Common use of Acceleration or Improvement of Tariff Commitments Clause in Contracts

Acceleration or Improvement of Tariff Commitments. 1. Upon request of a Party, the other Party shall consult with the requesting Party to consider accelerating, improving, or broadening the scope of the elimination of customs duties as set out in its Schedule of Tariff Commitments in Annex 2-1 (Schedule of Tariff Commitments). 2. Further commitments between the Parties to accelerate or broaden the scope of the elimination of a customs duty on a good (or to include a good in Annex 2-1 (Schedule of Tariff Commitments)) shall supersede any duty rate or staging category determined pursuant to their respective Schedules upon its incorporation into this Agreement. 3. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit a Party from unilaterally accelerating or broadening the scope of the elimination of customs duties set out in its Schedule in Annex 2-1 (Schedule of Tariff Commitments) on originating goods. Any such unilateral acceleration or broadening of the scope of the elimination of customs duties will not permanently supersede any duty rate or staging category determined pursuant to their respective Schedules, nor will it serve to waive that Party’s right to raise the customs duty back to the level established in its Schedule in Annex 2-1 (Schedule of Tariff Commitments) following a unilateral reduction.

Acceleration or Improvement of Tariff Commitments. 1. Upon request of a Party, the other Party shall consult with the requesting Party to consider accelerating, improving, or broadening the scope of the elimination of customs duties as set out in its their Schedule in Annex 2A (Schedule of Tariff Commitments in Annex 2-1 of Mauritius) or 2B (Schedule of Tariff CommitmentsCommitments of the UAE). 2. Further commitments between the Parties to accelerate or broaden the scope of the elimination of a customs duty on a good (or to include a good in Annex 2-1 2A (Schedule of Tariff Commitments)Commitments of Mauritius) or 2B (Schedule of Tariff Commitments of the UAE) shall supersede any duty rate or staging category determined pursuant to their respective Schedules upon its incorporation into this Agreement. 3. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit a Party from unilaterally accelerating or broadening the scope of the elimination of customs duties set out in its Schedule in Annex 2-1 (Schedule of Tariff Commitments) on originating goods. Any such unilateral acceleration or broadening of the scope of the elimination of customs duties will not permanently supersede any duty rate or staging category determined pursuant to their respective Schedules, Schedules nor will it serve to waive that Party’s right to raise the customs duty back to the level established in its Schedule in Annex 2-1 (Schedule of Tariff Commitments) following a unilateral reduction.

Acceleration or Improvement of Tariff Commitments. 1. Upon request of a by either Party, the other Party Parties shall consult with the requesting Party to consider accelerating, improving, or broadening the scope of the elimination of customs duties as set out in its their Schedule of Tariff Commitments in Annex 2-1 2A (Schedule Schedules of Tariff Commitments). 2. Further commitments between the Parties to accelerate or broaden the scope of the elimination of a customs duty on a good (or to include a good in Annex 2-1 2A (Schedule of Tariff Commitments)) shall supersede any duty rate or staging category determined pursuant to their respective Schedules upon its the incorporation of the modification into this AgreementAgreement in accordance with Article 19.2 (Amendments). 3. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit a Party from unilaterally accelerating accelerating, or broadening the scope of of, the elimination of customs duties set out in its Schedule in to Annex 2-1 2A (Schedule Schedules of Tariff Commitments) on to an originating goodsgood from the other Party. Any such unilateral acceleration acceleration, or broadening of the scope of of, the elimination of customs duties will not permanently supersede any duty rate or staging category determined pursuant to their respective Schedules, Schedule nor will it serve to waive that Party’s right to impose at a later time the duty rate or staging category that is determined for that later time by their respective Schedule. 4. For greater certainty with respect to paragraph 3, a Party may: (a) raise the a customs duty back to the level established in its Schedule in to Annex 2-1 2A (Schedule of Tariff Commitments) following a unilateral reduction; or (b) maintain or increase a customs duty as authorised by the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO.