Customs Procedures and Facilitation. 1. Each Party shall ensure that its customs procedures conform, where possible and to the extent permitted by its laws, regulations, and, where applicable, administrative rules or procedures, to international standards and recommended practices established by the World Customs Organization. 2. Each Party shall ensure that its customs procedures: (a) are administered in an impartial, uniform and reasonable manner; and (b) avoid arbitrary and unwarranted procedural obstacles. 3. The customs administration of each Party shall periodically review its customs procedures with a view to exploring options for their simplification and the enhancement of mutually beneficial arrangements to facilitate international trade. 4. Each Party shall ensure that goods are released within a time period no longer than that required to ensure compliance with its customs laws.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
