"re-exports" means goods which are imported and re-exported from the customs territory; “remission” means the waiver of duty or refrainment from exacting of duty; "safeguard measures" means protective measures taken by a Partner State to prevent serious injury to her economy as provided under this Protocol; "Secretariat" means the Secretariat of the Community established by Article 9 of the Treaty; "Secretary General" means the Secretary General of the Community appointed under Article 67 of the Treaty; "subsidy" means assistance by a government of a Partner State or a public body to the production, manufacture, or export of specific goods, taking the form of either direct payments, such as grants or loans, or of measures with equivalent effect, such as guarantees, operational or support services or facilities, and fiscal incentives; "tariff" means any customs duty on imports or exports; "trade data" means trade related information and statistics on trade; "trade facilitation" means the co-ordination and rationalisation of trade procedures and documents relating to the movement of goods from their place of origin to their destination; "trade procedures" means activities related to the collection, presentation, processing and dissemination of data and information concerning all activities constituting trade; "Treaty" means the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community. 2. In this Protocol, a reference to a law or protocol shall be construed as reference to the law or protocol as from time to time amended. 7