restriction means any limitation, whether made effective through quotas, licenses, permits, minimum or maximum price requirements or any other means;

energy regulatory measure means any measure by federal or sub- federal entities that directly affects the transportation, transmission or distribution, purchase or sale, of an energy or basic petrochemical good;

first hand sale refers to the first commercial transaction affecting the good in question;

Independent Power Producer (IPP) means a facility that is used for the generation of electric energy exclusively for sale to an electric utility for further resale;

investment means investment as defined in Chapter Eleven (Investment);

total supply means shipments to domestic users and foreign users from:

(a) domestic production;

(b) domestic inventory; and

(c) other imports, as appropriate; and

total export shipments means the total shipments from total supply to users located in the territory of the other Party.