Paperless Trading. 1. The customs administrations shall each endeavour to provide an electronic environment that supports business transactions between it and its trading communities.
2. In implementing initiatives that provide for paperless trading, the customs administrations of the Parties shall take into account the methods developed in APEC and the World Customs Organisation.
Paperless Trading. 1. Each Party shall accept the electronic format of trade administration documents as the legal equivalent of paper documents except where:
(a) there is a domestic or international legal requirement to the contrary; or
(b) doing so would reduce the effectiveness of the trade administration process.
2. The Parties shall cooperate bilaterally and in international fora to enhance acceptance of electronic versions of trade administration documents.
Paperless Trading. With a view to implementing the APEC Blueprint for Action on Electronic Commerce, in particular the Paperless Trading Initiative, the Customs administrations of both Parties shall have in place by the date of entry into force of this Agreement an electronic environment that supports electronic business applications between each Customs administration and its trading community.
Paperless Trading. 1. The Customs Administration of each Party, in implementing initiatives which provide for the use of paperless trading, shall take into account the methods agreed by the World Customs Organization, including adoption of the World Customs Organization data model for the simplification and harmonisation of data.
2. The Customs Administration of each Party shall work towards having electronic means for all its customs reporting requirements, as soon as practicable.
3. The introduction and enhancement of information technology shall, to the greatest extent possible, be carried out in consultation with all relevant parties including businesses directly affected.
Paperless Trading. 1. Each Party shall, where possible, work towards the implementation of initiatives which provide for the use of paperless trading.
2. The Parties shall co-operate in international fora to enhance acceptance of electronic versions of trade administration documents.
3. In working towards the implementation of initiatives which provide for the use of paperless trading, each Party shall take into account the methods agreed by international organisations including the World Customs Organization.
4. Each Party shall endeavour to make electronic versions of its trade administration documents publicly available.
Paperless Trading. Each Party shall accept the electronic format of trade administration documents as the legal equivalent of paper documents except where:
Paperless Trading. 1. Recognising that trading using electronic filing and transfer of trade-related information and electronic versions of documents, as an alternative to paper-based methods will significantly enhance the efficiency of trade through reduction of cost and time, the Parties shall co-operate with a view to realising and promoting paperless trading between their respective customs administrations and its respective trading community.
2. The Parties shall exchange views and information on realizing, promoting and developments in paperless trading.
Paperless Trading. 1. Each Party shall endeavor to accept electronic versions of trade administration documents used by the other Party as the legal equivalent of paper documents, except where:
(a) there is a domestic or international legal requirement to the contrary; or
(b) doing so would reduce the effectiveness of the trade administration process.
2. For greater certainty, the Parties confirm that Article 5.11 (Paperless Trading – Customs Administration Chapter) applies to paperless trading under this Chapter.
3. Each Party shall work towards developing a single window16-27 to government incorporating relevant international standards for the conduct of trade administration, recognising that each Party will have its own unique requirements and conditions.
Paperless Trading. 1. Each Party shall endeavour to make trade administration documents available to the public in digital or electronic form.
2. Each Party shall accept electronic versions of trade administration documents as the legal equivalent of paper documents, except where there is a domestic or international legal requirement to the contrary.
3. The Parties shall endeavour to establish or maintain a seamless, trusted, high availability, and secure interconnection of their respective single windows to facilitate the exchange of data relating to trade administration documents.
4. The type of data and documents referred to in paragraph 3 shall be jointly determined by the Parties under the Joint Committee, and after doing so, the Parties shall provide public access to a list of such documents and make this list of documents available online.
5. The Parties recognise the role of internationally recognised and, if available, open standards in the development and governance of the data exchange systems.
6. The Parties shall cooperate and collaborate on new initiatives that promote and advance the use and adoption of systems that facilitate the data exchange referred to in paragraph 4, including but not limited to, through:
(a) sharing of information, experiences, and best practices in the area of development and governance of the data exchange systems; and
(b) collaboration on pilot projects in the development and governance of data exchange systems.
Paperless Trading. 1. Each Party shall make publicly available, which may include through a process prescribed by that Party, electronic versions of all of its trade administration documents in English.6
2. Each Party shall accept completed electronic versions of its trade administration documents as the legal equivalent of paper documents except where:
(a) there is a domestic or international legal requirement to the contrary; or
(b) doing so would reduce the effectiveness of the trade administration process.
3. Each Party shall endeavour to establish or maintain a single window enabling traders to submit trade administration documents and data requirements for importation, exportation or transit of goods through a single entry point to the participating authorities or agencies.
4. Each Party shall endeavour to establish or maintain a seamless, trusted and secure interface with the other Party’s single window to facilitate the exchange of data relating to trade administration documents, which may include:
(a) sanitary and phytosanitary certificates;
(b) customs declaration data; and
(c) any other documents, as jointly determined by the Parties.7
5. Each Party recognises the importance of facilitating the exchange of electronic records used in commercial trading activities between enterprises within its territory.
6. The Parties shall endeavour to develop data exchange systems to support the exchange of:
(a) data relating to the trade administration documents referred to in paragraph 4 between the competent authorities of each Party; and
(b) electronic records used in commercial trading activities between enterprises within each Party’s respective territory.
7. The Parties shall cooperate and collaborate on new initiatives which promote, encourage, support and facilitate the use and adoption of the data exchange systems referred to in paragraph 6, including through:
(a) the sharing of information and experiences, including the exchange of best
