Index |
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Preamble |
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Chapter One |
Initial Provisions and General Definitions |
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Section A |
Initial Provisions |
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Article 1.1 |
Establishment of a Free Trade Area |
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Article 1.2 |
Relation to Other Agreements |
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Section B |
General Definitions |
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Article 1.3 |
Definitions of General Application |
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Annex 1.3: Country-Specific Definitions |
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Chapter Two |
National Treatment and Market Access for Goods |
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Article 2.1 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Section A |
National Treatment |
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Article 2.2 |
National Treatment |
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Section B |
Tariff Elimination |
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Article 2.3 |
Tariff Elimination |
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Section C |
Special Regimes |
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Article 2.4 |
Waiver of Customs Duties |
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Article 2.5 |
Temporary Admission of Goods |
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Article 2.6 |
Goods Re-entered After Repair or Alteration |
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Article 2.7 |
Duty-Free Entry of Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials |
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Section D |
Non-Tariff Measures |
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Article 2.8 |
Import and Export Restrictions |
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Article 2.9 |
Import Licensing |
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Article 2.10 |
Administrative Fees and Formalities |
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Article 2.11 |
Export Taxes |
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Section E |
Other Measures |
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Article 2.12 |
Distinctive Products |
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Section F |
Institutional Provisions |
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Article 2.13 |
Committee on Trade in Goods |
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Section G |
Agriculture |
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Article 2.14 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Article 2.15 |
Administration and Implementation of Tariff-Rate Quotas |
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Article 2.16 |
Agricultural Export Subsidies |
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Article 2.17 |
Export State Trading Enterprises |
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Article 2.18 |
Agricultural Safeguard Measures |
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Article 2.19 |
Sugar Compensation Mechanism |
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Article 2.20 |
Consultations on Trade in Chicken |
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Article 2.21 |
Committee on Agricultural Trade |
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Section H |
Definitions |
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Article 2.22 |
Definitions |
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Annex 2.2 National Treatment and Import and Export Restrictions |
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Annex 2.3 Tariff Elimination |
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United States General Notes |
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United States
Appendix I |
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Colombia General
Notes |
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Colombia Appendix I |
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US Tariff Schedule
(Industrial and Textiles) |
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United States
Tariff Schedule (Agricultural Goods) |
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Colombia Tariff
Schedule (Industrial and Textiles) |
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Colombia Tariff
Schedule (Agricultural Goods) |
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Annex 2.11 Export Taxes |
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Annex 2.18 Agricultural Safeguard Measures |
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ITA Side Letter |
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Chapter Three |
Textiles and Apparel |
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Article 3.1 |
Textile Safeguard Measures |
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Article 3.2 |
Customs Cooperation and Verification of Origin |
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Article 3.3 |
Rules of Origin, Origin Procedures, and Related Matters |
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Article 3.4 |
Committee on Textile and Apparel Trade Matters |
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Article 3.5 |
Definitions |
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Annex 3-A: Textile and Apparel Specific Rules of Origin for Chapters 42, 50 through 63, 66, 70, and 94 |
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Annex 3-B: Short Supply List |
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Annex 3-C: Textile or Apparel Goods Not Covered by Chapter Three |
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Appendix: Correlation Table for Textile
and Apparel Goods |
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Chapter Four |
Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures |
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Section A |
Rules of Origin |
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Article 4.1 |
Originating Goods |
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Article 4.2 |
Regional Value Content |
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Article 4.3 |
Value of Materials |
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Article 4.4 |
Further Adjustments to the Value of Materials |
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Article 4.5 |
Accumulation |
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Article 4.6 |
De Minimis |
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Article 4.7 |
Fungible Goods and Materials |
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Article 4.8 |
Accessories, Spare Parts, and Tools |
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Article 4.9 |
Sets of Goods |
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Article 4.10 |
Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale |
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Article 4.11 |
Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment |
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Article 4.12 |
Indirect Materials Used in Production |
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Article 4.13 |
Transit and Transshipment |
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Article 4.14 |
Consultation and Modifications |
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Section B |
Origin Procedures |
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Article 4.15 |
Claims for Preferential Treatment |
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Article 4.16 |
Exceptions |
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Article 4.17 |
Record Keeping Requirements |
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Article 4.18 |
Verification |
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Article 4.19 |
Obligations Relating to Importations |
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Article 4.20 |
Obligations Relating to Exportations |
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Article 4.21 |
Common Guidelines |
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Article 4.22 |
Implementation |
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Article 4.23 |
Definitions |
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Annex 4.1 - Specific Rules of Origin |
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Annex 4.6 Exceptions to Article 4.6 |
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Chapter Five |
Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation |
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Article 5.1 |
Publication |
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Article 5.2 |
Release of Goods |
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Article 5.3 |
Automation |
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Article 5.4 |
Risk Management |
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Article 5.5 |
Cooperation |
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Article 5.6 |
Confidentiality |
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Article 5.7 |
Express Shipments |
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Article 5.8 |
Review and Appeal |
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Article 5.9 |
Penalties |
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Article 5.10 |
Advance Rulings |
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Article 5.11 |
Implementation |
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Chapter Six |
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures |
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Article 6.1 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Article 6.2 |
General Provisions |
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Article 6.3 |
Standing Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Matters |
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February SPS Letter Exchange |
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August SPS Letter
Exchange |
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Other SPS Letter
Exchange |
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Chapter Seven |
Technical Barriers to
Trade |
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Article 7.1 |
Affirmation of the TBT Agreement |
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Article 7.2 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Articles 7.3 |
Trade Facilitation |
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Article 7.4 |
Conformity Assessment |
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Article 7.5 |
Technical Regulations |
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Article 7.6 |
Transparency |
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Article 7.7 |
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade |
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Article 7.8 |
Information Exchange |
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Article 7.9 |
Definitions |
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Annex 7.7: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade |
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Chapter Eight |
Trade Remedies |
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Section A |
Safeguard Measures |
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Article 8.1 |
Imposition of a Safeguard Measure |
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Article 8.2 |
Standards for a Safeguard Measure |
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Article 8.3 |
Investigation Procedures and Transparency Requirements |
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Article 8.4 |
Notification and Consultation |
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Article 8.5 |
Compensation |
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Article 8.6 |
Global Safeguard Measures |
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Article 8.7 |
Definitions |
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Section B |
Antidumping and Countervailing Measures |
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Article 8.8 |
Antidumping and Countervailing Measures |
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Chapter Nine |
Government Procurement |
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Article 9.1 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Article 9.2 |
General Principles |
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Article 9.3 |
Publication of Procurement Information |
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Article 9.4 |
Publication of Notices |
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Article 9.5 |
Time Limits |
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Article 9.6 |
Information on Intended Procurements |
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Article 9.7 |
Conditions for Participation |
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Article 9.8 |
Limited Tendering |
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Article 9.9 |
Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts |
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Article 9.10 |
Ensuring Integrity in Procurement Practices |
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Article 9.11 |
Domestic Review of Supplier Challenges |
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Article 9.12 |
Modifications and Rectifications to Coverage |
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Article 9.13 |
Disclosure of Information |
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Article 9.14 |
Exceptions |
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Article 9.15 |
Committee on Procurement |
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Article 9.16 |
Definitions |
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Annex 9.1: Government Procurement |
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Side Letter on
30-Day Tendering |
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Side Letter
Regarding Interim Measures |
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Chapter Ten |
Investment |
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Section A |
Investment |
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Article 10.1 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Article 10.2 |
Relation to Other Chapters |
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Article 10.3 |
National Treatment |
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Article 10.4 |
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment |
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Article 10.5 |
Minimum Standard of Treatment |
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Article 10.6 |
Treatment in Case of Strife |
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Article 10.7 |
Expropriation and Compensation |
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Article 10.8 |
Transfers |
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Article 10.9 |
Performance Requirements |
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Article 10.10 |
Senior Management and Boards of Directors |
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Article 10.11 |
Investment and Environment |
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Article 10.12 |
Denial of Benefits |
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Article 10.13 |
Non-Conforming Measures |
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Article 10.14 |
Special Formalities and Information Requirements |
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Section B |
Investor-State Dispute Settlement |
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Article 10.15 |
Consultation and Negotiation |
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Article 10.16 |
Submission of a Claim to Arbitration |
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Article 10.17 |
Consent of Each Party to Arbitration |
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Article 10.18 |
Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party |
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Article 10.19 |
Selection of Arbitrators |
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Article 10.20 |
Conduct of the Arbitration |
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Article 10.21 |
Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings |
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Article 10.22 |
Governing Law |
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Article 10.23 |
Interpretation of Annexes |
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Article 10.24 |
Expert Reports |
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Article 10.25 |
Consolidation |
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Article 10.26 |
Awards |
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Article 10.27 |
Service of Documents |
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Section C |
Definitions |
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Article 10.28 |
Definitions |
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Annex 10-A Customary International Law |
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Annex 10-B Expropriation |
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Annex 10-C Service of Documents on a Party under Section B |
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Annex 10-D Appellate Body or Similar Mechanism |
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Annex 10-E Special Dispute Settlement Provisions |
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Annex 10-F Public Debt |
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Annex 10-G Submission of a Claim to Arbitration |
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Chapter Eleven |
Cross-Border Trade in
Services |
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Article 11.1 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Article 11.2 |
National Treatment |
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Article 11.3 |
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment |
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Article 11.4 |
Market Access |
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Article 11.5 |
Local Presence |
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Article 11.6 |
Non-Conforming Measures |
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Article 11.7 |
Domestic Regulation |
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Article 11.8 |
Transparency in Developing and Applying Regulations |
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Article 11.9 |
Recognition |
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Article 11.10 |
Transfers and Payments |
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Article 11.11 |
Denial of Benefits |
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Article 11.12 |
Specific Commitments |
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Article 11.13 |
Implementation |
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Article 11.14 |
Definitions |
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Annex 11-A |
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Annex 11-B Professional Services |
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Annex 11-C |
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Annex 11-D Express Delivery Services |
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Annex 11-E |
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Side Letter on State Measures |
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Chapter Twelve |
Financial Services |
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Article 12.1 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Article 12.2 |
National Treatment |
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Article 12.3 |
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment |
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Article 12.4 |
Market Access for Financial Institutions |
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Article 12.5 |
Cross-Border Trade |
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Article 12.6 |
New Financial Services |
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Article 12.7 |
Treatment of Certain Information |
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Article 12.8 |
Senior Management and Boards of Directors |
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Article 12.9 |
Non-Conforming Measures |
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Article 12.10 |
Exceptions |
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Article 12.11 |
Transparency and Administration of Certain Measures |
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Article 12.12 |
Self-Regulatory Organizations |
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Article 12.13 |
Payment and Clearing Systems |
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Article 12.14 |
Expedited Availability of Insurance Services |
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Article 12.15 |
Specific Commitments |
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Article 12.16 |
Financial Services Committee |
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Article 12.17 |
Consultations |
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Article 12.18 |
Dispute Settlement |
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Article 12.19 |
Investment Disputes in Financial Services |
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Article 12.20 |
Definitions |
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Annex 12.1.3(a) Understanding Concerning Article 12.1.3(a) |
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Annex 12.5.1 Cross-Border Trade |
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Annex 12.14 Expedited Availability of Insurance Services |
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Annex 12.15 Specific Commitments |
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Annex 12.16.1 Financial Services Committee |
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Understanding Regarding Financial Services and Services |
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Chapter Thirteen |
