Common use of Committee on Trade Facilitation Clause in Contracts

Committee on Trade Facilitation. 1. The Parties hereby establish a Committee on Trade Facilitation (Trade Facilitation Committee), composed of government representatives of each Party. 2. The Trade Facilitation Committee shall: (a) facilitate the exchange of information among the Parties with respect to their respective experiences regarding the development and implementation of a single window including information regarding each Party's participating border agencies and the automation of its forms, documents, and procedures; (b) facilitate the exchange of information among the Parties regarding the formulation and implementation of, and experiences under, each Party's low-risk trader programs, including their AEO programs; (c) provide a forum for the sharing of views on individual cases involving questions of tariff classification, customs valuation, other customs treatments, or emerging industry trends and issues, with a view to reconciling inconsistencies, supporting a competitive business environment, or otherwise facilitating trade and investment among the Parties; (d) facilitate the exchange of information among the Parties regarding the formulation and implementation of, and experiences with, each Party's measures that promote voluntary compliance by traders; (e) providing a forum for the Parties to consult and endeavor to resolve issues relating to this Chapter, including, as appropriate, in coordination or jointly with other committees or other subsidiary bodies established under this Agreement; (f) review international initiatives on trade facilitation; (g) identify initiatives for joint action by their respective customs administrations, in cases where joint action could facilitate trade among the Parties, and taking into account priorities and experiences of their customs administrations; (h) discuss technical assistance and support for capacity building to enhance the impact of trade facilitation measures for traders, and in particular to identify priorities for this assistance and support among their customs administrations and outside North America; and (i) engage in other activities as the Parties may decide. 3. The Trade Facilitation Committee shall meet within one year of the date of entry into force of this Agreement, and thereafter at such times as the Parties decide. 4. The Parties are encouraged to provide opportunities for persons to provide input to each Party's representative to the Trade Facilitation Committee on matters relevant to the Committee's work, such as through the mechanism described in Article 7.3 (Communication with Traders).