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a Party provide the notification later than 60 days after the date of
its publication. A notification provided under this paragraph shall
include the information specified in Article 5 of the Import
Licensing Agreement. A Party shall be deemed to be in
compliance with this paragraph if it notifies a new import licensing
procedure or a modification to an existing import licensing
procedure to the WTO Committee on Import Licensing in
accordance with paragraph 1, 2, or 3 of Article 5 of the Import
Licensing Agreement.

4. Before applying any new or modified import licensing procedure,
a Party shall publish the new procedure or modification on an
official government website. To the extent possible, the Party
shall do so at least 21 days before the new procedure or
modification takes effect.

5. The notification required under paragraphs 2 and 3 is without
prejudice to whether the import licensing procedure is consistent
with this Agreement.

6. A notification made under paragraph 3 shall state if, under any
procedure that is a subject of the notification:

(a) the terms of an import licence for any product limit the
permissible end users of the product; or

(b) the Party imposes any of the following conditions on
eligibility for obtaining a licence to import any product:

(i) membership in an industry association;

(ii) approval by an industry association of the request
for an import licence;

(iii) a history of importing the product, or similar
products;

(iv) minimum importer or end user production capacity;

(v) minimum importer or end user registered capital; or

(vi) a contractual or other relationship between the
importer and distributor in the Party’s territory.

7. Each Party shall, to the extent possible, answer within 60 days all
reasonable enquiries from another Party regarding the criteria

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