Common use of Standardization Clause in Contracts

Standardization. 1. The rights and obligations of the Parties in respect of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment shall be governed by the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. 2. The Parties shall strengthen their co-operation in the fields of technical regulations, standards, conformity assessment, metrology and accreditation with a view to increasing the mutual understanding of their respective systems and facilitating access to their respective markets, thereby preparing the ground for mutual recognition agreements. The Parties shall consult each other in the Association Committee in view of the implementation of the objective set out in this Article. 3.

Standardization. 1. The rights and obligations of the Parties in respect of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment shall be governed by the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. 2. The Parties shall strengthen their co-operation in the fields of technical regulations, standards, conformity assessment, metrology and accreditation with a view to increasing the mutual understanding of their respective systems and facilitating access to their respective markets, thereby preparing the ground for mutual recognition agreements. The Parties shall consult each other in the Association Committee in view of the implementation of the objective set out in this Article. 3.