Common use of Consultations on Specific Trade Concerns Clause in Contracts

Consultations on Specific Trade Concerns. 1. The Parties or Signatory Parties shall create a consultation mechanism to facilitate the solution of problems arising from the adoption and application of sanitary or phytosanitary measures, in order to prevent these measures from becoming an unjustified restriction on trade. 2. The competent official authorities, as defined in Article 5 of this Chapter, shall implement the mechanism established in paragraph 1, as follows: (a) The exporting Party or Signatory Party affected by a sanitary or phytosanitary measure shall inform the importing Party or Signatory Party of its concern through the form established in Annex I of this Chapter and communicate this to the Joint Committee. (b) The importing Party or Signatory Party shall respond to the request, in writing, before a 60 day term indicating whether the measure: i) Is in conformity with an international standard, guideline or recommendation which, in this case, should be identified by the importing Party or Signatory Party; or ii) Is based on an international standard, guideline or recommendation. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification and other information that support those aspects differing from the international standard, guideline or recommendation; or iii) Results in a higher level of protection for the importing Party or Signatory Party than would be achieved by measures based on international standards, guidelines or recommendations. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based; or iv) In the absence of an international standard, guideline or recommendation, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based. (c) Additional technical consultations may be held, whenever necessary, to analyze and suggest courses of action to overcome difficulties, within 60 days. (d) In case that the mentioned consultations be considered satisfactory by the exporting Party or Signatory Party, a joint report on the settled solution shall be submitted to the Joint Committee. If a satisfactory solution is not reached, each Party or Signatory Party shall submit its own report to the Joint Committee.

Consultations on Specific Trade Concerns. 1. The Parties or Signatory Parties shall agree to create a consultation mechanism to facilitate the solution settlement of problems arising from the adoption and application of sanitary or phytosanitary measures, in order to prevent these measures from becoming an unjustified restriction on unjustifiable barriers to trade. 2. The competent official authorities, as defined in Article 5 of this ChapterAnnex, shall implement the mechanism established in paragraph 1, as follows: (a) The exporting Party or Signatory Party affected by a sanitary or phytosanitary measure shall inform the importing Party or Signatory Party of its this concern through the form established in Annex I of this Chapter 1 and communicate this to the Joint Administration Committee. (b) The importing Party or Signatory Party shall respond to the request, in writing, before a 60 thirty-day term indicating specifying whether the measure: i) Is in conformity with : - Conforms to an international standard, guideline or recommendation whichrecommendation, in this which case, it should be identified by the importing Party or Signatory Party; or ii) or - Is based on an international standard, guideline or recommendation. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present supply the scientific justification and other information that to support those the aspects differing from the international standard, guideline or recommendation; or iii) or - Results in a higher level of protection for the importing Party otherwise than through an international standard, guideline or Signatory Party than would be achieved by measures based on international standards, guidelines or recommendationsrecommendation. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present supply the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is basedassessment; or iv) or - In the absence of an international standard, guideline or recommendation, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the supply a scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is basedassessment. (c) Additional technical consultations may be heldmade, whenever necessary, to analyze and suggest courses of action any procedures to overcome difficulties, within 60 daysa 60-day term. (d) In case that the exporting Signatory Party finds the mentioned consultations to be considered satisfactory by the exporting Party or Signatory Partysatisfactory, a joint report on the settled solution shall be submitted to the Joint Administration Committee. If a satisfactory solution is not reached, each Party or Signatory Party shall submit pass its own report to the Joint Administration Committee.

Consultations on Specific Trade Concerns. 1. The Parties or Signatory Parties shall create a consultation mechanism to facilitate the solution of problems arising from the adoption and application of sanitary or phytosanitary measures, in order to prevent these measures from becoming an unjustified restriction on trade. 2. The competent official authorities, as defined in Article 5 of this Chapter, shall implement the mechanism established in paragraph 1, as follows: (a) : The exporting Party or Signatory Party affected by a sanitary or phytosanitary measure shall inform the importing Party or Signatory Party of its concern through the form established in Annex I of this Chapter and communicate this to the Joint Committee. (b) . The importing Party or Signatory Party shall respond to the request, in writing, before a 60 day term indicating whether the measure: i) : Is in conformity with an international standard, guideline or recommendation which, in this case, should be identified by the importing Party or Signatory Party; or ii) or Is based on an international standard, guideline or recommendation. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification and other information that support those aspects differing from the international standard, guideline or recommendation; or iii) or Results in a higher level of protection for the importing Party or Signatory Party than would be achieved by measures based on international standards, guidelines or recommendations. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based; or iv) or In the absence of an international standard, guideline or recommendation, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based. (c) . Additional technical consultations may be held, whenever necessary, to analyze and suggest courses of action to overcome difficulties, within 60 days. (d) . In case that the mentioned consultations be considered satisfactory by the exporting Party or Signatory Party, a joint report on the settled solution shall be submitted to the Joint Committee. If a satisfactory solution is not reached, each Party or Signatory Party shall submit its own report to the Joint Committee.

Consultations on Specific Trade Concerns. 1. The Parties or Signatory Parties shall create a consultation mechanism to facilitate the solution of problems arising from the adoption and application of sanitary or phytosanitary measures, in order to prevent these measures from becoming an unjustified restriction on trade. 2. The competent official authorities, as defined in Article 5 4 of this Chapter, shall implement the mechanism established in paragraph 1, as follows: (a) The exporting Party or Signatory Party affected by a sanitary or phytosanitary measure shall inform the importing Party or Signatory Party of its concern through the form established in Annex I of this Chapter and communicate this to the Joint Committee. (b) The importing Party or Signatory Party shall respond to the request, in writing, before a 60 day term indicating whether the measure: i) Is in conformity with an international standard, guideline or recommendation which, in this case, should be identified by the importing Party or Signatory Party; or ii) Is based on an international standard, guideline or recommendation. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification and other information that support those aspects differing from the international standard, guideline or recommendation; or iii) Results in a higher level of protection for the importing Party or Signatory Party than would be achieved by measures based on international standards, guidelines or recommendations. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based; or iv) In the absence of an international standard, guideline or recommendation, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based. (c) Additional technical consultations may be held, whenever necessary, to analyze and suggest courses of action to overcome difficulties, within 60 days. (d) In case that the mentioned consultations be considered satisfactory by the exporting Party or Signatory Party, a joint report on the settled solution shall be submitted to the Joint Committee. If a satisfactory solution is not reached, each Party or Signatory Party shall submit its own report to the Joint Committee.

Consultations on Specific Trade Concerns. 1. The Parties or Signatory Parties shall agree to create a consultation mechanism to facilitate the solution settlement of problems arising from the adoption and application of sanitary or phytosanitary measures, in order to prevent these measures from becoming an unjustified restriction on unjustifiable barriers to trade. 2. The competent official authorities, as defined in Article 5 of this ChapterAnnex, shall implement the mechanism established in paragraph 1, as follows: (a) : The exporting Party or Signatory Party affected by a sanitary or phytosanitary measure shall inform the importing Party or Signatory Party of its this concern through the form established in Annex I of this Chapter 1 and communicate this to the Joint Administration Committee. (b) . The importing Party or Signatory Party shall respond to the request, in writing, before a 60 thirty-day term indicating specifying whether the measure: i) Is in conformity with : Conforms to an international standard, guideline or recommendation whichrecommendation, in this which case, it should be identified by the importing Party or Signatory Party; or ii) or Is based on an international standard, guideline or recommendation. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present supply the scientific justification and other information that to support those the aspects differing from the international standard, guideline or recommendation; or iii) or Results in a higher level of protection for the importing Party otherwise than through an international standard, guideline or Signatory Party than would be achieved by measures based on international standards, guidelines or recommendationsrecommendation. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present supply the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is basedassessment; or iv) or In the absence of an international standard, guideline or recommendation, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the supply a scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based. (c) assessment. Additional technical consultations may be heldmade, whenever necessary, to analyze and suggest courses of action any procedures to overcome difficulties, within 60 days. (d) a 60-day term. In case that the exporting Signatory Party finds the mentioned consultations to be considered satisfactory by the exporting Party or Signatory Partysatisfactory, a joint report on the settled solution shall be submitted to the Joint Administration Committee. If a satisfactory solution is not reached, each Party or Signatory Party shall submit pass its own report to the Joint Administration Committee.

Consultations on Specific Trade Concerns. 1. The Parties or Signatory Parties shall create a consultation mechanism to facilitate the solution of problems arising from the adoption and application of sanitary or phytosanitary measures, in order to prevent these measures from becoming an unjustified restriction on trade. 2. The competent official authorities, as defined in Article 5 4 of this Chapter, shall implement the mechanism established in paragraph 1, as follows: (a) : The exporting Party or Signatory Party affected by a sanitary or phytosanitary measure shall inform the importing Party or Signatory Party of its concern through the form established in Annex I of this Chapter and communicate this to the Joint Committee. (b) . The importing Party or Signatory Party shall respond to the request, in writing, before a 60 day term indicating whether the measure: i) : Is in conformity with an international standard, guideline or recommendation which, in this case, should be identified by the importing Party or Signatory Party; or ii) or Is based on an international standard, guideline or recommendation. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification and other information that support those aspects differing from the international standard, guideline or recommendation; or iii) or Results in a higher level of protection for the importing Party or Signatory Party than would be achieved by measures based on international standards, guidelines or recommendations. In this case, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based; or iv) or In the absence of an international standard, guideline or recommendation, the importing Party or Signatory Party shall present the scientific justification for such measure, including the description of the risk/risks to be avoided by it and, if pertinent, the risk assessment on which it is based. (c) . Additional technical consultations may be held, whenever necessary, to analyze and suggest courses of action to overcome difficulties, within 60 days. (d) . In case that the mentioned consultations be considered satisfactory by the exporting Party or Signatory Party, a joint report on the settled solution shall be submitted to the Joint Committee. If a satisfactory solution is not reached, each Party or Signatory Party shall submit its own report to the Joint Committee.