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Paragraphs in "North American Agreement On Environmental Cooperation" coded as

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Art.14.2.b (b) the submission, alone or in combination with other submissions, raises matters whose further study in this process would advance the goals of this Agreement;
Art.14.2.c (c) private remedies available under the Party's law have been pursued; and
Art.14.2.d (d) the submission is drawn exclusively from mass media reports.
Art.14.2.ex Where the Secretariat makes such a request, it shall forward to the Party a copy of the submission and any supporting information provided with the submission.
Art.14.3 3. The Party shall advise the Secretariat within 30 days or, in exceptional circumstances and on notification to the Secretariat, within 60 days of delivery of the request:
Art.14.3.a (a) whether the matter is the subject of a pending judicial or administrative proceeding, in which case the Secretariat shall proceed no further; and
Art.14.3.b (b) of any other information that the Party wishes to submit, such as
Art.14.3.b.i i) whether the matter was previously the subject of a judicial or administrative proceeding, and
Art.14.3.b.ii ii) whether private remedies in connection with the matter are available to the person or organization making the submission and whether they have been pursued.
Art.15 Article 15: Factual Record
Art.15.1 1. If the Secretariat considers that the submission, in the light of any response provided by the Party, warrants developing a factual record, the Secretariat shall so inform the Council and provide its reasons.
Art.15.2 2. The Secretariat shall prepare a factual record if the Council, by a two-thirds vote, instructs it to do so.
Art.15.3 3. The preparation of a factual record by the Secretariat pursuant to this Article shall be without prejudice to any further steps that may be taken with respect to any submission.
Art.15.4 4. In preparing a factual record, the Secretariat shall consider any information furnished by a Party and may consider any relevant technical, scientific or other information:
Art.15.4.a (a) that is publicly available;
Art.15.4.b (b) submitted by interested non-governmental organizations or persons;
Art.15.4.c (c) submitted by the Joint Public Advisory Committee; or
Art.15.4.d (d) developed by the Secretariat or by independent experts.
Art.15.5 5. The Secretariat shall submit a draft factual record to the Council. Any Party may provide comments on the accuracy of the draft within 45 days thereafter.
Art.15.6 6. The Secretariat shall incorporate, as appropriate, any such comments in the final factual record and submit it to the Council.
Art.15.7 7. The Council may, by a two-thirds vote, make the final factual record publicly available, normally within 60 days following its submission.
Sect.C.7 Section C: Advisory Committees
Art.16 Article 16: Joint Public Advisory Committee
Art.16.1 1. The Joint Public Advisory Committee shall comprise 15 members, unless the Council otherwise decides. Each Party or, if the Party so decides, its National Advisory Committee convened under Article 17, shall appoint an equal number of members.
Art.16.2 2. The Council shall establish the rules of procedure for the Joint Public Advisory Committee, which shall choose its own chair.
Art.16.3 3. The Joint Public Advisory Committee shall convene at least once a year at the time of the regular session of the Council and at such other times as the Council, or the Committee's chair with the consent of a majority of its members, may decide.
Art.16.4 4. The Joint Public Advisory Committee may provide advice to the Council on any matter within the scope of this Agreement, including on any documents provided to it under paragraph 6, and on the implementation and further elaboration of this Agreement, and may perform such other functions as the Council may direct.
Art.16.5 5. The Joint Public Advisory Committee may provide relevant technical, scientific or other information to the Secretariat, including for purposes of developing a factual record under Article 15. The Secretariat shall forward to the Council copies of any such information.
Art.16.6 6. The Secretariat shall provide to the Joint Public Advisory Committee at the time they are submitted to the Council copies of the proposed annual program and budget of the Commission, the draft annual report, and any report the Secretariat prepares pursuant to Article 13.
Art.16.7 7. The Council may, by a two-thirds vote, make a factual record available to the Joint Public Advisory Committee.
Art.17 Article 17: National Advisory Committees
Art.17.1x Each Party may convene a national advisory committee, comprising members of its public, including representatives of non-governmental organizations and persons, to advise it on the implementation and further elaboration of this Agreement.
Art.18 Article 18: Governmental Committees
Art.18.1x Each Party may convene a governmental committee, which may comprise or include representatives of federal and state or provincial governments, to advise it on the implementation and further elaboration of this Agreement.
