Common use of Conformity Assessment Procedures Clause in Contracts

Conformity Assessment Procedures. 1. In accordance with Article 6 of the TBT Agreement, each Party shall ensure, to the extent possible, that results of conformity assessment procedures conducted in the Area of the other Party are accepted. 2. Each Party recognises that a broad range of mechanisms exists to facilitate the acceptance of the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted in the Area of the other Party. Each Party shall, on request of the other Party, provide information on the range of such mechanisms used with a view to facilitating acceptance of conformity assessment results. 3. Where a Party does not accept the results of a conformity assessment procedure conducted in the Area of the other Party as referred to in paragraph 1, it shall, on request of the other Party, explain the reasons therefor. 4. Where a Party accredits, approves, licenses, or otherwise recognises a body assessing conformity with a specific technical regulation or standard in its Area and refuses to accredit, approve, license, or otherwise recognise a body assessing conformity with that technical regulation or standard in the Area of the other Party, it shall, on request of the other Party, explain the reasons therefor. 5. Further to paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the TBT Agreement, where a Party declines a request from the other Party to engage in negotiations to conclude an agreement or arrangement on facilitating recognition in the Area of the Party of the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by the conformity assessment bodies in the Area of the other Party, it shall, on request of the other Party, explain the reasons therefor.