Competition Policy, Designated Monopolies, and State Enterprises |
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Article 13.1 |
Objectives |
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Article 13.2 |
Competition Law and Anticompetitive Business Conduct |
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Article 13.3 |
Cooperation |
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Article 13.4 |
Working Group |
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Article 13.5 |
Designated Monopolies |
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Article 13.6 |
State Enterprises |
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Article 13.7 |
Differences in Pricing |
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Article 13.8 |
Transparency and Information Requests |
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Article 13.9 |
Consultations |
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Article 13.10 |
Dispute Settlement |
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Article 13.11 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Fourteen |
Telecommunications |
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Article 14.1 |
Scope and Coverage |
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Article 14.2 |
Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Services |
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Article 14.3 |
Obligations Relating to Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services |
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Article 14.4 |
Additional Obligations Relating to Major Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services |
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Article 14.5 |
Submarine Cable Systems |
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Article 14.6 |
Conditions for the Supply of Information Services |
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Article 14.7 |
Independent Regulatory Bodies and Government-owned Telecommunications Suppliers |
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Article 14.8 |
Universal Service |
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Article 14.9 |
Licenses and Other Authorizations |
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Article 14.10 |
Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources |
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Article 14.11 |
Enforcement |
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Article 14.12 |
Resolution of Telecommunications Disputes |
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Article 14.13 |
Transparency |
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Article 14.14 |
Flexibility in the Choice of Technologies |
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Article 14.15 |
Forbearance |
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Article 14.16 |
Relationship to Other Chapters |
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Article 14.17 |
Definitions |
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Annex 14-A Rural Telephone Suppliers |
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Chapter Fifteen |
Electronic Commerce |
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Article 15.1 |
General |
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Article 15.2 |
Electronic Supply of Services |
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Article 15.3 |
Digital Products |
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Article 15.4 |
Transparency |
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Article 15.5 |
Consumer Protection |
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Article 15.6 |
Authentication |
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Article 15.7 |
Paperless Trade Administration |
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Article 15.8 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Sixteen |
Intellectual Property
Rights |
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Article 16.1 |
General Provisions |
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Article 16.2 |
Trademarks |
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Article 16.3 |
Geographical Indications |
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Article 16.4 |
Domain Names on the Internet |
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Article 16.5 |
Copyrights |
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Article 16.6 |
Related Rights |
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Article 16.7 |
Obligations Common to Copyright and Related Rights |
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Article 16.8 |
Protection of Encrypted Program-Carrying Satellite Signals |
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Article 16.9 |
Patents |
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Article 16.10 |
Measures Related to Certain Regulated Products |
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Article 16.11 |
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights |
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Article 16.12 |
Promotion of Innovation and Technological Development |
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Article 16.13 |
Understandings Regarding Certain Public Health Measures |
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Article 16.14 |
Final Provisions |
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Annex 16.1 |
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ISP Side
Letter |
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Retransmission Side
Letter |
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Side Letter
Concerning Patents and Certain Regulated Products |
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Chapter Seventeen |
Labor |
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Article 17.1 |
Statement of Shared Commitments |
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Article 17.2 |
Fundamental Labor Rights |
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Article 17.3 |
Enforcement of Labor Laws |
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Article 17.4 |
Procedural Guarantees and Public Awareness |
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Article 17.5 |
Institutional Arrangements |
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Article 17.6 |
Labor Cooperation and Capacity Building Mechanism |
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Article 17.7 |
Cooperative Labor Consultations |
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Article 17.8 |
Definitions |
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Annex 17.6 Labor Cooperation and Capacity Building Mechanism |
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Chapter Eighteen |
Environment |
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Article 18.1 |
Levels of Protection |
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Article 18.2 |
Environmental Agreements |
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Article 18.3 |
Enforcement of Environmental Laws |
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Article 18.4 |
Procedural Matters |
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Article 18.5 |
Mechanisms to Enhance Environmental Performance |
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Article 18.6 |
Environmental Affairs Council |
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Article 18.7 |
Opportunities for Public Participation |
