Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures Clause Samples

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. 1. The Parties shall, in accordance with this Chapter, apply the provisions in Annex C of the SPS Agreement in relation to control, inspection or approval procedures, including systems for approving the use of additives or for establishing levels of tolerance for contaminants in food, beverages or feedstuffs. 2. The importing Party may verify whether the imported animals, plants and other related products are consistently in compliance with its sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. The Parties shall facilitate proceedings for such verification.

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. 1. The Parties, according to this Chapter, shall observe the provisions of Annex C to the ASPS on control, inspection and approval procedures, including approval of the use of additives or establishment of tolerances for contaminants in food, beverages and feedstuffs. 2. When the competent authority of the exporting Party requests for the first time to the competent authority of the importing Party to inspect a production unit or production process in its territory, the competent authority of the importing Party shall, upon completion of review and evaluation of necessary documents and information and risk assessment required by the importing Party, carry out the inspection within a period of one hundred (100) days. This period may be extended by mutual agreement between the Parties in those cases where it can be justified. When the inspection is completed, the competent authority of the importing Party shall issue a decision based on the results on the inspection and shall notify the exporting Party within ninety (90) days after the inspection.

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. 1. The Parties recognise that they operate different systems for giving effect to their international rights and obligations relating to control, inspection and approval procedures. 2. Each Party shall, on the request of the other Party, following the procedures set down from time to time by the relevant WTO bodies and the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the Office Internationale des Epizooties or the International Plant Protection Convention, give consideration to accepting the relevant control, inspection and approval procedures of the other Party, provided that it is satisfied that these achieve the same outcomes as its own regulatory requirements. 3. Each Party shall on request and in accordance with its international obligations and applicable laws, regulations and policies, review its inspection, testing, certification and other relevant import and export approval systems or procedures to ensure these are reasonable and necessary, so as to further facilitate access of traded goods to its territory and minimise the costs of doing business. 4. The Parties shall cooperate on a product trace back system for the notification of non-compliance of imported consignments for commodities subject to SPS measures or other agricultural and food standards requirements, drawing on the guidelines of relevant international organisations where available. 5. In particular: (a) where non-compliance with SPS measures or other agricultural and food standards arises, the importing Party shall notify the exporting Party of the consignment details; (b) unless specifically required by laws, regulations or policies in effect at the time this Agreement enters into force, the importing Party shall avoid suspending trade based on one shipment, but in the first instance shall contact the exporting Party to ascertain how the problem has occurred. The Parties shall consult on what remedial action might be taken by the exporting Party to ensure that further shipments are not affected; (c) the exporting Party shall investigate and advise the importing Party of its findings regarding the non-compliance referred to in Sub-paragraph (a), including any corrective action that will apply to future shipments. The Parties shall, upon the request of either Party, jointly examine the import or export control, inspection and approval procedures concerned; and (d) if, after investigation and review, the Parties mutually determine that the issue is an incident arising from an isolated technical pro...

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. 1. Each Party, in connection with any control or inspection procedure it carries out: a) initiate and conclude the proceeding as expeditiously as possible and in a manner no less favorable to a good of the other Party than to a like good of the Party or of any other country; b) publish the normal duration of the procedure or communicate to whoever requests it, the expected duration of the procedure; c) ensure that the competent body: i) upon receipt of an application, promptly examine the completeness of the documentation and inform the applicant accurately and fully of any deficiencies; ii) as soon as possible, transmit to the applicant the results of the procedure in an accurate and complete manner, so that the applicant may take any necessary corrective action; iii) where the application is insufficient, continue, to the extent possible, with the procedure if the applicant so requests; and iv) report, at the request of the applicant, on the status of the application and the reasons for any delay; d) limit the information to be submitted by the applicant to that necessary to carry out the procedure; e) grant confidential or proprietary information arising out of or in connection with the conduct of the proceeding for an asset of the other Party: i) treatment no less favorable than for a good of the Party; and ii) in any case, treatment that protects the legitimate commercial interests of the applicant to the extent provided by the law of that Party; f) limit any requirement in respect of individual specimens or samples of a good to what is reasonable or necessary; g) for carrying out the procedure, shall not impose a fee that is greater for a good of another Party than is equitable in relation to any fee it charges on its goods or the goods of any other country, taking into account the costs of communication, transportation and other related costs; h) use criteria for selecting the location of the facilities where the procedure is to be carried out, so as not to cause inconvenience to an applicant or its representative; i) use criteria for selecting samples of goods that do not cause unnecessary inconvenience to an applicant or his representative; and j) in the case of a good that has been modified subsequent to the determination that it complies with the requirements of the applicable phytosanitary or animal health measure, limit the procedure to what is necessary to establish that it continues to comply with the requirements of that measure. 2. When a ...

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. The Parties recognise that they operate different systems for giving effect to their international rights and obligations relating to control, inspection and approval procedures.

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. 1. Each Party shall implement its control, inspection and approval procedures in accordance with its rights and obligations under the SPS Agreement. 2. On request of a Party, the Parties shall exchange views and information on their control, inspection and approval procedures. 3. Each Party shall, on request of the other Party, accept the control, inspection and approval procedures of the other Party as equivalent, provided that it is satisfied that these achieve the importing Party's appropriate level of sanitary and phytosanitary protection.

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. Each Party, with respect to any control or inspection procedure that it conducts:

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. Pursuant to this Chapter, the Parties shall apply the provisions of Annex C of the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures relating to control, inspection and approval procedures, including systems for approving the use of additives or for establishing tolerances for contaminants in foods, beverages or feedstuffs.

Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures. 1. The application of control, inspection and approval procedures shall not become disguised restrictions on trade between the Parties and shall be carried out in accordance with the SPS Agreement and the international standards, guidelines and recommendations set by the SPS Agreement reference bodies. 2. The Parties shall agree, where possible, on the simplification of controls and verifications, as well as the frequency of inspections based on the risks involved and the international standards, guidelines and recommendations adopted by the SPS Agreement reference bodies.