1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
50% 45% 45% 40% 40%
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 and thereafter 35% 35% 30% 30% 0%
4. For Pemex and CFE, no more than 10 percent of their respective reserved procurement under paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be applied within a single Federal Supply Classification (FSC) class (or other classification system as agreed by all Parties) in a single year.
5. After December 31, 1998, Pemex and CFE each will make all reasonable efforts to assure that their respective total reservation in each FSC class (or other classification system as agreed by all Parties) shall not exceed 50 percent in a single year.
Pharmaceuticals
6. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to drugs whose patents have expired or are not currently patented (FSC class 6505) procured by the Secretar¡a de Salud, IMSS, ISSSTE, Secretar¡a de Defensa and the Secretar¡a de Marina. This exception shall be eliminated after 8 years from the date of entry into force of this Agreement. Procurement of biologicals and patented drugs shall not be exempted under any other provision of the Annexes of this Chapter. Nothing in this Chapter shall be interpreted in a way which will impair the protection provided by Chapter 17 (Intellectual Property) of this Agreement.
Time Limits for Tendering and Delivery
7. Upon the date of entry into force of this Agreement in January 1, 1994, Mexico will make best efforts to comply with the provisions of Article 1012 (Time Limits for Tendering and Delivery) with respect to the 40 day time limits. However, Mexico will fully comply with such obligations as from January 1, 1995.
Provision of Information
8. The Parties recognize that Mexico may be required to undertake extensive retraining of personnel, introduce new data maintenance and reporting systems and make major adjustments to the procurement systems of certain entities in order to comply with the obligations of this Chapter. The Parties also recognize that Mexico may encounter difficulties in making the transition to procurement systems that facilitate full compliance with the obligations of this Chapter.