1. Subject to paragraph 2, Article 401 (Reciprocal Non-Discrimination) does not apply before July 1, 1996, to licensing, registration and certification fees.
2. Effective July 1, 1996, each Party shall, in accordance with Article 401 (Reciprocal Non-Discrimination), eliminate any licensing, registration and certification fees that are applied to suppliers of any other Party in a manner inconsistent with that Article and shall ensure that, where it maintains any difference in the level of such fees, that difference reflects actual costs.