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3. Where a Party considers it necessary to address an urgent problem related to animal or plant health protection, it may omit any of the steps set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 provided that, once an animal or plant health measure has been adopted:

(a) immediately notifies the other Party, in accordance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1(b), including a brief description of the urgent problem;

(b) provides a copy of the measure to the other Party or interested persons upon request; and

(c) without discrimination, allow the other Party and interested persons to make comments in writing and, upon request, discuss them and take into account the results of those discussions.

4. Each Party shall, except where necessary to address an urgent problem referred to in paragraph 3, allow a reasonable period to elapse between the publication of an animal or plant health measure of general application and the date of entry into force of the measure, in order to allow time for interested persons to adapt to the measure.

5. Each Party shall designate a governmental authority to be responsible for the implementation in its territory of the notification provisions of this Article and shall notify the other Party accordingly. Where a Party designates two or more governmental authorities for this purpose, it shall provide the other Party with complete and unambiguous information on the scope of responsibilities of those authorities.

6. Where the importing Party denies entry into its territory of a good of the other Party because it does not comply with an animal or plant health measure, the importing Party shall, upon request, provide a written explanation to the exporting Party, identifying the relevant measure as well as the reasons why the good does not comply with that measure.

Article 4-18. Information Centers.

1. Each Party shall ensure that there is an information center capable of responding to all reasonable inquiries from the other Party and interested persons, as well as providing relevant documentation regarding:

(a) any animal or plant health measures of general application, including control or inspection or approval procedures, proposed, adopted or maintained in its territory by any government, whether central or federal;

(b) the Party's risk assessment processes and the factors it takes into consideration in conducting the assessment and in establishing its appropriate level of protection;

(c) the Party's membership and participation in international and regional animal and plant health and phytosanitary bodies and systems, and bilateral and multilateral agreements within the scope of this section, and in relation to the provisions of those bodies, systems or agreements; and

(d) the location of notices published pursuant to this section or the place where the information contained therein may be obtained.

2. Each Party shall ensure that, where copies of documents are requested by the other Party or interested persons, in accordance with the provisions of this Section, they shall be provided at the same price as for domestic sale, plus the cost of postage.

Article 4-19. Limitations on the Provision of Information.

Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require a Party to furnish any information the dissemination of which it considers likely to impede the enforcement of its laws, to be contrary to the public interest, or to prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of particular enterprises.

Article 4-20. Working Group on Animal and Plant Health Measures.

1. The Parties establish the Working Group on Animal and Phytosanitary Measures, composed of representatives of each Party with responsibilities in animal and phytosanitary matters.

2. The Working Group shall:

(a) shall seek, to the greatest extent possible, the assistance of relevant international standardizing organizations, in order to obtain available scientific and technical advice and to minimize duplication of effort in the exercise of its functions;

(b) may be assisted by experts and expert organizations as it deems appropriate;

(c) shall report annually to the Commission on the implementation of this section;

(d) shall meet, at the request of any Party, at least once a year, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties; and

(e) may establish working groups as it deems appropriate and determine their scope and mandate.

3. The Working Group shall facilitate:

(a) the improvement in food safety and animal and plant health conditions in the territory of the Parties;

(b) the activities of the Parties in accordance with articles 4-12 and 4-15;

(c) technical cooperation between the Parties, including cooperation in the development, application and enforcement of animal health or phytosanitary measures; and

(d) consultations on specific animal or phytosanitary matters.

Article 4-21. Technical Consultations.

1. Each Party may request consultations with the other Party on any problem related to this Section.

2. Each Party may have recourse to relevant international standardizing organizations, including those referred to in paragraph 5 of Article 4-12, for advice and assistance on animal and plant health matters within their respective mandates.

3. Where a Party requests consultations concerning the application of this Section with respect to an animal or plant health measure of the other Party and so notifies the Working Group, the Working Group may facilitate consultations, if it does not consider the matter itself, by referring the matter to an ad-hoc working group or other forum for non-binding technical advice or recommendation.

4. The Working Group shall consider any matter referred to it pursuant to paragraph 3 as expeditiously as possible, particularly in relation to perishable goods, and shall forward to the Parties, in turn, any technical advice or recommendations it develops or receives in relation to that matter. The Parties shall send to the Working Group a written response regarding such technical advice or recommendation, within such time as the Working Group may direct.

5. Where, in accordance with paragraph 3, the Parties have had recourse to consultations facilitated by the Working Group, the consultations shall, if so agreed by the Parties, constitute consultations under Article 19- 04 (Consultations).

6. A Party asserting that an animal or plant health measure of the other Party is inconsistent with this Section shall have the burden of proving inconsistency.

Article 4-21. Technical Cooperation.

1. Each Party shall, upon request of the other Party:

(a) facilitate the provision of technical advice, information and assistance, on mutually agreed terms and conditions, to strengthen its animal and plant health measures and related activities, including research, process technology, infrastructure and the establishment of domestic regulatory bodies. Such assistance may include credits, grants and funds for the acquisition of technical skills, training and equipment to facilitate adjustment and compliance with an animal or plant health measure of the other Party;

(b) provide information on its technical cooperation programs relating to animal or plant health measures in areas of particular interest; and

(c) consult with the other Party during the development of any animal or plant health measure, or prior to a change in its application.

Chapter V. Rules of Origin

Article 5-01. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

good: any merchandise, product, article or matter;

fungible goods: goods that are interchangeable for commercial purposes, whose properties are essentially identical and that it is not practical to differentiate them by simple visual examination;

identical or similar goods: "identical goods" and "similar goods" respectively, as defined in the Customs Valuation Code;

originating good or originating material: a good or material that qualifies as originating in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;

goods wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of one or both Parties:

(a) minerals extracted in the territory of one or both Parties;

(b) plants harvested in the territory of one or both of the Parties;

(c) live animals, born and raised in the territory of one or both Parties;

(d) goods obtained from hunting or fishing in the territory of one or both Parties;

(e) fish, crustaceans and other marine species obtained by vessels registered or recorded by a Party and flying the flag of that Party;

(f) goods produced on board factory ships from the goods identified in subparagraph e), provided that such factory ships are registered or recorded by a Party and are flying the flag of that Party;

(g) goods obtained by a Party or a person of a Party from the seabed or subsoil outside the territorial waters, provided that the Party has rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil;

(h) wastes and residues derived from:

(i) production in the territory of one or both Parties;

(ii) goods used or collected in the territory of one or both Parties, provided that such goods serve only for the recovery of raw materials; or

(iii) goods produced in the territory of one or both Parties exclusively from the goods referred to in subparagraphs a) through h) or their derivatives, at any stage of production;

containers and packing materials for shipment: goods that are used to protect a good during transportation, other than containers and materials for retail sale;

shipping and repacking costs: costs incurred in repacking and transporting a good outside the territory where the producer or exporter of the good is located;

cost of sales promotion, marketing and after-sales services: the following costs related to sales promotion, marketing and after-sales services:

(a) sales promotion and marketing; media advertising; advertising and market research; promotional and demonstration materials; exhibited goods; sales promotion conferences, trade shows and conventions; banners; marketing exhibitions; free samples; sales, marketing and after-sales service publications such as goods brochures, catalogs, technical publications, price lists, service manuals and sales support information; establishment and protection of logos and trademarks; sponsorships; restocking charges for wholesale and retail sales; representation expenses;

(b) sales and marketing incentives; wholesale, retail and consumer rebates and rebates on goods;

(c) for sales promotion, marketing and after-sales service personnel: salaries and wages, sales commissions, bonuses; medical, insurance and pension benefits; travel, lodging and living expenses, and membership and professional fees;

(d) hiring and training of sales promotion, marketing and after-sales service personnel, and training of the client's employees after the sale;

(e) insurance for civil liability derived from the property;

(f) office equipment for sales promotion, marketing and after-sales services;

(g) telephone, mail and other means of communication, for sales promotion, marketing and after-sales services;

(h) rents and depreciation of offices for sales promotion, marketing and after-sales services, as well as distribution centers;

(i) property insurance premiums, taxes, cost of utilities, and costs of repair and maintenance of offices and distribution centers; and

(j) payments by the producer to others for warranty repairs;

net cost: total cost less sales promotion, marketing and after-sales service costs, royalties, shipping and repackaging, as well as ineligible interest costs, as set forth in the annex to this article;

ineligible interest costs: interest paid by a producer on its financial obligations that exceeds 10 percentage points above the highest rate of interest on debt obligations issued by the central or federal government, as the case may be, the Party in which the producer is located, as set forth in the Annex to this Article;

total cost: the sum of the following elements in accordance with the provisions of the annex to this article:

(a) the cost or value of direct manufacturing materials used in the production of the good;

(b) the cost of the direct labor used in the production of the good; and

(c) an amount for direct and indirect costs and expenses of manufacturing the good, reasonably allocated to the good, except for the following items:

(i) the costs and expenses of a service provided by the producer of a good to another person, when the service does not relate to the good;

(ii) costs and losses resulting from the sale of a part of the producer's business, which constitutes a discontinued operation;

(iii) costs related to the cumulative effect of changes in the application of accounting principles;

(iv) costs or losses resulting from the sale of a capital asset of the producer;

(v) costs and expenses related to acts of God or force majeure; or

(vi) profits earned by the producer of the good, whether retained by the producer or paid to others as dividends, and taxes paid on those profits, including capital gains taxes;

direct manufacturing costs and expenses: those incurred in a period, directly related to the good, other than the cost or value of direct materials and direct labor costs;

indirect manufacturing costs and expenses: those incurred in a period, other than direct manufacturing costs and expenses, direct labor costs and cost or value of direct materials;

F.O.B.: free on board (F.O.B.);

place where the producer is located: in relation to a good, the production plant of that good;

material: a good used in the production of another good;

self-produced material: a material produced by the producer of a good and used in the production of that good;

fungible materials: materials that are interchangeable for commercial purposes and whose properties are essentially identical;

indirect material: a good used in the production, testing or inspection of a good, but not physically incorporated in the good; or a good that is used in the maintenance of buildings or operation of equipment related to the production of a good, including:

(a) fuel and power;

(b) tools, dies and molds;

(c) spare or replacement parts and materials used in the maintenance of equipment and buildings;

(d) lubricants, greases, composites and other materials used in the production or operation of equipment or buildings;

(e) gloves, goggles, footwear, clothing, safety equipment and attachments;

(f) equipment, apparatus and attachments used for the verification or inspection of the goods;

(g) catalysts and solvents; or

(h) any other goods that are not incorporated in the good, but whose use in the production of the good can be reasonably demonstrated to be part of that production;

intermediate material: self-manufactured materials used in the production of a good, and designated in accordance with Article 5-07;

related person: a person who is related to another person, as follows:

(a) one of them holds positions of responsibility or management in an enterprise of the other;

(b) they are legally recognized as associated in business;

(c) they are in the relationship of employer and employee;

(d) a person has, directly or indirectly, ownership, control or possession of 25% or more of the outstanding and voting shares or securities of both;

(e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other;

(f) both persons are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person;

(g) together they directly or indirectly control a third person; or

(h) are members of the same family (children, siblings, grandparents or spouses);

generally accepted accounting principles: the consensus recognized to the substantial support authorized in the territory of a Party, with respect to the recording of revenues, expenses, costs, assets and liabilities, disclosure of information and preparation of financial statements. These standards may be broad guidelines of general application, as well as detailed practical rules and procedures;

production: the growing, extracting, harvesting, fishing, hunting, manufacturing, processing or assembling of a good;

producer: a person who grows, extracts, harvests, fishes, hunts, manufactures, processes or assembles a good;

royalties: payments that relate to intellectual property rights; used: employed or consumed in the production of goods;

transaction value of a good: the price actually paid or payable for a good related to the transaction of the producer of the good in accordance with the principles of Article 1 of the Customs Valuation Code, adjusted in accordance with the principles of Article 8.1, 8.3 and 8.4 thereof, without regard to whether the good is sold for export. For the purposes of this definition, the seller referred to in the Customs Valuation Code shall be the producer of the good;

transaction value of a material: the price actually paid or payable for a transaction-related material by the producer of the good in accordance with the principles of Article 1 of the Customs Valuation Code, adjusted in accordance with the principles of Article 8.1, 8.3 and 8.4 thereof, without regard to whether the material is sold for export. For the purposes of this definition, the seller referred to in the Customs Valuation Code shall be the supplier of the material, and the buyer referred to in the Customs Valuation Code shall be the producer of the good.

Article 5-02. Instruments of Application.

For the purposes of this chapter:

(a) the basis for tariff classification is the Harmonized System;

(b) the determination of the transaction value of a good or material shall be made in accordance with the principles of the Customs Valuation Code; and

(c) all costs referred to in this Chapter shall be recorded and maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable in the territory of the Party where the good is produced.

Article 5-03. Originating Goods.