Sect.D Section D: Official Languages
Art.19 Article 19: Official Languages
Art.19.1x The official languages of the Commission shall be English, French and Spanish. All annual reports under Article 12, reports submitted to the Council under Article 13, factual records submitted to the Council under Article 15(6) and panel reports under Part Five shall be available in each official language at the time they are made public. The Council shall establish rules and procedures regarding interpretation and translation.
Part.4 PART FOUR
Art.20 Article 20: Cooperation
Art.20.1 1. The Parties shall at all times endeavor to agree on the interpretation and application of this Agreement, and shall make every attempt through cooperation and consultations to resolve any matter that might affect its operation.
Art.20.2 2. To the maximum extent possible, each Party shall notify any other Party with an interest in the matter of any proposed or actual environmental measure that the Party considers might materially affect the operation of this Agreement or otherwise substantially affect that other Party's interests under this Agreement.
Art.20.3 3. On request of any other Party, a Party shall promptly provide information and respond to questions pertaining to any such actual or proposed environmental measure, whether or not that other Party has been previously notified of that measure.
Art.20.4 4. Any Party may notify any other Party of, and provide to that Party, any credible information regarding possible violations of its environmental law, specific and sufficient to allow the other Party to inquire into the matter. The notified Party shall take appropriate steps in accordance with its law to so inquire and to respond to the other Party.
Art.21 Article 21: Provision of Information
Art.21.1 1. On request of the Council or the Secretariat, each Party shall, in accordance with its law, provide such information as the Council or the Secretariat may require, including:
Art.21.1.a (a) promptly making available any information in its possession required for the preparation of a report or factual record, including compliance and enforcement data; and
Art.21.1.b (b) taking all reasonable steps to make available any other such information requested.
Art.21.2 2. If a Party considers that a request for information from the Secretariat is excessive or otherwise unduly burdensome, it may so notify the Council. The Secretariat shall revise the scope of its request to comply with any limitations established by the Council by a two-thirds vote.
Art.21.3 3. If a Party does not make available information requested by the Secretariat, as may be limited pursuant to paragraph 2, it shall promptly advise the Secretariat of its reasons in writing.
Part.5 PART FIVE
Art.22 Article 22: Consultations
Art.22.1 1. Any Party may request in writing consultations with any other Party regarding whether there has been a persistent pattern of failure by that other Party to effectively enforce its environmental law.
Art.22.2 2. The requesting Party shall deliver the request to the other Parties and to the Secretariat.
Art.22.3 3. Unless the Council otherwise provides in its rules and procedures established under Article 9(2), a third Party that considers it has a substantial interest in the matter shall be entitled to participate in the consultations on delivery of written notice to the other Parties and to the Secretariat.
Art.22.4 4. The consulting Parties shall make every attempt to arrive at a mutually satisfactory resolution of the matter through consultations under this Article.
Art.23 Article 23: Initiation of Procedures
Art.23.1 1. If the consulting Parties fail to resolve the matter pursuant to Article 22 within 60 days of delivery of a request for consultations, or such other period as the consulting Parties may agree, any such Party may request in writing a special session of the Council.
Art.23.2 2. The requesting Party shall state in the request the matter complained of and shall deliver the request to the other Parties and to the Secretariat.
Art.23.3 3. Unless it decides otherwise, the Council shall convene within 20 days of delivery of the request and shall endeavor to resolve the dispute promptly.
Art.23.4 4. The Council may:
Art.23.4.a (a) call on such technical advisers or create such working groups or expert groups as it deems necessary,
Art.23.4.b (b) have recourse to good offices, conciliation, mediation or such other dispute resolution procedures, or
Art.23.4.c (c) make recommendations, as may assist the consulting Parties to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution of the dispute. Any such recommendations shall be made public if the Council, by a two-thirds vote, so decides.
Art.23.5 5. Where the Council decides that a matter is more properly covered by another agreement or arrangement to which the consulting Parties are party, it shall refer the matter to those Parties for appropriate action in accordance with such other agreement or arrangement.
