Transparency and Exchange of Information Clause Samples

Transparency and Exchange of Information. The Parties shall:

Transparency and Exchange of Information. 1. The Parties shall: (a) ensure transparency as regards SPS measures applicable to trade between them; (b) enhance mutual understanding of each Party's SPS measures and their application; (c) exchange information on matters related to the development and application of SPS measures, including the progress on new available scientific evidence, that affect, or may affect, trade between them with a view to minimising their negative trade effects; (d) upon request of a Party, communicate the import requirements that apply to the import of a particular product within 15 working days of the date of receipt of the request; and (e) upon request of a Party, communicate progress achieved in processing the application for the authorisation of a particular product within 15 working days of the date of receipt of the request. 2. When a Party has made the information available either by notification to the WTO in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures, or by publication on its official publicly and free of charge accessible websites, the exchange of information pursuant to subparagraphs 1(c) to 1(e) shall not be required. 3. All notifications under this Chapter shall be made to the contact points referred to under Article 6.5 (Competent Authorities and Contact Points).

Transparency and Exchange of Information. 1. Without prejudice to Article 59 of this Agreement, the Parties shall cooperate to enhance mutual understanding of the other Party's official control structure and mechanisms tasked with the application of the measures listed in Annex IV to this Agreement and of the performance of such structure and mechanism. This can be achieved, inter alia, through reports of international audits when these are made public and the Parties can exchange information on the results of such audits or other information, as appropriate. 2. In the framework of approximation of legislation as referred to in Article 55 of this Agreement or of recognition of equivalence as referred to in Article 57 of this Agreement, the Parties shall keep each other informed of legislative or procedural changes adopted in the concerned areas. 3. In this context, the Union shall inform Georgia well in advance of changes to the Union legislation to allow Georgia to consider modification of its legislation accordingly. The necessary level of cooperation should be reached in order to facilitate transmission of legislative documents upon request of one of the Parties. To this effect, each Party shall notify the other Party of its contact points. The Parties shall also notify each other of any changes to the contact points.

Transparency and Exchange of Information. 1. The Parties shall: (a) pursue transparency as regards SPS measures applicable to trade and, in particular, to the SPS requirements applied to imports of the other Parties; (b) enhance mutual understanding of the SPS measures of each Party and their application; (c) exchange information on matters related to the development and application of SPS measures, including the progress on new available scientific evidence, that affect or may affect trade between the Parties, with a view to minimising negative trade effects; (d) communicate, upon the request of a Party and within 15 working days following the date of such request, the requirements that apply for the import of specific products, including if a risk assessment is needed; (e) communicate, upon request of a Party the status of the procedure for the authorisation of the import of specific products. 2. The contact points of the Parties for the exchange of information referred to in this Article are listed in Appendix 4 of Annex VI (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures). Information shall be sent by post, fax or e-mail. Information sent by e-mail may be signed electronically and shall only be sent between the contact points. 3. When the information referred to in this Article has been made available by notification to the WTO in accordance with the relevant rules, or on any of the official, publicly accessible and fee free web-sites of the Party concerned, listed in Appendix 4 of Annex VI (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures), the information exchange shall be considered to have taken place.

Transparency and Exchange of Information. 1. Without prejudice to article 68 of this agreement, the Parties shall cooperate to enhance mutual understanding of their official control structure and mechanisms tasked with the application of SPS measures and their respective performance. This can be achieved, amongst others, through reports of international audits when these are made public and the Parties can exchange information on the results of these audits or other information, as appropriate. 2. In the framework of approximation of legislation as referred to in article 64 or of determination of equivalence as referred to in article 66 of this agreement, the Parties shall keep each other informed of legislative and other procedural changes adopted in the areas concerned. 3. In this context, the EU Party shall inform Ukraine well in advance of changes to the EU Party legislation to allow Ukraine to consider amending its legislation accordingly. The necessary level of cooperation should be reached in order to facilitate transmission of legislative documents at the request of one of the Parties. To this effect, each Party shall notify the other Party of its contact points. The Parties shall also notify each other of any changes to this information.

