Chile - EC Association Agreement (2002)
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1. In these rules:

"adviser" means a person retained by a Party to advise or assist that Party in connection with the arbitration panel proceeding;

"complaining Party » means any Party that requests the establishment of an arbitration panel under Article 184 of this Agreement;

"arbitration panel" means an arbitration panel established pursuant to Article 185 of this Agreement;

"representative of a Party" means an employee or any person appointed by a government department or agency or of any other government entity of a Party; and

"day" means a calendar day.

2. The Party complained against shall be in charge of the logistical administration of dispute settlement proceedings, in particular the organisation of hearings, unless otherwise agreed.

Notifications

3. Any request, notice, written submissions or other document shall be delivered by either Party or the arbitration panel by delivery against receipt, registered post, courier, facsimile transmission, telex, telegram or any other means of telecommunication that provides a record of the sending thereof.

4. A Party shall provide a copy of each of its written submissions to the other Party and to each of the arbitrators. A copy of the document shall also be provided in electronic format.

5. All notifications shall be made and delivered to Chile and to the Community, respectively.

6. Minor errors of a clerical nature in any request, notice, written submission or other document related to the arbitration panel proceeding may be corrected by delivery of a new document clearly indicating the changes.

7. If the last day for delivery of a document falls on a legal holiday of Chile or the Community, the document may be delivered on the next business day.

Commencing the arbitration

8. Unless the Parties otherwise agree, they shall meet with the arbitration panel within seven days following the date of the establishment of the arbitration panel in order to determine such matters that the Parties or the arbitration panel deem appropriate, including the remuneration and expenses that shall be paid to the arbitrators, which normally shall conform to the WTO standards.

9. (a) Unless the Parties otherwise agree, the terms of reference of the arbitration panel shall be:

"To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the Agreement, the matter referred to the Association Committee, to rule on the consistency of the measure at issue with Part IV of the Agreement and to deliver the ruling referred to in Article 187 of the Agreement."

(b) Arbitration panels shall interpret the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with customary rules of interpretation of public international law, due account being taken of the fact that the Parties must perform this Agreement in good faith and avoid circumvention of their obligations.

(c) The Parties shall promptly deliver any agreed terms of reference to the arbitration panel.

Initial submissions

10. The complaining Party shall deliver its initial written submission no later than 20 days after the date of establishment of the arbitration panel. The Party complained against shall deliver its written counter-submission no later than 20 days after the date of delivery of the initial written submission.

Operation of arbitration panels

11. The chairperson of the arbitration panel shall preside at all of its meetings. An arbitration panel may delegate to the chairperson authority to make administrative and procedural decisions.

12. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, the arbitration panel may conduct its activities by any means, including telephone, facsimile transmissions or computer links.

13. Only arbitrators may take part in the deliberations of the arbitration panel but the arbitration panel may permit their assistants to be present during such deliberations.

14. The drafting of any decision and ruling shall remain the exclusive responsibility of the arbitration panel.

15. Where a procedural question arises that is not covered by these rules, an arbitration panel may adopt anappropriate procedure that is not inconsistent with Part IV of this Agreement.

16. When the arbitration panel considers that there is a need to modify any time period applicable in the proceeding,or to make any other procedural or administrative adjustment in the proceeding, it shall inform the Parties inwriting of the reasons for the modification or adjustment with the indication of the period or adjustment needed.

Hearings

17. The chairperson shall fix the date and time of the hearing in consultation with the Parties and the other membersof the arbitration panel. It shall notify in writing to the Parties of the date, time and location of the hearing. Thatinformation shall also be made publicly available by the Party in charge of the logistical administration of theproceeding when the hearing is open to the public. Unless the Parties disagree, the arbitration panel may decidenot to convene a hearing.

18. Unless the Parties otherwise agree, the hearing shall be held in Brussels, where the complaining Party is Chile, or inSantiago, where the complaining Party is the Community or the Community and its Member States.