Art.24 Article 24: Request for an Arbitral Panel
Art.24.1 1. If the matter has not been resolved within 60 days after the Council has convened pursuant to Article 23, the Council shall, on the written request of any consulting Party and by a two-thirds vote, convene an arbitral panel to consider the matter where the alleged persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law relates to a situation involving workplaces, firms, companies or sectors that produce goods or provide services:
Art.24.1.a (a) traded between the territories of the Parties; or
Art.24.1.b (b) that compete, in the territory of the Party complained against, with goods or services produced or provided by persons of another Party.
Art.24.2 2. A third Party that considers it has a substantial interest in the matter shall be entitled to join as a complaining Party on delivery of written notice of its intention to participate to the disputing Parties and the Secretariat. The notice shall be delivered at the earliest possible time, and in any event no later than seven days after the date of the vote of the Council to convene a panel.
Art.24.3 3. Unless otherwise agreed by the disputing Parties, the panel shall be established and perform its functions in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Part.
Art.25 Article 25: Roster
Art.25.1 1. The Council shall establish and maintain a roster of up to 45 individuals who are willing and able to serve as panelists. The roster members shall be appointed by consensus for terms of three years, and may be reappointed.
Art.25.2 2. Roster members shall:
Art.25.2.a (a) have expertise or experience in environmental law or its enforcement, or in the resolution of disputes arising under international agreements, or other relevant scientific, technical or professional expertise or experience;
Art.25.2.b (b) be chosen strictly on the basis of objectivity, reliability and sound judgment;
Art.25.2.c (c) be independent of, and not be affiliated with or take instructions from, any Party, the Secretariat or the Joint Public Advisory Committee; and
Art.25.2.d (d) comply with a code of conduct to be established by the Council.
Art.26 Article 26: Qualifications of Panelists
Art.26.1 1. All panelists shall meet the qualifications set out in Article 25(2).
Art.26.2 2. Individuals may not serve as panelists for a dispute in which:
Art.26.2.a (a) they have participated pursuant to Article 23(4); or
Art.26.2.b (b) they have, or a person or organization with which they are affiliated has, an interest, as set out in the code of conduct established under Article 25(2)(d).
Art.27 Article 27: Panel Selection
Art.27.1 1. Where there are two disputing Parties, the following procedures shall apply:
Art.27.1.a (a) The panel shall comprise five members.
Art.27.1.b (b) The disputing Parties shall endeavor to agree on the chair of the panel within 15 days after the Council votes to convene the panel. If the disputing Parties are unable to agree on the chair within this period, the disputing Party chosen by lot shall select within five days a chair who is not a citizen of that Party.
Art.27.1.c (c) Within 15 days of selection of the chair, each disputing Party shall select two panelists who are citizens of the other disputing Party.
Art.27.1.d (d) If a disputing Party fails to select its panelists within such period, such panelists shall be selected by lot from among the roster members who are citizens of the other disputing Party.
Art.27.2 2. Where there are more than two disputing Parties, the following procedures shall apply:
Art.27.2.a (a) The panel shall comprise five members.
Art.27.2.b (b) The disputing Parties shall endeavor to agree on the chair of the panel within 15 days after the Council votes to convene the panel. If the disputing Parties are unable to agree on the chair within this period, the Party or Parties on the side of the dispute chosen by lot shall select within 10 days a chair who is not a citizen of such Party or Parties.
Art.27.2.c (c) Within 30 days of selection of the chair, the Party complained against shall select two panelists, one of whom is a citizen of a complaining Party, and the other of whom is a citizen of another complaining Party. The complaining Parties shall select two panelists who are citizens of the Party complained against.
Art.27.2.d (d) If any disputing Party fails to select a panelist within such a period, such panelist shall be selected by lot in accordance with the citizenship criteria of subparagraph (c).
Art.27.3 3. Panelists shall normally be selected from the roster. Any disputing Party may exercise a peremptory challenge against any individual not on the roster who is proposed as a panelist by a disputing Party within 30 days after the individual has been proposed.
Art.27.4 4. If a disputing Party believes that a panelist is in violation of the code of conduct, the disputing Parties shall consult and, if they agree, the panelist shall be removed and a new panelist shall be selected in accordance with this Article.
Art.28 Article 28: Rules of Procedure
Art.28.1 1. The Council shall establish Model Rules of Procedure. The procedures shall provide:
Art.28.1.a (a) a right to at least one hearing before the panel;
Art.28.1.b (b) the opportunity to make initial and rebuttal written submissions; and
Art.28.1.c (c) that no panel may disclose which panelists are associated with majority or minority opinions.
Art.28.2 2. Unless the disputing Parties otherwise agree, panels convened under this Part shall be established and conduct their proceedings in accordance with the Model Rules of Procedure.
Art.28.3 3. Unless the disputing Parties otherwise agree within 20 days after the Council votes to convene the panel, the terms of reference shall be:
Art.28.3.ax "To examine, in light of the relevant provisions of the Agreement, including those contained in Part Five, whether there has been a persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law, and to make findings, determinations and recommendations in accordance with Article 31(2)."
Art.29 Article 29: Third Party Participation
Art.29.1x A party that is not a disputing Party, on delivery of a written notice to the disputing Parties and to the Secretariat, shall be entitled to attend all hearings, to make written and oral submissions to the panel and to receive written submissions of the disputing Parties.
Art.30 Article 30: Role of Experts
Art.30.1x On request of a disputing Party, or on its own initiative, the panel may seek information and technical advice from any person or body that it deems appropriate, provided that the disputing Parties so agree and subject to such terms and conditions as such Parties may agree.
Art.31 Article 31: Initial Report
Art.31.1 1. Unless the disputing Parties otherwise agree, the panel shall base its report on the submissions and arguments of the Parties and on any information before it pursuant to Article 30.
Art.31.2 2. Unless the disputing Parties otherwise agree, the panel shall, within 180 days after the last panelist is selected, present to the disputing Parties an initial report containing:
Art.31.2.a (a) findings of fact;
Art.31.2.b (b) its determination as to whether there has been a persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law, or any other determination requested in the terms of reference; and
Art.31.2.c (c) in the event the panel makes an affirmative determination under subparagraph (b), its recommendations, if any, for the resolution of the dispute, which normally shall be that the Party complained against adopt and implement an action plan sufficient to remedy the pattern of non-enforcement.
Art.31.3 3. Panelists may furnish separate opinions on matters not unanimously agreed.
Art.31.4 4. A disputing party may submit written comments to the panel on its initial report within 30 days of presentation of the report.
Art.31.5 5. In such an event, and after considering such written comments, the panel, on its own initiative or on the request of any disputing Party, may:
Art.31.5.a (a) request the views of any participating Party;
Art.31.5.b (b) reconsider its report; and
Art.31.5.c (c) make any further examination that it considers appropriate.
Art.32 Article 32: Final Report
Art.32.1 1. The panel shall present to the disputing Parties a final report, including any separate opinions on matters not unanimously agreed, within 60 days of presentation of the initial report, unless the disputing Parties otherwise agree.
Art.32.2 2. The disputing Parties shall transmit to the Council the final report of the panel, as well as any written views that a disputing Party desires to be appended, on a confidential basis within 15 days after it is presented to them.
Art.32.3 3. The final report of the panel shall be published five days after it is transmitted to the Council.
Art.33 Article 33: Implementation of Final Report
Art.33.1x If, in its final report, a panel determines that there has been a persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law, the disputing Parties may agree on a mutually satisfactory action plan, which normally shall conform with the determinations and recommendations of the panel. The disputing Parties shall promptly notify the Secretariat and the Council of any agreed resolution of the dispute.
Art.34 Article 34: Review of Implementation
Art.34.1 1. If, in its final report, a panel determines that there has been a persistent pattern of failure by the Party complained against to effectively enforce its environmental law, and:
Art.34.1.a (a) the disputing Parties have not agreed on an action plan under Article 33 within 60 days of the date of the final report, or
Art.34.1.b (b) the disputing Parties cannot agree on whether the Party complained against is fully implementing
Art.34.1.b.i (i) an action plan agreed under Article 33,
Art.34.1.b.ii (ii)an action plan deemed to have been established by a panel under paragraph 2, or
Art.34.1.b.iii (iii) an action plan approved or established by a panel under paragraph 4,
Art.34.1.b.ivx any disputing Party may request that the panel be reconvened. The requesting Party shall deliver the request in writing to the other Parties and to the Secretariat. The Council shall reconvene the panel on delivery of the request to the Secretariat.
