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.
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.
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 fifteen days before initiating an investigation, the 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 fifteen days before initiating an investigation, the Party shall provide written notification to the other Party of its receipt of the application and 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 final determination is made, full and meaningful disclosure of all essential facts and considerations which form the basis for the decision to apply 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 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.
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
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.
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. 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
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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  • Access and Information (a) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, upon reasonable notice, afford Parent and its counsel, accountants, consultants and other authorized representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the employees, properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and shall not affect the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Company shall cause its officers and employees to (x) furnish such financial and operating data and other information as may be reasonably requested by Parent from time to time and (y) respond to such reasonable inquiries as may be made by Parent from time to time. Prior to their filing, the Company shall furnish as promptly as practicable to Parent a copy of each registration statement, prospectus, report, form and other document (if any) that will be filed by it or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities Laws, The NASDAQ Global Market or the MBCA. All of the requirements of this Section 5.4(a) shall be subject to any prohibitions or limitations of applicable law and shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement. (b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, upon reasonable notice, afford the Company and its counsel, accountants, consultants and other authorized representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the employees, properties, books and records of Parent and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries and shall not affect the representations and warranties made by Parent in this Agreement. All of the requirements of this Section 5.4(b) shall be subject to any prohibitions or limitations of applicable law and shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement. (c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall promptly provide Parent with copies of all monthly and other interim financial statements as the same become available. The Company shall also provide Parent with prompt written notice of any investigations by Governmental Entities, or the institution of material litigation (including all litigation relating to the transactions contemplated hereby), and the Company shall keep Parent informed of such events. Parent shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of the institution or, to its knowledge, the threat of litigation relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.

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