a person, company, etc, entering into a legal contract
The Agreement also applies to any identical taxes which are imposed after the dateof the Agreement by either Contracting Party.
Examples of 'contracting party' in a sentence
contracting party
Liability depended upon the contracting party having committed an actionable wrong.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Article 6 of the convention provides that a contracting party has the right to refuse to extradite its own nationals.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Surely if one contracting party is forced to sign, the contract has all the elements of'duress, undue influence and inequality of bargaining power'.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Where necessary, bilateral treaties have always recognised the distinction between substantive and procedural provisions, since procedural variations reflect the domestic law of the contracting parties.
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The 2003 treaty contains a significant substantive variation between the requirements of the contracting parties.
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At the very least, the unfairness of the present position ought to be addressed by the contracting parties.