Scope and Obligations. 1. This Chapter shall apply to mandatory requirements adopted or maintained by the Parties to fulfil their legitimate objectives and/or achieve their appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection. 2. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining, in accordance with its international rights and obligations: (a) mandatory requirements, as appropriate to its particular national circumstances; and (b) mandatory requirements necessary to ensure the quality of its imports, or for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health, or the environment, or for the prevention of deceptive practices or to fulfil other legitimate objectives, at the levels it considers appropriate. 3. Each Party shall retain all authority under its laws to interpret and implement its mandatory requirements. This includes the authority to take appropriate measures for goods that do not conform to the Party’s mandatory requirements. Such measures may include withdrawing goods from the market, prohibiting their placement on the market or restricting their free movement, initiating a product recall or prohibiting an import. 4. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to particular Sectoral Annexes as provided therein.
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Scope and Obligations. 1. This Chapter shall apply to mandatory requirements adopted or maintained by the Parties to fulfil their legitimate objectives and/or achieve their appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection.
2. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining, in accordance with its international rights and obligations:
(a) mandatory requirements, as appropriate to its particular national circumstances; and
(b) mandatory requirements necessary to ensure the quality of its imports, or for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health, or the environment, or for the prevention of deceptive practices or to fulfil other legitimate objectives, at the levels it considers appropriate.
3. Each Party shall retain all authority under its laws to interpret and implement its mandatory requirements. This includes the authority to take appropriate measures for goods that do not conform to the Party’s 's mandatory requirements. Such measures may include withdrawing goods from the market, prohibiting their placement on the market or restricting their free movement, initiating a product recall or prohibiting an import.
4. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to particular Sectoral Annexes as provided therein.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Scope and Obligations. 1. This Chapter shall apply to mandatory requirements adopted or maintained by the Parties to fulfil their legitimate objectives and/or achieve their appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection.
2. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining, in accordance with its international rights and obligations:
(a) mandatory requirements, as appropriate to its particular national circumstances; and
(b) mandatory requirements necessary to ensure the quality of its imports, or for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health, or the environment, or for the prevention of deceptive practices or to fulfil other legitimate objectives, at the levels it considers appropriate.
3. Each Party shall retain all authority under its laws to interpret and implement its mandatory requirements. This includes the authority to take appropriate measures for goods that do not conform to the Party’s 's mandatory requirements. Such measures may include withdrawing goods from the market, prohibiting their placement on the market or restricting their free movement, initiating a product recall or prohibiting an import.
4. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to particular Sectoral Annexes as provided therein.
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