Fees and Formalities of the GATT 1994 shall apply, and is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
Fees and Formalities of the GATT 1994 shall apply and is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis, subject to Article 9 of Annex VI (Trade Facilitation).
Fees and Formalities. Without prejudice to Article 9 (Fees and Charges) of Annex VII (Trade Facilitation), Article VII of the GATT 1994 applies and is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
Fees and Formalities. 1. Fees and other charges imposed by a Party on or in connection with importation or exportation of a good of the other Party shall be limited in amount to the approximate cost of services rendered, and shall not represent an indirect protection to domestic goods or taxation of imports or exports for fiscal purposes. No Party shall levy fees or other charges on or in connection with importation or exportation on an ad valorem basis.
2. Each Party may impose charges or recover costs only where specific services are rendered, in particular the following:
(a) attendance, where requested, by customs staff outside official office hours or at premises other than customs premises;
(b) analyses or expert reports on goods and postal fees for the return of goods to an applicant, particularly in respect of decisions relating to binding information or the provision of information concerning the application of the customs legislation;
(c) the examination or sampling of goods for verification purposes, or the destruction of goods, where costs other than the cost of using customs staff are involved;
(d) exceptional control measures, where these are necessary due to the nature of the goods or to a potential risk.
3. Each Party shall promptly publish all fees and charges it imposes in connection with importation or exportation in such a manner as to enable governments, traders and other interested parties, to become acquainted with them.
4. No Party shall require consular transactions, including related fees and charges, in connection with the importation of any good of the other Party.
Fees and Formalities. Connected with Importation and Exportation
1. Article VIII of the GATT 1994 as well as any exception, exemption and waivers to the obligations set out in Article VIII of the GATT 1994 applicable under the WTO Agreement are incorporated into and form part of this Agreement.
2. Each Party shall ensure that its competent authorities make available through their official websites information about fees and charges it imposes in connection with importation and exportation.
3. No Party may require consular transactions, including related fees and charges, in connection with the importation of any good of the other Party.
4. No Party shall levy fees and charges on or in connection with importation or exportation on an ad valorem basis that would exceed the approximate cost of services rendered and be otherwise inconsistent with Article VIII of the GATT 1994.
5. Each Party shall periodically review its fees and charges with a view to reducing their number and diversity, where practicable.
Fees and Formalities. With respect to the rights and obligations of the Parties concerning fees and formalities, Article VIII of the GATT 1994 shall apply and is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
Fees and Formalities. Connected with Importation and Exportation Each Party shall ensure, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article VIII of GATT 1994, that all fees and charges of whatever character (other than import or export duties, charges equivalent to an internal tax or other internal charge applied consistently with paragraph 2 of Article III of GATT 1994, and anti-dumping and countervailing duties) imposed on or in connection with importation or exportation are limited in amount to the approximate cost of services rendered and do not represent an indirect protection to domestic goods or a taxation of imports or exports for fiscal purposes. Each Party shall promptly publish details of the fees and charges that it imposes in connection with importation or exportation and shall make such information available on the internet. No Party shall require consular transactions, including related fees and charges, in connection with the importation of a good of another Party. No Party shall require that any customs documentation supplied in connection with the importation of any good of another Party be endorsed, certified, or otherwise sighted or approved by the importing Party’s overseas representatives, or entities with authority to act on the importing Party’s behalf, nor impose any related fees or charges.
Fees and Formalities. 1. Fees and other charges imposed by a Party on, or in connection with, the importation of a good of the other Party or exportation of a good to the other Party shall be limited in amount to the approximate cost of services rendered, and shall not represent an indirect protection to domestic goods or a taxation of imports or exports for fiscal purposes.
2. A Party shall not apply a customs-processing fee on originating goods.8
3. Each Party shall publish all fees and charges it imposes in connection with importation or exportation in such a manner as to enable governments, traders and other interested parties to become acquainted with them.
Fees and Formalities. Connected with Importation and Exportation
Fees and Formalities connected with Importation and Exportation*
(a) All fees and charges of whatever character (other than import and export duties and other than taxes within the purview of Article III) imposed by contracting parties on or in connection with importation or exportation shall be limited in amount to the approximate cost of services rendered and shall not represent an indirect protection to domestic products or a taxation of imports or exports for fiscal purposes.
(b) The contracting parties recognize the need for reducing the number and diversity of fees and charges referred to in subparagraph (a).
(c) The contracting parties also recognize the need for minimizing the incidence and complexity of import and export formalities and for decreasing and simplifying import and export documentation requirements.*
2. A contracting party shall, upon request by another contracting party or by the CONTRACTING PARTIES, review the operation of its laws and regulations in the light of the provisions of this Article.
3. No contracting party shall impose substantial penalties for minor breaches of customs regulations or procedural requirements. In particular, no penalty in respect of any omission or mistake in customs documentation which is easily rectifiable and obviously made without fraudulent intent or gross negligence shall be greater than necessary to serve merely as a warning.
4. The provisions of this Article shall extend to fees, charges, formalities and requirements imposed by governmental authorities in connection with importation and exportation, including those relating to:
(a) consular transactions, such as consular invoices and certificates;
(b) quantitative restrictions;
(c) licensing;
(d) exchange control;
(e) statistical services;
(f) documents, documentation and certification;
(g) analysis and inspection; and
(h) quarantine, sanitation and fumigation.
1.2 Text of note ad Article VIII
1. While Article VIII does not cover the use of multiple rates of exchange as such, paragraphs 1 and 4 condemn the use of exchange taxes or fees as a device for implementing multiple currency practices; if, however, a contracting party is using multiple currency exchange fees for balance of payments reasons with the approval of the International Monetary Fund, the provisions of paragraph 9 (a) of Article XV fully safeguard its position.
2. It would be consistent with paragraph 1 if, on the importation of products from the territory of a contracting party into the territory of an...
