a) include in the notice of intended procurement at least the information specified in subparagraphs 3(a), 3(b), 3(e), 3(f), 3(i) and 3(j) of Article 16.6 (Notices) and invite suppliers to submit a request for participation; and

(b) provide, by the commencement of the time-period for tendering, at least the information in subparagraphs 3(c), 3(d), 3(g) and 3(h) of Article 16.6 (Notices) to the qualified suppliers that it notifies as specified in subparagraph 3(b) of Article 16.10 (Time-Periods).

6. A procuring entity shall allow all qualified suppliers to participate in a particular procurement, unless the procuring entity states in the notice of intended procurement any limitation on the number of suppliers that will be permitted to tender and the criteria for selecting the limited number of suppliers.

7. If the tender documentation is not made publicly available from the date of publication of the notice referred to in paragraph 5, the procuring entity shall ensure that the tender documentation is made available at the same time to all the qualified suppliers selected in accordance with paragraph 6.

Multi-Use Lists

8. A Party, including its procuring entities may establish or maintain a multi-use list provided that it makes continuously available by electronic means, in the appropriate medium listed in its Schedule to Annex 16A, a notice inviting interested suppliers to apply for inclusion on the list.

9. The notice provided for in paragraph 8 shall include:

(a) a description of the goods or services, or categories thereof, for which the list may be used;

(b) the conditions for participation to be satisfied by suppliers for inclusion on the list and the methods that the procuring entity or other government agency will use to verify a supplier's satisfaction of those conditions;

(c) the name and address of the procuring entity or other government agency and other information necessary to contact the procuring entity and to obtain all relevant documents relating to the list; and

(d) the period of validity of the list and the means for its renewal or termination, or if the period of validity is not provided, an indication of the method by which notice will be given of the termination of use of the list.

10. A Party, including its procuring entities, that establishes or maintains a multi- use list, shall:

(a) allow suppliers to apply at any time for inclusion on the multi-use list; and

(b) include on the list, within a reasonable period of time, all suppliers that satisfy the conditions for participation set out in the notice referred to in paragraph 6.

11. If a supplier that is not included on a multi-use list submits a request for participation in a procurement based on the multi-use list and submits-all required documents, within the time period provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 16.10 (Time-Periods), a procuring entity shall examine the request. The procuring entity shall not exclude the supplier from consideration in respect of the procurement on the grounds that the entity has insufficient time to examine the request, unless, in exceptional cases, due to the complexity of the procurement, the procuring entity is not able to complete the examination of the request within the time period allowed for the submission of tenders.

Section B and Section C Entities

12. A procuring entity covered under Sections B (Sub-Central Government Entities) or C (Other Entities) of a Party's Schedule to Annex 16A may use a notice inviting suppliers to apply for inclusion on a multi-use list as a notice of intended procurement, provided that:

(a) the notice is published in accordance with paragraph 8 and includes the information required under paragraph 9, as much of the information required under paragraph 3 of Article 16.6 (Notices) as is available and a statement that it constitutes a notice of intended procurement or that only the suppliers on the multi-use list will receive further notices of procurement covered by the multi-use list; and

(b) the entity promptly provides to suppliers that have expressed an interest in a given procurement to the entity, sufficient information to permit them to assess their interest in the procurement, including all remaining information required in paragraph 3 of Article 16.6 (Notices), to the extent that information is available.

13. A procuring entity covered under Sections B (Sub-Central Government Entities) or C (Other Entities) of a Party’s Schedule to Annex 16A may allow a supplier that has applied for inclusion on a multi-use list in accordance with paragraph 11 to tender in a given procurement, if there is sufficient time for the procuring entity to examine whether the supplier satisfies the conditions for participation.

Information on Procuring Entity Decisions

14.  A procuring entity or other entity of a Party shall promptly inform any supplier that submits a request for participation in a procurement or application for inclusion on a multi-use list of the decision with respect to the request or application.