19. The arbitration panel may convene additional hearings if the Parties so agree.

20. All arbitrators shall be present at hearings.

21. The following persons may attend the hearing, irrespective of whether the proceedings are open to the public ornot:

(a) representatives of a Party;

(b) advisers to a Party;

(c) administration personnel, interpreters, translators and court reporters; and

(d) arbitrators' assistants.

Only the representative and advisor of a Party may address the arbitration panel.

22. No later than five days before the date of a hearing, each Party shall deliver a list of the names of those persons who will make oral arguments or presentations at the hearing on behalf of that Party and of other representatives or advisers who will be attending the hearing.

23. The hearings of the arbitration panels shall be closed to the public, unless the Parties decide otherwise. If the Parties decide that the hearing is open to the public, part of the hearing may however be closed to the public, if the arbitration panel, on application by the Parties, so decides for serious reasons. In particular, the arbitration panel shall meet in closed sessions when the submission and arguments of a Party contain business confidential

information.

24. The arbitration panel shall conduct the hearing in the following manner, ensuring that the complaining Party and the Party complained against are afforded equal time:

Argument

(a) argument of the complaining Party.

(b) argument of the Party complained against.

Rebuttal Argument

(a) reply of the complaining Party.

(b) counter-reply of the Party complained against.

25. The arbitration panel may direct questions to either Party at any time during a hearing.

26. The arbitration panel shall arrange for a transcript of each hearing to be prepared and shall, as soon as possible after it is prepared, deliver a copy of the transcript to the Parties.

27. Within ten days after the date of the hearing, each Party may deliver a supplementary written submission responding to any matter that arose during the hearing.

Questions in writing

28. The arbitration panel may at any time during the proceedings address questions in writing to one or both Parties.

The arbitration panel shall deliver the written questions to the Party or Parties to whom the questions are addressed.

29. A Party to whom the arbitration panel addresses written questions shall deliver a copy of any written reply to the other Party and to the arbitration panel. Each Party shall be given the opportunity to provide written comments on the reply within five days after the date of delivery.

Confidentiality

30. The Parties shall maintain the confidentiality of the panel's hearings, to the extent that the panel holds the hearing in closed session under rule 23. Each Party shall treat as confidential the information submitted by the other Party to the arbitration panel which that Party has designated as confidential. Where a Party to a dispute submits a confidential version of its written submissions to the panel, it shall also, upon request of the other Party, provide a non-confidential summary of the information contained in its submissions that could be disclosed to the public, no later than 15 days after the date of either the request or the submission, whichever is later. Nothing in these rules shall preclude a Party from disclosing statements of its own positions to the public.

Ex parte contacts

31. The arbitration panel shall not meet or contact a Party in the absence of the other Party.

32. No arbitrator may discuss an aspect of the subject matter of the proceeding with a Party or both Parties in the absence of the other arbitrators.

Role of Experts

33. On request of a Party or on its own initiative, the arbitration panel may obtain information and technical advice from any person or body that it deems appropriate. Any information so obtained shall be submitted to the Parties for comments.

34. When a request is made for a written report of an expert, any time period applicable to the arbitration panel proceeding shall be suspended for a period beginning on the date of delivery of the request and ending on the date the report is delivered to the arbitration panel.

Amicus curiae submissions

35. Unless the Parties otherwise agree within three days following the date of the establishment of the arbitration panel, the arbitration panel may receive unsolicited written submissions, provided that they are made within ten days following the date of the establishment of the arbitration panel, that they are concise and in no case longer

than 15 typed pages, included any annexes, and that they are directly relevant to the factual and legal issue under consideration by the arbitration panel.

36. The submission shall contain a description of the person, whether natural or legal, making the submission, including the nature of its activities and the source of its financing, and specify the nature of the interest that that person has in the arbitration proceeding. It shall be made in the languages chosen by the Parties in accordance with rule 39.