Art.34.2 2. No Party may make a request under paragraph 1(a) earlier than 60 days, or later than 120 days, after the date of the final report. If the disputing Parties have not agreed to an action plan and if no request was made under paragraph l(a), the last action plan, if any, submitted by the Party complained against to the complaining Party or Parties within 60 days of the date of the final report, or such other period as the disputing Parties may agree, shall be deemed to have been established by the panel 120 days after the date of the final report.
Art.34.3 3. A request under paragraph 1(b) may be made no earlier than 180 days after an action plan has been:
Art.34.3.a (a) agreed under Article 33;
Art.34.3.b (b) deemed to have been established by a panel under paragraph 2; or
Art.34.3.c (c) approved or established by a panel under paragraph 4;
Art.34.3.c.ix and only during the term of any such action plan.
Art.34.4 4. Where a panel has been reconvened under paragraph 1(a), it:
Art.34.4.a (a) shall determine whether any action plan proposed by the Party complained against is sufficient to remedy the pattern of non-enforcement and
Art.34.4.a.i (i) if so, shall approve the plan, or
Art.34.4.a.ii (ii)if not, shall establish such a plan consistent with the law of the Party complained against, and
Art.34.4.b (b) may, where warranted, impose a monetary enforcement assessment in accordance with Annex 34,
Art.34.4.b.ix within 90 days after the panel has been reconvened or such other period as the disputing Parties may agree.
Art.34.5 5. Where a panel has been reconvened under paragraph 1(b), it shall determine either that:
Art.34.5.a (a) the Party complained against is fully implementing the action plan, in which case the panel may not impose a monetary enforcement assessment, or
Art.34.5.b (b) the Party complained against is not fully implementing the action plan, in which case the panel shall impose a monetary enforcement assessment in accordance with Annex 34,
Art.34.5.b.ix within 60 days after it has been reconvened or such other period as the disputing Parties may agree.
Art.34.6 6. A panel reconvened under this Article shall provide that the Party complained against shall fully implement any action plan referred to in paragraph 4(a)(ii) or 5(b), and pay any monetary enforcement assessment imposed under paragraph 4(b) or 5(b), and any such provision shall be final.
Art.35 Article 35: Further Proceeding
Art.35.1x A complaining Party may, at any time beginning 180 days after a panel determination under Article 34(5)(b), request in writing that a panel be reconvened to determine whether the Party complained against is fully implementing the action plan. On delivery of the request to the other Parties and the Secretariat, the Council shall reconvene the panel. The panel shall make the determination within 60 days after it has been reconvened or such other period as the disputing Parties may agree.
Art.36 Article 36: Suspension of Benefits
Art.36.1 1. Subject to Annex 36A, where a Party fails to pay a monetary enforcement assessment within 180 days after it is imposed by a panel:
Art.36.1.a (a) under Article 34(4)(b), or
Art.36.1.b (b) under Article 34(5)(b), except where benefits may be suspended under paragraph 2(a),
Art.36.1.b.ix any complaining Party or Parties may suspend, in accordance with Annex 36B, the application to the Party complained against of NAFTA benefits in an amount no greater than that sufficient to collect the monetary enforcement assessment.
Art.36.2 2. Subject to Annex 36A, where a panel has made a determination under Article 34(5)(b) and the panel:
Art.36.2.a (a) has previously imposed a monetary enforcement assessment under Article 34 (4)(b) or established an action plan under Article 34(4)(a)(ii); or
Art.36.2.b (b) has subsequently determined under Article 35 that a Party is not fully implementing an action plan;
Art.36.2.b.ix the complaining Party or Parties may, in accordance with Annex 36B, suspend annually the application to the Party complained against of NAFTA benefits in an amount no greater than the monetary enforcement assessment imposed by the panel under Article 34(5)(b).
Art.36.3 3. Where more than one complaining Party suspends benefits under paragraph 1 or 2, the combined suspension shall be no greater than the amount of the monetary enforcement assessment.
