Статья 6.11. Сотрудничество / Article 6.11. Cooperation

Article 6.11
Cooperation

1. To support the implementation of this Chapter and the strengthening of mutual understanding of their respective systems, the Parties shall cooperate on areas of mutual interest in the field of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. Such cooperation will be based on mutually agreed terms and conditions.

2. The cooperation pursuant to paragraph 1 may include the following:

(a) joint activities to facilitate and enhance mutual understanding of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures in each Party;

(b) sharing experience, including country visits;

(c) exchanging information on standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures;

(d) exchanging information on market surveillance activities relating to technical barriers to trade;

(e) strengthening cooperation in international fora, including relevant international standardisation and conformity assessment bodies and the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, in areas of mutual interest;

(f) encouraging the bodies responsible for standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures in each Party to cooperate on matters of mutual interest;

(g) scientific and technical cooperation to enhance the development and implementation of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures;

(h) promoting the use of good regulatory practice to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures; and

(i) encouraging greater harmonisation of national standards with the relevant international standards, except where inappropriate or ineffective.

3. The Parties shall strengthen information exchange and cooperation on existing and possible mechanisms to facilitate acceptance of results of conformity assessment procedures, to support greater regulatory alignment and to eliminate unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the Parties.

4. A Party shall, on request of the other Party, give due consideration to any sector-specific proposal for cooperation under this Chapter.

5. The Parties shall cooperate with each other, when feasible and appropriate, to ensure that international standards, guides and recommendations that are likely to become a basis for technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures do not create unnecessary obstacles to mutual trade.