A good shall be originating in the territory of a Party when:

(a) it is wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of one or both Parties, as defined in Article 5-01;

(b) it is produced in the territory of one or both of the Parties exclusively from materials that qualify as originating under this Chapter;

(c) is produced in the territory of one or both of the Parties from non-originating materials that meet a change in tariff classification and other requirements, as specified in the Annex to this Article, and the good complies with the other applicable provisions of this Chapter;

(d) is produced in the territory of one or both of the Parties from non-originating materials that comply with a change in tariff classification and other requirements, and the good complies with a regional value content requirement, as specified in the Annex to this Article, and with the other applicable provisions of this Chapter;

(e) is produced in the territory of one or both of the Parties and complies with a regional value content requirement, as specified in the Annex to this Article, and complies with the other applicable provisions of this Chapter; or

(f) except for goods covered by Chapters 61 through 63 of the Harmonized System, the good is produced in the territory of one or both of the Parties, but one or more of the non-originating materials used in the production of the good does not comply with a change in tariff classification because:

(i) the good has been imported into the territory of a Party unassembled or disassembled, but has been classified as an assembled good in accordance with General Rule 2(a) of the Harmonized System; or

(ii) the heading for the good is the same for both the good and its parts and that heading is not divided into subheadings or the subheading is the same for both the good and its parts;

provided that the regional value content of the good, determined in accordance with Article 5-04, is not less than 50%, except as otherwise provided in Articles 5-15 or 5-20, when the transaction value method is used or 41.66% when the net cost method is used, and the good complies with the other applicable provisions of this Chapter.

2. For purposes of this Chapter, the production of a good from non-originating materials that meet a change in tariff classification and other requirements, as specified in the Annex to this Article, shall be made entirely in the territory of one or both Parties, and any regional value content requirement of a good shall be satisfied entirely in the territory of one or both Parties.

Article 5-04. Regional Value Content.

1. Except as provided in paragraph 5, each Party shall provide that the regional value content of a good shall be calculated, at the option of the exporter or producer of the good, in accordance with the transaction value method provided in paragraph 2, or the net cost method provided in paragraph 4.

2. In order to calculate the regional value content of a good based on the transaction value method, the following formula shall be applied:

RCV = VT - VMN / VT x 100

where

RCV: regional content value expressed as a percentage.

VT: transaction value of a good adjusted on an F.O.B. basis, except as provided in paragraph 3.

VMN: value of non-originating materials used by the producer in the production of the good determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 5-05.

3. For purposes of paragraph 2, where the good is not exported directly by the producer of the good, the transaction value shall be adjusted to the point at which the good is received by the purchaser within the territory where the producer is located.

4. To calculate the regional value content of a good based on the net cost method, the following formula shall be applied:

RCV = NC-VMN / CN x 100

where

RCV: regional content value expressed as a percentage.

NC: net cost of the good.

VMN: value of non-originating materials used by the producer in the production of the good determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 5-05.

5. Each Party shall provide that an exporter or producer shall calculate the regional value content of a good solely on the basis of the net cost method set out in paragraph 4 where:

