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enquiries from another Party on the appropriate contact free trade agreement or economic agreement in which it takes on
point with which to communicate. a similar obligation.

2. Each Party shall provide the other Parties, through the contact
points, a description of its competent authorities and the division
of their functions and responsibilities.

3. Each Party shall notify the other Parties of any change to the
contact points and significant changes in the structure,
organisation, and division of responsibility within its competent
authorities. Each Party shall keep this information up to date.

4. The Parties recognise the importance of the competent
authorities in the implementation of this Chapter. Accordingly, the
competent authorities of the Parties may cooperate with each
other on matters covered by this Chapter in a manner to be
agreed. The Parties are encouraged to share information and
experiences of such cooperation of their competent authorities
with the Committee on Goods where the Parties agree to do so.

Article 5.16: Implementation

The Parties may, where mutually agreed, develop bilateral or plurilateral
arrangements to set out mutually determined understandings and details
for applying this Chapter. The Parties that have adopted such
arrangements under this Chapter are encouraged, where mutually
agreed, to report such arrangements to the Committee on Goods.

Article 5.17: Dispute Settlement

1. Chapter 19 (Dispute Settlement) shall not apply to this Chapter at
the entry into force of this Agreement.

2. The non-application of Chapter 19 (Dispute Settlement) shall be
subject to review two years after the date of entry into force of this
Agreement. In the course of the review, Parties shall give due
consideration to the application of Chapter 19 (Dispute
Settlement) to either the whole or parts of this Chapter. Such a
review shall be completed within three years from the date of entry
into force of this Agreement. After which those Parties that are
ready shall proceed to apply Chapter 19 (Dispute Settlement) to
this Chapter as between one another. A Party that is not ready
will consult other Parties and may apply Chapter 19 (Dispute
Settlement) to this Chapter when it becomes party to any future

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