Scope and Definitions. 1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures as defined in the WTO TBT Agreement in so far as they affect trade covered by this Agreement.
2. For the purposes of this Chapter, the definitions used by the WTO TBT Agreement shall apply.
Scope and Definitions. 1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to SPS measures as defined in the WTO SPS Agreement in so far as they affect trade between the Parties.
2. For the purposes of this Chapter definitions used by the WTO SPS Agreement shall apply.
Scope and Definitions. 1. This Chapter applies to the preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures as defined in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, contained in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "TBT Agreement") that may affect trade in goods between the Parties.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, this Chapter does not apply to sanitary and phytosanitary measures as defined in Annex A of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, contained in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "SPS Agreement"), nor to purchasing specifications prepared by public authorities for their own production or consumption requirements.
3. For the purposes of this Chapter, the definitions of Annex I to the TBT Agreement shall apply.
Scope and Definitions. 1. This Chapter shall apply to those measures within the scope of the WTO TBT and SPS Agreements.
2. Unless specified otherwise, for the purposes of this Chapter, the definitions of the SPS and TBT Agreements, CODEX Alimentarius, the International Plant Protection Convention and the World Organisation for Animal Health shall apply, also for all references to "products" in this Chapter.
Scope and Definitions. In addition to the warranties set forth in Clause 12.1 above, the Seller further agrees that should a Failure occur in any Item (as these terms are defined below), then, subject to the general conditions and limitations set forth in Clause 12.2.4 below, the provisions of this Clause 12.2 will apply. For the purposes of this Clause 12.2, the following definitions will apply:
Scope and Definitions. 13.1 Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Parties under Chapter V, this Chapter establishes a mechanism for the settlement of disputes between an investor and a Defending Party.
13.2 This Chapter shall only apply to a dispute between a Party and an investor of the other Party with respect to its investment, arising out of an alleged breach of an obligation of a Party under Chapter II of this Treaty, other than the obligation under Articles 9 and 10 of this Treaty.
13.3 A Tribunal constituted under this Chapter shall only decide claims in respect of a breach of this Treaty as set out in Chapter II, except under Articles 9 and 10, and not disputes arising solely from an alleged breach of a contract between a Party and an investor. Such disputes shall only be resolved by the domestic courts or in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions set out in the relevant contract.
13.4 An investor may not submit a claim to arbitration under this Chapter if the investment has been made through fraudulent misrepresentation, concealment, corruption, money laundering or conduct amounting to an abuse of process or similar illegal mechanisms,
13.5 In addition to other limits on its jurisdiction, a Tribunal constituted under this Chapter shall not have the jurisdiction to:
(i) review the merits of a decision made by a judicial authority of the Parties; or
(ii) accept jurisdiction over any claim that is or has been subject of an arbitration under Chapter V.
13.6 A dispute between an investor and a Party shall proceed sequentially in accordance with this Chapter.
13.7 For the purposes of this Chapter:
Scope and Definitions. This Sub-Section sets out the principles of the regulatory framework for all financial services liberalised pursuant to Section 2 (Establishment), Section 3 (Cross-border supply of services) and Section 4 (Temporary presence of natural persons for business purposes) of this Chapter.
Scope and Definitions. 1. This Section shall apply to a dispute between a claimant of one Party and the other Party concerning treatment (1) alleged to breach the provisions of Chapter Two (Investment Protection) which breach allegedly causes loss or damage to the claimant or its locally established company.
2. For the purposes of this Section, unless otherwise specified:
Scope and Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter, definitions used in the SPS Agreement and international standard-setting bodies, namely the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) shall apply.
Scope and Definitions. 1. This Chapter applies to the preparation, adoption, and application of technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures that may affect trade in goods between the Parties.
2. This Chapter does not apply to:
(a) purchasing specifications prepared by a governmental body for production or consumption requirements of governmental bodies; or
(b) a sanitary or phytosanitary measure as defined in Annex A of the SPS Agreement.
3. Except where this Agreement, including the incorporated provisions of the TBT Agreement pursuant to Article 4.2, defines or gives a meaning to a term, the general terms for standardisation and conformity assessment procedures shall normally have the meaning given to them by the definition adopted within the United Nations system and by international standardising bodies taking into account their context and in the light of the object and purpose of this Chapter.
4. References in this Chapter to technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures include amendments thereto, and additions to the rules or the product coverage thereof, except amendments and additions of an insignificant nature.
