Transparency and Information Exchange Sample Clauses

Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. Each Party affirms its commitment to ensuring that information regarding proposed new or amended SPS measures is made available in accordance with the relevant requirements of the SPS Agreement. 2. Each Party shall make available the full text of its notified SPS measures, to the requesting Party within 15 working days after receiving the written request. 3. Each Party shall allow at least 60 days following the notification of its proposed SPS measures to WTO for the other Party to present comments except where risks to human, animal or plant life or health arising or threatening to arise warrant urgent actions. 4. Each Party may request information from the other Party on a matter arising under this Chapter. The requested Party shall endeavour to provide available information to the requesting Party within a reasonable period of time. 5. The Parties agree to notify each other of any emergency situation which may affect bilateral trade. 6. Each Party agrees to provide timely and appropriate information directly to the contact point of the other Party where: (a) changes in animal or plant health status may affect existing trade between the Parties; (b) significant non-compliance to SPS measures associated with a consignment is identified by the importing Party; or (c) provisional SPS measures adopted by a Party against or affecting the exports of the other Party is considered necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health.
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Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. Each Party affirms its commitment to ensuring that information regarding proposed new or amended technical regulations or conformity assessment procedures is made available in accordance with the Article 2.9 and Article 5.6 of the TBT Agreement. 2. Each Party shall make available the full text of its notified technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures to the requesting Party within 15 working days of receiving the written request.
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Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. The Parties affirm their commitment to ensuring that information regarding proposed new or amended technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures or standards is made available in accordance with the Article 2.9, Article 5.6, and Annex 3 of the TBT Agreement. 2. A Party shall make available the full text of its notified technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures to the requesting Party within 15 working days of receiving the written request. English version shall prevail if available. 3. Each Party shall allow at least 60 days following the notification of its proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures to WTO for the other Party to present comments except where risks to health, safety, and the environment arising or threatening to arise warrant urgent actions. 4. A Party may request information from the other Party on a matter arising under this Chapter. The requested Party shall endeavour to provide available information to the requesting Party within 30 days of the request. 5. The Parties agree to shall give favorable consideration to conduct meetings between the competent authorities of each Party to improve understanding regarding the requirements that apply to specific products. These meetings may be performed virtually or by any method agreed on a case-by-case basis.
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Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. In order to enhance the opportunity for the other Party and interested persons of the other Party to provide meaningful comments on a proposal to introduce a particular technical regulation or conformity assessment procedure, a Party publishing a notice under Article 2.9 or
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Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. The Parties recognise the value of sharing information about the preparation and application of SPS measures in a timely manner and on an ongoing basis. In the implementation of this Article, the Parties shall take into account guidelines and recommendations of relevant international organisations. 2. When a Party makes notification in accordance with subparagraphs 5(b) or 6(a) of Annex B to the SPS Agreement, this Party shall provide, upon request, copies of the proposed SPS regulation5 to the requesting Party. 3. Each Party shall allow at least sixty (60) days for the other Party to present comments on the proposed SPS measures except where urgent problems of health protection arise or threaten to arise. When a Party is able to provide a time limit beyond sixty (60) days for comments, it is encouraged to do so. 4. Each Party shall take the comments of the other Party into account and shall provide responses to these comments upon request. 5. Each Party upon written request from the other Party shall provide timely information on any matter related to SPS measures which has arisen or may arise from mutual trade between the Parties. 5 Sanitary or phytosanitary measures such as laws, decrees or ordinances which are applicable generally. 6. Upon request of the exporting Party, the importing Party shall, to the fullest extent practicable, provide its import SPS requirements, including procedures and forms of documents confirming safety that apply for the import of specific products and other relevant information in the area of SPS control as prescribed by the importing Party within thirty (30) days. 7. Upon request of an exporting Party, the importing Party shall provide within thirty (30) days information on the status of the exporting Party’s application for market access related to SPS requirements.
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Transparency and Information Exchange. In addition to the provisions of Article 7 and Annex B of the SPS Agreement, in the notification procedures provided for therein, the Parties shall inform (a) Changes that occur in the field of animal health and food safety, such as the appearance of exotic diseases, those diseases on the OIE list, and health alerts on food products within 24 hours of the diagnostic detection of the problem; (b) Changes in the phytosanitary field, such as the appearance of quarantine pests or the spread of pests under official control, as soon as possible after verification, and (c) Events related to food safety that may cause damage to the consumer, with the possibility of causing repercussions in commercial exchange.
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Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. After receipt by a Party's competent authorities of a properly documented anti-dumping application with respect to imports from the other Party, and no later than 15 days before initiating an investigation, that Party shall provide written notification to the other Party of its receipt of the application. 2. After receipt by a Party's competent authorities of a properly documented countervailing duty application with respect to imports from the other Party, and no later than 15 days before initiating an investigation, that Party shall provide written notification to the other Party of its receipt of the application and shall afford the other Party the possibility to consult with its competent authorities regarding the application, with a view to clarifying the factual situation and to arriving at a mutually agreed solution. The Parties shall endeavour to hold these consultations as soon as possible thereafter. 3. Both Parties shall ensure, immediately after any imposition of provisional measures, and in any case before the final determination is made, full and meaningful disclosure of all essential facts and considerations which form the basis for the decision to apply those measures. This is without prejudice to Article 6.5 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and Article 12.4 of the SCM Agreement. Any disclosure shall be made in writing, and shall allow interested parties sufficient time to make their comments. 4. Each interested party shall be granted the possibility to be heard in order to express their views during trade remedies investigations.
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Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. Each Party affirms its commitment to ensuring that information regarding proposed new or amended technical regulations or conformity assessment procedures is made available in accordance with the Article 2.9 and Article 5.6 of the TBT Agreement. 2. Each Party shall make available the full text of its notified technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures to the requesting Party within 15 working days of receiving the written request. 3. Each Party shall allow at least 60 days following the notification of its proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures to WTO for the other Party to present comments except where risks to health, safety, and the environment arising or threatening to arise warrant urgent actions. 4. Each Party may request information from the other Party on a matter arising under this Chapter. The requested Party shall endeavour to provide available information to the requesting Party within a reasonable period of time.
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Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. Each Party affirms its commitment to ensuring that information regarding proposed new or amended technical regulations or conformity assessment procedures is made available in accordance with the Article 2.9 and Article 5.6
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  • Services and Information for Persons with Limited English Proficiency A. Grantee shall take reasonable steps to provide services and information both orally and in writing, in appropriate languages other than English, to ensure that persons with limited English proficiency are effectively informed and can have meaningful access to programs, benefits and activities. Meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation, if necessary. More information can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/. B. Grantee shall identify and document on the client records the primary language/dialect of a client who has limited English proficiency and the need for translation or interpretation services and shall not require a client to provide or pay for the services of a translator or interpreter. C. Grantee shall make every effort to avoid use of any persons under the age of 18 or any family member or friend of the client as an interpreter for essential communications with a client with limited English proficiency, unless the client has requested that person and using the person would not compromise the effectiveness of services or violate the client’s confidentiality and the client is advised that a free interpreter is available.

  • Data and Information In furtherance of the authority contained in this Article 5, one or more of the Parties are authorized to obtain, compile, maintain, share, and exchange among themselves, or with one or more third parties, information related to any aspect of intermodal transport, equipment use, inland or marine terminals, operations, cargo throughput, transportation or traffic volumes, equipment use, and/or other information pertaining to matters authorized under this Article 5. Such information may include records, statistics, studies, compilations, projections, costs, data, and electronic or paper documents of any kind or nature whether prepared by a Party or the Parties or obtained from outside sources, relating to matters authorized by Article 5.

  • Access and Information The Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, shall each afford to the other and to the other’s accountants, counsel and other representatives full access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to all of its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including but not limited to tax returns) and during such period, each shall furnish promptly to the other all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request, provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.01 shall affect any representations or warranties made herein. Each party shall hold, and shall cause its employees and agents to hold, in confidence all such information (other than such information that (a) is already in such party’s possession or (b) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party or its directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or advisors or (c) becomes available to such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a party hereto or its advisors, provided that such source is not known by such party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to a party hereto or another party until such time as such information is otherwise publicly available; provided, however, that (i) any such information may be disclosed to such party’s directors, officers, employees and representatives of such party’s advisors who need to know such information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and representatives shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature of such information), (ii) any disclosure of such information may be made as to which the party hereto furnishing such information has consented in writing and (iii) any such information may be disclosed pursuant to a judicial, administrative or governmental order or request; provided, further, that the requested party will promptly so notify the other party so that the other party may seek a protective order or appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with this Agreement and if such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the other party waives compliance with this provision, the requested party will furnish only that portion of such information that is legally required and will exercise its best efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the information furnished. If this Agreement is terminated, each party will deliver to the other all documents and other materials (including copies) obtained by such party or on its behalf from the other party as a result of this Agreement or in connection herewith, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof.

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  • Fund Information Each Fund will provide documentary evidence of its tax domicile, organizational specifics and other documentation and information as may be required by the Custodian from time to time for tax purposes, including, without limitation, information relating to any special ruling or treatment to which the Fund may be entitled that is not applicable to the general nationality and category of person to which the Fund belongs under general laws and treaty obligations and documentation and information required in relation to countries where the Fund engages or proposes to engage in investment activity or where Portfolio assets are or will be held. The provision of such documentation and information shall be deemed to be a Proper Instruction, upon which the Custodian shall be entitled to rely and act. In giving such documentation and information, the Fund represents and warrants that it is true and correct in all material respects and that it will promptly provide the Custodian with all necessary corrections or updates upon becoming aware of any changes or inaccuracies in the documentation or information supplied.

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  • Notices and Information Deliver to the Bank: ----------------------- (i) promptly upon any officer of the Borrower obtaining knowledge (a) of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default, (b) that any Person has given any notice to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or taken any other action with respect to a claimed default or event or condition of the type referred to in Section 7.01(e), (c) of the institution of any litigation involving an alleged liability (including possible forfeiture of property) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries equal to or greater than $500,000 which is not, except for deductibles and self insurance reserves, fully covered by insurance maintained by Borrower or any adverse determination in any litigation involving a potential liability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries equal to or greater than $500,000 which is not, except for deductibles and self insurance reserves, fully covered by insurance maintained by Borrower or (d) of a material adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, an officers' certificate specifying the nature and period of existence of any such condition or event, or specifying the notice given or action taken by such holder or Person and the nature of such claimed default, Event of Default, Potential Event of Default, event or condition, and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto; (ii) promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any (a) Termination Event, or (b) non-exempt "prohibited transaction", as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or a transaction prohibited by Section 406 of ERISA, in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan or any trust created thereunder, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action the Borrower has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect thereto; (iii) with reasonable promptness copies of (a) all notices received by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's intent to terminate any Pension Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Pension Plan and (b) all notices received by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability pursuant to Section 4202 of ERISA; (iv) promptly, and in any event within 30 days after receipt thereof, a copy of any notice, summons, citation, directive, letter or other form of communication from any governmental authority or court in any way concerning any action or omission on the part of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any substance defined as toxic or hazardous by any applicable federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order or directive or any waste or byproduct thereof, or concerning the filing of a lien upon, against or in connection with the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or any of their leased or owned real or personal property, in connection with a Hazardous Substance Superfund or a Post-Closure Liability Fund as maintained pursuant to (S) 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code; and (v) promptly, and in any event within 30 days after request, such other information and data with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as from time to time may be reasonably requested by the Bank and is reasonably available to Borrower.

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