Further to Article. 43, the Community shall provide Georgia with technical assistance regarding the formulation and implementation of legislation in the field of competition, in particular as concerns: - Agreements and associations between undertakings and concerted practices which may have the effect of preventing, restricting or distorting competition, - Abuse by undertakings of a dominant position in the market, - State aids which have the effect of distorting competition, State monopolies of a commercial character, - Public undertakings and undertakings with special or exclusive rights, - Review and supervision of the application of competition laws and means of ensuring compliance with them.
Further to Article. 38.01, the Parties agree that the Association may provide notice to bargain and initiate bargaining on or after January 1, 2011.
Further to Article. 23.1 (General Exceptions) and notwithstanding paragraph 3, a Party may take such measures as are necessary to:
(a) ensure the security and confidentiality of messages; or
(b) protect the privacy of non-public personal data of subscribers to public telecommunications services, subject to the requirement that such measures are not applied in a manner that would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or disguised restriction on trade in services.
Further to Article. 1.2, this Chapter reflects the preferential trading relationship between the Parties, the desirability of facilitating temporary entry on a reciprocal basis and of establishing transparent criteria and procedures for temporary entry, and the need to ensure border security and to protect the domestic labour force and permanent employment in their respective territories.
Further to Article. 20.1, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a Party from adopting or enforcing any measure necessary to:
(a) ensure the security and confidentiality of messages; or
(b) protect the privacy of subscribers to public telecommunications transport networks or services.
Further to Article. 6.4 of the TBT Agreement, each Party shall accord to conformity assessment bodies located in the other Party treatment no less favourable than that it accords to conformity assessment bodies located in its own jurisdiction. In order to ensure that it accords such treatment, each Party shall apply to conformity assessment bodies located in the other Party the same or equivalent procedures, criteria and other conditions that it may apply where it accredits, approves, licenses, or otherwise recognises conformity assessment bodies in its own jurisdiction.
Further to Article. 9.1 of the TBT Agreement, where a Party proposes to prepare or adopt procedures, criteria or other conditions to deem competent or otherwise approve conformity assessment bodies to demonstrate that a product conforms to a standard or technical regulation, it shall consider including provisions for deeming competent or otherwise approving a conformity assessment body if an accreditation body participating in an international or regional system of accreditation as agreed by the Parties has determined that the conformity assessment body:
(a) conforms to relevant international standards, guides or recommendations, pertaining to conformity assessment;
(b) is technically competent to demonstrate that the product complies with the standard or technical regulation; and
(c) holds an appropriate scope of accreditation.
Further to Article. 18.1 (Publication) and to the extent possible, each Party shall publish in advance any regulations of general application governing customs matters that it proposes to adopt and shall provide interested persons the opportunity to comment on such proposed regulations prior to their adoption.
Further to Article. 18.9 of the General Terms and Conditions, the Lessee is aware that the Leased Property does not have its own separate meters (usage meters) for the utilities. The Lessee shall pay its share in the advance payment for energy costs in accordance with the m2 apportionment formula, provided that the Lessor reserves the right to measure use with separate meters (usage meters) for the utilities.
Further to Article. 19.1 (Publication), each Party shall publish on the Internet all customs laws and regulations and any administrative procedures relevant to importation or exportation which it applies or enforces.