37. The arbitration panel shall list in its ruling all the submissions that it has received and that conform to the provisions of the above rules. The arbitration panel shall not be obliged to address, in its ruling, the factual or legal arguments made in such submissions. Any submission obtained by the arbitration panel under this rule shall be submitted to the Parties for comments.

Cases of Urgency

38. In cases of urgency referred to in Article 187(5) of this Agreement, the arbitration panel shall appropriately adjust the time periods mentioned to in these rules.

Translation and interpretation

39. Each Party shall, within a reasonable period of time before it delivers its initial written submission in an arbitration panel proceeding, advise the other Party and the arbitration panel in writing of the language in which its written and oral submissions shall be made.

40. Each Party shall arrange for and bear the costs of the translation of its written submissions into the language chosen by the other Party.

41. The Party complained against shall arrange for the interpretation of oral submissions into the languages chosen by the Parties.

42. Arbitration panel rulings shall be issued in the language or languages chosen by the Parties.

43. The costs incurred to prepare a translation of an arbitration ruling shall be borne equally by the Parties.

44. Any Party may provide comments on a translated version of a document that is prepared in accordance with these rules.

Computation of time

45. Where anything under this Agreement or these rules is to be done, or the arbitration panel requires anything to be done, within a number of days after, before or of a specified date or event, the specified date or the date on which the specified event occurs shall not be included in calculating that number of days.

46. Where, by reason of the operation of rule 7, a Party receives a document on a date other than the date on which the same document is received by the other Party, any period of time the calculation of which is dependent on such receipt shall be calculated from the date of receipt of the last such document.

Other proceedings

47. These rules shall apply to the proceedings established under Article 188 (4), (5), (8) and (10) of this Agreement except that:

(a) the Party making a request under Article 188(4) shall deliver its initial written submission within 10 days after the date the request is submitted, and the responding Party shall deliver its written counter-submission within 10 days after the date of delivery of the initial written submission;

(b) the Party making a request under Article 188(5) shall deliver its initial written submission within 10 days after the date the request is submitted and the responding Party shall deliver its written counter-submission within 10 days after the date of delivery of the initial written submission;

(c) the Party making a request under Article 188(8) shall deliver its initial written submission within 10 days after the date the request is submitted and the responding Party shall deliver its written counter-submission within 10 days after the date of delivery of the initial written submission; and

(d) the Party making a request under Article 188(10) shall deliver its initial written submission within 10 days after the date the request is submitted and the responding Party shall deliver its written counter-submission within 10 days after the date of delivery of the initial written submission.

48. If appropriate, the arbitration panel shall fix the time limit for delivering any further written submissions, including rebuttal written submissions, so as to provide each Party with the opportunity to make an equal number of written submissions subject to the time limits for arbitration panel proceedings set out in Article 188 of this Agreement and these rules.

Annex XVI. Referred to in Article s 185 and 189 of the Association Agreement) CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF ARBITRATION PANELS

Definitions

1. In this Code of Conduct,

(a) "member" means a member of an arbitration panel effectively established under Article 185 of this Agreement;

(b) "candidate" means an individual whose name is on the list of arbitrators referred to in of Article 185(2) of this Agreement and who is under consideration for appointment as a member of an arbitration panel under Article 185(3) of this Agreement;

(c) "assistant" means a person who, under the terms of appointment of a member, conducts, research or provides support for the member;

(d) "proceeding", unless otherwise specified, means an arbitration panel proceeding under Title VIII, Chapter III of this Agreement;

(e) "staff", in respect of a member, means persons under the direction and control of the member, other than assistants.

I. Responsibilities to the process

2. Every candidate and member shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety, shall be independent and impartial, shall avoid direct and indirect conflicts of interests and shall observe high standards of conduct so that the integrity and impartiality of the dispute settlement process are preserved. Former members must comply with the obligations established in Parts V and VI of this Code of Conduct.

II. Disclosure obligations

3. Prior to confirmation of his or her selection as a member of the arbitration panel under Article 185 of this Agreement, a candidate shall disclose any interest, relationship or matter that is likely to affect his or her independence or impartiality or that might reasonably create an appearance of impropriety or bias in the proceeding. To this end, a candidate shall make all reasonable efforts to become aware of any such interests, relationships and matters.

4. Once selected, a member shall continue to make all reasonable efforts to become aware of any interests, relationships or matters referred to in rule 3 and shall disclose them. The obligation to disclose is a continuing duty which requires a member to disclose any such interests, relationships and matters that may arise during any stage of the proceeding. The member shall disclose such interests, relationships and matters by communicating them in writing to the Association Committee for consideration by the Parties.

III. The performance of duties by candidates and members

5. A candidate who accepts a selection as a member shall be available to perform, and shall perform, a member's duties thoroughly and expeditiously throughout the course of the proceeding.

6. A member shall carry out all duties fairly and diligently.

7. A member shall comply with this Code of Conduct.

8. A member shall not deny other members the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the proceeding.

9. A member shall consider only those issues raised in the proceeding and necessary to a decision and shall not delegate the duty to decide to any other person.

10. A member shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the member's assistant and staff comply with Parts I, II and VI of this Code of Conduct.

11. A member shall not engage in ex parte contacts concerning the proceeding.

12. A candidate or member shall not communicate matters concerning actual or potential violations of this Code of Conduct unless the communication is to the Association Committee or is necessary to ascertain whether that candidate or member has violated or may violate this Code.

IV. Independence and impartiality of members

13. A member shall be independent and impartial. A member shall act in a fair manner and shall avoid creating an appearance of impropriety or bias.

14. A member shall not be influenced by self-interest, outside pressure, political considerations, public clamour, loyalty to a Party or fear of criticism.

15. A member shall not, directly or indirectly, incur any obligation or accept any benefit that would in any way interfere, or appear to interfere, with the proper performance of the member's duties.

16. A member shall not use his or her position on the arbitration panel to advance any personal or private interests. A member shall avoid actions that may create the impression that others are in a special position to influence the member. A member shall make every effort to prevent or discourage others from representing themselves as being in such a position.

17. A member shall not allow past or existing financial, business, professional, family or social relationships or responsibilities to influence the member's conduct or judgement.

18. A member shall avoid entering into any relationship, or acquiring any financial interest, that is likely to affect the member's impartiality or that might reasonably create an appearance of impropriety or bias.

V. Duties in certain situations

19. A member or former member shall avoid actions that may create the appearance that the member was biased in carrying out the member's duties or would benefit from the decision or ruling of the arbitration panel.

VI. Maintenance of confidentiality

20. A member or former member shall not at any time disclose or use any non-public information concerning the proceeding or acquired during the proceeding except for the purposes of the proceeding and shall not, in any case, disclose or use any such information to gain personal advantage or advantage for others or to affect adversely the interest of another.

21. A member shall not disclose an arbitration panel ruling prior to its publication.

22. A member or former member shall not at any time disclose the deliberations of an arbitration panel, or any member's view.

VII. Responsibilities of assistants and staff

23. Parts I (Responsibilities to the process), II (Disclosure obligations) and VI (Maintenance of confidentiality) of this Code of Conduct apply also to assistants and staff.

