International Standards. The Parties shall use international standards, guidelines and recommendations, or the relevant parts of international standards, as a basis for their technical regulations and related conformity assessment procedures where relevant international standards exist or their completion is imminent, unless such international standards or their relevant parts are ineffective or inappropriate to fulfil legitimate objectives.
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International Standards. 1. The Parties shall use international standards, guidelines and recommendations, or the relevant parts of international standards, as a basis for their technical regulations and related conformity assessment procedures where relevant international standards exist or their completion is imminent, unless except when such international standards or their relevant parts are ineffective or inappropriate to fulfil legitimate regulatory objectives.
2. The Parties shall cooperate with each other, where appropriate, in the context of their participation in international standardising bodies, to ensure that international standards developed within such organisations are trade facilitating and do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement