Common use of Compatibility and Equivalence Clause in Contracts

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Recognizing the central role of measures related to standardization in the promotion and protection of the legitimate objectives, the parties shall work together in accordance with this chapter, to strengthen the level of safety or of protection of human life and health, animal and plant, of their environment and the prevention of practices which may mislead consumers. 2. The Parties shall make compatible to the maximum extent possible, their respective technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, without reducing the level of safety or of protection of human life and health, animal and plant, the environment or to consumers, without prejudice to the rights conferred by any party in this chapter and taking into account international standardization activities. 3. At the request of a party the other party shall take reasonable measures to promote the compatibility of the measures related to specific standardization that exist in its territory, to measures relating to the normalization that exist in the territory of the other party, taking into account international standardization activities. 4. Each Party shall accept a technical regulation to adopt or maintain the other party as equivalent to its own where, in cooperation with the importing Party and the exporting party proves to the satisfaction of the visit, that its Technical Regulation adequately complies with the legitimate objectives of the importing Party, and, where appropriate, revise it. at the request of the exporting party and the importing Party shall provide written reasons for not accepting a technical regulation as equivalent. 5. Each Party shall, whenever possible, shall accept the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted in the territory of the other party, even where these procedures differ from those provided that those procedures offer satisfactory, equivalent to an assurance that the procedures provided that the party carrying out or to be carried out in their territory which accepts that the good or service complies with the relevant applicable technical regulations or standards developed or maintained in the territory of that Party and, where appropriate, revise the relevant measure on standardisation. 6. Prior to accepting the results of a conformity assessment procedure in accordance with paragraph 5, and in order to build confidence in the integrity of the results of conformity assessment of each of the Parties may consult on matters such as the technical capacity of conformity assessment bodies, taking into account the verified compliance with relevant international standards and recommendations.

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Recognizing the central role of that standardization measures related to standardization play in the promotion and protection of the legitimate objectives, the parties Parties shall work together together, in accordance with this chapterChapter, to strengthen the level of safety or of and protection of human human, animal and plant life and health, animal and plant, ; of their environment environment; and for the prevention of practices which that may mislead consumers. 2. The Parties shall make compatible compatible, to the maximum greatest extent possible, their respective technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, without reducing the level of safety or of protection of human human, animal and plant life and health, animal and plant, the their environment or to consumers, without prejudice to the rights conferred by this Chapter on any party in this chapter Party and taking into account international standardization activities. 3. At the request of a party Party, the other party Parties shall take reasonable measures within their power to promote the compatibility of the measures related to specific standardization that exist measures existing in its territory, to their territory with the standardization measures relating to the normalization that exist existing in the territory of the other partyParties, taking into account international standardization activities. 4. Each Party shall accept a technical regulation to adopt or maintain the other party adopted by another Party as equivalent to its own wherewhen, in cooperation with the importing Party and Party, the exporting party proves Party demonstrates to the satisfaction of the visit, importing Party that its Technical Regulation technical regulation adequately complies with meets the legitimate objectives of the importing Party, Party and, where if appropriate, shall revise it. 5. at At the request of the exporting party and Party, the importing Party shall provide written communicate to it the reasons for not accepting non- acceptance of a technical regulation as equivalentin accordance with paragraph 4. 56. Each Party shall, whenever possible, shall accept the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted carried out in the territory of the other partyanother Party, even where these if those procedures differ from those its own, provided that those such procedures offer satisfactorya satisfactory assurance, equivalent to an assurance that the offered by procedures provided that the party carrying carried out or to be carried out in their territory its territory, the result of which accepts it accepts, that the relevant good or service complies with the relevant applicable technical regulations or standards that are developed or maintained in the territory of that Party andParty, where and if appropriate, revise shall review the relevant measure on standardisationstandardization measure. 67. Prior to accepting acceptance of the results of a conformity assessment procedure procedure, in accordance with paragraph 56, and in order to build strengthen confidence in the continued integrity of the results of each Party's conformity assessment of each of results, the Parties may consult on matters such as the technical capacity capability of conformity assessment bodies, taking into account the consideration verified compliance with relevant international standards and recommendations.