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Article 18.8 |
Submissions on Enforcement Matters |
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Article 18.9 |
Factual Records and Related Cooperation |
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Article 18.10 |
Environmental Cooperation |
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Article 18.11 |
Biological Diversity |
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Article 18.12 |
Environmental Consultations and Panel Procedure |
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Article 18.13 |
Relationship to Environmental Agreements |
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Article 18.14 |
Definitions |
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Annex 18.2 Covered Agreements |
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Chapter Nineteen |
Transparency |
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Section A |
Transparency |
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Article 19.1 |
Contact Points |
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Article 19.2 |
Publication |
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Article 19.3 |
Notification and Provision of Information |
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Article 19.4 |
Administrative Proceedings |
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Article 19.5 |
Review and Appeal |
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Article 19.6 |
Definitions |
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Section B |
Anti-Corruption |
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Article 19.7 |
Statement of Principle |
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Article 19.8 |
Cooperation in International Fora |
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Article 19.9 |
Anti-Corruption Measures |
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Article 19.10 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Twenty |
Administration of the
Agreement and Trade Capacity Building |
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Section A |
Administration of the Agreement |
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Article 20.1 |
The Free Trade Commission |
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Article 20.2 |
Free Trade Agreement Coordinators |
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Article 20.3 |
Administration of Dispute Settlement Proceedings |
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Section B |
Trade Capacity Building |
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Article 20.4 |
Committee on Trade Capacity Building |
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Annex 20.1: The Free Trade Commission |
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Chapter Twenty-One |
Dispute Settlement |
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Section A |
Dispute Settlement |
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Article 21.1 |
Cooperation |
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Article 21.2 |
Scope of Application |
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Article 21.3 |
Choice of Forum |
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Article 21.4 |
Consultations |
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Article 21.5 |
Intervention of the Commission |
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Article 21.6 |
Request for an Arbitral Panel |
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Article 21.7 |
Indicative Roster |
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Article 21.8 |
Qualifications of Panelists |
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Article 21.9 |
Panel Selection |
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Article 21.10 |
Rules of Procedure |
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Article 21.11 |
Third Party Participation |
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Article 21.12 |
Role of Experts |
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Article 21.13 |
Initial Report |
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Article 21.14 |
Final Report |
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Article 21.15 |
Implementation of Final Report |
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Article 21.16 |
Non-Implementation − Suspension of Benefits |
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Article 21.17 |
Compliance Review |
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Article 21.18 |
Five-Year Review |
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Section B |
Domestic Proceedings and Private Commercial Dispute Settlement |
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Article 21.19 |
Referral of Matters from Judicial or Administrative Proceedings |
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Article 21.20 |
Private Rights |
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Article 21.21 |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Chapter Twenty-Two |
Exceptions |
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Article 22.1 |
General Exceptions |
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Article 22.2 |
Essential Security |
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Article 22.3 |
Taxation |
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Article 22.4 |
Disclosure of Information |
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Article 22.5 |
Definitions |
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Annex 22.3 Competent Authorities |
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Chapter Twenty-Three |
Final Provisions |
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Article 23.1 |
Annexes, Appendices, and Footnotes |
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Article 23.2 |
Amendments |
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Article 23.3 |
Amendment of the WTO Agreement |
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Article 23.4 |
Entry into Force and Termination |
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Article 23.5 |
Accession |
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Article 23.6 |
Authentic Texts |
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Annexes |
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Annex I:
Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment |
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Formatting Note |
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United States Annex I |
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Colombia Annex I |
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Annex II: Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment |
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Formatting Note |
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United States Annex II |
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Colombia Annex II |
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Annex III: Non-Conforming Measures for Financial Services |
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United States Annex III |
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Colombia Annex III |
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Biotechnology TK Understanding |
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Full text of the Agreement |
Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative |
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