Joint Cooperation. The parties agree at all times as fully as it may be in their power to cooperate so as to protect the long range interests of the employees, the Company, the Union and the general public served by the parties to this Agreement.
Joint Cooperation. 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 facilitating access to their respective markets. To this end, they may establish regulatory dialogues at both the horizontal and sectoral levels.
2. In their bilateral cooperation, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop and promote trade facilitating initiatives which may include, but are not limited to:
(a) reinforcing regulatory cooperation through, for example, the exchange of information, experiences and data and scientific and technical cooperation with a view to improving the quality and level of their technical regulations and making efficient use of regulatory resources;
(b) where appropriate, simplifying technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures;
(c) where the Parties agree, and where appropriate, for example where no international standard exists, avoiding unnecessary divergence in approach to regulations and conformity assessment procedures, and working towards the possibility of converging or aligning technical requirements; and
(d) promoting and encouraging bilateral cooperation between their respective organisations, public or private, responsible for metrology, standardisation, testing, certification and accreditation.
3. On request, a Party shall give due consideration to proposals that the other Party makes for cooperation under the terms of this Chapter.
Joint Cooperation. During the Exclusivity Period, the parties expect to engage in joint exploration and discussions (“Joint Cooperation”) with respect to System-level design and component-level design. Any such joint development projects shall be subject to a separately negotiated written joint development agreement (“Joint Development Agreement”).
Joint Cooperation. The Parties shall strengthen their joint cooperation in the areas of technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures in order to facilitate trade between the Parties. In particular, the Parties shall seek to identify bilateral initiatives that are appropriate for particular issues or sectors, including initiatives for cooperation on:
Joint Cooperation. 1. The Parties shall strengthen their joint cooperation in the areas of standards, technical regulations, accreditation, conformity assessment procedures and metrology in order to facilitate trade between the Parties.
2. Further to paragraph 1, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop and promote bilateral initiatives regarding standards, technical regulations, accreditation, conformity assessment procedures and metrology that are appropriate for particular issues or sectors. Such initiatives may include:
(a) regulatory or technical cooperation programs directed at reaching effective and full compliance with the obligations of this Chapter and the TBT Agreement;
(b) initiatives to develop common views on good regulatory practices, such as transparency and the use of equivalency and regulatory impact assessment; and
(c) the use of mechanisms to facilitate the acceptance of the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted in the other Party’s territory.
3. A Party shall give positive consideration to a reasonable sector-specific proposal made by the other Party for further cooperation under this Chapter.
Joint Cooperation. 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 facilitating access to their respective markets. In particular, the Parties shall seek to identify, develop, and promote trade facilitating initiatives regarding standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures that are appropriate for particular issues or sectors.
2. These initiatives may include: (a) cooperation on regulatory issues, such as transparency, promotion of good regulatory practices, harmonization with international standards, and use of accreditation to qualify conformity assessment bodies; (b) technical assistance directed at reaching effective and full compliance with metrology demands arising from this Chapter and the TBT Agreement; (c) initiatives to develop common views on good regulatory practices such as transparency, use of equivalency, and regulatory impact assessment; and (d) use of mechanisms to facilitate the acceptance of results of conformity assessment procedures conducted in the other Party's territory. 2 Reasonable interval shall be understood to normally mean a period of not less than six months, except when this would be ineffective in fulfilling the legitimate objectives pursued, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the Implementation–Related Issues and Concerns, Decision of 14 November 2001(WT/MIN(01)/17). 3. The cooperation described on this article may be preferably focused on fields such as: (i) auto parts, (ii) textiles, clothing, and design, (iii) cosmetics and hygienic products, and (iv) pharmaceutical products and medical devices. However, upon request, a Party shall give favorable consideration to any sector-specific proposal that the other Party makes for further cooperation under this Chapter.
Joint Cooperation. In the event that XxxXXXX initiates an inquiry that includes examination of whether individuals providing services under this Agreement to City are City’s employees, VENDOR shall within five days and share all communications and documents from CalPERS that it may legally share. In the event that either VENDOR or City files an appeal or court challenge, VENDOR and City each agree to cooperate with each other in responding to the inquiry and any subsequent administrative appeal or court challenge of an adverse determination.
Joint Cooperation. Upon obtaining knowledge of the institution of any action or proceeding or other event which could give rise to a claim for indemnity hereunder, the person seeking indemnification shall promptly give written notice thereof to the party from whom indemnification may be sought. If such claim or demand relates to a claim or demand asserted by a third party, the indemnifying party shall have the right, at its expense, to employ counsel to defend such claim or demand and the indemnified person shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in the defense of any such claim or demand at its own cost; provided, however, that counsel to be utilized in defense of the matter by the indemnifying party shall be reasonably approved by the indemnified person, and provided further that the indemnifying party shall not assume the defense for matters as to which there is a conflict of interest or separate and inconsistent defenses, in which case the indemnified person will utilize counsel reasonably approved by the indemnifying party and the indemnifying party will reimburse the indemnified person for any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action. The indemnified person will not settle any claim or demand for which indemnity is sought hereunder without the indemnifying party's written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and the indemnifying party may settle such claim or demand with the written consent of the indemnified person, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed so long as the indemnified person receives an unconditional release. The indemnified person shall make available to the indemnifying party all records and other materials reasonably required by it in contesting a claim or demand asserted by a third party against the indemnified person and shall cooperate in the defense thereof.
Joint Cooperation. In recognition of the mutual interests of both parties in maintaining efficient and economical public services, the Labor Council agrees that it will support the City's efforts to achieve the following objectives:
A. Elimination of waste and inefficiency in the provision of services.
B. Improvement of the quality of services rendered.
C. Combating Stalling on the job.
D. Combating absenteeism.
E. Elimination of restrictions on work output.
F. Conservation of materials and supplies.
G. Prevention of accidents.
H. Improvement of working conditions.
I. Installation of labor-saving devices and machinery and technical changes.
J. Protection of property and machinery.
K. Cleanliness of facilities.
L. Incentive pay plans or systems.
Joint Cooperation. The Parties shall undertake commercially reasonable efforts and jointly cooperate with each other to perform the Suspensive Conditions, as soon as possible.
