Common use of Technical Regulations Clause in Contracts

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 (hereinafter referred to as “the TBT Agreement”), which is hereby incorporated and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. 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. To this end, they shall in particular co-operate in: (a) reinforcing the role of international standards as a basis for technical regulations, including conformity assessment procedures; (b) promoting the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies on the basis of relevant Standards and Guides of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); (c) promoting mutual acceptance of conformity assessment results of conformity assessment bodies, which have been recognised under appropriate multilateral agreements between their respective accreditation systems or bodies; and (d) reinforcing the transparency in the development of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures of the Parties to, among others, ensure that all adopted technical regulations are officially published on the Internet with free and public access. Where a Party detains at a port of entry goods originating in the territory of another Party due to a perceived failure to comply with a technical regulation, it shall immediately notify the importer of the reasons for the detention. 3. The Parties shall exchange names and addresses of designated contact points for technical barriers to trade (TBT) related matters in order to facilitate technical consultations and the exchange of information on all matters that may arise from the application of specific technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures. 4. If a Party requests any information or explanation pursuant to the provisions of this Article, the requested Party or Parties shall provide such information or explanation in print or electronically within a reasonable time. The requested Party or Parties shall endeavor to respond to such a request within 60 days. 5. If a Party considers that another Party has taken measures, not in conformity with the TBT Agreement, which are likely to affect or have affected access to its market, it may request, through the responsible contact point established pursuant to paragraph 3, technical consultations with a view to finding an appropriate solution in conformity with the TBT Agreement. Such consultations, which can take place both within and outside the framework of the Joint Committee, shall be held within 40 days from the request. Consultations may also be held via phone or video-conferences. Consultations within the Joint Committee shall constitute consultations under Article 12.5 (Consultations).

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 (hereinafter referred to as “the TBT Agreement”), ) which is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. 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. To this end, they shall in particular co-operate in: (a) reinforcing the role of international standards as a basis for technical regulations, including conformity assessment procedures; (b) promoting the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies on the basis of relevant Standards and Guides of the International Organization for Standardization Standards Organisation (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); (c) promoting mutual acceptance of conformity assessment results of conformity assessment bodies, which have been recognised under appropriate multilateral agreements between their respective accreditation systems or bodies; and (d) reinforcing the transparency in the development of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures of the Parties toParties, among others, to ensure that all adopted technical regulations are officially published on the Internet official websites with free and public access. Where a Party detains at a port of entry entry, goods originating in the territory of another Party due to a perceived failure to comply with a technical regulation, it shall immediately notify the importer of the reasons for the detention. 3. The Parties shall exchange names and addresses of designated contact points for technical barriers to trade (TBT) related matters in order to facilitate technical consultations and the exchange of information on all matters that may arise from the application of specific technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures. 4. If a Party requests any information or explanation pursuant to the provisions of this Article, the requested Party or Parties shall provide such information or explanation in print or electronically within a reasonable time. The requested Party or Parties shall endeavor endeavour to respond to such a request within 60 days. 5. If a Party considers that another Party has taken measures, not in conformity with the TBT Agreement, which are likely to affect or have affected access to its market, it market that Party may request, through the responsible designated contact point established pursuant according to paragraph 3, technical consultations with a view to finding an appropriate solution in conformity with the TBT Agreement. Such consultations, which can take place both within and outside the framework of the Joint Committee, shall be held within 40 days from following the date of the receipt of the request. Consultations may also be held via phone by phone-conference or video-conferencesconference. Consultations within the Joint Committee shall constitute consultations under pursuant to Article 12.5 (Consultations).

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 (hereinafter referred to as “"the TBT Agreement”"), which is hereby incorporated and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. 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. To this end, they shall in particular co-operate in: (a) reinforcing the role of international standards as a basis for technical regulations, including conformity assessment procedures; (b) promoting the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies on the basis of relevant Standards and Guides of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IECTEC); (c) promoting mutual acceptance of conformity assessment results of conformity assessment bodies, which have been recognised under appropriate multilateral agreements between their respective accreditation systems or bodies; and (dand qd) reinforcing the transparency in the development of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures of the Parties to, among others, ensure that all adopted technical regulations are officially published on the Internet with free and public access. Where a Party detains at a port of entry goods originating in the territory of another Party due to a perceived failure to comply with a technical regulation, it shall immediately notify the importer of the reasons for the detention. 3. The Parties shall exchange names and addresses of designated contact points for technical barriers to trade (TBT) related matters in order to facilitate technical consultations and the exchange of information on all matters that may arise from the application of specific technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures. 4. If a Party requests any information or explanation pursuant to the provisions of this Article, the requested Party or Parties shall provide such information or explanation in print or electronically within a reasonable time. The requested Party or Parties shall endeavor to respond to such a request within 60 days. 5. If a Party considers that another Party has taken measures, not in conformity with the TBT Agreement, which are likely to affect or have affected access to its market, it may request, through the responsible contact point established pursuant to paragraph 3, technical consultations with a view to finding an appropriate solution in conformity with the TBT Agreement. Such consultations, which can take place both within and outside the framework of the Joint Committee, shall be held within 40 days from the request. Consultations may also be held via phone or video-conferences. Consultations within the Joint Committee shall constitute consultations under Article 12.5 (Consultations).