Agreement on Trade in Goods - Clauses

Article 58 – Conformity Assessment Procedures

1. The two sides shall seek to facilitate the acceptance of the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted in the other side, with a view to increasing efficiency and ensuring cost effectiveness of conformity assessments.

2. In the fields of electronic and electrical products, the two sides shall explore and promote mutual recognition of the certification results of originating electronic and electrical products between the Mainland and Hong Kong in order to facilitate trade.

3.The two sides agree to encourage their conformity assessment bodies to work more closely with a view to facilitating the mutual acceptance of conformity assessment results.

Article 59 – Technical Cooperation

3. With a view to increasing their mutual understanding of their respective systems, enhancing capacity building and facilitating trade, the two sides shall strengthen their technical cooperation in the following areas:

(ii) encouraging cooperation between conformity assessment bodies of the two sides

Article 68 – Trade Facilitation Measures in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

The two sides agree, on the principles of mutually beneficial cooperation and facilitation of coordinated development, that the nine Pearl River Delta municipalities (^note) and Hong Kong shall implement the following measures:

(v) To promote the mutual recognition of inspection and quarantine results on low risk goods, except for plants and animals and products from plants and animals, food and medicines, between the two sides.

(vi) To explore the expansion of the scope of acceptance of third party inspection, testing and certification results with respect to commodities and institutions, and provide expedited customs clearance treatment.

Note: The nine Pearl River Delta municipalities refer to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province.

 

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