Article
20.1:
Joint FTA Committee
1. The
Parties hereby establish a Joint FTA Committee.
2. The Joint
FTA Committee shall be composed of relevant government
officials of each Party and shall be co-chaired by (i) a Deputy
Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for
Australia and (ii) the Director-General of International
Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for
Chile, or their respective designees.
3. The Joint
FTA Committee shall:
(a)
review the general functioning of this Agreement;(b) review,
consider and, as appropriate, decide on specific matters
related to the operation, application and implementation of
this Agreement, including matters reported by committees or
working groups established under this Agreement;(c) supervise the
work of committees, working groups and contact points
established under this Agreement;(d) facilitate, as
appropriate, the avoidance and settlement of disputes arising
under this Agreement, including through consultations pursuant
to Article 21.4 (Referral of Matters to the Joint FTA Committee
– Dispute Settlement Chapter);(e) consider and
adopt any amendment to this Agreement or other modification or
rectification to the commitments therein, subject to completion
of necessary domestic legal procedures by each Party 20-[59];(f)
as appropriate, issue interpretations of the Agreement;(g)
review the wider trade relationship;(h) explore ways
to enhance further trade and investment between the Parties and
to further the objectives of this Agreement; and(i)
take such other action as the Parties may agree.
4. The Joint
FTA Committee may seek the advice of non-governmental persons
or groups on matters covered by this Agreement.
Article
20.2:
Meetings of the Joint FTA Committee
1. The Joint
FTA Committee shall meet:
(a) in or shortly
after the first year of entry into force of this Agreement;
and(b)
thereafter as agreed by the Parties.
2. The Joint
FTA Committee shall meet alternately in the territory of each
Party, unless the Parties otherwise agree.
3. The Joint
FTA Committee shall also meet in special session within 30 days
of the request of a Party, with such sessions to be held in the
territory of the other Party or at such location as may be
agreed by the Parties.
4. All
decisions of the Joint FTA Committee shall be taken by mutual
agreement.
5. The Joint
FTA Committee may adopt its own rules of procedure.
20-[59]Chile shall implement any amendment
or other modification approved by the Joint FTA Committee of
the following provisions of the Agreement through Acuerdos
de Ejecución, in accordance with the Constitución Política de la República
de Chile:
(i) the Schedules attached to Annex 3-B (Elimination of
Customs Duties), to accelerate tariff elimination;
(ii) the rules of origin established in Annex 4-C (Rules
of Origin Schedule); and
(iii) the entities listed in Annex 15-A to the Government
Procurement Chapter.