Common use of Compatibility and Equivalence Clause in Contracts

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Without prejudice to the rights conferred by this Chapter and taking into account the international activities on standards and metrology, the Parties shall, to the greatest extent, make compatible their respective standards and metrology measures, without reducing the level of safety or protection to human, animal or plant life or health, the environment and consumers. 2. A Party shall accept as equivalent to its own any technical regulations of the other Party, when in cooperation with the other Party, the importing Party determines that the technical regulations of the exporting Party adequately fulfill the legitimate objectives of the importing Party. 3. The importing Party shall provide to the exporting Party, on request, its reasons in writing for not treating a technical regulation as equivalent under paragraph 2.

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Without prejudice to the rights conferred by under this Chapter Chapter, and taking into account the international activities on standards and metrologystandardization activities, the Parties shall, to the greatest extentextent practicable, make compatible their respective standards and metrology measures, standards-related measures without reducing the level of safety or of protection to of human, animal or plant life or health, the environment and or consumers. 2. A Each Party shall accept treat a technical regulation adopted by another Party as equivalent to its own any technical regulations of the other Party, when where in cooperation with the that other Party, the importing Party determines that the technical regulations of the exporting Party adequately fulfill the legitimate objectives of fulfil the importing Party’s legitimate objectives. 3. The importing Party shall provide to the exporting Party, on request, its reasons in writing for not treating a technical regulation as equivalent under paragraph 2.

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Without prejudice to the rights conferred by this Chapter and taking into account the international activities on standards and metrology, the Parties shall, shall to the greatest extent, extent practical make compatible their respective standards and metrology measures, without reducing the level of safety or protection to human, animal or plant life or health, the environment and consumers. 2. A Party shall accept as equivalent to its own any technical regulations of the other Party, when in cooperation with the other Party, the importing Party determines that the technical regulations of the exporting Party adequately fulfill the legitimate objectives of the importing Party. 3. The importing Party shall provide to the exporting Party, on request, its reasons in writing for not treating a technical regulation as equivalent under paragraph 2.

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Without prejudice to the rights conferred by this Chapter and taking into account the international activities on standards and metrology, the Parties shall, shall to the greatest extent, extent practical make compatible their respective standards and metrology measures, without reducing the level of safety or protection to human, animal or plant life or health, the environment and consumers. 2. A Party shall accept as equivalent to its own any technical regulations of the other Party, when in cooperation with the other Party, the importing Party determines that the technical regulations of the exporting Party adequately fulfill the legitimate objectives of the importing Party. 3. The importing Party shall provide to the exporting Party, on request, its reasons in writing for not treating a technical regulation as equivalent under paragraph 22 .