Article 1105: Reconciliation

1. The Parties shall make every effort to reconcile, in accordance with Annex 405.1, their measures that have an impact on trade in the processing of natural resources.

2. Further to Annex 405.1, the reconciliation of measures adopted or maintained for a legitimate objective, such as the protection of health or safety or the protection of the environment, in accordance with this Chapter shall be based on criteria including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) a reasonable level of scientific and technical evidence;

(b) an assessment of the economic and environmental costs of the non-implementation of the measure; and

(c) the economic feasibility of the measure.

3. For greater certainty, a measure referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be considered to be inconsistent with this Agreement by reason solely of the lack of full scientific certainty regarding the need for the measure.