Article XIII General provisions

Other environmental labelling programs are not covered by this Agreement and may be developed and adopted by either of the Parties.

All activities undertaken under this Agreement shall be subject to the applicable laws and regulations of each Party and to the availability of appropriated funds and resources.

Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of any Party deriving from a bilateral, regional or multilateral agreement into which it has entered prior to the entry into force of this Agreement.

Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Agreement, either Management Entity may run labelling programs, other than ENERGY STAR, with respect to product types not included in Annex C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, neither Party shall hinder the import, export, sale or distribution of product in such a program because it bears the energy-efficiency marks of the Management Entity of the other Party.