GLOBAL EQUIVALENCE ARRANGEMENTS
Country
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Argentina
Australia
Canada
Chile
China
Costa Rica
European Union **
India
Israel
Japan
Korea - Rep of
New Zealand
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tunisia
United Kingdom
United States
Argentina
Australia
*
Canada
Chile
China
Costa Rica
European Union **
*
French Polynesia
*
India
***
Israel
Japan
Korea - Republic of
New Zealand
*
Switzerland
*
Taiwan (ROC)
Tunisia
United Kingdom
United States
***
*** Agreement will expire by 12 July 2021
Bilateral Equivalence
** Includes all EA full members (European Cooperation for Accreditation)
Unilateral Equivalence - Beneficiary
* Under a general trade agreement
Unilateral Equivalence - Grantor
INSTRUCTION:
Click on the Country link on the left side, to visualise the equivalence arrangements of this country.
In the case of bilateral arrangements, similar information appears under each country, although with variations in specific details to reflect whether the detail applies to export or import
by the listed country.
Equivalence arrangements involving the country are listed including the following information:
- Type of arrangement
- Year in effect ( n/a indicates “not available”).
- Product scope (types of products included and specifically excluded)
- Country of origin (restrictions on the country origin of products produced and exported under the arrangement)
- Exceptions (unreconciled gaps between countries in production and processing requirements during negotiation, resulting in additional specific requirements - to be met for certain
products e.g. to verify that a certain input was not used)
- Remarks (notations to emphasize significant or unusual points)
- Related internet links