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Initial Provisions and Definitions |
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CHAPTER ONE
INITIAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Section A: Initial Provisions
ARTICLE 1.1: ESTABLISHMENT OF A FREE TRADE AREA
Consistent with Article XXIV of GATT 1994 and Article V of GATS, the Parties hereby
establish a free trade area in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 1.2: RELATION TO OTHER AGREEMENTS
1. The Parties affirm their existing rights and obligations with respect to each other
under existing bilateral and multilateral agreements to which both Parties are party,
including the WTO Agreement.
2. For greater certainty, this Agreement shall not be construed to derogate from any
international legal obligation between the Parties that provides for more favorable
treatment of goods, services, investments, or persons than that provided for under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 1.3: EXTENT OF OBLIGATIONS
The Parties shall ensure that all necessary measures are taken in order to give effect to the
provisions of this Agreement, including their observance, except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, by regional levels of government.
Section B: General Definitions
ARTICLE 1.4: DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified:
central level of government means:
(a) for Korea, the central level of government; and
(b) for the United States, the federal level of government;
covered investment means, with respect to a Party, an investment, as defined in Article
11.28 (Definitions), in its territory of an investor of the other Party that is in existence as
of the date of entry into force of this Agreement or established, acquired, or expanded
thereafter;
customs duties includes any customs or import duty and a charge of any kind imposed in
connection with the importation of a good, including any form of surtax or surcharge in |
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