English: ◦ Proactive Disclosure Regional and Bilateral Initiatives Trade and Economic Cooperation Arrangements (TECAs) Confederation of Switzerland Signed at Bern, Switzerland, December 9, 1997 ARRANGEMENT ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"); DESIRING to enhance the traditional bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries acknowledged in the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Reciprocal Establishment Between Great Britain and Switzerland, signed at Berne on September 6, 1855; the Convention Additional to the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Reciprocal Establishment Between Great Britain and the Swiss Confederation of September 6, 1855, signed at London on March 30, 1914; and the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Swiss Confederation done at Berne on May 5, 1997; REAFFIRMING their respective rights and obligations under the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, (hereinafter the "WTO Agreement") and other multilateral instruments, in particular of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as well as under bilateral instruments of trade and economic cooperation; ACKNOWLEDGING their mutual commitment toward the effective implementation of the WTO Agreement; NOTING the importance they attach to the development of transatlantic relations; ASPIRING to strengthen through continued and institutionalized dialogue, framework conditions favourable to the expansion and diversification of bilateral trade and investments; WISHING to explore opportunities to strengthen bilateral cooperation in other areas and activities; HAVE REACHED the following understanding:
French: ◦ Divulgation proactive Initiatives rÃ©gionales et bilatÃ©rales Arrangements de coopÃ©ration commerciale et Ã©conomique (ACCE) Le Royaume de NorvÃ¨ge SignÃ© Ã Ottawa, Canada, le 3 dÃ©cembre 1997 ARRANGEMENT DE COOPÃ‰RATION COMMERCIALE ET Ã‰CONOMIQUE ENTRE LE GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA ET LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA CONFÃ‰DÃ‰RATION SUISSE LE GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA ET LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA CONFÃ‰DÃ‰RATION SUISSE (ci-aprÃ¨s appelÃ©s les «Parties»); ANIMÃ‰S du dÃ©sir de resserrer les liens traditionnels d'amitiÃ© et de coopÃ©ration existant entre les deux pays, dÃ©coulant notamment du TraitÃ© d'amitiÃ©, de commerce et d'Ã©tablissement rÃ©ciproque entre la Grande-Bretagne et la ConfÃ©dÃ©ration suisse signÃ© Ã Berne le 6 septembre 1855; de la Convention additionnelle au TraitÃ© d'amitiÃ©, de commerce et d'Ã©tablissement rÃ©ciproque entre la Grande-Bretagne et la ConfÃ©dÃ©ration suisse du 6 septembre 1855, signÃ©e Ã Londres le 30 mars 1914; ainsi que de la Convention entre le Canada et la Suisse en vue d'Ã©viter les doubles impositions en matiÃ¨re d'impÃ´ts sur le revenu et sur la fortune signÃ©e Ã Berne le 5 mai 1997; RÃ‰AFFIRMANT leurs droits et obligations respectifs dÃ©coulant de l'Accord de Marrakech instituant l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (ci-aprÃ¨s «Accord OMC») et d'autres instruments multilatÃ©raux, notamment de l'Organisation de CoopÃ©ration et de DÃ©veloppement Economiques (OCDE), et bilatÃ©raux de coopÃ©ration commerciale et Ã©conomique; CONSIDÃ‰RANT leur engagement mutuel en faveur d'une mise en oeuvre effective de l'Accord OMC; NOTANT l'importance qu'ils attachent au dÃ©veloppement de relations transatlantiques; SOUHAITANT renforcer, par un dialogue continu et institutionnalisÃ©, les conditions-cadres favorables Ã l'expansion et Ã la diversification du commerce bilatÃ©ral et des investissements; DÃ‰SIREUX d'explorer les possibilitÃ©s de renforcer leur coopÃ©ration bilatÃ©rale dans d'autres domaines et activitÃ©s; SONT CONVENUS des dispositions suivantes: