· Both Parties reaffirm their obligations as members of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and shall endeavour to ensure that their national laws provide for labour standards in accordance with internationally recognized labour principles. The agreement specifies that it is inappropriate to weaken or reduce national health and safety at work in order to promote trade or investment between the parties. This Chapter establishes the framework for the Free Trade Agreement. It states that the provisions are consistent with the relevant sections of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Both GATT and GATS are documents created by World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements and set the limits for subsequent bilateral agreements such as the Australian-American Agreement. Free trade agreements. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Biosecurity Australia will establish a permanent technical working group, including representation from trade agencies, to review the development of scientific measures that affect trade between the two countries at the earliest possible stage of each country`s regulatory process. · Requires transparent procedures for the registration of trademarks, including geographical indications. Specific tariff quotas are part of the agreement. These quotas allow Australian producers to export ever-increasing quantities of these goods duty-free to the United States during the tariff dismantling period. Reference is made to the following agricultural products: This section sets out the requirements of customs authorities: The Parties agreed to cooperate on mechanisms to facilitate electronic commerce, not to impose customs duties on digital products and to apply non-discriminatory treatment to each Party`s digital products. In order for your goods to receive preferential treatment under the free trade agreement, you must prove that they comply with the rules of origin of the respective agreement. This is done by filling out documents to prove to the customs administration of the destination country that your products are eligible for preferential tariff treatment under the agreement.

· Australia and the United States have agreed on provisions on electronic commerce that reflect the importance of the issue in global trade and the importance of the provision of goods and services electronically as a key element of a dynamic e-commerce environment. Economic theory suggests that bilateral agreements such as the free trade agreement will lead to the creation of trade between the parties directly concerned, but will also lead to a diversion of trade from third countries, offsetting the possible benefits. Bilateral agreements can also undermine multilateral agreements such as those associated with the World Trade Organization. Partly because of these factors, the benefit estimates prepared by the CIE and used by the government were challenged by most economists who submitted contributions to Senate committees dealing with the issue, some of whom concluded that the agreement would reduce Australia`s economic prosperity. A coalition of unions and other groups opposed the deal because it would cause problems similar to those of NAFTA. [specify] · Requires a dispute resolution system for trademarks used in Internet domain names, which is important to prevent “cyber-squat” with respect to high-value domain names. Accordingly, each Party shall endeavour to ensure that it does not in any way waive or offer to waive, derogate in any way from or derogate from such laws in a manner that weakens or diminishes the protection afforded by such laws as an incentive to trade with the other Party or as an incentive to establish or acquire. Extension or maintenance of an investment in its territory. For more information, talk to your customs broker or visit the Australian Government`s Free Trade Agreement Portal. The section on rules of origin describes the rules for determining the origin of traded goods in order to determine eligibility and the method of determining the value of traded goods. It should be noted that the sample instructions are provided for illustrative purposes only.

The use of these declarations is discretionary and not mandatory, and Australian importers have the right to claim a preferential rate of duty without having to resort to such declarations. The importer does not need a certificate of origin, declaration or other specific documents to benefit from a preferential duty rate. Australia has trade initiatives or trade agreements with the countries or groups of countries listed in the table below. Chapter 19 addresses concerns that parties may seek commercial benefits by relaxing environmental laws. This section describes the terms agreed by both countries to ensure fair trade between each country`s telecommunications industries. In particular, the rules exclude measures relating to the broadcasting or cablecasting of radio or television programmes. This section recognizes the rights and obligations of Australia and the United States to each other with respect to addressing trade barriers. These rights and obligations have been defined in the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, which deals with, inter alia, standards, regulations and conformity assessments. For the United States, the free trade agreement improved the overall trade deficit and created a trade surplus with Australia, which increased by 31.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. .