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(a) an award of monetary damages and any applicable interest shall provide that the sum be paid to the locally established enterprise;

(b) an award of restitution of property shall provide that restitution be made to the locally established enterprise;

(c) an award of costs in favour of the investor shall provide that it is to be made to the investor; and

(d) the award shall provide that it is made without prejudice to a right that a person, other than a person which has provided a waiver pursuant to Article 8.22, may have in monetary damages or property awarded under a Party's law.

3. Monetary damages shall not be greater than the loss suffered by the investor or, as applicable, the locally established enterprise, reduced by any prior damages or compensation already provided. For the calculation of monetary damages, the Tribunal shall also reduce the damages to take into account any restitution of property or repeal or modification of the measure.

4. The Tribunal shall not award punitive damages.

5. The Tribunal shall order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by the unsuccessful disputing party. In exceptional circumstances, the Tribunal may apportion costs between the disputing parties if it determines that apportionment is appropriate in the circumstances of the claim. Other reasonable costs, including costs of legal representation and assistance, shall be borne by the unsuccessful disputing party, unless the Tribunal determines that such apportionment is unreasonable in the circumstances of the claim. If only parts of the claims have been successful the costs shall be adjusted, proportionately, to the number or extent of the successful parts of the claims.

6. The CETA Joint Committee shall consider supplemental rules aimed at reducing the financial burden on claimants who are natural persons or small and medium-sized enterprises. Such supplemental rules may, in particular, take into account the financial resources of such claimants and the amount of compensation sought.

7. The Tribunal and the disputing parties shall make every effort to ensure the dispute settlement process is carried out in a timely manner. The Tribunal shall issue its final award within 24 months of the date the claim is submitted pursuant to Article 8.23. If the Tribunal requires additional time to issue its final award, it shall provide the disputing parties the reasons for the delay.

Article 8.40. Indemnification or other Compensation

A respondent shall not assert, and the Tribunal shall not accept a defence, counterclaim, right of setoff, or similar assertion, that an investor or, as applicable, a locally established enterprise, has received or will receive indemnification or other compensation pursuant to an insurance or guarantee contract in respect of all or part of the compensation sought in a dispute initiated pursuant to this Section.

Article 8.41. Enforcement of Awards

1. An award issued pursuant to this Section shall be binding between the disputing parties and in respect of that particular case.

2. Subject to paragraph 3, a disputing party shall recognise and comply with an award without delay.

3. A disputing party shall not seek enforcement of a final award until: (a) in the case of a final award issued under the ICSID Convention:

(i) 120 days have elapsed from the date the award was rendered and no disputing party has requested revision or annulment of the award; or

(ii) enforcement of the award has been stayed and revision or annulment proceedings have been completed;

(b) in the case of a final award under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, or any other rules applicable pursuant to Article 8. 23.2(d):

(i) 90 days have elapsed from the date the award was rendered and no disputing party has commenced a proceeding to revise, set aside or annul the award; or

(ii) enforcement of the award has been stayed and a court has dismissed or allowed an application to revise, set aside or annul the award and there is no further appeal.

4. Execution of the award shall be governed by the laws concerning the execution of judgments or awards in force where the execution is sought.

5. A final award issued pursuant to this Section is an arbitral award that is deemed to relate to claims arising out of a commercial relationship or transaction for the purposes of Article I of the New York Convention.

6. For greater certainty, if a claim has been submitted pursuant to Article 8.23.2(a), a final award issued pursuant to this Section shall qualify as an award under Chapter IV, Section 6 of the ICSID Convention.

Article 8.42. Role of the Parties

1. A Party shall not bring an international claim, in respect of a claim submitted pursuant to Article 8.23, unless the other Party has failed to abide by and comply with the award rendered in that dispute.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not exclude the possibility of dispute settlement under Chapter Twenty-Nine (Dispute Settlement) in respect of a measure of general application even if that measure is alleged to have breached this Agreement as regards a specific investment in respect of which a claim has been submitted pursuant to Article 8.23 and is without prejudice to Article 8.38.

3. Paragraph 1 does not preclude informal exchanges for the sole purpose of facilitating a settlement of the dispute.

Article 8.43. Consolidation

1. When two or more claims that have been submitted separately pursuant to Article 8.23 have a question of law or fact in common and arise out of the same events or circumstances, a disputing party or the disputing parties, jointly, may seek the establishment of a separate division of the Tribunal pursuant to this Article and request that such division issue a consolidation order ("request for consolidation").

2. The disputing party seeking a consolidation order shall first deliver a notice to the disputing parties it seeks to be covered by this order.

3. If the disputing parties notified pursuant to paragraph 2 have reached an agreement on the consolidation order to be sought, they may make a joint request for the establishment of a separate division of the Tribunal and a consolidation order pursuant to this Article. If the disputing parties notified pursuant to paragraph 2 have not reached agreement on the consolidation order to be sought within 30 days of the notice, a disputing party may make a request for the establishment of a separate division of the Tribunal and a consolidation order pursuant to this Article.

4. The request shall be delivered, in writing, to the President of the Tribunal and to all the disputing parties sought to be covered by the order, and shall specify:

(a) the names and addresses of the disputing parties sought to be covered by the order;

(b) the claims, or parts thereof, sought to be covered by the order; and

(c) the grounds for the order sought.

5. A request for consolidation involving more than one respondent shall require the agreement of all such respondents.

6. The rules applicable to the proceedings under this Article are determined as follows:

(a) if all of the claims for which a consolidation order is sought have been submitted to dispute settlement under the same rules pursuant to Article 8.23, these rules shall apply;

(b) if the claims for which a consolidation order is sought have not been submitted to dispute settlement under the same rules:

(i) the investors may collectively agree on the rules pursuant to Article 8.23.2; or

(i) if the investors cannot agree on the applicable rules within 30 days of the President of the Tribunal receiving the request for consolidation, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules shall apply.