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  • Part   I GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS 1
  • Title   I Nature and Scope of the Agreement 1
  • Article   1 Principles 1
  • Article   2 Objective and Scope 1
  • Title   II Institutional Framework 1
  • Article   3 Association Council 1
  • Article   4 Composition and Rules of Procedures 1
  • Article   5 Decision-making Powers 1
  • Article   6 Association Committee 1
  • Article   7 Special Committees 1
  • Article   8 Political Dialogue 1
  • Article   9 Association Parliamentary Committee 1
  • Article   10 Joint Consultative Committee 1
  • Article   11 Civil Society 1
  • Part   II POLITICAL DIALOGUE 1
  • Article   12 Objectives 1
  • Article   13 Mechanisms 1
  • Article   14 Cooperation In the Field of Foreign and Security Policy 1
  • Article   15 Cooperation Against Terrorism 1
  • Part   III COOPERATION 1
  • Article   16 General Objectives 1
  • Title   I Economic Cooperation 1
  • Article   17 Industrial Cooperation 1
  • Article   18 Cooperation on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures 1
  • Article   19 Cooperation on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 1
  • Article   20 Cooperation on Services 1
  • Article   21 Promoting Investment 2
  • Article   22 Cooperation on Energy 2
  • Article   23 Transport 2
  • Article   24 Cooperation on Agriculture and Rural Sectors and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 2
  • Article   25 Fisheries 2
  • Article   26 Customs Cooperation 2
  • Article   27 Cooperation on Statistics 2
  • Article   28 Cooperation on the Environment 2
  • Article   29 Consumer Protection 2
  • Article   30 Data Protection 2
  • Article   31 Macroeconomic Dialogue 2
  • Article   32 Intellectual Property Rights 2
  • Article   33 Public Procurement 2
  • Article   34 Cooperation on Tourism 2
  • Article   35 Cooperation on Mining 2
  • Title   II Science, Technology and Information Society 2
  • Article   36 Cooperation on Science and Technology 2
  • Article   37 Information Society, Information Technology and Telecommunications 2
  • Title   III Culture, Education and Audio-visual 2
  • Article   38 Education and Training 2
  • Article   39 Cooperation In the Audio-visual Field 2
  • Article   40 Exchange of Information and Cultural Cooperation 2
  • Title   IV State Reform and Public Administration 3
  • Article   41 Public Administration 3
  • Article   42 Inter-institutional Cooperation 3
  • Title   V Social Cooperation 3
  • Article   43 Social Dialogue 3
  • Article   44 Social Cooperation 3
  • Article   45 Cooperation Related to Gender 3
  • Title   VI Other Cooperation Areas 3
  • Article   46 Cooperation on Illegal Immigration 3
  • Article   47 Cooperation on Drugs and Combating Organised Crime 3
  • Title   VII General Provisions 3
  • Article   48 Participation of Civil Society In Cooperation 3
  • Article   49 Regional Cooperation and Regional Integration 3
  • Article   50 Triangular and Bi-regional Cooperation 3
  • Article   51 Future Developments Clause 3
  • Article   52 Cooperation Within the Association Relationship 3
  • Article   53 Resources 3
  • Article   54 Specific Tasks of the Association Committee In Cooperation Matters 3
  • Part   IV TRADE AND TRADE-RELATED MATTERS 3
  • Title   I General Provisions 3
  • Article   55 Objectives 3
  • Article   56 Customs Unions and Free Trade Areas 3
  • Title   II FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS 3
  • Article   57 Objective 3
  • Chapter   I Elimination of Customs Duties 3
  • Section   1 Common Provisions 3
  • Article   58 Scope 3
  • Article   59 Customs Duty 3
  • Article   60 Elimination of Customs Duties 3
  • Article   61 Standstill 3
  • Article   62 Classification of Goods 4
  • Article   63 Fees and other Charges 4
  • Section   2 Elimination of Customs Duties 4
  • Subsection   2.1 Industrial Products 4
  • Article   64 Scope 4
  • Article   65 Customs Duties on Industrial Imports Originating In Chile 4
  • Article   66 Customs Duties on Industrial Imports Originating In Theacommunity 4
  • Subsection   2.2 Fish and Fisheries Products 4
  • Article   67 Scope 4
