Chapter 2 - General Definitions

Article 4 General Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified:

Agreement means the New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement;
APEC means Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation;
customs duty includes any duty or charge of any kind imposed in connection with the importation of a good, but does not include:

any charge equivalent to an internal tax imposed consistently with Article III:2 of GATT 1994;
any anti-dumping or countervailing duty applied consistently with the provisions of Article VI of GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, or the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures; and
any fee or other charge in connection with importation commensurate with the cost of services rendered;

days means calendar days;
existing means in effect on the date of entry into force of this Agreement;
FTA Joint Commission means the New Zealand - China Free Trade Area Joint Commission established under Article 179;
GATS means the General Agreement on Trade in Services, which is part of the WTO Agreement;
GATT 1994 means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, which is part of the WTO Agreement;
goods means domestic products as these are understood in GATT 1994 and includes originating goods;
goods and products shall be understood to have the same meaning, unless the context otherwise requires;
measure includes any law, regulation, procedure, requirement or practice;
originating means qualifying under the rules of origin set out in Chapter 4 (Rules of Origin and Operational Procedures);
person means a natural person or a juridical person;
TRIPS Agreement means the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which is part of the WTO Agreement;
WCO means the World Customs Organization;

WTO means the World Trade Organization;
WTO Agreement means the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, done on 15 April 1994.