7. The President of the Tribunal shall, after receipt of a consolidation request and in accordance with the requirements of Article 8.27.7 constitute a new division ("consolidating division") of the Tribunal which shall have jurisdiction over some or all of the claims, in whole or in part, which are the subject of the joint consolidation request.

8. If, after hearing the disputing parties, a consolidating division is satisfied that claims submitted pursuant to Article 8.23 have a question of law or fact in common and arise out of the same events or circumstances, and consolidation would best serve the interests of fair and efficient resolution of the claims including the interest of consistency of awards, the consolidating division of the Tribunal may, by order, assume jurisdiction over some or all of the claims, in whole or in part.

9. If a consolidating division of the Tribunal has assumed jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph 8, an investor that has submitted a claim pursuant to Article 8.23 and whose claim has not been consolidated may make a written request to the Tribunal that it be included in such order provided that the request complies with the requirements set out in paragraph 4. The consolidating division of the Tribunal shall grant such order where it is satisfied that the conditions of paragraph 8 are met and that granting such a request would not unduly burden or unfairly prejudice the disputing parties or unduly disrupt the proceedings. Before consolidating division of the Tribunal issues that order, it shall consult with the disputing parties.

10. On application of a disputing party, a consolidating division of the Tribunal established under this Article, pending its decision under paragraph 8, may order that the proceedings of the division of the Tribunal appointed under Article 8.27.7 be stayed unless the latter Tribunal has already adjourned its proceedings.

11. The division of the Tribunal appointed under Article 8.27.7 shall cede jurisdiction in relation to the claims, or parts thereof, over which a consolidating division of the Tribunal established under this Article has assumed jurisdiction.

12. The award of a consolidating division of the Tribunal established under this Article in relation to those claims, or parts thereof, over which it has assumed jurisdiction is binding on the division of the Tribunal appointed under Article 8.27.7 as regards those claims, or parts thereof.

13. An investor may withdraw a claim under this Section that is subject to consolidation and such claim shall not be resubmitted pursuant to Article 8.23. If it does so no later than 15 days after receipt of the notice of consolidation, its earlier submission of the claim shall not prevent the investor's recourse to dispute settlement other than under this Section.

14. At the request of an investor, a consolidating division of the Tribunal may take such measures as it sees fit in order to preserve the confidential or protected information of that investor in relation to other investors. Those measures may include the submission of redacted versions of documents containing confidential or protected information to the other investors or arrangements to hold parts of the hearing in private.

Article 8.44. Committee on Services and Investment

1. The Committee on Services and Investment shall provide a forum for the Parties to consult on issues related to this Chapter, including:

(a) difficulties which may arise in the implementation of this Chapter;

(b) possible improvements of this Chapter, in particular in the light of experience and developments in other international fora and under the Parties' other agreements.

2. The Committee on Services and Investment shall, on agreement of the Parties, and after completion of their respective internal requirements and procedures, adopt a code of conduct for the Members of the Tribunal to be applied in disputes arising out of this Chapter, which may replace or supplement the rules in application, and may address topics including:

(a) disclosure obligations;

(b) the independence and impartiality of the Members of the Tribunal; and

(c) confidentiality.

The Parties shall make best efforts to ensure that the code of conduct is adopted no later than the first day of the provisional application or entry into force of this Agreement, as the case may be, and in any event no later than two years after such date.

3. The Committee Services and Investment may, on agreement of the Parties, and after completion of their respective internal requirements and procedures:

(a) recommend to the CETA Joint Committee the adoption of interpretations of this Agreement pursuant to Article 8.31.3;

(b) adopt and amend rules supplementing the applicable dispute settlement rules, and amend the applicable rules on transparency. These rules and amendments are binding on the Tribunal established under this Section;

(c) adopt rules for mediation for use by disputing parties as referred to in Article 8.20;

(d) recommend to the CETA Joint Committee the adoption of any further elements of the fair and equitable treatment obligation pursuant to Article 8.10.3; and

(e) make recommendations to the CETA Joint Committee on the functioning of the Appellate Tribunal pursuant to Article 8.28.8.

Article 8.45. Exclusion

The dispute settlement provisions of this Section and of Chapter Twenty-Nine (Dispute Settlement) do not apply to the matters referred to in Annex 8-C.

Chapter NINE. Cross-border Trade In Services

Article 9.1. Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter:

aircraft repair and maintenance services means activities undertaken on an aircraft or a part of an aircraft while it is withdrawn from service and do not include so-called line maintenance;

airport operation services means the operation or management, on a fee or contract basis, of airport infrastructure, including terminals, runways, taxiways and aprons, parking facilities, and intra-airport transportation systems. For greater certainty, airport operation services do not include the ownership of, or investment in, airports or airport lands, or any of the functions carried out by a board of directors. Airport operation services do not include air navigation services;

computer reservation system services means the supply of a service by computerised systems that contain information about air carriers' schedules, availability, fares and fare rules, through which reservations can be made or tickets may be issued;

cross-border trade in services or cross-border supply of services means the supply of a service: (a) from the territory of a Party into the territory of the other Party; or (b) in the territory of a Party to the service consumer of the other Party, but does not include the supply of a service in the territory of a Party by a person of the other Party;

ground handling services means the supply of a service on a fee or contract basis for: ground administration and supervision, including load control and communications; passenger handling; baggage handling; cargo and mail handling; ramp handling and aircraft services; fuel and oil handling; aircraft line maintenance, flight operations and crew administration; surface transport; or catering services. Ground handling services do not include security services or the operation or management of centralised airport infrastructure, such as baggage handling systems, de-icing facilities, fuel distribution systems, or intra-airport transport systems;

selling and marketing of air transport services means opportunities for the air carrier concerned to sell and market freely its air transport services including all aspects of marketing such as market research, advertising and distribution, but do not include the pricing of air transport services or the applicable conditions; and

services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority means any service that is not supplied on a commercial basis, or in competition with one or more service suppliers.

