Part 1: INTERPRETATION

1.  In this Code of Conduct:

Agreement means the Agreement on Internal Trade;

candidate means

(a)  an individual whose name appears on a roster or list established under Annex 1704(2), or

(b)  an individual who is under consideration for appointment as a member of a Presiding Body pursuant to Annex 1704(1);

committee means Committee on Internal Trade;

family means two or more persons related to each other by reason of blood relationships, marriage or adoption;

family member means a member of a family;

member means a member of a panel constituted pursuant to Annex 1704(1);

participant has the meaning ascribed to it in the Panel, Compliance Panel and Appellate Panel Rules of Procedure;

Party means a Party to the Agreement;

Secretariat means the Secretariat established pursuant to Article 1603; and

staff, in respect of a member, means persons under the direction and control of the member.

2.  Any reference made in this Code of Conduct to an Article, Annex or Chapter is a reference to the appropriate Article, Annex or Chapter of the Agreement.