Cooperation and Trade Facilitation Sample Clauses

Cooperation and Trade Facilitation. 1. In addition to Articles 5, 6, and 9 of the TBT Agreement, the Parties acknowledge that a broad range of mechanisms (12) exists to facilitate the acceptance of conformity assessment results. In this regard, a Party shall give consideration to a request made by another Party with respect to any sector-specific proposal for cooperation including by, as appropriate: (a) implementing mutual recognition of the results by conformity assessment bodies located in its territory and another Party's territory with respect to specific technical regulations; (b) recognizing existing mutual and multilateral recognition arrangements between or among accreditation bodies or conformity assessment bodies; (c) using accreditation to qualify conformity assessment bodies, particularly international systems of accreditation; (d) designating conformity assessment bodies or recognise the other Party's designation of conformity assessment bodies; (e) unilaterally recognizing the results of conformity assessment procedures performed in the other Party's territory; and (f) accepting a supplier's declaration of conformity. 2. The Parties recognize that a broad range of mechanisms exist to support greater regulatory alignment and to eliminate unnecessary technical barriers to trade in the region, including: (a) regulatory dialogue and cooperation to, among other things: (i) exchange of information on regulatory approaches and practices, (ii) promote the use of good regulatory practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures, (iii) provide technical advice and assistance, on mutually agreed terms and conditions, to improve practices related to the development, implementation and review of technical regulations, standards, conformity assessment procedures and metrology, or (iv) provide technical assistance and cooperation, on mutually agreed terms and conditions, to build capacity and support the implementation of this Chapter; (b) facilitation of the greater use and alignment of standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures with relevant international standards, guides, and recommendations; and (c) promotion of the acceptance of technical regulations of the other Party as equivalent. 3. In addition to subparagraph (c), the Parties shall work to develop common standards and conformity assessment procedures in sectors of mutual interest. The Parties shall determine the scope of this w...
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Cooperation and Trade Facilitation. The Parties agree that cooperation between the authorities and bodies, in both the public and private sector, involved in technical regulation, standardisation, conformity assessment, accreditation, metrology and border control and market surveillance, is important for facilitating trade between the Parties. To that end the Parties commit to:
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Cooperation and Trade Facilitation. 1. The Parties shall strengthen their cooperation in the field of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures with a view to increasing the mutual understanding of their respective systems and to facilitating trade between them. To that end, they may establish regulatory dialogues at both horizontal and sectoral levels. 2. The Parties shall aim to identify, develop and promote bilateral initiatives regarding standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures that are appropriate for particular issues or sectors and which facilitate trade. Those initiatives may include: (a) promoting good regulatory practices through regulatory cooperation, including the exchange of information, experiences and data, with a view to improving the quality and effectiveness of their standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures and making efficient use of regulatory resources; (b) using a risk-based approach to conformity assessment such as relying on a supplier's declaration of conformity for low-risk products and, where appropriate, reducing the complexity of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures; (c) increasing the convergence of their standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures with relevant international standards, guides or recommendations; (d) avoiding unnecessary divergence of approach in standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures where no international standards, guides or recommendations exist; (e) promoting or enhancing cooperation between the Parties' respective organisations, public or private, responsible for standardisation, conformity assessment and metrology; (f) ensuring efficient interaction and cooperation between regulatory authorities at regional or international level; and (g) exchanging information, to the extent possible, about agreements and arrangements related to technical barriers to trade subscribed to at international level. 3. Upon request, a Party shall give due consideration to proposals for cooperation from the other Party under this Chapter. This cooperation shall be undertaken, inter alia, through dialogue in appropriate fora, joint projects, technical assistance and capacity-building programmes on standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures in selected industrial areas, as mutually agreed.
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Cooperation and Trade Facilitation. 1. The Parties agree that cooperation between the authorities and bodies, in both the public and private sector, involved in technical regulation, standardisation, conformity assessment, accreditation, metrology and border control and market surveillance, is important for facilitating trade between the Parties. To that end the Parties commit to: (a) intensifying mutual cooperation to facilitate access to their markets and to increase knowledge and understanding of their respective systems; (b) identifying, developing and promoting initiatives that facilitate trade taking their respective experience into consideration. These initiatives may include, among others: (i) the exchange of information, experience and data, scientific and technological cooperation and the use of good regulatory practices; (ii) the simplification of certification procedures and administrative requirements established by a standard or technical regulation, and the elimination of those requirements for registration or prior authorisation that are unnecessary by virtue of the provisions of the TBT Agreement; (iii) work towards the possibility of converging, aligning or establishing the equivalence of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. Equivalence shall not a priori entail any obligation whatsoever on the Parties, unless otherwise explicitly agreed; (iv) the examination, in a future regulatory review, of the possibility of using accreditation or designation as a tool for recognising the conformity assessment bodies established in the territory of another Party; and (v) the promotion and facilitation of cooperation and the exchange of information between relevant public or private bodies of the Parties. 2. When a Party detains goods originating from the territory of another Party at a port of entry due to a perceived non-compliance with a technical regulation, the Party detaining the goods shall notify the importer without delay of the reasons for the detention. 3. A Party, upon request of another Party, shall give appropriate consideration to the proposals of such other Party for cooperation under this Chapter.