  • Chapter   I Initial Provisions 1
  • Article   1-01 Objectives. 1
  • Article   1-02 Relationship with other Treaties and International Agreements. 1
  • Article   1-03 Compliance with the Treaty. 1
  • Article   1-04 Succession of Treaties. 1
  • Chapter   II General Definitions 1
  • Article   2 Definitions of General Application. 1
  • Annex to Article 2-01  Country-specific definitions 1
  • Chapter   III National Treatment and Market Access for Goods 1
  • Section   A Scope of Application and National Treatment 1
  • Article   3-01 Scope of Application. 1
  • Article   3-02 National Treatment. 1
  • Section   B Customs Duties 1
  • Article   3-03 Tariff Relief. 1
  • Article   3-04 Restrictions on Duty Drawback on Exported Goods and Duty Deferral or Suspension Programs. 1
  • Article   3-05 Customs Valuation. 2
  • Article   3-06 Temporary Importation of Goods. 2
  • Article   3-07 Duty-Free Importation for Samples of No Commercial Value. 2
  • Section   C Non-Tariff Measures 2
  • Article   3-08 Import and Export Restrictions. 2
  • Article   3-09 Customs Duties. 2
  • Article   3-10 Export Taxes. 2
  • Article   3-11 Country of Origin Marking. 2
  • Article   3-12 Distinctive Products. 2
  • Section   D Publication and Notification 2
  • Article   3-13 Publication and Notification. 2
  • Section   E Provisions on Textile Goods. 2
  • Article   3-14 Temporary Flexibility Levels for Certain Goods Classified In Chapters 51 Through 63 of the Harmonized System. 2
  • Chapter   IV Agricultural Sector and Animal and Plant Health Measures 2
  • Section   A Agricultural Sector 2
  • Article   4-01 Definitions. 2
  • Article   4-02 Scope of Application. 2
  • Article   4-03 International Obligations. 2
  • Article   4-04 Market Access. 2
  • Article   4-05 Domestic Support. 3
  • Article   4-06 Export Subsidies. 3
  • Article   4-07 Agricultural Technical and Marketing Standards. 3
  • Article   4-08 Agricultural Trade Working Group. 3
  • Section   B Animal and Phytosanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 3
  • Article   4-09 Definitions. 3
  • Article   4-10 Scope of Application. 3
  • Article   4-11 Principal Rights and Obligations. 3
  • Article   4-12 International Standards and Standardizing Bodies. 3
  • Article   4-13 Equivalence. 3
  • Article   4-14 Risk Assessment and Appropriate Level of Animal and Plant Health Protection. 3
  • Article   4-15 Adaptation to Regional Conditions. 3
  • Article   4-16 Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. 3
  • Article   4-17 Notification, Publication and Provision of Information. 3
  • Article   4-18 Information Centers. 4
  • Article   4-19 Limitations on the Provision of Information. 4
  • Article   4-20 Working Group on Animal and Plant Health Measures. 4
  • Article   4-21 Technical Consultations. 4
  • Article   4-21 Technical Cooperation. 4
  • Chapter   V Rules of Origin 4
  • Article   5-01 Definitions. 4
  • Article   5-02 Instruments of Application. 4
  • Article   5-03 Originating Goods. 4
  • Article   5-04 Regional Value Content. 4
  • Article   5-05 Value of Materials. 5
  • Article   5-06 De Minimis. 5
  • Article   5-07 Intermediate Materials. 5
  • Article   5-08 Cumulation. 5
  • Article   5-09 Expendable Goods and Materials. 5
  • Article   5-10 Sets. 5
  • Article   5-11 Indirect Materials. 5
  • Article   5-12 Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools. 5
  • Article   5-13 Containers and Packaging Materials for Retail Sale. 5
  • Article   5-14 Containers and Packing Materials for Shipment. 5
  • Article   5-15 Automotive Goods. 5
  • Article   5-16 Non-origin Conferring Transactions and Practices. 5
  • Article   5-17 Transshipment and Direct Shipment. 5
  • Article   5-18 Consultations and Modifications. 5
  • Article   5-19 Interpretation. 5
  • Article   5-20 Transitional Provisions on Regional Content. 5
  • Chapter   VI Customs Procedures 6
  • Article   6-01 Definitions. 6
  • Article   6-02 Declaration and Certification of Origin. 6
  • Article   6-03 Obligations with Respect to Imports. 6
  • Article   6-04 Export Obligations. 6
  • Article   6-05 Exceptions. 6
  • Article   6-06 Accounting Records. 6
  • Article   6-07 Procedures to Verify Origin. 6
  • Article   6-08 Review and Challenge. 6
  • Article   6-09 Sanctions. 6
  • Article   6-10 Advance Rulings. 6
  • Article   6-11 Customs Procedures Working Group. 6
  • Chapter   VII Safeguard Measures 6
  • Article   7-01 Definitions. 6
  • Article   7-02 General Provisions. 6
  • Article   7-03 Bilateral Measures. 6
  • Article   7-04 Global Measures. 6
  • Article   7-05 Procedure. 7
  • Chapter   VIII Unfair International Trade Practices 7
