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Article 4.7 - Management of the Chapter (CETA)
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Definition
1. The Parties shall cooperate on issues covered by this Chapter. The Parties agree that
the Committee on Trade in Goods, established under Article 26.2.1(a) shall:
(a) manage the implementation of this Chapter;
(b) promptly address an issue that a Party raises related to the development, adoption or application of standards, technical regulations or conformity assessment procedures;
(c) on a Party’s request, facilitate discussion of the assessment of risk or hazard conducted by the other Party;
(d) encourage cooperation between the standardisation bodies and conformity assessment bodies of the Parties;
(e) exchange information on standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures including those of third parties or international bodies where there is a mutual interest in doing so;
(f) review this Chapter in the light of developments before the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade or under the TBT Agreement, and, if necessary, develop recommendations to amend this Chapter for consideration by the CETA Joint Committee;
(g) take other steps that the Parties consider will assist them to implement this Chapter and the TBT Agreement and to facilitate trade between the Parties; and
(h) report to the CETA Joint Committee on the implementation of this Chapter, as appropriate.
2. If the Parties are unable to resolve a matter covered under this Chapter through the Committee on Trade in Goods, upon request of a Party, the CETA Joint Committee may establish an ad hoc technical working group to identify solutions to facilitate trade. If a Party does not agree with a request from the other Party to establish a technical working group, it shall, on request, explain the reasons for its decision. The Parties shall lead the technical working group.
3. When a Party has requested information, the other Party shall provide the information, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, in print or electronically within a reasonable period of time. The Party shall endeavour to respond to each request for information within 60 days.
(a) manage the implementation of this Chapter;
(b) promptly address an issue that a Party raises related to the development, adoption or application of standards, technical regulations or conformity assessment procedures;
(c) on a Party’s request, facilitate discussion of the assessment of risk or hazard conducted by the other Party;
(d) encourage cooperation between the standardisation bodies and conformity assessment bodies of the Parties;
(e) exchange information on standards, technical regulations, or conformity assessment procedures including those of third parties or international bodies where there is a mutual interest in doing so;
(f) review this Chapter in the light of developments before the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade or under the TBT Agreement, and, if necessary, develop recommendations to amend this Chapter for consideration by the CETA Joint Committee;
(g) take other steps that the Parties consider will assist them to implement this Chapter and the TBT Agreement and to facilitate trade between the Parties; and
(h) report to the CETA Joint Committee on the implementation of this Chapter, as appropriate.
2. If the Parties are unable to resolve a matter covered under this Chapter through the Committee on Trade in Goods, upon request of a Party, the CETA Joint Committee may establish an ad hoc technical working group to identify solutions to facilitate trade. If a Party does not agree with a request from the other Party to establish a technical working group, it shall, on request, explain the reasons for its decision. The Parties shall lead the technical working group.
3. When a Party has requested information, the other Party shall provide the information, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, in print or electronically within a reasonable period of time. The Party shall endeavour to respond to each request for information within 60 days.