TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES Sample Clauses

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TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES the Parties, recognizing the important role of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures in facilitating trade in goods, shall, on the basis of mutual benefit, strengthen their cooperation thereon. Such cooperation may include, but is not limited to, the development of testing laboratories and an accreditation network as well as testing programs, and the development of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures in areas of mutual interest.
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TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES. 1. The rights and obligations of the Parties in respect of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures shall be governed by the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade in Annex 1A of the WTO Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "the TBT Agreement"). 2. The Parties shall strengthen their co-operation in the field of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures, with a view to increasing the mutual understanding of their respective systems and facilitating access to their respective markets. 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1 of this Article, where a Party considers that another Party has taken measures which are likely to create, or have created, an obstacle to trade, the Parties agree to hold consultations within the framework of the Joint Committee in order to find an appropriate solution, which is in conformity with the TBT Agreement. 4. For the purposes of this Chapter, the Parties shall exchange names and addresses of their official contact points with expertise in technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures in order to facilitate technical consultations and the exchange of information.
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TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES. 1. The Parties reaffirm their existing rights and obligations with respect to each other under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, contained in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “TBT Agreement”). 2. The Parties recognize the importance of the provisions relating to transparency in the TBT Agreement. In this respect, the Parties shall take into account relevant decisions and recommendations adopted by the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade since 1 January 1995 (G/TBT/1/Rev.14) as may be revised, issued by the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade. 3. The Parties agree to use relevant international standards as a basis for technical regulations and to ensure that central government bodies use relevant international standards or their relevant parts as a basis for their conformity assessment procedures, except where, as duly explained upon request, such international standards or relevant parts would be ineffective or inappropriate means for the fulfillment of the legitimate objectives as provided in Articles
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TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES. This component supports the implementation of the Agreement’s Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures chapter.
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TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES.  Assistance and capacity building to ensure the effective implementation of Chapter 6 (Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures) and take advantage of market access opportunities;  Assistance on development and implementation of metrology legislation;  Assistance in the preparation and application of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures;  Assistance to improve technical analysis, product testing and certification (including organic certification) of local products (including tuna) to ensure that they meet domestic and international standards;  Support relevant central institutions in negotiating and implementing regulatory cooperation agreements with respect to technical regulations, standards and the results of conformity assessment procedures;  Technical assistance (TA) to conduct regulatory impact assessment;  TA to assist with laboratory management;  TA to assist with auditor training for standards and conformity;  Assistance to build capacity in methods of calibration of measuring instruments; and  Assistance to establish a database containing the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) requirements of key export markets in respect of products of export interest to the FICs, including fish, fruits and vegetables and assisting FIC traders to comply with them through targeted measures.
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TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES. 1. The Parties reaffirm their existing rights and obligations with respect to each other under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, contained in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the âTBT Agreementâ). 2. The Parties recognize the importance of the provisions relating to 2-9 transparency in the TBT Agreement. In this respect, the Parties shall take into account relevant decisions and recommendations adopted by the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade since 1 January 1995 (G/TBT/1/Rev.14) as may be revised, issued by the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade. 3. The Parties agree to use relevant international standards as a basis for technical regulations and to ensure that central government bodies use relevant international standards or their relevant parts as a basis for their conformity assessment procedures, except where, as duly explained upon request, such international standards or relevant parts would be ineffective or inappropriate means for the fulfillment of the legitimate objectives as provided in Articles 2.4 and 5.4 of the TBT Agreement respectively. 4. In determining whether an international standard, guide, or recommendation within the meaning of Articles 2 and 5, and Annex 3 of the TBT Agreement exists, each Party shall apply the Decision of the Committee on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations with relation to Articles 2 and 5, and Annex 3 of the Agreement, adopted on 13 November 2000 by the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (Annex 2 to PART 1 of G/TBT/1/Rev.14), and any subsequent development thereof. Such international standards shall include, inter alia, but are not limited to, those developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). 5. Where a Party detains, at a port of entry, goods including testing samples for conformity assessment exported from the other Party due to a perceived failure to comply with a technical regulation or a conformity assessment procedure, the reasons for the detention shall be promptly notified to the importer or his or her representative. 6. Each Party shall designate contact points which shall work jointly in order to facilitate the implementation of this Article and communication on the matters of technical barriers to trade arising from thi...
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  • Technical Regulations 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 field of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment, with a view to increasing the mutual understanding of their respective systems and facilitating access to their respective markets.

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  • Quality Standards Each Party agrees that the nature and quality of its products and services supplied in connection with the other Party's Marks will conform to quality standards set by the other Party. Each Party agrees to supply the other Party, upon request, with a reasonable number of samples of any Materials publicly disseminated by such Party which utilize the other Party's Marks. Each Party will comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and customs and obtain any required government approvals pertaining to use of the other Party's marks.

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