Article 9.2. Scope

1. This Chapter applies to a measure adopted or maintained by a Party affecting cross-border trade in services by a service supplier of the other Party, including a measure affecting:

(a) the production, distribution, marketing, sale, and delivery of a service;

(b) the purchase of, use of, or payment for, a service; and,

(c) the access to and use of, in connection with the supply of a service, services which are required to be offered to the public generally.

2. This Chapter does not apply to a measure affecting:

(a) services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority;

(b) for the European Union, audio-visual services;

(c) for Canada, cultural industries;

(d) financial services as defined in Article 13.1 (Definitions);

(e) air services, related services in support of air services and other services supplied by means of air transport (1), other than:

(i) aircraft repair and maintenance services;

(ii) the selling and marketing of air transport services;

(iii) computer reservation system (CRS) services;

(iv) ground handling services;

(v) airport operation services;

(f) procurement by a Party of a good or service purchased for governmental purposes, and not with of a view to commercial resale or with a view to use in the supply of a good or service for commercial sale, whether or not that procurement is "covered procurement" within the meaning of Article 19.2.2 (Scope and coverage); or

(g) a subsidy, or other government support relating to cross-border trade in services, provided by a Party.

3. This Chapter does not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties under the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, done at Brussels on 17 December 2009 and Ottawa on 18 December 2009.

4. This Chapter does not impose an obligation on a Party with respect to a national of the other Party seeking access to its employment market, or employment on a permanent basis in its territory, or confer any right on that national with respect to that access or employment.

(1) These services include services when an aircraft is being used to carry out specialised activities in sectors including agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, mapping, forestry, observation and patrol, or advertising, if the specialised activity is provided by the person that is responsible for the operation of the aircraft.

Article 9.3. National Treatment

1. Each Party shall accord to service suppliers and services of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that it accords, in like situations, to its own service suppliers and services.

2. For greater certainty, the treatment accorded by a Party pursuant to paragraph 1 means, with respect to a government in Canada other than at the federal level, or, with respect to a government of or in a Member State of the European Union, treatment no less favourable than the most favourable treatment accorded, in like situations, by that government to its own service suppliers and services.

Article 9.4. Formal Requirements

Article 9.3 does not prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that prescribes formal requirements in connection with the supply of a service, provided that such requirements are not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination. These measures include requirements:

(a) to obtain a licence, registration, certification, or authorisation in order to supply a service or as a membership requirement of a particular profession, such as requiring membership in a professional organisation or participation in collective compensation funds for members of professional organisations;

(b) for a service supplier to have a local agent for service or maintain a local address;

(c) to speak a national language or hold a driver's licence; or

(d) that a service supplier:

(i) post a bond or other form of financial security;

(ii) establish or contribute to a trust account;

(iii) maintain a particular type and amount of insurance;

(iv) provide other similar guarantees; or

(v) provide access to records.

Article 9.5. Most-favoured-nation Treatment

1. Each Party shall accord to service suppliers and services of the other Party treatment no less favourable than that it accords, in like situations, to service suppliers and services of a third country.

2. For greater certainty, the treatment accorded by a Party pursuant to paragraph 1 means, with respect to a government in Canada other than at the federal level, or, with respect to a government of or in a Member State of the European Union, the treatment accorded, in like situations, by that government in its territory to services or service suppliers of a third country.

3. Paragraph 1 does not apply to treatment accorded by a Party under an existing or future measure providing for recognition, including through an arrangement or agreement with a third country that recognises the accreditation of testing and analysis services and service suppliers, the accreditation of repair and maintenance services and service suppliers, as well as the certification of the qualifications of, or the results of, or work done by, those accredited services and service suppliers.

Article 9.6. Market Access

A Party shall not adopt or maintain, on the basis of its entire territory or on the basis of the territory of a national, provincial, territorial, regional or local level of government, a measure that imposes limitations on:

(a) the number of service suppliers, whether in the form of numerical quotas, monopolies, exclusive service suppliers or the requirement of an economic needs test;

(b) the total value of service transactions or assets in the form of numerical quotas or the requirement of an economic needs test; or

(c) the total number of service operations or the total quantity of service output expressed in terms of designated numerical units in the form of quotas or the requirement of an economic needs test.

Article 9.7. Reservations

1. Articles 9.3, 9.5 and 9.6 do not apply to:

(a) an existing non-conforming measure that is maintained by a Party at the level of:

(i) the European Union, as set out in its Schedule to Annex I;

(ii) a national government, as set out by that Party in its Schedule to Annex I;

(iii) a provincial, territorial, or regional government, as set out by that Party in its Schedule to Annex I; or

(iv) a local government.

(b) the continuation or prompt renewal of a non-conforming measure referred to in subparagraph (a); or

(c) an amendment to a non-conforming measure referred to in subparagraph (a) to the extent that the amendment does not decrease the conformity of the measure, as it existed immediately before the amendment, with Articles 9.3, 9.5, and 9.6.

2. Articles 9.3, 9.5, and 9.6 do not apply to a measure that a Party adopts or maintains with respect to a sector, subsector or activity, as set out in its Schedule to Annex II.

Article 9.8. Denial of Benefits

A Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter to a service supplier of the other Party that is an enterprise of that Party and to services of that service supplier if:

(a) a service supplier of a third country owns or controls the enterprise; and (b) the denying Party adopts or maintains a measure with respect to the third country that:

(i) relates to maintenance of international peace and security; and

(ii) prohibits transactions with the enterprise or would be violated or circumvented if the benefits of this Chapter were accorded to the enterprise.

Chapter TEN. Temporary Entry and Stay of Natural Persons for Business Purposes

Article 10.1. Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter:

contractual services suppliers means natural persons employed by an enterprise of one Party that has no establishment in the territory of the other Party and that has concluded a bona fide contract (other than through an agency as defined by CPC 872) to supply a service to a consumer of the other Party that requires the presence on a temporary basis of its employees in the territory of the other Party in order to fulfil the contract to supply a service;

enterprise means an "enterprise" as defined in Article 8.1 (Definitions);

independent professionals means natural persons engaged in the supply of a service and established as self-employed in the territory of a Party who have no establishment in the territory of the other Party and who have concluded a bona fide contract (other than through an agency as defined by CPC 872) to supply a service to a consumer of the other Party that requires the presence of the natural person on a temporary basis in the territory of the other Party in order to fulfil the contract to supply a service;

key personnel means business visitors for investment purposes, investors, or intra-corporate transferees:

(a) business visitors for investment purposes means natural persons working in a managerial or specialist position who are responsible for setting up an enterprise but who do not engage in direct transactions with the general public and do not receive remuneration from a source located within the territory of the host Party;

(b) investors means natural persons who establish, develop, or administer the operation of an investment in a capacity that is supervisory or executive, and to which those persons or the enterprise employing those persons has committed, or is in the process of committing, a substantial amount of capital; and

(c) intra-corporate transferees means natural persons who have been employed by an enterprise of a Party or have been partners in an enterprise of a Party for at least one year and who are temporarily transferred to an enterprise (that may be a subsidiary, branch, or head company of the enterprise of a Party) in the territory of the other Party. This natural person must belong to one of the following categories:

(i) senior personnel means natural persons working in a senior position within an enterprise who:

(A) primarily direct the management of the enterprise or direct the enterprise, or a department or sub-division of the enterprise; and

(B) exercise wide latitude in decision making, which may include having the authority to personally recruit and dismiss or to take other personnel actions (such as promotion or leave authorisations), and

(I) receive only general supervision or direction principally from higher level executives, the board of directors, or stockholders of the business or their equivalent; or

(I) supervise and control the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees and exercise discretionary authority over day-to-day operations; or

  • Chapter   ONE General Definitions and Initial Provisions 1
  • Section   A General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.1 Definitions of General Application 1
  • Article   1.2 Party-specific Definitions 1
  • Article   1.3 Geographical Scope of Application 1
  • Section   B Initial Provisions 1
  • Article   1.4 Establishment of a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.5 Relation to the WTO Agreement and other Agreements 1
  • Article   1.6 Reference to other Agreements 1
  • Article   1.7 Reference to Laws 1
  • Article   1.8 Extent of Obligations 1
  • Article   1.9 Rights and Obligations Relating to Water 1
  • Article   1.10 Persons Exercising Delegated Governmental Authority 1
  • Chapter   TWO National Treatment and Market Access for Goods 1
  • Article   2.1 Objective 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope 1
  • Article   2.3 National Treatment 1
  • Article   2.4 Reduction and Elimination of Customs Duties on Imports 1
  • Article   2.5 Restriction on Duty Drawback, Duty Deferral and Duty Suspension Programs 1
  • Article   2.6 Duties, Taxes or other Fees and Charges on Exports 2
  • Article   2.7 Standstill 2
  • Article   2.8 Temporary Suspension of Preferential Tariff Treatment 2
  • Article   2.9 Fees and other Charges 2
  • Article   2.10 Goods Re-entered after Repair or Alteration 2
  • Article   2.11 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   2.12 Other Provisions Related to Trade In Goods 2
  • Article   2.13 Committee on Trade In Goods 2
  • Chapter   THREE Trade Remedies 2
  • Section   A Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 2
  • Article   3.1 General Provisions Concerning Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 2
  • Article   3.2 Transparency 2
  • Article   3.3 Consideration of Public Interest and Lesser Duty 2
  • Section   B Global Safeguard Measures 2
  • Article   3.4 General Provisions Concerning Global Safeguard Measures 2
  • Article   3.5 Transparency 2
  • Article   3.6 Imposition of Definitive Measures 2
  • Section   C General Provisions 2
  • Article   3.7 Exclusion from Dispute Settlement 2
  • Chapter   FOUR Technical Barriers to Trade 2
  • Article   4.1 Scope and Definitions 2
  • Article   4.2 Incorporation of the TBT Agreement 2
  • Article   4.3 Cooperation 2
  • Article   4.4 Technical Regulations 2
  • Article   4.5 Conformity Assessment 2
  • Article   4.6 Transparency 2
  • Article   4.7 Management of the Chapter 2
  • Chapter   FIVE Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 2
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 2
  • Article   5.2 Objectives 2
  • Article   5.3 Scope 3
  • Article   5.4 Rights and Obligations 3
  • Article   5.5 Adaptation to Regional Conditions 3
  • Article   5.6 Equivalence 3
  • Article   5.7 Trade Conditions 3
  • Article   5.8 Audit and Verification 3
  • Article   5.9 Export Certification 3
  • Article   5.10 Import Checks and Fees 3
  • Article   5.11 Notification and Information Exchange 3
  • Article   5.12 Technical Consultations 3
  • Article   5.13 Emergency SPS Measures 3
  • Article   5.14 Joint Management Committee for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 3
  • Chapter   SIX Customs and Trade Facilitation 3
  • Article   6.1 Objectives and Principles 3
  • Article   6.2 Transparency 3
  • Article   6.3 Release of Goods 3
  • Article   6.4 Customs Valuation 3
  • Article   6.5 Classification of Goods 3
  • Article   6.6 Fees and Charges 3
  • Article   6.7 Risk Management 3
  • Article   6.8 Automation 3
  • Article   6.9 Advance Rulings 3
  • Article   6.10 Review and Appeal 3
  • Article   6.11 Penalties 3
  • Article   6.12 Confidentiality 3
  • Article   6.13 Cooperation 3
  • Article   6.14 Joint Customs Cooperation Committee 4
  • Chapter   SEVEN Subsidies 4
  • Article   7.1 Definition of a Subsidy 4
  • Article   7.2 Transparency 4
  • Article   7.3 Consultations on Subsidies and Government Support In Sectors other Than Agriculture and Fisheries 4
  • Article   7.4 Consultations on Subsidies Related to Agricultural Goods and Fisheries Products 4
  • Article   7.5 Agriculture Export Subsidies 4
  • Article   7.6 Confidentiality 4
  • Article   7.7 Exclusion of Subsidies and Government Support for Audio-visual Services and Cultural Industries 4
  • Article   7.8 Relationship with the WTO Agreement 4
  • Article   7.9 Dispute Settlement 4
  • Chapter   EIGHT Investment 4
  • Section   A Definitions and Scope 4
  • Article   8.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   8.2 Scope 4
  • Article   8.3 Relation to other Chapters 4
  • Section   B Establishment of Investments 4
  • Article   8.4 Market Access 4
  • Article   8.5 Performance Requirements 4
  • Section   C Non-discriminatory Treatment 5
  • Article   8.6 National Treatment 5
  • Article   8.7 Most-favoured-nation Treatment 5
  • Article   8.8 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 5
  • Section   D Investment Protection 5
  • Article   8.9 Investment and Regulatory Measures 5
  • Article   8.10 Treatment of Investors and of Covered Investments 5
  • Article   8.11 Compensation for Losses 5
  • Article   8.12 Expropriation 5
  • Article   8.13 Transfers 5
  • Article   8.14 Subrogation 5
  • Section   E Reservations and Exceptions 5
  • Article   8.15 Reservations and Exceptions 5
  • Article   8.16 Denial of Benefits 5
  • Article   8.17 Formal Requirements 5
  • Section   F Resolution of Investment Disputes between Investors and States 5
  • Article   8.18 Scope 5
  • Article   8.19 Consultations 5
  • Article   8.20 Mediation 5
  • Article   8.21 Determination of the Respondent for Disputes with the European Union or Its Member States 5
  • Article   8.22 Procedural and other Requirements for the Submission of a Claim to the Tribunal  6
  • Article   8.23 Submission of a Claim to the Tribunal 6
  • Article   8.24 Proceedings Under Another International Agreement 6
  • Article   8.25 Consent to the Settlement of the Dispute by the Tribunal 6
  • Article   8.26 Third Party Funding 6
  • Article   8.27 Constitution of the Tribunal        6
  • Article   8.28 Appellate Tribunal 6
  • Article   8.29 Establishment of a Multilateral Investment Tribunal and Appellate Mechanism 6
  • Article   8.30 Ethics 6
  • Article   8.31 Applicable Law and Interpretation 6
  • Article   8.32 Claims Manifestly without Legal Merit 6
  • Article   8.33 Claims Unfounded as a Matter of Law 6
  • Article   8.34 Interim Measures of Protection 6
  • Article   8.35 Discontinuance 6
  • Article   8.36 Transparency of Proceedings 6
  • Article   8.37 Information Sharing 6
  • Article   8.38 Non-disputing Party 6
