Cooperation and Implementation of this Agreement. 1. The Parties shall cooperate in order to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement and to maximise the benefits arising from it. Cooperation activities shall take into consideration each Party’s needs, and may include:
(a) information exchanges, dialogues or meetings between policy officials in regulatory agencies, agencies responsible for regulatory management or regulators of the Parties;
(b) formal cooperation, such as mutual recognition, equivalence or harmonisation; and
(c) other activities that the Parties may agree to.
2. The Parties may set out the detailed arrangements of cooperation activities in separate memoranda.
3. At each meeting of the Joint Committee, each Party shall report on its plans for, and progress towards, implementing this Agreement.
4. For greater certainty, in respect of all cooperation under this Agreement, the Parties commit themselves to providing, within the limits of their own capacities and through their own channels, the appropriate resources, including financial resources.
Cooperation and Implementation of this Agreement. 1. The Parties shall cooperate as appropriate and necessary in order to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement and to maximise the benefits arising from it, taking into consideration the Parties’ respective needs and resources. The cooperative activities may include:
(a) information exchanges, dialogues or meetings;
(b) joint activities to promote this Agreement, including with the aim of increasing participation in this Agreement; and
(c) other activities as Parties may agree to.
2. The Parties may set out the details of cooperative activities in non-binding arrangements.
3. In relation to their cooperative activities, the Parties may take into consideration the work undertaken by relevant international organisations and may, where appropriate, coordinate efforts with them.
4. Any cooperative activities envisaged or undertaken under this Agreement shall be subject to the availability of resources and to the respective laws, regulations and policies of the Parties. Costs of cooperative activities shall be borne in such manner as may be determined between the Parties.
5. Each Party shall endeavour, in accordance with its laws, regulations and practices, to inform and, where appropriate, consult, or otherwise engage with, relevant stakeholder or partner communities, on the implementation of this Agreement. That engagement shall include representatives of Indigenous Peoples or any other relevant stakeholders as required by a Party’s domestic or international obligations.
