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4. The Trade Committee shall examine, sufficiently in advance of the date of accession of a third country to the Union, any effects which that accession may have on this Agreement. The Parties may, by decision of the Trade Committee, put in place any necessary adjustments of this Agreement or transitional arrangements.

Article 17.24. Territorial Application

1. This Agreement applies:

(a) with respect to the Union, to the territories in which the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties; and

(b) with respect to Viet Nam, to its territory.

References to "territory" in this Agreement shall be understood in accordance with subparagraphs (a) and (b), except as otherwise expressly provided for.

2. As regards the provisions concerning the tariff treatment of goods, this Agreement also applies to those areas of the Union customs territory not covered by subparagraph 1 (a).

Article 17.25. Authentic Texts

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Vietnamese languages, each text being equally authentic.

Conclusion

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised to this effect, have signed this Agreement

Done at Hanoi on the thirtieth day of June in the year two thousand and nineteen.

For the European Union

For the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

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  • Chapter   1 Objectives and General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.3 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 1
  • Article   1.4 WTO Agreements 1
  • Article   1.5 General Definitions 1
  • Chapter   2 National Treatment and Market Access for Goods 1
  • Article   2.1 Objective 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope 1
  • Article   2.3 Definitions 1
  • Article   2.4 National Treatment 1
  • Article   2.5 Classification of Goods 1
  • Article   2.6 Remanufactured Goods 1
  • Article   2.7 Reduction or Elimination of Customs Duties 1
  • Article   2.8 Management of Administrative Errors 1
  • Article   2.9 Specific Measures Concerning the Preferential Tariff Treatment 1
  • Article   2.10 Repaired Goods 1
  • Article   2.11 Export Duties, Taxes or other Charges 1
  • Article   2.12 Agricultural Export Subsidies 1
  • Article   2.13 Administration of Trade Regulations 1
  • Article   2.14 Import and Export Restrictions 1
  • Article   2.15 Trading Rights and Related Rights for Pharmaceuticals 2
  • Article   2.16 Import Licensing Procedures 2
  • Article   2.17 Export Licensing Procedures 2
  • Article   2.18 Administrative Fees, Other Charges and Formalities on Imports and Exports 2
  • Article   2.19 Origin Marking 2
  • Article   2.20 State Trading Enterprises 2
  • Article   2.21 Elimination of Sector-Specific Non-Tariff Measures 2
  • Article   2.22 General Exceptions 2
  • Article   2.23 Committee on Trade in Goods 2
  • Chapter   3 Trade remedies 2
  • Section   A Anti-dumping and countervailing duties 2
  • Article   3.1 General Provisions 2
  • Article   3.2 Transparency 2
  • Article   3.3 Consideration of Public Interest 2
  • Article   3.4 Lesser Duty Rule 2
  • Article   3.5 Exclusion from Dispute Settlement 2
  • Section   B Global safeguard measures 2
  • Article   3.6 General Provisions 2
  • Article   3.7 Transparency 2
  • Article   3.8 Exclusion from Dispute Settlement 2
  • Section   C Bilateral safeguard clause 2
  • Article   3.9 Definitions 2
  • Article   3.10 Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 2
  • Article   3.11 Conditions and Limitations 2
  • Article   3.12 Provisional Measures 2
  • Article   3.13 Compensation 2
  • Article   3.14 Use of the English Language 2
  • Chapter   4 Customs and trade facilitation 2
  • Article   4.1 Objectives 2
  • Article   4.2 Customs Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance 2
  • Article   4.3 Customs Legislation and Procedures 3
  • Article   4.4 Release of Goods 3
  • Article   4.5 Simplified Customs Procedures 3
  • Article   4.6 Transit and Transhipment 3
  • Article   4.7 Risk Management 3
  • Article   4.8 Transparency 3
  • Article   4.9 Advance Rulings 3
  • Article   4.10 Fees and Charges 3
  • Article   4.11 Customs Brokers 3
  • Article   4.12 Customs Valuation 3
  • Article   4.13 Preshipment Inspections 3
  • Article   4.14 Review and Appeal 3
  • Article   4.15 Relations with the Business Community 3
  • Article   4.16 Committee on Customs 3
  • Chapter   5 Technical barriers to trade 3
  • Article   5.1 Affirmation of the TBT Agreement 3
  • Article   5.2 Objectives 3
  • Article   5.3 Scope and Definitions 3
  • Article   5.4 Technical Regulations 3
  • Article   5.5 Standards 3
  • Article   5.6 Conformity Assessment Procedures 3
  • Article   5.7 Transparency 3
  • Article   5.8 Market Surveillance 3
  • Article   5.9 Marking and Labelling 3
  • Article   5.10 Cooperation and Trade Facilitation 3
  • Article   5.11 Consultations 4
  • Article   5.12 Implementation 4
  • Chapter   6 Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 4
  • Article   6.1 Scope 4
  • Article   6.2 Objectives 4
  • Article   6.3 Definitions 4
  • Article   6.4 General Provisions 4
  • Article   6.5 Competent Authorities and Contact Points 4
  • Article   6.6 Import Requirements and Procedures 4
  • Article   6.7 Verifications 4
  • Article   6.8 Procedure for Listing of Establishments 4
  • Article   6.9 Measures Linked to Animal and Plant Health 4
  • Article   6.10 Equivalence 4
  • Article   6.11 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 4
  • Article   6.12 Transparency and Exchange of Information 4
  • Article   6.13 Consultations 4
  • Article   6.14 Emergency Measures 4
  • Article   6.15 Technical Assistance and Special and Differential Treatment 4
  • Chapter   7 Non-tariff barriers to trade and investment in renewable energy generation 4
  • Article   7.1 Objectives 4
  • Article   7.2 Definitions 4
  • Article   7.3 Scope 4
  • Article   7.4 Principles 5
  • Article   7.5 Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment 5
  • Article   7.6 Exceptions 5
  • Article   7.7 Implementation and Cooperation 5
  • Chapter   8 Liberalisation of investment, trade in services and electronic commerce 5
  • Section   A General provisions 5
  • Article   8.1 Objectives and Scope 5
  • Article   8.2 Definitions 5
  • Section   B Liberalisation of investment 5
  • Article   8.3 Scope 5
  • Article   8.4 Market Access 5
  • Article   8.5 National Treatment 5
  • Article   8.6 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 5
  • Article   8.7 Schedule of Specific Commitments 5
  • Article   8.8 Performance Requirements 5
  • Section   C Cross-border supply of services 6
  • Article   8.9 Scope 6
  • Article   8.10 Market Access 6
  • Article   8.11 National Treatment 6
  • Article   8.12 Schedule of Specific Commitments 6
  • Section   D Temporary presence of natural persons for business purposes 6
  • Article   8.13 Scope and Definitions 6
  • Article   8.14 Business Visitors and Intra-Corporate Transferees 6
  • Article   8.15 Business Sellers 6
  • Article   8.16 Contractual Service Suppliers 6
  • Article   8.17 Independent Professionals 6
  • Section   E Regulatory framework 6
  • Subsection   1 Domestic regulation 6
  • Article   8.18 Scope and Definitions 6
  • Article   8.19 Conditions for Licensing and Qualification 6
  • Article   8.20 Licensing and Qualification Procedures 6
  • Subsection   2 Provisions of general application 6
  • Article   8.21 Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications 6
  • Subsection   3 Computer services 6
  • Article   8.22 Understanding on Computer Services 6
  • Subsection   4 Postal services  (33) 6
  • Article   8.23 Prevention of Anti-Competitive Practices in the Postal Services Sector 6
  • Article   8.24 Licences 6
  • Article   8.25 Postal Regulatory Authority 6
  • Subsection   5 Telecommunications Networks and Services 7
  • Article   8.26 Scope 7
  • Article   8.27 Definitions 7
  • Article   8.28 Regulatory Authority 7
  • Article   8.29 Authorisation to Provide Telecommunications Networks and Services 7
  • Article   8.30 Scarce Resources 7
  • Article   8.31 Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Networks and Services 7
  • Article   8.32 Interconnection 7
  • Article   8.33 Competitive Safeguards on Major Suppliers 7
