Public Comment Procedures. The Government of each Party shall, in accordance withthe domestic laws and regulations of the Party, endeavor tomaintain public comment procedures, except in cases ofemergency, inter alia, a real or imminent danger to thehealth, safety, or welfare of persons, to the preservationof the environment or to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources, in order to: (a) make public in advance regulations of generalapplication that affect any matter covered bythis Agreement, accompanied by an explanation oftheir rationale and potential effects, when theGovernment adopts, amends or repeals them; (b) provide a reasonable opportunity for comments bythe public and give consideration to thosecomments before the adoption of such regulations;and (c) make public those comments. Where appropriate, those comments should be compiled and accompaniedby the views of the Government on them.
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