  • Article   8.39 Final Award 6
  • Article   8.40 Indemnification or other Compensation 7
  • Article   8.41 Enforcement of Awards 7
  • Article   8.42 Role of the Parties 7
  • Article   8.43 Consolidation 7
  • Article   8.44 Committee on Services and Investment 7
  • Article   8.45 Exclusion 7
  • Chapter   NINE Cross-border Trade In Services 7
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 7
  • Article   9.2 Scope 7
  • Article   9.3 National Treatment 7
  • Article   9.4 Formal Requirements 7
  • Article   9.5 Most-favoured-nation Treatment 7
  • Article   9.6 Market Access 7
  • Article   9.7 Reservations 7
  • Article   9.8 Denial of Benefits 7
  • Chapter   TEN Temporary Entry and Stay of Natural Persons for Business Purposes 7
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 7
  • Article   10.2 Objectives and Scope 8
  • Article   10.3 General Obligations 8
  • Article   10.4 Provision of Information 8
  • Article   10.5 Contact Points 8
  • Article   10.6 Obligations In other Chapters 8
  • Article   10.7 Key Personnel 8
  • Article   10.8 Contractual Services Suppliers and Independent Professionals 8
  • Article   10.9 Short-term Business Visitors 8
  • Article   10.10 Review of Commitments 8
  • Chapter   ELEVEN Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications 8
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 8
  • Article   11.2 Objectives and Scope 8
  • Article   11.3 Negotiation of an MRA 8
  • Article   11.4 Recognition 8
  • Article   11.5 Joint Committee on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications 8
  • Article   11.6 Guidelines for the Negotiation and Conclusion of MRAs 8
  • Article   11.7 Contact Points 8
  • Chapter   TWELVE Domestic Regulation 8
  • Article   12.1 Definitions 8
  • Article   12.2 Scope 8
  • Article   12.3 Licensing and Qualification Requirements and Procedures 9
  • Chapter   THIRTEEN Financial Services 9
  • Article   13.1 Definitions 9
  • Article   13.2 Scope 9
  • Article   13.3 National Treatment 9
  • Article   13.4 Most-favoured-nation Treatment 9
  • Article   13.5 Recognition of Prudential Measures 9
  • Article   13.6 Market Access 9
  • Article   13.7 Cross-border Supply of Financial Services 9
  • Article   13.8 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 9
  • Article   13.9 Performance Requirements 9
  • Article   13.10 Reservations and Exceptions 9
  • Article   13.11 Effective and Transparent Regulation 10
  • Article   13.12 Self-regulatory Organisations 10
  • Article   13.13 Payment and Clearing Systems 10
  • Article   13.14 New Financial Services 10
  • Article   13.15 Transfer and Processing of Information 10
  • Article   13.16 Prudential Carve-out 10
  • Article   13.17 Specific Exceptions 10
  • Article   13.18 Financial Services Committee 10
  • Article   13.19 Consultations 10
  • Article   13.20 Dispute Settlement 10
  • Article   13.21 Investment Disputes In Financial Services 10
  • Chapter   FOURTEEN International Maritime Transport Services 10
  • Article   14.1 Definitions 10
  • Article   14.2 Scope 10
  • Article   14.3 Obligations 10
  • Article   14.4 Reservations 10
  • Chapter   FIFTEEN Telecommunications 10
  • Article   15.1 Definitions 10
  • Article   15.2 Scope 10
  • Article   15.3 Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Transport Networks or Services 10
  • Article   15.4 Competitive Safeguards on Major Suppliers 11
  • Article   15.5 Access to Essential Facilities 11
  • Article   15.6 Interconnection 11
  • Article   15.8 Universal Service 11
  • Article   15.9 Scarce Resources 11
  • Article   15.12 Resolution of Telecommunication Disputes 11
  • Article   15.13 Transparency 11
  • Article   15.14 Forbearance 11
  • Article   15.15 Relation to other Chapters 11
  • Chapter   SIXTEEN Electronic Commerce 11
  • Article   16.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   16.2 Objective and Scope 11
  • Article   16.3 Customs Duties on Electronic Deliveries 11
  • Article   16.4 Trust and Confidence In Electronic Commerce 11
  • Article   16.5 General Provisions 11
  • Article   16.6 Dialogue on Electronic Commerce 11
  • Article   16.7 Relation to other Chapters 11
  • Chapter   SEVENTEEN Competition Policy 11
  • Article   17.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   17.2 Competition Policy 11
  • Article   17.3 Application of Competition Policy to Enterprises 11
  • Article   17.4 Dispute Settlement 11
  • Chapter   EIGHTEEN State Enterprises, Monopolies, and Enterprises Granted Special Rights or Privileges 11
  • Article   18.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   18.2 Scope 11
  • Article   18.3 State Enterprises, Monopolies and Enterprises Granted Special Rights or Privileges 11
  • Article   18.4 Non-discriminatory Treatment 11
  • Article   18.5 Commercial Considerations 11
  • Chapter   NINETEEN Government Procurement 11
  • Article   19.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   19.2 Scope and Coverage 12
  • Article   19.3 Security and General Exceptions 12
  • Article   19.4 General Principles 12
  • Article   19.5 Information on the Procurement System 12
  • Article   19.7 Conditions for Participation 12
  • Article   19.8 Qualification of Suppliers 12
  • Article   19.9 Technical Specifications and Tender Documentation 13
  • Article   19.10 Time-periods 13
  • Article   19.11 Negotiation  13
  • Article   19.12 Limited Tendering 13
  • Article   19.13 Electronic Auctions 13
  • Article   19.14 Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts 13
  • Article   19.15 Transparency of Procurement Information 13
  • Article   19.16 Disclosure of Information 14
  • Article   19.17 Domestic Review Procedures 14
  • Article   19.18 Modifications and Rectifications to Coverage 14
  • Article   19.19 Committee on Government Procurement 14
  • Chapter   TWENTY Intellectual Property 14
  • Section   A General Provisions 14
  • Article   20.1 Objectives 14
  • Article   20.2 Nature and Scope of Obligations 14
  • Article   20.3 Public Health Concerns 14
  • Article   20.4 Exhaustion 14
  • Article   20.5 Disclosure of Information 14
  • Section   B Standards Concerning Intellectual Property Rights 14
  • Article   20.6 Definition 14
  • Subsection   A Copyright and Related Rights 14
  • Article   20.7 Protection Granted 14
  • Article   20.8 Broadcasting and Communication to the Public 14
  • Article   20.9 Protection of Technological Measures 14
  • Article   20.10 Protection of Rights Management Information. 14
  • Article   20.11 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers 14
  • Article   20.12 Camcording 14
  • Subsection   B Trademarks 14
  • Article   20.13 International Agreements 14
  • Article   20.14 Registration Procedure 14
  • Article   20.15 Exceptions to the Rights Conferred by a Trademark 14
  • Subsection   C Geographical Indications 14
  • Article   20.16 Definitions 15
  • Article   20.17 Scope 15
  • Article   20.18 Listed Geographical Indications 15
  • Article   20.19 Protection for Geographical Indications Listed In Annex 20-a 15
  • Article   20.20 Homonymous Geographical Indications 15
  • Article   20.21 Exceptions 15
  • Article   20.22 Amendments to Annex 20-a 15
  • Article   20.23 Other Protection 15
  • Subsection   E Patents 15
  • Article   20.26 International Agreements 15
  • Article   20.27 Sui Generis Protection for Pharmaceuticals 15
  • Article   20.28 Patent Linkage Mechanisms Relating to Pharmaceutical Products 15
  • Subsection   F Data Protection 15
  • Article   20.29 Protection of Undisclosed Data Related to Pharmaceutical Products 15
  • Article   20.30 Protection of Data Related to Plant Protection Products 15
  • Subsection   G Plant Varieties 15
  • Article   20.31 Plant Varieties 15
  • Section   C Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 15
  • Article   20.32 General Obligations 15
  • Article   20.33 Entitled Applicants 15
  • Article   20.34 Evidence 15
  • Article   20.35 Measures for Preserving Evidence 15
  • Article   20.36 Right of Information 15
  • Article   20.37 Provisional and Precautionary Measures 15
  • Article   20.38 Other Remedies 15
  • Article   20.39 Injunctions 15
  • Article   20.40 Damages  15
  • Article   20.41 Legal Costs 15
  • Article   20.42 Presumption of Authorship or Ownership 15
  • Section   D Border Measures 15
  • Article   20.43 Scope of Border Measures 15
  • Article   20.44 Application by the Right Holder 16
  • Article   20.45 Provision of Information from the Right Holder 16
  • Article   20.46 Security or Equivalent Assurance 16
  • Article   20.47 Determination as to Infringement 16
  • Article   20.48 Remedies 16
  • Article   20.49 Specific Cooperation In the Area of Border Measures 16
  • Section   E Co-operation 16
  • Article   20.50 Co-operation 16
  • Chapter   TWENTY-ONE Regulatory Cooperation 16
  • Article   21.1 Scope 16
  • Article   21.2 Principles 16
  • Article   21.3 Objectives of Regulatory Cooperation 16
  • Article   21.4 Regulatory Cooperation Activities 16
  • Article   21.5 Compatibility of Regulatory Measures 16
  • Article   21.6 The Regulatory Cooperation Forum 16
  • Article   21.7 Further Cooperation between the Parties 16
  • Article   21.8 Consultations with Private Entities 16
  • Article   21.9 Contact Points 16
  • Chapter   TWENTY-TWO Trade and Sustainable Development 16
  • Article   22.1 Context and Objectives 16
  • Article   22.2 Transparency 17
  • Article   22.3 Cooperation and Promotion of Trade Supporting Sustainable Development 17
  • Article   22.4 Institutional Mechanisms 17
  • Article   22.5 Civil Society Forum 17
  • Chapter   TWENTY-THREE Trade and Labour 17
  • Article   23.1 Context and Objectives 17
  • Article   23.2 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 17
  • Article   23.3 Multilateral Labour Standards and Agreements 17
  • Article   23.4 Upholding Levels of Protection 17
  • Article   23.5 Enforcement Procedures, Administrative Proceedings and Review of Administrative Action 17
  • Article   23.6 Public Information and Awareness 17
  • Article   23.7 Cooperative Activities 17
  • Article   23.8 Institutional Mechanisms 17
  • Article   23.9 Consultations 17
  • Article   23.10 Panel of Experts 17
  • Article   23.11 Dispute Resolution 17
  • Chapter   TWENTY-FOUR Trade and Environment 17
  • Article   24.1 Definition 17
  • Article   24.2 Context and Objectives 17
  • Article   24.3 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 17
  • Article   24.4 Multilateral Environmental Agreements 17
  • Article   24.5 Upholding Levels of Protection 17
  • Article   24.6 Access to Remedies and Procedural Guarantees 17
  • Article   24.7 Public Information and Awareness 17
  • Article   24.8 Scientific and Technical Information 18
  • Article   24.9 Trade Favouring Environmental Protection 18
  • Article   24.10 Trade In Forest Products 18
  • Article   24.11 Trade In Fisheries and Aquaculture Products 18
  • Article   24.12 Cooperation on Environment Issues 18
  • Article   24.13 Institutional Mechanisms 18
  • Article   24.14 Consultations 18
  • Article   24.15 Panel of Experts 18
  • Article   24.16 Dispute Resolution 18
  • Chapter   TWENTY-FIVE Bilateral Dialogues and Cooperation 18
  • Article   25.1 Objectives and Principles 18
  • Article   25.2 Dialogue on Biotech Market Access Issues 18
  • Article   25.3 Bilateral Dialogue on Forest Products 18
  • Article   25.4 Bilateral Dialogue on Raw Materials 18
  • Article   25.5 Enhanced Cooperation on Science, Technology, Research and Innovation 18
  • Chapter   TWENTY-SIX Administrative and Institutional Provisions 18
  • Article   26.1 CETA Joint Committee 18
  • Article   26.2 Specialised Committees 18
  • Article   26.3 Decision Making 19
  • Article   26.4 Information Sharing 19
  • Article   26.5 CETA Contact Points 19
  • Article   26.6 Meetings 19
  • Chapter   TWENTY-SEVEN Transparency 19
  • Article   27.1 Publication 19
  • Article   27.2 Provision of Information 19
  • Article   27.3 Administrative Proceedings 19
  • Article   27.4 Review and Appeal 19
  • Article   27.5 Cooperation on Promoting Increased Transparency 19
  • Chapter   TWENTY-EIGHT Exceptions 19
  • Article   28.1 Definitions 19
  • Article   28.2 Party-specific Definitions 19
  • Article   28.3 General Exceptions 19
  • Article   28.4 Temporary Safeguard Measures with Regard to Capital Movements and Payments 19
  • Article   28.5 Restrictions In Case of Serious Balance of Payments and External Financial Difficulties 19
  • Article   28.6 National Security 19
  • Article   28.7 Taxation 19
  • Article   28.8 Disclosure of Information 19
  • Article   28.9 Exceptions Applicable to Culture 19
  • Article   28.10 WTO Waivers 19
  • Chapter   TWENTY-NINE Dispute Settlement 19
  • Section   A Initial Provisions 19
  • Article   29.1 Cooperation 19
  • Article   29.2 Scope 19
  • Article   29.3 Choice of Forum 19
  • Section   B Consultations and Mediation 20
  • Article   29.4 Consultations 20
  • Article   29.5 Mediation 20
  • Section   C Dispute Settlement Procedures and Compliance 20
  • Subsection   A Dispute Settlement Procedures 20
  • Article   29.6 Request for the Establishment of an Arbitration Panel 20
  • Article   29.7 Composition of the Arbitration Panel 20
