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Article 12.10: Domestic Regulatory Framework

1. Each Party shall adopt or maintain a legal framework governing
electronic transactions, taking into account the UNCITRAL Model
Law on Electronic Commerce 1996, the United Nations
Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in
International Contracts done at New York on 23 November 2005,
or other applicable international conventions and model laws
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relating to electronic commerce.

2. Each Party shall endeavour to avoid any unnecessary regulatory
burden on electronic transactions.

Article 12.11: Customs Duties

1. Each Party shall maintain its current practice of not imposing
customs duties on electronic transmissions between the Parties.

2. The practice referred to in paragraph 1 is in accordance with the
WTO Ministerial Decision of 13 December 2017 in relation to the
Work Programme on Electronic Commerce (WT/MIN(17)/65).

3. Each Party may adjust its practice referred to in paragraph 1 with
respect to any further outcomes in the WTO Ministerial Decisions
on customs duties on electronic transmissions within the
framework of the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce.

4. The Parties shall review this Article in light of any further WTO
Ministerial Decisions in relation to the Work Programme on
Electronic Commerce.

5. For greater certainty, paragraph 1 shall not preclude a Party from
imposing taxes, fees, or other charges on electronic
transmissions, provided that such taxes, fees, or charges are
imposed in a manner consistent with this Agreement.

Article 12.12: Transparency

1. Each Party shall publish as promptly as possible or, where that is
not practicable, otherwise make publicly available, including on

10 Cambodia shall not be obliged to apply this paragraph for a period of five years after
the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

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