  • Article   8.34 Universal Service 7
  • Article   8.35 Number Portability 7
  • Article   8.36 Confidentiality of Information 7
  • Article   8.37 Resolution of Telecommunications Disputes 7
  • Article   8.38 Co-location 7
  • Article   8.39 Leased Circuits Services 7
  • Article   8.40 Unbundled Network Elements 7
  • Subsection   6 Financial Services 7
  • Article   8.41 Scope and Definitions 7
  • Article   8.42 Prudential Carve-Out 7
  • Article   8.43 Transparent Regulation 7
  • Article   8.44 New Financial Service 7
  • Article   8.45 Data Processing 7
  • Article   8.46 Specific Exceptions 7
  • Article   8.47 Self-Regulatory Organisations 7
  • Article   8.48 Clearing and Payment Systems 8
  • Subsection   7 International maritime transport services 8
  • Article   8.49 Scope, Definitions and Principles 8
  • Section   F Electronic commerce 8
  • Article   8.50 Objective and Principles 8
  • Article   8.51 Customs Duties 8
  • Article   8.52 Regulatory Cooperation on Electronic Commerce 8
  • Section   G Exceptions 8
  • Article   8.53 General Exceptions 8
  • Section   H Institutional provision 8
  • Article   8.54 Committee on Investment, Trade in Services, Electronic Commerce and Government Procurement 8
  • Chapter   9 Government procurement 8
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 8
  • Article   9.2 Scope and Coverage 8
  • Article   9.3 Security and General Exceptions 8
  • Article   9.4 General Principles 8
  • Article   9.5 Information on the Procurement System 9
  • Article   9.6 Notices Notice of Intended Procurement 9
  • Article   9.7 Conditions for Participation 9
  • Article   9.8 Qualification of Suppliers 9
  • Article   9.9 Technical Specifications 9
  • Article   9.10 Market Consultations 9
  • Article   9.11 Tender Documentation 9
  • Article   9.12 Time Periods General 9
  • Article   9.13 Negotiations 10
  • Article   9.14 Limited Tendering 10
  • Article   9.15 Electronic Auctions 10
  • Article   9.16 Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts 10
  • Article   9.17 Post-Award InformationInformation Provided to Suppliers 10
  • Article   9.18 Disclosure of Information 10
  • Article   9.19 Domestic Review 10
  • Article   9.20 Modification and Rectification to Coverage 10
  • Article   9.21 Cooperation 10
  • Article   9.22 Future Negotiations Procurement by Electronic Means 10
  • Article   9.23 Committee on Investment, Services, Electronic Commerce and Government Procurement 10
  • Chapter   10 Competition policy 10
  • Section   A Anti-competitive conduct 10
  • Article   10.1 Principles 10
  • Article   10.2 Legislative Framework 10
  • Article   10.3 Implementation 10
  • Section   B Subsidies 11
  • Article   10.4 Principles 11
  • Article   10.5 Definition and Scope 11
  • Article   10.6 Relationship with the WTO 11
  • Article   10.7 Transparency 11
  • Article   10.8 Consultations 11
  • Article   10.9 Specific Subsidies Subject to Conditions 11
  • Article   10.10 Review 11
  • Section   C Definitions and common principles 11
  • Article   10.11 Definitions 11
  • Article   10.12 Confidentiality 11
  • Article   10.13 Dispute Settlement 11
  • Article   10.14 Cooperation 11
  • Chapter   11 State-owned enterprises, enterprises granted special rights or privileges, and designated monopolies 11
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   11.2 Scope of Application 11
  • Article   11.3 General Provisions 11
  • Article   11.4 Non-Discrimination and Commercial Considerations 11
  • Article   11.5 Regulatory Framework 11
  • Article   11.6 Transparency 11
  • Article   11.7 Technical Cooperation 11
  • Chapter   12 Intellectual property 11
  • Section   A General provisions and principles 11
  • Article   12.1 Objectives 11
  • Article   12.2 Nature and Scope of Obligations 11
  • Article   12.3 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 11
  • Article   12.4 Exhaustion 11
  • Section   B Standards concerning intellectual property rights 11
  • Subsection   1 Copyright and related rights 11
  • Article   12.5 Protection Granted 12
  • Article   12.6 Authors 12
  • Article   12.7 Performers 12
  • Article   12.8 Producers of Phonograms 12
  • Article   12.9 Broadcasting Organisations 12
  • Article   12.10 Broadcasting and Communication to the Public 12
  • Article   12.11 Term of Protection 12
  • Article   12.12 Protection of Technological Measures 12
  • Article   12.13 Protection of Rights Management Information 12
  • Article   12.14 Exceptions and Limitations 12
  • Article   12.15 Artists' Resale Right in Works of Art 12
  • Article   12.16 Cooperation on Collective Management of Rights 12
  • Subsection   2 Trademarks 12
  • Article   12.17 International Treaties 12
  • Article   12.18 Rights Conferred by a Trademark 12
  • Article   12.19 Registration Procedure 12
  • Article   12.20 Well-Known Trademarks 12
  • Article   12.21 Exceptions to the Rights Conferred by a Trademark 12
  • Article   12.22 Revocation of a Registered Trademark  (57) 12
  • Subsection   3 Geographical indications 12
  • Article   12.23 Scope of Application 12
  • Article   12.24 System of Registration and Protection of Geographical Indications 12
  • Article   12.25 Established Geographical Indications 12
  • Article   12.26 Amendment of the List of Geographical Indications 12
  • Article   12.27 Protection of Geographical Indications 12
  • Article   12.28 Exceptions 12
  • Article   12.29 Right of Use of Geographical Indications 12
  • Article   12.30 Relationship to Trademarks 12
  • Article   12.31 Enforcement of Protection 12
  • Article   12.32 General Rules 12
  • Article   12.33 Cooperation and Transparency 12
  • Subsection   4 Industrial Designs 13
  • Article   12.34 International Treaties 13
  • Article   12.35 Protection of Registered Industrial Designs 13
  • Article   12.36 Exceptions and Exclusions 13
  • Article   12.37 Relationship to Copyright 13
  • Subsection   5 Patents 13
  • Article   12.38 International Agreements 13
  • Article   12.39 Patents and Public Health 13
  • Article   12.40 Administrative Authorisation 13
  • Subsection   6 Protection of undisclosed information 13
  • Article   12.41 Protection of Undisclosed Information 13
  • Subsection   7 Plant varieties rights 13
  • Article   12.42 Plant Varieties Rights 13
  • Section   C Enforcement of intellectual property rights 13
  • Subsection   1 General enforcement provisions 13
  • Article   12.43 General Obligations 13
  • Article   12.44 Entitled Applicants 13
  • Subsection   2 Civil enforcement 13
  • Article   12.45 Provisional Measures 13
  • Article   12.46 Evidence 13
  • Article   12.47 Right of Information 13
  • Article   12.48 Other Remedies 13
  • Article   12.49 Injunctions 13
  • Article   12.50 Alternative Measures 13
  • Article   12.51 Damages 13
  • Article   12.52 Legal Costs 13
  • Article   12.53 Publication of Judicial Decisions 13
  • Article   12.54 Presumption of Authorship or Ownership 13
  • Subsection   3 Intermediary service providers 13
  • Article   12.55 Liability of Intermediary Service Providers 13
  • Subsection   4 Border enforcement 13
  • Article   12.56 Consistency with GATT 1994 and the TRIPS Agreement 13
  • Article   12.57 Definitions 13
  • Article   12.58 Scope of Border Measures 13
  • Article   12.59 Active Involvement of Customs Authorities 13
  • Article   12.60 Specific Cooperation in the Area of Border Measures 13
  • Subsection   5 Other provisions relating to enforcement 13
  • Article   12.61 Codes of Conduct 13
  • Section   D Cooperation and Institutional Provisions 14
  • Article   12.62 Cooperation 14
  • Article   12.63 Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, including Geographical Indications 14
  • Chapter   13 Trade and sustainable development 14
  • Article   13.1 Objectives 14
  • Article   13.2 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 14
  • Article   13.3 Upholding Levels of Protection 14
  • Article   13.4 Multilateral Labour Standards and Agreements 14
  • Article   13.5 Multilateral Environmental Agreements 14
  • Article   13.6 Climate Change 14
  • Article   13.7 Biological Diversity 14
  • Article   13.8 Sustainable Forest Management and Trade in Forest Products 14
  • Article   13.9 Trade and Sustainable Management of Living Marine Resources and Aquaculture Products 14
