Early Harvest Sample Clauses
The Early Harvest clause allows for the partial implementation or enforcement of certain agreed-upon terms before the full completion of a contract or agreement. In practice, this means that specific deliverables, benefits, or obligations can be initiated or received ahead of the overall project or agreement timeline, such as delivering a portion of goods or services early while negotiations or other terms are still being finalized. This clause is particularly useful for providing immediate value or addressing urgent needs, ensuring that parties can begin to realize some benefits or fulfill critical requirements without waiting for the entire agreement to be executed.
Early Harvest. 1. With a view to accelerating the implementation of this Agreement, the Parties agree to implement an Early Harvest Programme (which is an integral part of the ASEAN-China FTA) for products covered under paragraph 3(a) below and which will commence and end in accordance with the timeframes set out in this Article.
2. For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context otherwise requires:
Early Harvest. With a view to accelerating the implementation of this Agreement, the Parties agree to implement an Early Harvest Programme (which is an integral part of the ASEAN-China FTA) for products covered under paragraph 3(a) below and which will commence and end in accordance with the timeframes set out in this Article. For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context otherwise requires: "ASEAN 6" refers to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; "applied MFN tariff rates" shall include in-quota rates, and shall: in the case of ASEAN Member States (which are WTO members as of 1 July 2003) and China, refer to their respective applied rates as of 1 July 2003; and in the case of ASEAN Member States (which are non-WTO members as of 1 July 2003), refer to the tariff rates as applied to China as of 1 July 2003. The product coverage, tariff reduction and elimination, implementation timeframes, rules of origin, trade remedies and emergency measures applicable to the Early Harvest Programme shall be as follows: