Common use of Agricultural and Other Goods Vulnerable to Deterioration Clause in Contracts

Agricultural and Other Goods Vulnerable to Deterioration. (AOGVD) 1. In order to avoid deterioration of AOGVD, each Party for imports of AOGVD shall: (a) provide for electronic submission of any entry process documents, including any required license, permit, market authorization, and registration; (b) automate its quota administration procedures; (c) make available promptly online information on quota availability, including eligibility requirements and quantity of quota allocated; (d) provide for reasonable hours of inspection service at ports; and (e) give appropriate priority when scheduling any inspections that may be required in order to determine whether to release product into commerce. 2. Each Party shall identify opportunities to provide inspection services away from its border in order to facilitate the release of AOGVD. These opportunities may include preauthorization of AOGVD and the provision of outside-the-port services, which may include allowing an importer to arrange proper storage of AOGVD in climate-appropriate storage facilities pending release. 3. If a Party limits the number of climate-appropriate storage facilities at or near a port, that Party shall take into account, as appropriate, the need for sufficient storage for AOGVD in its management of inspection activities and decisions on the number of facilities. 4. Taking into account the particular costs for trade in AOGVD, each Party shall review its entry process requirements, including the use of stamps, signatures, attestations, and paper requirements, with a view to reducing or automating requirements and reducing the time and burden for processing. The review of these requirements shall include an opportunity for interested persons to comment on requirements, including persons of the other Party and any non-Party. Each Party shall make publicly available the instructions for submitting comments. 5. Each Party shall endeavor to share with each other information on the review under paragraph 4, in particular input from stakeholders involved in trade between the Parties, and to exchange views on how to apply the results of the review to improve their respective processes for the release of AOGVD.

Agricultural and Other Goods Vulnerable to Deterioration. (AOGVD) 1. In order to avoid deterioration of AOGVD, each Party for imports of AOGVD shall: (a) provide allow for electronic submission of any entry process documents, including any required license, permit, market authorization, and registration; (b) automate its quota administration procedures; (c) make available promptly online information on quota availability, including eligibility requirements and quantity of quota allocated; (d) provide for reasonable hours of inspection service at ports; and (e) give appropriate priority when scheduling any inspections that may be required in order to determine whether to release product into commerce. 2. Each Party shall identify opportunities to provide inspection services away from its border in order to facilitate the release of AOGVD. These opportunities may include preauthorization of AOGVD and the provision of outside-the-port services, which may include allowing an importer to arrange proper storage of AOGVD in climate-appropriate storage facilities pending release. 3. If a Party limits the number of climate-appropriate storage facilities at or near a port, that Party shall take into account, as appropriate, the need for sufficient storage for AOGVD in its management of inspection activities and decisions on the number of facilities. 4. Taking into account the particular costs for trade in AOGVD, each Party shall review its entry process requirements, including the use of stamps, signatures, attestations, and paper requirements, with a view to reducing or automating requirements and reducing the time and burden for processing. The review of these requirements shall include an opportunity for interested persons to comment on requirements, including persons of the other Party and any non-Party. Each Party shall make publicly available the instructions for submitting comments. 5. Each Party shall endeavor to share with each other information on the review under paragraph 4, in particular input from stakeholders involved in trade between the Parties, and to exchange views on how to apply the results of the review to improve their respective processes for the release of AOGVD.