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Supplement X to CEPA - Clauses

Liberalisation of Trade in Services (extracted from the Annex of Supplement X to CEPA) –

Sectors or sub-sectors 1. Business Services
  1. Other Business Services
  1. Technical testing and analysis services (CPC8676) and freight inspection (CPC749), excluding statutory inspection services for freight inspection services
Specific commitments
  1. To expand, on a pilot basis in Guangdong Province, the scope of testing services for the purpose of certification that can be undertaken by Hong Kong testing organizations from food to other areas of voluntary product certification.
  2. To accord to certification bodies, inspection bodies and laboratories jointly or solely set up in the Mainland by Hong Kong service suppliers, when participating in testing and certification activities, the same treatment as is accorded to Mainland certification bodies, inspection bodies and laboratories.

    (For implementation details of commitments "1" and "2", see Implementation Guide.)

  3. On the basis of mutual trust and mutual benefit, to allow testing and certification organizations in Hong Kong to cooperate with the Mainland testing and certification organizations in respect of acceptance of testing data (results). Specific cooperation arrangements are subject to further discussion.
  4. To allow contractual service providers employed by Hong Kong service suppliers, in the mode of movement of natural persons, to provide services under this sector or sub-sector in the Mainland. (See Implementation Guide for details.)

Measures in Facilitating Trade and Investment (extracted from the main text of Supplement X to CEPA) –

III. Trade and Investment Facilitation

1. The two sides agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the areas of commodity inspection and quarantine, food safety and quality and standardization. Accordingly, the following is added to Article 5.2.4 of Annex 6 to "CEPA" - Certification, accreditation and standardization Management:

"(1) promote Guangdong and Hong Kong mutual recognition of testing and certification results in respect of third-party testing and certification services;

(2) in accordance with specific certification requirements, promote Guangdong and Hong Kong mutual recognition of testing and certification results in respect of voluntary certification;

(3) with regard to promoting mutual recognition of testing and certification results under the China Compulsory Certification (CCC) System, the two sides agree to observe the relevant requirements of the related national laws, rules, regulations and treaties, including the Regulations on Certification and Accreditation of the People's Republic of China and CEPA."

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