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Recognizing the central role of measures related to standardization in the promotion and protection of the legitimate objectives, the parties The Parties shall work together in accordance with this chapter, to strengthen the level of safety or of and protection of human human, animal or plant life and or health, animal or the level of safety and plantprotection of the environment, of their environment and for the prevention of practices which that may mislead or deceive consumers. 2. The Without prejudice to their rights under this Chapter and taking into account international standardization activities, the Parties shall make their respective standardization measures compatible to the maximum greatest extent possible, their respective technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, without reducing the level of safety or of and protection of human life and healththe environment, health or to human, animal or plant life, or the level of safety and plantprotection of the environment, or the environment prevention of practices that may mislead or to deceive consumers, without prejudice to the rights conferred by any party in this chapter and taking into account international standardization activities. 3. At the request of a party the other party Party, another Party shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to it to promote the compatibility of the measures related to its specific standardization that exist in its territory, to measures relating to with the normalization that exist in the territory standardization measures of the other partyrequesting Party, taking into account international standardization procedures and activities. 4. Each The importing Party shall accept a technical regulation to adopt or maintain the other party as equivalent to its own where, in cooperation with technical regulation the importing Party and technical regulation adopted or maintained by the exporting party Party, when the latter proves to the satisfaction of the visit, former that its Technical Regulation technical regulation adequately complies with meets the legitimate objectives of the importing Party. For the purposes of such accreditation, and, where appropriate, revise it. at the request of the exporting party and the importing Party shall provide written cooperate with the exporting Party. The importing Party shall communicate in writing to the exporting Party, upon request, the reasons for not accepting non-acceptance of a technical regulation as equivalentregulation. 5. Each Party shall, whenever To the extent possible, each Party shall accept the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted carried out in the territory of the other partyanother Party, even where these procedures differ from those provided that those procedures they offer satisfactorya satisfactory assurance, equivalent to an assurance that provided by procedures carried out or conducted in its territory by the accepting Party and the result of which it accepts, that the procedures provided that the party carrying out or to be carried out in their territory which accepts that the relevant good or service complies with the relevant applicable technical regulations regulation or standards developed standard adopted or maintained in the territory of that Party and, where appropriate, revise the relevant measure on standardisationaccepting Party. 6. Prior to accepting Upon acceptance of the results of a conformity assessment procedure in accordance with paragraph 55 and, and in order to build strengthen the confidence in the integrity and reliability of the results of each other's conformity assessment of each of results, the Parties may consult on matters such as the technical capacity capability of conformity assessment bodies, taking into account the consideration verified compliance with relevant international standards and recommendationsthrough that means of accreditation.

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Recognizing the central crucial role of standards-related measures related to standardization in the promotion and protection of the achieving legitimate objectives, the parties shall work together Parties shall, in accordance with this chapterChapter, work jointly to strengthen enhance the level of safety or and of protection of human human, animal and plant life and health, animal and plant, of their the environment and the prevention of practices which may mislead consumers. 2. The Parties shall make compatible to the maximum extent possible, their respective technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, without Without reducing the level of safety or of protection of human life and healthhuman, animal and plantor plant life or health, the environment or to consumers, without prejudice to the rights conferred by of any party in Party under this chapter Chapter, and taking into account international standardization activities, the Parties shall, to the greatest extent practicable, make compatible their respective standards-related measures, so as to facilitate trade in a good or service between the Parties. 3. At the Further to Articles 902 and 905, a Party shall, on request of a party the other party shall take reasonable measures another Party, seek, through appropriate measures, to promote the compatibility of the measures related to a specific standardization standard or conformity assessment procedure that exist is maintained in its territory, to measures relating to territory with the normalization that exist standards or conformity assessment procedures maintained in the territory of the other party, taking into account international standardization activitiesParty. 4. Each importing Party shall accept treat a technical regulation to adopt adopted or maintain the other party maintained by an exporting Party as equivalent to its own wherewhere the exporting Party, in cooperation with the importing Party and the exporting party proves Party, demonstrates to the satisfaction of the visit, importing Party that its Technical Regulation technical regulation adequately complies with the legitimate objectives of fulfills the importing Party, and, where appropriate, revise it's legitimate objectives. 5. at the request of the exporting party and the The importing Party shall provide written to the exporting Party, on request, its reasons in writing for not accepting treating a technical regulation as equivalentequivalent under paragraph 4. 56. Each Party shall, whenever wherever possible, shall accept the results of a conformity assessment procedures procedure conducted in the territory of the other partyanother Party, even where these procedures differ from those provided that those procedures offer satisfactoryit is satisfied that the procedure offers an assurance, equivalent to an assurance that provided by a procedure it conducts or a procedure conducted in its territory the results of which it accepts, that the procedures provided that the party carrying out or to be carried out in their territory which accepts that the relevant good or service complies with the relevant applicable technical regulations regulation or standards developed standard adopted or maintained in the territory of that Party and, where appropriate, revise the relevant measure on standardisationParty's territory. 67. Prior to accepting the results of a conformity assessment procedure in accordance with pursuant to paragraph 56, and in order to build enhance confidence in the integrity continued reliability of the results of each other's conformity assessment of each of results, the Parties may consult on such matters such as the technical capacity competence of the conformity assessment bodiesbodies involved, taking into account the including verified compliance with relevant international standards and recommendationsthrough such means as accreditation.

Compatibility and Equivalence. 1. Recognizing The Parties recognize the central role of that standardization measures related to standardization play in the promotion and protection of the legitimate objectives, the parties objectives and shall work together in accordance with this chapter, to strengthen the level of safety or of and protection of human human, animal and plant life and health, animal and plantthe environment, of their environment and the prevention of practices which that may mislead consumers. 2. The Without prejudice to their rights under this Chapter and taking into account international standardization activities, the Parties shall make compatible their respective standardization measures compatible, to the maximum greatest extent possible, their respective technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, without reducing the level of safety or of protection of human life and healthhuman, animal and plantor plant life or health, the environment or to consumers, without prejudice to the rights conferred by any party in this chapter and taking into account international standardization activities. 3. At the request of a party Party, the other party Party shall take such reasonable measures as are within its power to promote the compatibility of the measures related to its specific standardization that exist in its territory, to measures relating to with the normalization that exist in the territory standardization measures of the other partyParty, taking into account international standardization activitiesprocedures and activities in this field. 4. Each Party shall accept a technical regulation to adopt or maintain adopted by the other party Party as equivalent to its own wherewhen, in cooperation with the importing Party and other Party, the exporting party proves Party demonstrates to the satisfaction of the visit, importing Party that its Technical Regulation technical regulation adequately complies with fulfills the legitimate objectives of the importing Party, and, where appropriate, revise it. 5. at the On request of the exporting party and Party, the importing Party shall provide written communicate in writing to the exporting Party its reasons for not accepting having accepted a technical regulation as equivalentunder paragraph 4. 56. Each Party shall, whenever To the extent possible, each Party shall accept the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted carried out in the territory of the other partyParty, even where these if those procedures differ from those its own, provided that those procedures they offer satisfactorysatisfactory assurance, equivalent to an assurance that the offered by procedures provided that the party carrying carried out or to be carried out in their territory its territory, the result of which accepts it accepts, that the relevant good or service complies with the relevant applicable technical regulations or standards that are developed or maintained in the territory of that Party and, where appropriate, revise the relevant measure on standardisationParty. 67. Prior to accepting acceptance of the results of a conformity assessment procedure in accordance with paragraph 56, and in order to build strengthen confidence in the continued integrity of the results of each Party's conformity assessment of each of results, the Parties may consult on matters such as the technical capacity capability of conformity assessment bodies, taking into account the consideration verified compliance with relevant international standards and recommendationsthrough that means of accreditation.