Art.36.4 4. Where a Party has suspended benefits under paragraph 1 or 2, the Council shall, on the delivery of a written request by the Party complained against to the other Parties and the Secretariat, reconvene the panel to determine whether the monetary enforcement assessment has been paid or collected, or whether the Party complained against is fully implementing the action plan, as the case may be. The panel shall submit its report within 45 days after it has been reconvened. If the panel determines that the assessment has been paid or collected, or that the Party complained against is fully implementing the action plan, the suspension of benefits under paragraph 1 or 2, as the case may be, shall be terminated.
Art.36.5 5. On the written request of the Party complained against, delivered to the other Parties and the Secretariat, the Council shall reconvene the panel to determine whether the suspension of benefits by the complaining Party or Parties pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 is manifestly excessive. Within 45 days of the request, the panel shall present a report to the disputing Parties containing its determination.
Part.6 PART SIX
Art.37 Article 37: Enforcement Principle
Art.37.1x Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to empower a Party's authorities to undertake environmental law enforcement activities in the territory of another Party.
Art.38 Article 38: Private Rights
Art.38.1x No Party may provide for a right of action under its law against any other Party on the ground that another Party has acted in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement.
Art.39 Article 39: Protection of Information
Art.39.1 1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require a Party to make available or allow access to information:
Art.39.1.a (a) the disclosure of which would impede its environmental law enforcement; or
Art.39.1.b (b) that is protected from disclosure by its law governing business or proprietary information, personal privacy or the confidentiality of governmental decision making.
Art.39.2 2. If a Party provides confidential or proprietary information to another Party, the Council, the Secretariat or the Joint Public Advisory Committee, the recipient shall treat the information on the same basis as the Party providing the information.
Art.39.3 3. Confidential or proprietary information provided by a Party to a panel under this Agreement shall be treated in accordance with the rules of procedure established under Article 28.
Art.40 Article 40: Relation to Other Environmental Agreements
Art.40.1x Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect the existing rights and obligations of the Parties under other international environmental agreements, including conservation agreements, to which such Parties are party.
Art.41 Article 41: Extent of Obligations
Art.41.1x Annex 41 applies to the Parties specified in that Annex.
Art.42 Article 42: National Security
Art.42.1x Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed:
Art.42.1x.a (a) to require any Party to make available or provide access to information the disclosure of which it determines to be contrary to its essential security interests; or
Art.42.1x.b (b) to prevent any Party from taking any actions that it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests relating to
Art.42.1x.b.i (i) arms, ammunition and implements of war, or
Art.42.1x.b.ii (ii)the implementation of national policies or international agreements respecting the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.
Art.43 Article 43: Funding of the Commission
Art.43.1x Each Party shall contribute an equal share of the annual budget of the Commission, subject to the availability of appropriated funds in accordance with the Party's legal procedures. No Party shall be obligated to pay more than any other Party in respect of an annual budget.
Art.44 Article 44: Privileges and Immunities
Art.44.1x The Executive Director and staff of the Secretariat shall enjoy in the territory of each Party such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the exercise of their functions.
Art.45 Article 45: Definitions
Art.45.1 1. For purposes of this Agreement:
Art.45.1.ax A Party has not failed to "effectively enforce its environmental law" or to comply with Article 5(1) in a particular case where the action or inaction in question by agencies or officials of that Party:
Art.45.1.a (a) reflects a reasonable exercise of their discretion in respect of investigatory, prosecutorial, regulatory or compliance matters; or
Art.45.1.b (b) results from bona fide decisions to allocate resources to enforcement in respect of other environmental matters determined to have higher priorities;
Art.45.1.cx "non-governmental organization" means any scientific, professional, business, non-profit, or public interest organization or association which is neither affiliated with, nor under the direction of, a government;
Art.45.1.dx "persistent pattern" means a sustained or recurring course of action or inaction beginning after the date of entry into force of this Agreement;
Art.45.1.ex "province" means a province of Canada, and includes the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories and their successors; and
Art.45.1.fx "territory" means for a Party the territory of that Party as set out in Annex 45.
Art.45.2 2. For purposes of Article 14(l) and Part Five:
Art.45.2.a (a) "environmental law" means any statute or regulation of a Party, or provision thereof, the primary purpose of which is the protection of the environment, or the prevention of a danger to human life or health, through

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