National Treatment and Non-Discrimination. 1. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter, each Party shall provide immediately and unconditionally to the goods, services and suppliers of another Party offering such goods and services, treatment no less favourable than that accorded to domestic goods, services and suppliers. 2. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter, each Party shall ensure that: (a) its entities shall not treat a locally established supplier less favourably than another locally established supplier on the basis of degree of foreign affiliation to, or ownership by, a person of the other Party; and (b) its entities shall not discriminate against a locally established supplier on the basis that it is a supplier of a goods or services of the other Party. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to customs duties and charges of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation, the method of levying such duties and charges, other import regulations and formalities, and measures affecting trade in services other than laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
National Treatment and Non-Discrimination. 1. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter, each Party shall provide immediately and unconditionally to the goodsproducts, services and suppliers of another the other Party offering such goods and services, treatment no less favourable than that accorded to domestic goodsproducts, services and suppliers.
2. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter, each Party shall ensure thatensure:
(a) that its entities shall do not treat a locally locally-established supplier less favourably than another locally locally-established supplier on the basis of the degree of foreign affiliation to, or ownership by, a person of the other Party; and
(b) that its entities shall do not discriminate against a locally locally- established supplier suppliers on the basis of the country of production of the good or service being supplied, provided that it the country of production is a supplier of a goods or services of the other Party.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to customs duties and charges of any kind imposed on on, or in connection with with, importation, the method of levying such duties and charges, other import regulations and formalities, and measures affecting trade in services other than laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter.
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National Treatment and Non-Discrimination. 1. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement measures covered by this Chapter, each chapter Each Party shall provide immediately grant the goods of the other party and unconditionally to the goods, services and suppliers of another Party offering such goods and services, to service providers of another party treatment no less favourable than that the most favourable treatment accorded to domestic goods, services to:
a) Its own goods and suppliers; and
b) Suppliers of goods and another party.
2. With respect to all lawsmeasures covered in this chapter, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter, each Party shall ensure thatno party may:
(a) To a supplier established in its entities shall not treat a locally territory treatment less favourable than that accorded to another supplier established supplier less favourably than another locally established supplier in the Territory, on the basis of the degree of foreign affiliation to, ownership or ownership by, a person of the other Partyaffiliation; andor
(b) its entities shall not discriminate Discriminate against a locally locally-established supplier in its territory on the basis that it is the goods or services offered by that supplier for a supplier of a particular procurement are goods or services of the other Partyparty.
3. The provisions of paragraphs Paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to measures concerning customs duties and or other charges imposed on of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation, the method of levying charges or such other duties and chargesimport regulations, other import regulations including restrictions and formalities, and measures affecting trade .
4. The Parties shall not introduce requirements of representation or local presence which have as their object or effect discriminate in services other than laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Chapterfavour of domestic suppliers.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
National Treatment and Non-Discrimination. 1. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this ChapterTitle, each Party shall provide immediately and unconditionally to the goodsproducts, services and suppliers of another the other Party offering such goods and services, treatment no less favourable than that accorded to domestic goodsproducts, services and suppliers.
2. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this ChapterTitle, each Party shall ensure thatensure:
(a) that its entities shall do not treat a locally locally-established supplier less favourably than another locally locally-established supplier on the basis of the degree of foreign affiliation to, or ownership by, a person of the other Party; and,
(b) that its entities shall do not discriminate against a locally locally-established supplier suppliers on the basis of the country of production of the good or service being supplied, provided that it the country of production is a supplier of a goods or services of the other Party.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to customs duties and charges of any kind imposed on on, or in connection with with, importation, the method of levying such duties and charges, other import regulations and formalities, and measures affecting trade in services other than laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this ChapterTitle.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement