Common use of Cooperation and Chapter Coordinators Clause in Contracts

Cooperation and Chapter Coordinators. 1. The Parties shall intensify their joint work in the field of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures with a view to facilitating access to each other's markets. In particular, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop and promote trade facilitating initiatives regarding standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures in areas of mutual interest. On request of the other Party, a Party shall give positive consideration to a sector-specific proposal that the requesting Party makes for cooperation under this Chapter. Each Party shall promptly acknowledge receipt of any proposal by the other Party for sector-specific initiatives under this Chapter. Consideration of such proposals should be based on the mutual interest of the Parties. 2. Each Party shall designate a Chapter Coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating with interested persons in the Party's territory and communicating with the other Party's Coordinator on matters pertaining to this Chapter. The Coordinators' functions shall include: (a) monitoring the implementation of this Chapter; (b) exchanging information on standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; (c) promptly addressing any issue that a Party raises in relation to the development, adoption, application, or enforcement of standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures; (d) facilitating the consideration of any proposal a Party makes for further cooperation between conformity assessment bodies, both governmental and non-governmental, in the territories of the Parties; (e) facilitating the consideration of a request that a Party recognise the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by bodies in the other Party's territory, including a request for the negotiation of an agreement, in a sector nominated by that other Party; (f) facilitating cooperation in the area of specific technical regulations by referring enquiries from a Party to the appropriate regulatory authorities; (g) facilitating cooperation in the development and improvement of standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; (h) coordinating to identify trade facilitating initiatives in accordance with paragraph 1; and (i) on request of a Party, consulting on any matter arising under this Chapter. 3. The Chapter Coordinators shall communicate with one another by any mutually agreed method that is appropriate for the efficient and effective discharge of their functions. Each Party shall notify its Chapter Coordinators to the other Party and promptly notify of any change of their Chapter Coordinators. 4. Where a matter covered under this Chapter cannot be clarified or resolved through the Chapter Coordinators, the FTA Joint Commission or a subsidiary body established by it may establish an ad hoc technical working group with a view to identifying a workable and practical solution that would facilitate trade. A working group shall comprise representatives of the Parties and may, where appropriate, include local government representatives with responsibility for the standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures in question.

Cooperation and Chapter Coordinators. 1. The Parties shall intensify their joint work in the field of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures with a view to facilitating access to each other's other‟s markets. In particular, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop and promote trade facilitating initiatives regarding standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures in areas of mutual interest. On request of the other Party, a Party shall give positive consideration to a sector-specific proposal that the requesting Party makes for cooperation under this Chapter. Each Party shall promptly acknowledge receipt of any proposal by the other Party for sector-specific initiatives under this Chapter. Consideration of such proposals should be based on the mutual interest of the Parties. 2. Each Party shall designate a Chapter Coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating with interested persons in the Party's Party‟s territory and communicating with the other Party's Party‟s Coordinator on matters pertaining to this Chapter. The Coordinators' Coordinators‟ functions shall include: (a) monitoring the implementation of this Chapter; (b) exchanging information on standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; (c) promptly addressing any issue that a Party raises in relation to the development, adoption, application, or enforcement of standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures; (d) facilitating the consideration of any proposal a Party makes for further cooperation between conformity assessment bodies, both governmental and non-governmental, in the territories of the Parties; (e) facilitating the consideration of a request that a Party recognise the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by bodies in the other Party's Party‟s territory, including a request for the negotiation of an agreement, in a sector nominated by that other Party; (f) facilitating cooperation in the area of specific technical regulations by referring enquiries from a Party to the appropriate regulatory authorities; (g) facilitating cooperation in the development and improvement of standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; (h) coordinating to identify trade facilitating initiatives in accordance with paragraph 1; and (i) on request of a Party, consulting on any matter arising under this Chapter. 3. The Chapter Coordinators shall communicate with one another by any mutually agreed method that is appropriate for the efficient and effective discharge of their functions. Each Party shall notify its Chapter Coordinators to the other Party and promptly notify of any change of their Chapter Coordinators. 4. Where a matter covered under this Chapter cannot be clarified or resolved through the Chapter Coordinators, the FTA Joint Commission or a subsidiary body established by it may establish an ad hoc technical working group with a view to identifying a workable and practical solution that would facilitate trade. A working group shall comprise representatives of the Parties and may, where appropriate, include local government representatives with responsibility for the standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures in question.

Cooperation and Chapter Coordinators. 1. The Parties shall intensify their joint work in the field of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures with a view to facilitating access to each other's ’s markets. In particular, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop and promote trade facilitating initiatives regarding standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures in areas of mutual interest. On request of the other Party, a Party shall give positive consideration to a sector-specific proposal that the requesting Party makes for cooperation under this Chapter. Each Party shall promptly acknowledge receipt of any proposal by the other Party for sector-specific initiatives under this Chapter. Consideration of such proposals should be based on the mutual interest of the Parties. 2. Each Party shall designate a Chapter Coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating with interested persons in the Party's ’s territory and communicating with the other Party's ’s Coordinator on matters pertaining to this Chapter. The Coordinators' ’ functions shall include: (a) monitoring the implementation of this Chapter; (b) exchanging information on standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; (c) promptly addressing any issue that a Party raises in relation to the development, adoption, application, or enforcement of standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures; (d) facilitating the consideration of any proposal a Party makes for further cooperation between conformity assessment bodies, both governmental and non-governmental, in the territories of the Parties; (e) facilitating the consideration of a request that a Party recognise the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by bodies in the other Party's ’s territory, including a request for the negotiation of an agreement, in a sector nominated by that other Party; (f) facilitating cooperation in the area of specific technical regulations by referring enquiries from a Party to the appropriate regulatory authorities; (g) facilitating cooperation in the development and improvement of standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; (h) coordinating to identify trade facilitating initiatives in accordance with paragraph 1; and (i) on request of a Party, consulting on any matter arising under this Chapter. 3. The Chapter Coordinators shall communicate with one another by any mutually agreed method that is appropriate for the efficient and effective discharge of their functions. Each Party shall notify its Chapter Coordinators to the other Party and promptly notify of any change of their Chapter Coordinators. 4. Where a matter covered under this Chapter cannot be clarified or resolved through the Chapter Coordinators, the FTA Joint Commission or a subsidiary body established by it may establish an ad hoc technical working group with a view to identifying a workable and practical solution that would facilitate trade. A working group shall comprise representatives of the Parties and may, where appropriate, include local government representatives with responsibility for the standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures in question.

Cooperation and Chapter Coordinators. 1. The Parties shall intensify their joint work in the field of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures with a view to facilitating access to each other's ’s markets. In particular, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop and promote trade facilitating initiatives regarding standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures in areas of mutual interest. On request of the other Party, a Party shall give positive consideration to a sector-specific proposal that the requesting Party makes for cooperation under this Chapter. Each Party shall promptly acknowledge receipt of any proposal by the other Party for sector-specific initiatives under this Chapter. Consideration of such proposals should be based on the mutual interest of the Parties. 2. Each Party shall designate a Chapter Coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating with interested persons in the Party's ’s territory and communicating with the other Party's ’s Coordinator on matters pertaining to this Chapter. The Coordinators' ’ functions shall include: (a) monitoring the implementation of this Chapter; (b) exchanging information on standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; (c) promptly addressing any issue that a Party raises in relation to the development, adoption, application, or enforcement of standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures; (d) facilitating the consideration of any proposal a Party makes for further cooperation between conformity assessment bodies, both governmental and non-governmental, in the territories of the Parties; (e) facilitating the consideration of a request that a Party recognise the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by bodies in the other Party's ’s territory, including a request for the negotiation of an agreement, in a sector nominated by that other Party; (f) facilitating cooperation in the area of specific technical regulations by referring enquiries from a Party to the appropriate regulatory authorities; (g) facilitating cooperation in the development and improvement of standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; (h) coordinating to identify trade facilitating initiatives in accordance with paragraph 1; and (i) on request of a Party, consulting on any matter arising under this Chapter. 3. The Chapter Coordinators shall communicate with one another by any mutually agreed method that is appropriate for the efficient and effective discharge of their functions. Each Party shall notify its Chapter Coordinators to the other Party and promptly notify of any change of their Chapter Coordinators. 4. Where a matter covered under this Chapter cannot be clarified or resolved through the Chapter Coordinators, the FTA Joint Commission or a subsidiary body established by it may establish an ad hoc technical working group with a view to identifying a workable and practical solution that would facilitate trade. A working group shall comprise representatives of the Parties and may, where appropriate, include local government representatives with responsibility for the standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures in question.. CHAPTER 7 TRADE REMEDIES SECTION A General Provisions