Procedures for the Recognition of Designated Testing Laboratories Sample Clauses

Procedures for the Recognition of Designated Testing Laboratories. 1. When a Party receives a notification of the designation of a testing laboratory, the Party shall evaluate and make a determination on recognizing the testing laboratory under terms and conditions no less favorable than those it accords to testing laboratories in its territory that apply for recognition. The Party shall make a determination on recognizing the testing laboratory within 60 days after the date on which the notification of designation is provided. Each Party generally shall recognize a testing laboratory designated in accordance with the procedures of Part I of this Appendix. 2. If a Party determines not to recognize a designated testing laboratory, in whole or in part, the Party, within 60 days of the date on which the notification of the designation is provided, shall provide the designating authority, the designated testing laboratory, and the other Party an explanation, in writing, of the basis for its determination. 3. When a Party notifies its determination not to recognize a designated testing laboratory in accordance with paragraph 2, the Party shall provide the recipients of the notice no fewer than 60 days after the date on which the notice is provided to present information responding to or correcting any deficiencies that form the basis for the Party’s determination to not recognize the testing laboratory.