  • Article   29.8 List of Arbitrators 20
  • Article   29.9 Interim Panel Report 20
  • Article   29.10 Final Panel Report 20
  • Article   29.11 Urgent Proceedings 20
  • Subsection   B Compliance 20
  • Article   29.12 Compliance with the Final Panel Report 20
  • Article   29.13 Reasonable Period of Time for Compliance 20
  • Article   29.14 Temporary Remedies In Case of Non-compliance. 20
  • Article   29.15 Review of Measures Taken to Comply after the Suspension of Obligations 20
  • Section   D General Provisions 20
  • Article   29.16 Rules of Procedure 20
  • Article   29.17 General Rule of Interpretation 20
  • Article   29.18 Rulings of the Arbitration Panel 20
  • Article   29.19 Mutually Agreed Solutions 20
  • Chapter   THIRTY Final Provisions 20
  • Article   30.1 Integral Parts of this Agreement 20
  • Article   30.2 Amendments 20
  • Article   30.3 Preference Utilisation 20
  • Article   30.4 Current Account 20
  • Article   30.5 Movement of Capital 20
  • Article   30.6 Private Rights 20
  • Article   30.8 Termination, Suspension or Incorporation of other Existing Agreements 20
  • Article   30.9 Termination 20
  • Article   30.10 Accession of New Member States of the European Union 20
  • Article   30.11 Authentic Texts 20
  • ANNEX 8-A  EXPROPRIATION 21
  • ANNEX 8-B  PUBLIC DEBT 21
  • ANNEX 8-C  EXCLUSIONS FROM DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 21
  • ANNEX 8-D  JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 8.12.6 21
  • ANNEX 8-E  JOINT DECLARATION ON ARTICLES 8.16, 9.8, AND 28.6 21
  • ANNEX 8-F  DECLARATION BY CANADA ON THE INVESTMENT CANADA ACT 21
  • ANNEX 29-A  RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ARBITRATION 21
  • ANNEX 29-B  CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ARBITRATORS AND MEDIATORS 22
  • ANNEX 29-C  RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR MEDIATION 22
  • 1 Objective 22
  • Section   A Mediation Proceeding 22
  • 2 Initiation of the Proceeding 22
  • 3 Selection of the Mediator 22
  • 4 Rules of Procedure for Mediation 22
  • Section   B Implementation 22
  • 5 Implementation of a Mutually Agreed Solution 22
  • Section   C General Provisions 22
  • 6 Confidentiality and Relationship to Dispute Settlement 22
  • 7 Time Limits 22
  • 8 Costs 22
  • 9 Review 22
  • ANNEX 30-A  LIST OF BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES BETWEEN CANADA AND MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 22
  • ANNEX I  Headnote 22
  • Schedule of Canada — Federal Reservations applicable in Canada (applicable in all Provinces and Territories) 22
  • Schedule of Canada — Provincial and Territorial Reservations applicable in Alberta 23
  • Reservations applicable in British Columbia 23
  • Reservations applicable in Manitoba 23
  • Reservations applicable in New Brunswick 23
  • Reservations applicable in Newfoundland and Labrador 23
  • Reservations applicable in the Northwest Territories 23
  • Reservations applicable in Nova Scotia 23
  • Reservations applicable in Nunavut 23
  • Reservations applicable in Ontario 23
  • Reservations applicable in Prince Edward Island 24
  • Reservations applicable in Québec 24
  • Reservations applicable in Saskatchewan 24
  • Reservations applicable in Yukon 24
  • EU Party Reservations applicable in the European Union (applicable in all Member States of the EU unless otherwise indicated) 24
  • Reservations applicable in Austria 24
  • Reservations applicable in Belgium 24
  • Reservations applicable in Bulgaria 24
  • Reservations applicable in Croatia 24
  • Reservations applicable in Cyprus 24
  • Reservations applicable in the Czech Republic 25
  • Reservations applicable in Denmark 25
  • Reservations applicable in Estonia 25
  • Reservations applicable in Finland 25
  • Reservations applicable in France 25
  • Reservations applicable in Germany 25
  • Reservations applicable in Greece 25
  • Reservations applicable in Hungary 25
  • Reservations applicable in Ireland 25
  • Reservations applicable in Italy 25
  • Reservations applicable in Latvia 25
  • Reservations applicable in Lithuania 25
  • Reservations applicable in Luxembourg 25
  • Reservations applicable in Malta 25
  • Reservations applicable in the Netherlands 26
  • Reservations applicable in Poland 26
  • Reservations applicable in Portugal 26
  • Reservations applicable in Romania 26
  • Reservations applicable in the Slovak Republic 26
  • Reservations applicable in Slovenia 26
  • Reservations applicable in Spain 26
  • Reservations applicable in Sweden 26
  • Reservations applicable in the United Kingdom 26
  • ANNEX II  Headnote Reservations for future measures 26
  • Schedule of Canada Reservations applicable in Canada (applicable in all Provinces and Territories) 26
  • Reservations applicable in Alberta 26
  • Reservations applicable in British Columbia 26
  • Reservations applicable in Manitoba 27
  • Reservations applicable in New Brunswick 27
  • Reservations applicable in Newfoundland and Labrador 27
  • Reservations applicable in the Northwest Territories 27
  • Reservations applicable in Nova Scotia 27
  • Reservations applicable in Nunavut 27
  • Reservations applicable in Ontario 27
  • Reservations applicable in Prince Edward Island 27
  • Reservations applicable in Québec 27
  • Reservations applicable in Saskatchewan 27
  • Reservations applicable in Yukon 27
  • EU Party Reservations applicable in the European Union (applicable in all Member States of the EU unless otherwise indicated) 27
  • Reservations applicable in Austria 27
  • Reservations applicable in Belgium 27
  • Reservations applicable in Bulgaria 27
  • Reservations applicable in Croatia 28
  • Reservations applicable in Cyprus 28
  • Reservations applicable in the Czech Republic 28
  • Reservations applicable in Denmark 28
  • Reservations applicable in Estonia 28
  • Reservations applicable in Finland 28
  • Reservations applicable in France 28
  • Reservations applicable in Germany 28
  • Reservations applicable in Greece 28
  • Reservations applicable in Hungary 28
  • Reservations applicable in Ireland 28
  • Reservations applicable in Italy 28
  • Reservations applicable in Latvia 28
  • Reservations applicable in Lithuania 28
  • Reservations applicable in Malta 28
  • Reservations applicable in the Netherlands 29
  • Reservations applicable in Poland 29
  • Reservations applicable in Portugal 29
  • Reservations applicable in Romania 29
  • Reservations applicable in the Slovak Republic 29
  • Reservations applicable in Slovenia 29
  • Reservations applicable in Spain 29
  • Reservations applicable in Sweden 29
  • Reservations applicable in the United Kingdom 29