Common use of Upholding Levels of Protection in the Application and Enforcement of Laws, Regulations or Standards Clause in Contracts

Upholding Levels of Protection in the Application and Enforcement of Laws, Regulations or Standards. 1. The Parties will faithfully enforce their environmental laws, regulations and standards. 2. Subject to Article 8.3, a Party will not: (a) weaken or reduce the level of environmental protection provided by its laws, regulations or standards with the sole intention to encourage investment from another Party or to seek or enhance a competitive trade advantage of producers or service providers operating in that Party; or (b) waive or otherwise derogate from, or offer to waive or otherwise derogate from, such laws, regulations or standards in order to encourage investment from another Party or to seek or enhance a competitive trade advantage of producers or service providers operating in that Party.

Upholding Levels of Protection in the Application and Enforcement of Laws, Regulations or Standards. 1. The Parties will faithfully No Party shall fail to effectively enforce their its environmental and labour laws, regulations and standardsor standards in a manner affecting trade or investment between the Parties. 2. Subject to Article 8.3, a No Party will not: (a) shall weaken or reduce the level of environmental or labour protection provided by its laws, regulations or standards with the sole intention to encourage investment from another Party or to seek or enhance a competitive trade advantage of producers or service providers operating in that Party; orParty or to otherwise encourage trade or investment. (b) 3. No Party shall waive or otherwise derogate from, or offer to waive or otherwise derogate from, such laws, regulations or standards in order to encourage investment from another Party or to seek or enhance a competitive trade advantage of producers or service providers operating in that Party.