THAILAND-NEW ZEALAND CLOSER ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT www.mfat.govt.nz TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE........................................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER 1: OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS............................ 2 ARTICLE 1.1 ............................................................................................... 2 Objectives................................................................................................ 2 ARTICLE 1.2 ............................................................................................... 2 General Definitions .................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 2: TRADE IN GOODS ..................................................................... 5 ARTICLE 2.1 ............................................................................................... 5 Scope and Coverage............................................................................... 5 ARTICLE 2.2 ............................................................................................... 5 National Treatment .................................................................................. 5 ARTICLE 2.3 ............................................................................................... 5 Elimination of Customs Duties................................................................. 5 ARTICLE 2.4 ............................................................................................... 6 Accelerated Tariff Elimination .................................................................. 6 ARTICLE 2.5 ............................................................................................... 6 Administrative Fees and Formalities........................................................ 6 ARTICLE 2.6 ............................................................................................... 7 Agricultural Export Subsidies................................................................... 7 ARTICLE 2.7 ............................................................................................... 7 Non-Tariff Measures................................................................................ 7 CHAPTER 3: CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND COOPERATION .................... 8 ARTICLE 3.1 ............................................................................................... 8 Objectives................................................................................................ 8 ARTICLE 3.2 ............................................................................................... 8 Scope ...................................................................................................... 8 ARTICLE 3.3 ............................................................................................... 8 Definitions................................................................................................ 8 ARTICLE 3.4 .............................................................................................. 9 General Provisions .................................................................................. 9 ARTICLE 3.5 ............................................................................................. 10 Customs Procedures and Facilitation .................................................... 10 ARTICLE 3.6 ............................................................................................ 10 Customs Valuation ................................................................................ 10 ARTICLE 3.7 ............................................................................................ 10 Customs Cooperation............................................................................ 10 ARTICLE 3.8 ........................................................................................... 11 Review and Appeal................................................................................ 11 ARTICLE 3.9 ............................................................................................ 11 Advance Rulings.................................................................................... 11 ARTICLE 3.10 ........................................................................................... 12 Early Resolution of Differences between the Parties............................. 12 www.mfat.govt.nz ARTICLE 3.11 .......................................................................................... 13 Security of Trade and Repression of Terrorist Activity........................... 13 ARTICLE 3.12 .......................................................................................... 13 Paperless Trading and Use of Automated Systems .............................. 13 ARTICLE 3.13 .......................................................................................... 13 Risk Management.................................................................................. 13 ARTICLE 3.14 .......................................................................................... 13 Publication and Enquiry Points .............................................................. 13 CHAPTER 4: RULES OF ORIGIN................................................................... 14 ARTICLE 4.1 ............................................................................................. 14 Definitions.............................................................................................. 14 ARTICLE 4.2 ............................................................................................. 17 Originating Goods.................................................................................. 17 ARTICLE 4.3 ............................................................................................. 18 Regional Value Content......................................................................... 18 ARTICLE 4.4 ............................................................................................. 19 Recording of Costs ................................................................................ 19 ARTICLE 4.5 ............................................................................................. 19 Treatment Of Goods For Which Preference Is Claimed ........................ 19 ARTICLE 4.6 ............................................................................................. 21 Records ................................................................................................. 21 ARTICLE 4.7 ............................................................................................. 21 Verification of Origin .............................................................................. 21 ARTICLE 4.8 ............................................................................................. 22 Suspension and Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment ........................ 22 CHAPTER 5: TRADE REMEDIES .................................................................. 23 PART I .......................................................................................................... 23 General Trade Remedies.............................................................................. 23 ARTICLE 5.1 ............................................................................................. 23 Anti-Dumping Measures ........................................................................ 23 ARTICLE 5.2 ............................................................................................. 23 Subsidies and Countervailing Measures................................................ 23 ARTICLE 5.3 ............................................................................................. 23 Global Safeguards................................................................................. 23 PART II ......................................................................................................... 24 Bilateral Safeguards ..................................................................................... 24 ARTICLE 5.4 ............................................................................................. 24 Safeguard Definitions ............................................................................ 24 ARTICLE 5.5 ............................................................................................. 25 Application of a Transitional Safeguard Measure .................................. 25 ARTICLE 5.6 ............................................................................................. 25 Scope and Duration of Transitional Safeguard Measures ..................... 25 ARTICLE 5.7 ............................................................................................. 26 Investigation .......................................................................................... 26 ARTICLE 5.8 ............................................................................................. 27 Provisional Measures ............................................................................ 27 www.mfat.govt.nz ARTICLE 5.9 ............................................................................................. 28 Notification and Consultation ................................................................. 28 ARTICLE 5.10 ........................................................................................... 29 Compensation ......................................................................................