  • Article   68 Customs Duties on Fish and Fisheries Imports Originating In Chile 4
  • Article   69 Customs Duties on Fish and Fisheries Imports Originating In the Community 4
  • Subsection   2.3 Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Products 4
  • Article   70 Scope 4
  • Article   71 Customs Duties on Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Imports Originating In Chile 4
  • Article   72 Customs Duties on Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Imports Originating In the Community 4
  • Article   73 Emergency Clause for Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Products 4
  • Article   74 Evolution Clause 4
  • Chapter   II Non Tariff Measures 4
  • Section   1 Common Provisions 4
  • Article   75 Scope 4
  • Article   76 Prohibition of Quantitative Restrictions 4
  • Article   77 National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation  (2) 4
  • Section   2 Antidumping and Countervailing Measures 4
  • Article   78 Antidumping and Countervailing Measures 4
  • Section   3 Customs and Related Matters 4
  • Article   79 Customs and Related Trade Matters 4
  • Article   80 Customs Valuation 4
  • Article   81 Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin 4
  • Article   82 Enforcement of Preferential Treatment 4
  • Article   83 Objective 4
  • Article   84 Scope and Coverage 4
  • Article   85 Definitions 4
  • Article   86 Basic Rights and Obligations 4
  • Article   87 Specific Actions to Be Pursued Under this Agreement 4
  • Article   88 Committee on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment 5
  • Article   89 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 5
  • Article   90 Wines and Spirits 5
  • Chapter   III Exceptions 5
  • Article   91 General Exception Clause 5
  • Article   92 Safeguard Clause 5
  • Article   93 Shortage Clause 5
  • Title   III TRADE IN SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT 5
  • Article   94 Objectives 5
  • Chapter   I Services 5
  • Section   1 Common Provisions 5
  • Article   95 Scope 5
  • Article   96 Definitions 5
  • Article   97 Market Access 5
  • Article   98 National Treatment 5
  • Article   99 Schedule of Specific Commitments 5
  • Article   100 Review 5
  • Article   101 Movement of Natural Persons 5
  • Article   102 Domestic Regulation 5
  • Article   103 Mutual Recognition 5
  • Article   104 Electronic Commerce  (7) 5
  • Article   105 Transparency 5
  • Section   2 International Maritime Transport 5
  • Article   106 Scope 5
  • Article   107 Definitions 5
  • Article   108 Market Access and National Treatment 5
  • Section   3 Telecommunications Services 6
  • Article   109 Definitions 6
  • Article   110 Regulatory Authority 6
  • Article   111 Supply of Services 6
  • Article   112 Major Suppliers 6
  • Article   113 Interconnection 6
  • Article   114 Scarce Resources 6
  • Article   115 Universal Service 6
  • Chapter   II Financial Services 6
  • Article   116 Scope 6
  • Article   117 Definitions 6
  • Article   118 Market Access 6
  • Article   119 National Treatment 6
  • Article   120 Schedule of Specific Commitments 6
  • Article   121 New Financial Services 6
  • Article   122 Data Processing In the Financial Services Sector 6
  • Article   123 Effective and Transparent Regulation In the Financial Services Sector 6
  • Article   124 Confidential Information 6
  • Article   125 Prudential Carve Out 6
  • Article   126 Recognition 6
  • Article   127 Special Committee on Financial Services 7
  • Article   128 Consultations 7
  • Article   129 Specific Provisions on Dispute Settlement 7
  • Chapter   III Establishment 7
  • Article   130 Scope 7
  • Article   131 Definitions 7
  • Article   132 National Treatment 7
  • Article   133 Right to Regulate 7
  • Article   134 Final Provisions 7
  • Chapter   IV Exceptions 7
  • Article   135 Exceptions 7
  • Title   IV Government Procurement 7
  • Article   136 Objective 7
  • Article   137 Scope and Coverage 7
  • Article   138 Definitions 7
  • Article   139 National Treatment and Non-discrimination 7
  • Article   140 Prohibition of Offsets and National Preferences 7
  • Article   141 Valuation Rules 7
  • Article   142 Transparency 7
  • Article   143 Tendering Procedures 7
  • Article   144 Selective Tendering 7
  • Article   145 Other Procedures 7
  • Article   146 Qualification of Suppliers 7
  • Article   147 Publication of Notices 7
  • Article   148 Tender Documentation 8
  • Article   149 Technical Specifications 8
  • Article   150 Time-limits 8
  • Article   151 Negotiations 8
  • Article   152 Submission, Receipt and Opening of Tenders 8
  • Article   153 Awarding of Contracts 8
  • Article   154 Information on Contract Award 8
  • Article   155 Bid Challenges 8
  • Article   156 Information Technology 8
  • Article   157 Cooperation and Assistance 8
  • Article   158 Statistical Reports 8
  • Article   159 Modifications to Coverage 8
  • Article   160 Further Negotiations 8
  • Article   161 Exceptions 8
  • Article   162 Review and Implementation 8
  • Title   V Current Payments and Capital Movements 8
  • Article   163 Objective and Scope 8
  • Article   164 Current Account 8
  • Article   165 Capital Account 8
  • Article   166 Exceptions and Safeguard Measures 8
  • Article   167 Final Provisions 8
  • Title   VI Intellectual Property Rights 8
  • Article   168 Objective 8
  • Article   169 Scope 8
  • Article   170 Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 8
  • Article   171 Review 8
  • Title   VII Competition 8
  • Article   172 Objectives 8
  • Article   173 Definitions 8
  • Article   174 Notifications 9
  • Article   175 Co-ordination of Enforcement Activities 9
  • Article   176 Consultations When the Important Interests of One Party Are Adversely Affected In the Territory of the other Party 9
  • Article   177 Exchange of Information and Confidentiality 9
  • Article   178 Technical Assistance 9
  • Article   179 Public Enterprises and Enterprises Entrusted with Special or Exclusive Rights, Including Designated Monopolies 9
  • Article   180 Dispute Settlement 9
  • Title   VIII DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 9
  • Chapter   I Objective and Scope 9
  • Article   181 Objective 9
  • Article   182 Scope 9
  • Chapter   II Dispute Avoidance 9
  • Article   183 Consultations 9
  • Section   CHAPTER III Dispute Settlement Procedure 9
  • Article   184 Initiation of the Procedure 9
  • Article   185 Appointment of Arbitrators 9
  • Article   186 Information and Technical Advice 9
  • Article   187 Arbitration Panel Ruling 9
  • Article   188 Compliance 9
  • Chapter   IV General Provisions 9
  • Article   189 General Provisions 9
  • Title   IX Transparency 9
  • Article   190 Contact Points and Exchange of Information 9
  • Article   191 Cooperation on Increased Transparency 9
  • Article   192 Publication 9
  • Title   X Specific Tasks In Trade Matters of the Bodies Established Under this Agreement 9
  • Article   193 Specific Tasks 9
  • Title   XI Exceptions In the Area of Trade 9
  • Article   194 National Security Clause 9
  • Article   195 Balance of Payments Difficulties 9
  • Article   196 Taxation 9
  • Part   V FINAL PROVISIONS 9
  • Article   197 Definition of the Parties 9
  • Article   198 Entry Into Force 9
  • Article   199 Duration 9
  • Article   200 Fulfilment of the Obligations 9
  • Article   201 Future Developments 10
  • Article   202 Data Protection 10
  • Article   203 National Security Clause 10
  • Article   204 Territorial Application 10
  • Article   205 Authentic Texts 10
  • Article   206 Annexes, Appendices, Protocols and Notes 10
  • Annex X  (Referred to Article 132 of the Association Agreement). SCHEDULES OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ON ESTABLISHMENT 10
  • Part   A COMMUNITY'S SCHEDULE 10
  • Part   B CHILE'S SCHEDULE 10
  • Appendix   PROTOCOL ON FISHING ENTERPRISES 10
  • Annex XIV  (Regarding Articles 164 and 165 of the Association Agreement) REGARDING CURRENT PAYMENTS AND CAPITAL MOVEMENTS 10
  • Annex XV  ( Referred to in Article 189 (2) of the Association Agreement) MODEL RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ARBITRATION PANELS 11
  • Annex XVI  Referred to in Article s 185 and 189 of the Association Agreement) CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF ARBITRATION PANELS 11