Transparency and Exchange of Information. 1. The Parties confirm their commitments to implementing the transparency provisions set out in the SPS Agreement and the TBT Agreement to facilitate access to relevant information on TBT or SPS measures. 2. The EC Party agrees to cooperate with initiatives of the Pacific States to establish a mechanism to permit efficient notifications of TBT and SPS measures at a regional level. 3. The Parties shall endeavour to inform each other at an early stage of proposals to modify or introduce TBT or SPS measures that may affect trade between the Parties, where appropriate making use of existing systems. 4. In particular with regard to TBT measures, the Parties agree, inter alia, to: (a) Intensify their collaboration, with a view to facilitating access to their respective markets, by increasing the mutual knowledge and understanding of their respective systems in the field of technical regulations, standards, metrology, accreditation and conformity assessment; (b) Exchange information, identify and implement appropriate mechanisms for particular issues or sectors, e.g., alignment to international standards and reliance on the supplier’s declaration of conformity; (c) Develop common views and approaches on technical regulatory practices, including transparency, consultation, proportionality, the use of international standards, conformity assessment, and market surveillance.

Transparency and Exchange of Information. Without prejudice to Article 185 of this Agreement, the Parties shall cooperate to enhance mutual understanding of the other Party's official control structure and mechanisms tasked with the application of the measures listed in Annex XVII to this Agreement and of the effectiveness of such a structure and mechanism. That can be achieved, amongst others, through reports of international audits when they are made public by the Parties. The Parties can exchange information on the results of such audits or other information, as appropriate.

Transparency and Exchange of Information. 1. The Parties shall: (a) pursue transparency as regards SPS measures applicable to trade and, in particular, to the SPS requirements applied to imports of the other Parties; (b) enhance mutual understanding of the SPS measures of each Party and their application; (c) exchange information on matters related to the development and application of SPS measures, including the progress on new available scientific evidence, that affect or may affect trade between the Parties, with a view to minimising negative trade effects; (d) communicate, upon the request of a Party and within 15 working days following the date of such request, the requirements that apply for the import of specific products, including if a risk assessment is needed; (e) communicate, upon request of a Party the status of the procedure for the authorisation of the import of specific products. 2. The contact points of the Parties for the exchange of information referred to in this Article are listed in Appendix 4 of Annex VI (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures). Information shall be sent by post, fax or e-mail. Information sent by e-mail may be signed electronically and shall only be sent between the contact points.

Transparency and Exchange of Information. 1. Each Party shall, in accordance with the transparency obligations contained in the SPS Agreement, notify the contact point of the other Party of any new or revised SPS measures that may affect trade between the Parties, including emergency measures imposed to protect human, animal or plant life or health. 2. When the information referred to in paragraph 1 has been made available via notification to the WTO's Central Registry of Notifications, or to the relevant international organisation, the requirements in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to have been fulfilled. 3. A Party shall respond within a reasonable period of time to any request for information or clarification from the other Party regarding its SPS measures, including with respect to model certificates or attestations. 4. In implementing this Chapter, both Parties shall take into account relevant decisions of the WTO SPS Committee and international standards, guidelines and recommendations. 5. A Party may request information from the other Party on any matter arising under this Chapter, or any other SPS measure of the other Party affecting trade between the Parties, where such information has not already been included in a notification to the SPS Committee or has not otherwise been made publicly available. A Party that receives a reasonable request for information shall provide available information to the requesting Party within a reasonable period of time. 6. If the importing Party determines that there is a significant and sustained or recurring pattern of non-conformity with a sanitary or phytosanitary measure, the importing Party shall notify the exporting Party of the non-conformity. 7. Unless urgent problems of human, animal or plant life or health protection arise, threaten to arise, or the measure is of trade facilitating nature, the Party proposing an SPS measure shall normally allow at least 60 days for the other Party to provide written comments on the proposed measure after it makes a notification to the WTO. If feasible and appropriate, the Party proposing the measure may allow more than 60 days. The Party proposing the measure shall consider any reasonable request from the other Party to extend the comment period.