Trade Facilitation through Information Exchange. Each Party shall respond to all requests for information relating to its technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures and for clarification of its responses, provided that the requests are reasonable and are made in writing. Responses to written requests for information or clarification (including those made under Paragraph 3 of Article 4) shall be provided no later than 90 days after the receipt of the request or as mutually agreed between the Parties.
Trade Facilitation through Information Exchange. 1. Each Party shall respond to all requests for information relating to its tech regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures tainodn foofr itcslarifica responses, provided that the requests are reasonable and are made in writing. Re written requests for information or clarification (including those made 3unodf er Paragra Article 4) shall be provnidoeldater th9an0 dayasfter tehreceipt of the request or as mutually agreed between the Parties.
2. Further to Paragraph 1, if a Party:
(a) does not use an international standard, guide or recommendation or the re parts thereof as a basis for a technical regulatdiocnonofrorremlaittye assessment procedure; or
(b) does not accept a technical regulation of another Party as equivalent to its ow
(c) does not accept the results of a conformity assessment procedure conducted territory of another Party; or
(d) recognises a body assessing conformity with a specific technical regulatio standard in its territory and refuses to recognise a body assessing conformit that technical regulation or standard in the territory of another Party; or
(e) applies atechnical regulation that, in the view of another Party, is more tra restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective, taking account o risks that n-ofunlfilment would create; or
(f) applies a conformity assessment procedutrheethvaiet,winof another Party, is more strict or applied more strictly than necessary to give adequate confid that products conform with the applicable technical regulation or standard, account of the risks tha-ctonnofonrmity would create; or
(g) applies a technical regulation that, in the view oaf rtayn,otihs ernoPt in conformity with Article 5.1 of this Chapter; or
(h) applies conformity assessment procedures in a manner that, in the view of a Party, is not in conformity with 5A.r2ticolfethis Chapter; it shall on request explain its reasons in writing. If the Party requesting an explan desires, it may request further technical discussions in accordance with the procedur Article 11.
Trade Facilitation through Information Exchange. 1. Each Party shall respond to all requests for information relating to its technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures and for clarification of its responses, provided that the requests are reasonable and are made in writing. Responses to written requests for information or clarification (including those made under Paragraph 3 of Article 4) shall be provided no later than 90 days after the receipt of the request or as mutually agreed between the Parties.
2. Further to Paragraph 1, if a Party:
(a) does not use an international standard, guide or recommendation or the relevant parts thereof as a basis for a technical regulation or related conformity assessment procedure; or
(b) does not accept a technical regulation of another Party as equivalent to its own; or
(c) does not accept the results of a conformity assessment procedure conducted in the territory of another Party; or
(d) recognises a body assessing conformity with a specific technical regulation or standard in its territory and refuses to recognise a body assessing conformity with that technical regulation or standard in the territory of another Party; or
(e) applies a technical regulation that, in the view of another Party, is more trade restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective, taking account of the risks that non-fulfilment would create; or
(f) applies a conformity assessment procedure that, in the view of another Party, is more strict or applied more strictly than necessary to give adequate confidence that products conform with the applicable technical regulation or standard, taking account of the risks that non-conformity would create; or
(g) applies a technical regulation that, in the view of another Party, is not in conformity with Article 5.1 of this Chapter; or
(h) applies conformity assessment procedures in a manner that, in the view of another Party, is not in conformity with Article 5.2 of this Chapter; it shall on request explain its reasons in writing. If the Party requesting an explanation so desires, it may request further technical discussions in accordance with the procedure under Article 11. Each Party in respect of central government bodies shall ensure, and in respect of local government and non-governmental bodies shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to it to ensure, that standardising bodies in its territory:
(a) in the case of a Party that is a WTO Member, accept and comply with the Code of Good Practice for the...
