Transparency

⁴⁵ Parties to be defined in general for this Agreement, in this Article "Party" is a Member State with reference to its territory.

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Article 281

Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter:

1. "Measures of general application" include laws, regulations, judicial decisions, procedures and administrative rulings of general application and any other general or abstract act, interpretation or other requirement that may have an impact on any matter covered by this Agreement. It does not include a ruling that applies to a particular person; and

2. "Interested person" means any natural or legal person that may be subject to any rights or duties under measures of general application, within the meaning of Article 282 of this Agreement.

Article 282

Objective and scope

1. Cognisant of the impact which their respective regulatory environment may have on trade between them, the Parties shall establish and maintain an effective and predictable regulatory environment for economic operators doing business in their territory, especially small ones, due account being taken of the requirements of legal certainty and proportionality.

2. The Parties, reaffirming their respective commitments under the WTO Agreement hereby lay down clarifications and improved arrangements for transparency, consultation, and better administration of measures of general application, insofar as these may have an impact on any matter covered by this Agreement.

Article 283

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