  • Article   13.10 Trade and Investment Favouring Sustainable Development 14
  • Article   13.11 Scientific Information 14
  • Article   13.12 Transparency 14
  • Article   13.13 Review of Sustainability Impact 14
  • Article   13.14 Working Together on Trade and Sustainable Development 14
  • Article   13.15 Institutional Provisions 14
  • Article   13.16 Government Consultations 14
  • Article   13.17 Panel of Experts 14
  • Chapter   14 Transparency 14
  • Article   14.1 Objective and Scope 14
  • Article   14.2 Definitions 14
  • Article   14.3 Publication 15
  • Article   14.4 Enquiries and Contact Points 15
  • Article   14.5 Administration of Measures of General Application 15
  • Article   14.6 Review and Appeal 15
  • Article   14.7 Good Regulatory Practice and Administrative Behaviour 15
  • Article   14.8 Specific Rules 15
  • Chapter   15 Dispute settlement 15
  • Section   A Objective and scope 15
  • Article   15.1 Objective 15
  • Article   15.2 Scope 15
  • Section   B Consultations and mediation 15
  • Article   15.3 Consultations 15
  • Article   15.4 Mediation Mechanism 15
  • Section   C Dispute settlement procedures 15
  • Subsection   1 Arbitration procedure 15
  • Article   15.5 Initiation of the Arbitration Procedure 15
  • Article   15.6 Terms of Reference of the Arbitration Panel 15
  • Article   15.7 Establishment of the Arbitration Panel 15
  • Article   15.8 Dispute Settlement Proceedings of the Arbitration Panel 15
  • Article   15.9 Preliminary Ruling on Urgency 15
  • Article   15.10 Interim Report 15
  • Article   15.11 Final Report 15
  • Subsection   2 Compliance 15
  • Article   15.12 Compliance with the Final Report 15
  • Article   15.13 Reasonable Period of Time for Compliance 15
  • Article   15.14 Review of Measure Taken to Comply with the Final Report 15
  • Article   15.15 Temporary Remedies in Case of Non-Compliance 15
  • Article   15.16 Review of Measure Taken to Comply After the Adoption of Temporary Remedies for Non-Compliance 15
  • Subsection   3 Common provisions 15
  • Article   15.17 Replacement of Arbitrators 15
  • Article   15.18 Suspension and Termination of Arbitration Proceedings 15
  • Article   15.19 Mutually Agreed Solution 15
  • Article   15.20 Information and Technical Advice 15
  • Article   15.21 Rules of Interpretation 15
  • Article   15.22 Decisions and Rulings of the Arbitration Panel 15
  • Section   D General provisions 15
  • Article   15.23 List of Arbitrators 15
  • Article   15.24 Choice of Forum 15
  • Article   15.25 Time Limits 15
  • Article   15.26 Review and Modification 16
  • Chapter   16 Cooperation and capacity building 16
  • Article   16.1 Objectives and Scope 16
  • Article   16.2 Areas and Means of Cooperation 16
  • Article   16.3 Animal Welfare 16
  • Article   16.4 Institutional Mechanism 16
  • Chapter   17 Institutional, general and final provisions 16
  • Article   17.1 Trade Committee 16
  • Article   17.2 Specialised Committees 16
  • Article   17.3 Working Groups 16
  • Article   17.4 Decision-Making of the Trade Committee 16
  • Article   17.5 Amendments 16
  • Article   17.6 Evolving WTO Law 16
  • Article   17.7 Taxation 16
  • Article   17.8 Current Account 16
  • Article   17.9 Capital Movements 16
  • Article   17.10 Application of Laws and Regulations relating to Capital Movements, Payments or Transfers 16
  • Article   17.11 Temporary Safeguard Measures with Regard to Capital Movements, Payments or Transfers 16
  • Article   17.12 Restrictions in Case of Balance-of-Payments or External Financial Difficulties 16
  • Article   17.13 Security Exceptions 16
  • Article   17.14 Preference Utilisation 16
  • Article   17.15 Disclosure of Information 16
  • Article   17.16 Entry into Force 16
  • Article   17.17 Duration 16
  • Article   17.18 Fulfilment of Obligations 16
  • Article   17.19 Persons Exercising Delegated Governmental Authority 16
  • Article   17.20 No Direct Effect 16
  • Article   17.21 Annexes, Appendices, Joint Declarations, Protocols and Understandings 16
  • Article   17.22 Relations to other Agreements 16
  • Article   17.23 Future Accessions to the Union 16
  • Article   17.24 Territorial Application 17
  • Article   17.25 Authentic Texts 17