  • Article   8-01 Definitions. 7
  • Article   8-02 General Principle. 7
  • Article   8-03 Direct Export Subsidies. 7
  • Article   8-04 Principles for the Application of Domestic Legislation. 7
  • Article   8-05 Publication of Resolutions. 7
  • Article   8-06 Notifications and Time Limits. 7
  • Article   8-07 Rights and Obligations of the Interested Parties. 7
  • Article   8-08 Conciliation Hearing. 7
  • Article   8-09 Preliminary Determination. 7
  • Article   8-10 Clarifications. 7
  • Article   8-11 Review of Duties. 7
  • Article   8-12 Automatic Elimination of Definitive Countervailing Duties. 7
  • Article   8-13 Dispatch of Copies. 7
  • Article   8-14 Information Gathering. 7
  • Article   8-15 Public Hearings. 7
  • Article   8-16 Access to Confidential Information. 7
  • Article   8-17 Access to Non-confidential Information. 7
  • Article   8-18 Exchange of Information Through the Commission. 7
  • Article   8-19 Refund of Amounts Paid In Excess. 7
  • Article   8-20 Dispute Settlement. 7
  • Chapter   IX General Principles on Trade In Services 7
  • Article   9-01 Definitions. 7
  • Article   9-02 Scope of Application. 7
  • Article   9-03 National Treatment. 7
  • Article   9-04 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment. 7
  • Article   9-05 Local Presence. 7
  • Article   9-06 Consolidation of Measures. 7
  • Article   9-07 Quantitative Restrictions. 7
  • Article   9-08 Future Liberalization. 7
  • Article   9-09 Liberalization of Non-discriminatory Measures. 8
  • Article   9-10 Procedures. 8
  • Article   9-11 Technical Cooperation. 8
  • Article   9-12 Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Licensing. 8
  • Article   9-13 Denial of Benefits. 8
  • Article   9-14 Other Disciplines. 8
  • Article   9-15 Relationship with Multilateral Agreements on Services. 8
  • Chapter   X Telecommunications 8
  • Article   10 Definitions. 8
  • Article   10-02 Scope of Application. 8
  • Article   10-03 Access to Public Telecommunications Networks and Services and Their Use. 8
  • Article   10-04 Conditions for the Provision of Value-added Services. 8
  • Article   10-05 Standardization Measures. 8
  • Article   10-06 Monopolies. 8
  • Article   10-07 Relationship with International Organizations and Agreements. 8
  • Article   10-08 Technical Cooperation and other Consultations. 8
  • Article   10-09 Transparency. 8
  • Article   10-10 Relationship with other Chapters. 8
  • Chapter   XI Temporary Entry of Business Persons 8
  • Article   11-01 Definitions. 9
  • Article   11-02 General Principles. 9
  • Article   11-03 General Obligations. 9
  • Article   11-04 Authorization of Temporary Entry. 9
  • Article   11-05 Availability of Information. 9
  • Article   11-06 Working Group. 9
  • Article   11-07 Settlement of Disputes. 9
  • Article   11-08 Relationship with other Chapters. 9
  • Chapter   XII Financial Services 9
  • Article   12-01 Definitions. 9
  • Article   12-02 Scope of Application. 9
  • Article   12-03 Self-Regulatory Bodies. 9
  • Article   12-04 Right of Establishment. 9
  • Article   12.-05 Cross-Border Trade. 9
  • Article   12-06 National Treatment. 9
  • Article   12-07 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment. 9
  • Article   12-08 Recognition and Harmonization. 9
  • Article   12-09 Exceptions. 9
  • Article   12-10 Transparency. 10
  • Article   12-11 Financial Services Working Group. 10
  • Article   12-12 Consultations. 10
  • Article   12-13 New Financial Services and Data Processing. 10
  • Article   12-14 Senior Management and Boards of Directors. 10
  • Article   12-15 Reservations and Specific Commitments. 10
  • Article   12-16 Denial of Benefits. 10
  • Article   12-17 Transfers. 10
  • Article   12-18 Balance of Payments and Safeguard. 10
  • Article   12-19 Settlement of Disputes between the Parties. 10
  • Article   12-20 Financial Services Investment Dispute. 10
  • Annex to Article 12-11  Competent Authorities 10
  • Chapter   XIII Standardization Measures 10
  • Article   13-01 Definitions. 10
  • Article   13-02 Scope of Application. 10
  • Article   13-03 Extension of Obligations. 10
  • Article   13-04 Confirmation of International Rights and Obligations. 10
  • Article   13-05 Basic Obligations and Rights. 10
  • Article   13-06 Use of International Standards. 10
  • Article   13-07 Risk Assessment. 10
  • Article   13-08 Compatibility and Equivalence. 10
  • Article   13-09 Conformity Assessment. 10
  • Article   13-10 Metrological Standards. 11
  • Article   13-11 Health Protection. 11
  • Article   13-12 Protection of the Environment and Management of Hazardous Substances and Wastes. 11
  • Article   13-13 Labeling. 11
  • Article   13-14 Notification, Publication and Provision of Information. 11
  • Article   13-15 Information Centers. 11
  • Article   13-16 Limitations on the Provision of Information. 11
  • Article   13-17 Working Group on Standardization Measures. 11
  • Article   13-18 Technical Cooperation. 11
  • Article   13-19 Technical Consultations. 11
  • Chapter   XIV Government Procurement 11
  • Section   A Definitions 11
  • Article   14-01 Definitions 11
  • Section   B Scope of Application and Coverage. National Treatment 12
  • Article   14-02 Scope of Application. 12
  • Article   14-03 Valuation of Contracts. 12
  • Article   14-04 National Treatment and Non-Discrimination. 12
  • Article   14-05 Rules of Origin. 12
  • Article   14-06 Denial of Benefits. 12
  • Article   14-07 Prohibition of Special Compensatory Conditions. 12
  • Article   14-08 Technical Specifications. 12
  • Section   C Bidding Procedures 12
  • Article   14-09 Bidding Procedures. 12
  • Article   14-10 Qualification of Suppliers. 12
  • Article   14-11 Invitation to Participate. 12
  • Article   14-12 Selective Tendering Procedures. 12
  • Article   14-13 Time Limits for Tendering and Delivery. 12
  • Article   14-14 Basis for Tendering. 12
  • Article   14-15 Submission, Receipt and Opening of Tenders, and Award of Contracts. 12
  • Article   14-16 Restricted Tendering. 13
  • Section   D Challenge Procedures 13
  • Article   14-17 Challenge Procedures. 13
  • Section   E General Provisions 13
  • Article   14-18 Exceptions. 13
  • Article   14-19 Provision of Information. 13
  • Article   14-20 Technical Cooperation. 13
  • Article   14-21 Joint Participation Programs for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Industries. 13
  • Article   14-22 Rectifications or Modifications. 13
  • Article   14-23 Disposal of Entities. 13
  • Article   14-24 Future Negotiations. 13
  • Chapter   XV Investment 13
  • Section   A Investment 13
  • Article   15-01 Definitions. 13
  • Article   15-02 Scope of Application. 14
  • Article   15-03 National Treatment 14
  • Article   15-04 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 14
  • Article   15-05 Performance Requirements 14
  • Article   15-06 Senior Management and Boards of Directors. 14
  • Article   15-07 Reservations and Exceptions 14
  • Article   15-08 Transfers 14
  • Article   15-09 Expropriation and Compensation 14
  • Article   15-10 Special Formalities and Reporting Requirements. 14
  • Article   15-11 Relationship with other Chapters 14
  • Article   15-12 Denial of Benefits 14
  • Article   15-13 Extraterritorial Application of a Party's Law. 14
  • Article   15-14 Measures Concerning Environment, Health and Safety 14
  • Article   15-15 Investment Promotion and Exchange of Information. 14
  • Article   15-16 Double Taxation. 14
  • Section   B Dispute Settlement between a Party and an Investor of the other Party 14
  • Article   15-17 Objective. 14
  • Article   15-18 Dispute Settlement Through Consultation and Negotiation. 14
  • Article   15-19 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Its Own Account or on Behalf of an Enterprise. 14
  • Article   15-20 Notice of Intent to Submit Claim to Arbitration. 14
  • Article   15-21 Submission of Claim to Arbitration 14
  • Article   15-22 Conditions Precedent to the Submission of a Claim to Arbitral Proceedings 14
  • Article   15-23 Consent to Arbitration 14
  • Article   15-24 Number of Arbitrators and Method of Appointment. 14
  • Article   15-25 Composition of the Tribunal In the Event of Failure of a Disputing Party to Appoint an Arbitrator or Failure to Agree on the Appointment of the Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal 14
  • Article   15-26 Consent to Appointment of Arbitrators 14
  • Article   15-27 Consolidation of Proceedings 14
  • Article   15-28 Notification 15
  • Article   15-29 Participation by a Party 15
  • Article   15-30 Documentation 15
  • Article   15-31 Place of Arbitration Proceedings 15
  • Article   15-32 Applicable Law. 15
  • Article   15-33 Interpretation of Annexes 15
  • Article   15-34 Provisional or Precautionary Measures. 15
  • Article   15-35 Scope of Award 15
  • Article   15-36 Finality, Enforceability and Enforcement of the Award 15
  • Article   15-37 General Provisions 15
  • Article   15-38 Exclusions 15
  • Annex 1 to Article 15-07  Reservations and Exceptions 15
  • Annex 2 to Article 15-07  Schedule of Activities. Bolivia 15
  • Annex to Article 15-38  Exclusions of Mexico 15
  • Chapter   XVI Intellectual Property 15
  • Section   A General Provisions and Basic Principles 15
  • Article   16-01 Definitions. 15
  • Article   16-02 Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. 15
  • Article   16-03 Basic Principles. 15
  • Article   16-04 National Treatment. 15
  • Article   16-05 Most Favored Nation Treatment. 15
  • Article   16-06 Exceptions. 15
  • Article   16-07 Control of Abusive or Anticompetitive Practices and Conditions. 15
  • Article   16-08 Cooperation to Eliminate Trade In Infringing Goods. 15
  • Article   16-09 Promotion of Innovation and Technology Transfer. 15
  • Section   B Copyright and Related Rights 15
  • Article   16-10 Copyright. 15
  • Article   16-11 Performers. 16
  • Article   16-12 Producers of Phonograms. 16
  • Article   16-13 Protection of Program-carrying Satellite Signals. 16
  • Article   16-14 Protection of other Rights. 16
  • Section   C Industrial Property Trademarks 16
  • Article   16-15 Protectable Subject Matter. 16
  • Article   16-16 Rights Conferred. 16
  • Article   16-17 Well-known Trademarks. 16
  • Article   16-18 Registered Trademarks. 16
  • Article   16-19 Exceptions. 16
  • Article   16-20 Duration of Protection. 16
  • Article   16-21 Use of the Trademark. 16
  • Article   16-22 Other Requirements. 16
  • Article   16-23 Licensing and Assignment. 16
  • Article   16-24 Franchising. 16
  • Article   16-25 Protection of Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin. 16
  • Article   16.26 Conditions for Protection. 16
  • Article   16-27 Term of Protection. 16
  • Article   16-28 Rights Conferred. 16
  • Article   16-29 Patentable Subject Matter. 16
  • Article   16-30 Rights Conferred. 16
  • Article   16-31 Exceptions. 16
  • Article   16-32 Other Uses without Authorization of the Right Holder. 16
  • Article   16-33 Revocation. 16
  • Article   16-34 Evidence In Cases of Infringement of Patented Processes. 16
  • Article   16-35 Duration of Protection. 16
  • Article   16-36 Protection of Utility Models. 16
  • Article   16-37 Protection of Industrial and Trade Secrets. 16
  • Article   16-38 Data Protection of Pharmochemical or Agrochemical Goods. 16
  • Section   D Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 16
  • Article   16-39 General Provisions. 16
  • Article   16-40 Specific Procedural Aspects and Remedies In Civil and Administrative Proceedings. 16
  • Article   16-41 Precautionary Measures. 17
  • Article   16-42 Criminal Procedures and Penalties. 17
  • Article   16-43 Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights at the Border. 17
  • Chapter   XVII Transparency 17
  • Article   17-01 Information Center. 17
  • Article   17-02 Publication. 17
  • Article   17-03 Notification and Provision of Information. 17
  • Article   17-04 Guarantees of Hearing, Legality and Due Process of Law. 17
  • Chapter   XVIII Administration of the Treaty 17
  • Article   18-01 Administrative Commission. 17
  • Article   18-02 The Secretariat. 17
  • Annex 1 to Article 18-01  Officers of the Administrative Commission 17
  • Annex 1 to Article 18-02  Working groups 17
  • Annex to Article 18-02  Remuneration and payment of expenses 17
  • Chapter   XIX Settlement of Disputes 17
  • Article   19-01 Cooperation. 17
  • Article   19-02 Scope of Application. 17
  • Article   19-03 Dispute Settlement Under the GATT. 17
  • Article   19-04 Consultations. 17
  • Article   19-05 Intervention by the Commission, Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation. 18
  • Article   19-06 Request for the Integration of the Arbitral Tribunal. 18
  • Article   19-07 List of Arbitrators. 18
  • Article   19-08 Qualifications of Arbitrators. 18
  • Article   19-09 Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal. 18
  • Article   19-10 Model Rules of Procedure. 18
  • Article   19-11 Role of Experts. 18
  • Article   19-12 Preliminary Decision. 18
  • Article   19-13 Final Decision. 18
  • Article   19-14 Compliance with the Final Decision. 18
  • Article   19-15 Non-compliance - Suspension of Benefits. 18
  • Article   19-16 Interpretation of the Treaty Before Domestic Judicial and Administrative Bodies. 18
  • Article   19-17 Alternative Means of Dispute Settlement. 18
  • Annex to Article 19-02  Nullification and Impairment 18
  • Chapter   XX Exceptions 18
  • Article   20-01 General Exceptions. 18
  • Article   20-02 National Security. 18
  • Article   20-03 Exceptions to Disclosure of Information. 18
  • Chapter   XXI Final Provisions 18
  • Article   21-01 Annexes. 18
  • Article   21-02 Amendments. 18
  • Article   21-03 Convergence. 18
  • Article   21-04 Entry Into Force. 18
  • Article   21-05 Reservations. 18
  • Article   21-06 Accession. 18
  • Article   21-07 Denunciation. 18
  • Article   21-08 Evaluation of the Treaty. 18