15. If a procuring entity or other entity of a Party rejects a supplier's request for participation in a procurement or application for inclusion on a multi-use list, ceases to recognise a supplier as qualified, or removes a supplier from a multi-use list, the entity shall promptly inform the supplier and, on request of the supplier, promptly provide the supplier with a written explanation of the reasons for its decision.

Article 16.9. Technical Specifications and Tender DocumentationTechnical Specifications

1. A procuring entity shall not prepare, adopt or apply any technical specification or prescribe any conformity assessment procedure with the purpose or effect of creating an unnecessary obstacle to trade between the Parties.

2. In prescribing the technical specifications for the good or service being procured, a procuring entity shall, if appropriate:

(a) set out the technical specifications in terms of performance and functional requirements, rather than design or descriptive characteristics; and

(b) base the technical specifications on international standards, if these exist; otherwise, on national technical regulations, recognised national standards or building codes.

3. If design or descriptive characteristics are used in the technical specifications, a procuring entity should indicate, if appropriate, that it will consider tenders of equivalent goods or services that demonstrably fulfil the requirements of the procurement by including words such as "or equivalent" in the tender documentation.

4. A procuring entity shall not prescribe technical specifications that require or refer to a particular trademark or trade name, patent, copyright, design, type, specific origin, producer or supplier, unless there is no other sufficiently precise or intelligible way of describing the procurement requirements and provided that, in these cases, the procuring entity includes words such as "or equivalent" in the tender documentation.

5. A procuring entity shall not seek or accept, in a manner that would have the effect of precluding competition, advice that may be used in the preparation or adoption of any technical specification for a specific procurement from a person that may have a commercial interest in the procurement.

6. For greater certainty, a Party, including its procuring entities, may, in accordance with this Article, prepare, adopt or apply technical specifications to promote the conservation of natural resources or protect the environment.

7. For greater certainty, this Chapter is not intended to preclude a Party, or its procuring entities, from preparing, adopting or applying technical specifications required to protect sensitive government information, including specifications that may affect or limit the storage, hosting or processing of that information outside the territory of the Party.

Tender Documentation

8. A procuring entity shall make available to suppliers tender documentation that includes all information necessary to permit suppliers to prepare and submit responsive tenders. Unless already provided in the notice of intended procurement, that documentation shall include a complete description of:

(a) the procurement, including the nature, and the quantity of the good or service to be procured or, if the quantity is not known, the estimated quantity and any requirements to be fulfilled, including any technical specifications, conformity assessment certification, plans, drawings or instructional materials;

(b) any conditions for participation, including information and documents that suppliers are required to submit;

(c) all evaluation criteria the entity will apply in the awarding of the contract, and the relative importance of those criteria;

(d) if the procuring entity will conduct the procurement by electronic means, any authentication and encryption requirements or other requirements related to the submission of information by electronic means;

(e) if the procuring entity will hold an electronic auction, the rules, including identification of the elements of the tender related to the evaluation criteria, on which the auction will be conducted;

(f) if there will be a public opening of tenders, the date, time and place for the opening and, if appropriate, the persons authorised to be present;

(g) any other terms or conditions, including terms of payment and any limitation on the means by which tenders may be submitted, such as whether on paper or by electronic means; and

(h) any date for the delivery of a good or the supply of a service.

9. In establishing any date for the delivery of a good or the supply of a service being procured, a procuring entity shall take into account factors such as the complexity of the procurement, the extent of subcontracting anticipated and the realistic time required for production, de-stocking and transport of goods from the point of supply or for supply of services.

10. The evaluation criteria set out in the notice of intended procurement or tender documentation may include, among others, price and other cost factors, quality, technical merit, environmental characteristics and terms of delivery.

11. A procuring entity shall promptly:

(a) make available tender documentation to ensure that interested suppliers have sufficient time to submit responsive tenders;

(b) provide, on request, the tender documentation to any interested supplier; and

  • 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