of trade, for the like product when destined for consumption in the exporting country;
“Export Duties” means any duties or charges of equivalent effect imposed on, or in connection with,
the exportation of goods from any Member State to a consignee in another Member State;
“High Contracting Parties” means States as defined in Article 1 of the Treaty;
“Import Duties” means customs duties or charges of equivalent effect imposed on, or in connection
with, the importation of goods consigned from any Member State to a consignee in another Member
State;
“Member State” means a Member State as defined in Article 1 of the Treaty;
“Non-Tariff Barrier” (NTB) means any barrier to trade other than import and export duties;
“Originating Goods” means goods of a Member State as provided for in Annex 1 on Rules of Origin;
“Quantitative restrictions” means prohibitions or restrictions on imports into, or exports from a
Member State whether made effective through quotas, import licences, foreign exchange allocation
practices or other measures and requirements restricting imports or exports;
“Region” means Region as defined in Article 1 of the Treaty;
“Safeguard measures” means measures imposed in accordance with Article 20 of this Protocol;
“Services” means intangible activities and those enumerated in Annex 1B to the World Trade
Organization’s General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
“Sub-Committee” means a committee of experts established under each respective Annex of this