| Table of Contents |
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| Preamble |
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| Chapter 1 |
Initial Provisions |
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| Article 1 |
Establishment of a Free Trade Area |
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| Article 2 |
Objectives |
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| Article 3 |
Relation to Other International Agreements |
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| Article 4 |
Extent of Obligations |
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| Chapter 2 |
Definitions of
General Application |
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| Article 5 |
Definitions |
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| Article 6 |
Country Specific Definitions |
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| Chapter 3 |
National
Treatment and Market Access for Trade in
Goods |
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| Article 7 |
Scope and Coverage |
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| Section A |
National Treatment |
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| Article 8 |
National Treatment |
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| Section B |
Tariff Elimination |
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| Article 9 |
Tariff Elimination |
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| Section C |
Special Regimes |
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| Article 10 |
Temporary Admission of Goods |
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| Section D |
Non-Tariff Measures |
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| Article 11 |
Import and Export Restrictions |
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| Article 12 |
Import Licensing |
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| Article 13 |
Administrative Fees and Formalities |
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| Section E |
Other Measures |
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| Article 14 |
Customs Valuation |
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| Section F |
Agriculture |
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| Article 15 |
Scope and Coverage |
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| Article 16 |
Agricultural Export Subsidies |
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| Article 17 |
Domestic Support Measures for Agricultural Goods |
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| Section G |
Institutional Provisions |
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| Article 18 |
Committee on Trade in Goods |
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| Section H |
Definitions |
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| Article 19 |
Definitions |
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Annex 1: National Treatment and
Import and Export Restrictions |
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Annex 2: Tariff Elimination |
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Schedule of the People's
Republic of China |
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Schedule of the Republic of
Costa Rica
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General Notes of the Republic
of Costa Rica
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| Chapter 4 |
Rules of Origin and Related Operational Procedures |
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| Section A |
Rules of Origin |
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| Article 20 |
Definitions |
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| Article 21 |
Originating Goods |
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| Article 22 |
Wholly Obtained Goods |
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| Article 23 |
Product Specific Rules |
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| Article 24 |
Change in Tariff Classification |
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| Article 25 |
Regional Value Content |
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| Article 26 |
Processing Operations |
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| Article 27 |
Accumulation |
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| Article 28 |
Minimal Operations or Processes that Do Not Confer Origin |
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| Article 29 |
De Minimis |
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| Article 30 |
Fungible Materials and Goods |
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| Article 31 |
Neutral Elements |
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| Article 32 |
Sets |
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| Article 33 |
Packing, Packages and Containers |
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| Article 34 |
Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools |
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| Article 35 |
Direct Consignment |
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| Section B |
Related Operational Procedures |
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| Article 36 |
Definitions |
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| Article 37 |
Certificate of Origin |
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| Article 38 |
Authorized Bodies |
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| Article 39 |
Supporting Documents |
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| Article 40 |
Preservation of Certificate of Origin and Supporting Documents |
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| Article 41 |
Obligations Regarding Importations |
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| Article 42 |
Refund of Import Customs Duties or Deposit |
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| Article 43 |
Exemption of Obligation of Submitting Certificate of Origin |
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| Article 44 |
Verification of Origin |
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| Article 45 |
Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment |
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| Article 46 |
Committee on Rules of Origin |
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Annex 3: Product Specific Rules
of Origin |
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Annex 4: Certificate of Origin |
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| Chapter 5 |
Customs
Procedures |
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| Article 47 |
Definitions |
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| Article 48 |
Publication |
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| Article 49 |
Release of Goods |
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| Article 50 |
Use of Automated Systems |
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| Article 51 |
Cooperation |
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| Article 52 |
Risk Management |
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| Article 53 |
Express Shipments |
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| Article 54 |
Review and Appeal |
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| Article 55 |
Penalties |
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| Article 56 |
Advance Rulings |
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| Chapter 6 |
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
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| Article 57 |
Objectives |
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| Article 58 |
Scope |
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| Article 59 |
Definitions |
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| Article 60 |
Reaffirmation of Rights and Obligations |
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| Article 61 |
Regionalization |
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| Article 62 |
Equivalence |
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| Article 63 |
Risk Analysis |
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| Article 64 |
Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures |
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| Article 65 |
Transparency |
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| Article 66 |
Technical Cooperation |
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| Article 67 |
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Matters |
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Annex 5:
Contact Points for Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Matters
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| Chapter 7 |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
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| Article 68 |
Objectives |
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| Article 69 |
Scope |
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| Article 70 |
Definitions |
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| Article 71 |
Reaffirmation of Rights and Obligations |
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| Article 72 |
Technical Regulations |
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| Article 73 |
Standards |
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| Article 74 |
Conformity Assessment Procedures |
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| Article 75 |
Transparency |
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| Article 76 |
Technical Cooperation |
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| Article 77 |
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade |
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Annex 6:
Contact
Points for Technical Barriers to Trade |
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| Chapter 8 |
Trade Remedies |
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| Section A |
Global Safeguard Measures |
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| Article 78 |
Global Safeguard Measures |
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| Section B |
Bilateral Safeguard Measures |
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| Article 79 |
Imposition of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure |
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| Article 80 |
Standards for a Definitive Bilateral Safeguard Measure |
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| Article 81 |
Investigation Procedures and Transparency Requirements |
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| Article 82 |
Provisional Bilateral Safeguard Measures |
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| Article 83 |
Notification and Consultation |
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| Article 84 |
Compensation and Suspension of Concessions |
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| Article 85 |
Definitions |
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| Section C |
Antidumping and Countervailing Measures |
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| Article 86 |
Antidumping and Countervailing Measures |
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| Section D |
Dispute Settlement |
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| Article 87 |
Dispute Settlement |
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| Section E |
Cooperation |
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| Article 88 |
Cooperation |
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| Chapter 9 |
Investment,
Trade in Services and Temporary Entry of Business Persons | |
| Section A |
Investment |
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| Article 89 |
Investment |
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| Section B |
Trade in Services |
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| Article 90 |
Definitions |
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| Article 91 |
Scope and Coverage |
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| Article 92 |
National Treatment |
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| Article 93 |
Market Access |
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| Article 94 |
Additional Commitments |
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| Article 95 |
Schedule of Specific Commitments |
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| Article 96 |
Domestic Regulation |
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| Article 97 |
Recognition |
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| Article 98 |
Transfers and Payments |
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| Article 99 |
Denial of Benefits |
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| Article 100 |
Transparency |
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| Article 101 |
Implementation and Review |
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| Section C |
Temporary Entry of Business Persons |
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| Article 102 |
General Principles |
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| Article 103 |
Grant of Temporary Entry |
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| Article 104 |
Transparency |
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| Article 105 |
Working Group |
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| Article 106 |
Cooperation |
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| Article 107 |
Dispute Settlement |
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| Article 108 |
Definitions |
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Annex 7:
Schedules of Specific Commitments |
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Section 1:
Schedule of China
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Section 2:
Schedule of Costa Rica
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Annex 8:
Working Group on Temporary
Entry of Business Persons
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| Chapter 10 |
Intellectual Property |
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| Article 109 |
Principles |
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| Article 110 |
General Provisions |
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| Article 111 |
Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore |
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| Article 112 |
Intellectual Property and Public Health |
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| Article 113 |
Technical Innovation and Transfer of Technology |
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| Article 114 |
Border Measures |
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| Article 115 |
Contact Points |
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| Article 116 |
Geographical Indications |
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| Article 117 |
Cooperation |
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Annex 9:
Geographical Indications as Referred to in
Article 116.1 (China�s Geographical Indications)
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Annex 10:
Geographical Indications as
Referred to in Article 116.2 (Costa Rica�s Geographical Indications)
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| Chapter 11 |
Cooperation, Promotion and Enhancement of Trade Relations |
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| Article 118 |
General Objective |
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| Article 119 |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
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| Article 120 |
Promotion of Innovation, Science and Technology |
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| Article 121 |
Export Promotion and Attraction of Investments |
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| Article 122 |
Culture, Sports and Recreation Activities |
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| Article 123 |
Agricultural Cooperation |
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| Article 124 |
Management of Natural Disasters |
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| Article 125 |
Private Dispute Resolution |
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| Article 126 |
Competition |
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| Article 127 |
Other Areas |
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| Article 128 |
Mechanisms of Cooperation |
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| Chapter 12 |
Transparency |
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| Article 129 |
Publication |
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| Article 130 |
Notification and Provision of Information |
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| Article 131 |
Administrative Proceedings |
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| Article 132 |
Review and Appeal |
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| Article 133 |
Specific Rules |
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| Article 134 |
Definitions |
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| Chapter 13 |
Administration of the Agreement |
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| Article 135 |
The Free Trade Commission |
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| Article 136 |
Free Trade Agreement Coordinators |
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| Article 137 |
Administration of Dispute Settlement Proceedings |
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| Article 138 |
Committees and Working Groups |
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| Article 139 |
Contact Points |
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Annex 11:
The Free Trade Commission
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Annex 12:
Implementation of Modifications
Approved by the Free Trade Commission
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Annex 13:
Free Trade Agreement
Coordinators
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| Chapter 14 |
Dispute Settlement |
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| Article 140 |
Cooperation |
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| Article 141 |
Scope of Application |
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| Article 142 |
Choice of Forum |
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| Article 143 |
Consultations |
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| Article 144 |
Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation |
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| Article 145 |
Establishment of a Panel |
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| Article 146 |
Composition of a Panel |
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| Article 147 |
Functions of the Panel |
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| Article 148 |
Rules of Procedure of the Panel |
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| Article 149 |
Information and Technical Advice |
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| Article 150 |
Suspension or Termination of Proceedings |
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| Article 151 |
Report of the Panel |
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| Article 152 |
Request for Clarification of the Report |
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| Article 153 |
Implementation of the Panel Report |
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| Article 154 |
Compliance Review |
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| Article 155 |
Compensation and Suspension of Concessions or Other Obligations |
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| Article 156 |
Post Suspension |
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| Article 157 |
Private Rights |
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| Article 158 |
Time Limits |
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| Chapter 15 |
Exceptions |
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| Article 159 |
General Exceptions |
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| Article 160 |
Security Exceptions |
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| Article 161 |
Taxation |
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| Article 162 |
Disclosure of Information |
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| Article 163 |
Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance of Payments |
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| Article 164 |
Definitions |
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| Chapter 16 |
Final Provisions |
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| Article 165 |
Annexes, Appendices, and Footnotes |
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| Article 166 |
Amendments |
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| Article 167 |
Amendment of the WTO Agreement |
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| Article 168 |
Entry into Force and Termination |
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| Text of the agreement |
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China FTA Network Website  |
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