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Cooperation and Trade Facilitation. 1. The Parties shall strengthen their cooperation in the fields of standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment and metrology with a view to increasing the mutual understanding of their respective systems and facilitating access to their respective markets. 2. Pursuant to paragraph 1, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop and promote bilateral initiatives on cooperation and trade facilitation regarding standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures and metrology that are appropriate for particular issues or sectors, taking into consideration, inter alia, the Parties' experience in regional and multilateral arrangements or agreements. 3. These initiatives may include: (a) cooperation on regulatory issues, such as transparency, the promotion of good regulatory practices, harmonization with international standards, and use of accreditation to qualify conformity assessment bodies; (b) technical assistance and cooperation regarding metrology; (c) initiatives to develop common views on good regulatory practices such as transparency, the use of equivalency and regulatory impact assessment; and (d) the use of mechanisms to facilitate the acceptance of the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted in the other Party's territory. 4. The Subcommittee on Technical Barriers to Trade shall define priority sectors for cooperation described in paragraph 3. 5. The Parties shall maintain effective communication between their respective regulatory authorities and between their respective standardization bodies. 6. Where a Party detains at a port of entry a good originating in the territory of the other Party due to a perceived failure to comply with a technical regulation, it shall immediately notify the importer of the reasons for the detention.
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Cooperation and Trade Facilitation. 1. The Parties shall work cooperatively in the fields of standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures with a view to facilitating trade between the Parties. Such cooperation may include: (a) exchanging information regarding technical regulations, standards, conformity assessment procedures, and good regulatory practices; (b) increasing the harmonisation of their respective technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures with relevant international standards, guides, or recommendations; (c) enhancing cooperation in the development of standards in areas of shared interest in particular as regards new or emerging products or technologies; (d) enhancing cooperation and dialogue on mutually agreed regulatory issues; (e) increasing coordination, as appropriate, in relevant regional and international bodies relating to the development and application of standards and conformity assessment procedures; and (f) other areas as agreed by the Parties. 2. On request of the other Party, a Party shall give positive consideration to a sector-specific proposal that the requesting Party makes for further cooperation under this Chapter.
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Cooperation and Trade Facilitation. 1. The Parties shall strengthen their cooperation in the fields of standardization, technical regulations, conformity assessment and metrology with a view to increasing the mutual understanding of their respective systems and facilitating access to their respective markets. 2. Further to paragraph 1, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop and promote bilateral initiatives on cooperation and trade facilitation regarding standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures and metrology that are appropriate for particular issues or sectors, taking into consideration, inter alia, the Parties’ experience in regional bilateral and multilateral arrangements or agreements. 3. These initiatives may include: (a) cooperation on regulatory issues, such as transparency, the promotion and application of good regulatory practices, harmonization with international standards, and use of accreditation to qualify conformity assessment bodies; (b) technical assistance and cooperation regarding metrology; (c) initiatives to develop common views on good regulatory practices such as transparency, the use of equivalency and regulatory impact assessment; and (d) the use of mechanisms to facilitate the recognition of the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted in the other Party’s territory. 4. The Subcommittee may define priority sectors for cooperation. 5. The Parties shall maintain effective communication between their respective regulatory authorities and between their respective national standardization bodies. 6. Where a Party detains at a port of entry a good originating in the territory of the other Party due to a perceived failure to comply with a technical regulation, it shall immediately notify the importer of the reasons for the detention.
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Related to Cooperation and Trade Facilitation

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  • Cooperation and Coordination The Parties acknowledge and agree that it is their mutual objective and intent to minimize, to the extent feasible and legal, taxes payable with respect to their collaborative efforts under this Agreement and that they shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and coordinate with each other to achieve such objective.

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  • Cooperation and Records Retention Seller and Buyer shall (i) each provide the other with such assistance as may reasonably be requested by any of them in connection with the preparation of any return, audit, or other examination by any taxing authority or judicial or administrative proceedings relating to liability for Taxes, (ii) each retain and provide the other with any records or other information that may be relevant to such return, audit or examination, proceeding or determination, and (iii) each provide the other with any final determination of any such audit or examination, proceeding, or determination that affects any amount required to be shown on any tax return of the other for any period. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer and Seller shall each retain, until the applicable statutes of limitations (including any extensions) have expired, copies of all tax returns, supporting work schedules, and other records or information, in a timely manner, as and that may be relevant to such returns for all tax periods or portions thereof ending on or before the Closing Date and shall not destroy or otherwise dispose of any such records without first providing the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and copy the same.

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