18 PART I DEFINITIONS, OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE Article 1 Definitions For purposes of this Protocol, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Anti-dumping Agreement” means the WTO Agreement on the implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994; (b) ‘‘Committee’’ means the Committee for Trade in Goods established in Article 31 of this Protocol; (c) “Customs duty” means a duty or charge of any kind imposed on or in connection with the importation or exportation of a good, including any form of surtax or surcharge imposed on or in connection with such importation or exportation; (d) “Harmonised System” means the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System established by the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System; (e) “Non-Tariff Barriers” means barriers that impede trade through mechanisms other than the imposition of tariffs; (f) “Originating products” means goods that qualify as originating products under the rules of origin set out in Annex 2 on Rules of Origin; (g) “Preferential Trade Arrangements” means any trade arrangement by which a State Party grants preferences to imports from another State Party or a Third Party and includes nonreciprocal preferential scheme granted by way of waiver; (h) “Safeguards Agreement” means the WTO Agreement on Safeguards; (i) “Schedule of tariff concessions” means a list of negotiated specific tariff concessions and commitments by each State Party. It sets out, transparently, the terms, conditions and qualifications under which goods may be imported under the AfCFTA; (j) “TBT” means Technical Barriers to Trade; and (k) “TBT Agreement” means the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.

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