Common use of Technical Barriers to Trade Clause in Contracts

Technical Barriers to Trade. 1. The Parties reaffirm their rights and obligations under the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement). 2. The Parties shall develop programs for technical cooperation aimed at achieving full and effective compliance with the obligations set forth in the TBT Agreement. To this end, the Parties shall encourage their competent authorities in the area of technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures and standards, to undertake the following activities: (a) Promote bilateral institutional and regulatory information exchange and technical cooperation; (b) Promote bilateral coordination by appropriate agencies in multilateral and international fora on technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures and standards;