"international standards" means standards that are adopted by international standardising or standards organisations made available to the public; "inward processing" means the customs procedure under which certain goods can be brought into a customs territory conditionally relieved from payment of import duties and taxes, on the basis that such goods are intended for manufacturing, processing or repair and subsequent exportation; "Legislative Assembly" means the East African Legislative Assembly established by Article 9 of the Treaty; "manufacturing under bond" means a facility extended to manufacturers to import plant, machinery, equipment and raw materials tax free, exclusively for use in the manufacture of goods for export; "non-tariff barriers" means laws, regulations, administrative and technical requirements other than tariffs imposed by a Partner State whose effect is to impede trade; "other charges of equivalent effect" means any tax, surtax, levy or charge imposed on imports and not on like locally produced products and does not include fees and similar charges commensurate with the cost of services rendered; "Partner States" means the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania and any other country granted membership to the Community under Article 3 of the Treaty; "person" means a natural or legal person; "primary production" means initial or basic production of goods using raw materials or original inputs which have not undergone processing; "principle of asymmetry" means the principle which addresses variances in the implementation of measures in an economic integration process for purposes of achieving a common objective; "Protocol" means this Protocol establishing the East African Community Customs Union and any annexes to the Protocol; "publications" means printed material in hard or soft form; "refund” means the return or repayment of duties and taxes already collected; 6