Amendments to the Harmonized System. 1. When a periodic amendment to the Harmonized System is published, the Parties shall prepare technical revisions to Annex 2-A to implement that version of the Harmonized System, and shall do so in accordance with this Article and the relevant procedures for technical revisions to Annex 2-A as adopted by the Joint Committee under Chapter 12 (Institutional Provisions). 2. The Parties shall mutually decide whether any other technical revisions to Annex 2-A are necessary. 3. The Parties shall ensure that technical revisions to Annex 2-A are carried out on a neutral basis and that market access conditions are not impaired by the process or the outcomes of technical revision to the Annex. 4. The Parties, through the Joint Committee or a relevant subsidiary body established by it, shall endorse and promptly publish the technical revisions that are prepared pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus, Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus