intern plant protect convent revis text approv resolut session fao confer novemb preambl contract parti recognis necess intern cooper control pest plant plant product prevent intern spread introduct endang area recognis phytosanitari measur technic justifi transpar appli constitut mean arbitrari unjustifi discrimin disguis restrict intern trade desir ensur close coordin measur direct end desir provid framework develop applic harmonis phytosanitari measur elabor intern standard effect take account internation approv principl govern protect plant human anim health environ note agreement conclud result uruguai round multilater trade negoti includ agreement applic sanitari phytosanitari measur agre articl purpos respons purpos secur common effect action prevent spread introduct pest plant plant product promot measur control contract parti undertak adopt legisl technic administr measur convent supplementari agreement pursuant articl xvi contract parti assum respons prejudic oblig assum intern agreement fulfil territori requir convent divis respons fulfil requir convent member organis fao member state contract parti accord respect compet provis convent deem contract parti extend addit plant plant product storag place packag convey contain soil organ object materi capabl harbour spread plant pest intern transport involv articl ii term purpos convent term mean hereund assign area low pest preval area countri part countri part countri identifi compet author specif pest occur low level subject effect surveil control erad measur commiss commiss phytosanitari measur establish articl xi endang area area ecolog factor favour establish pest presenc area result econom import loss establish perpetu forese futur pest area entri harmonis phytosanitari measur phytosanitari measur establish contract parti base intern standard intern standard intern standard establish accord articl paragraph introduct entri pest result establish pest speci strain biotyp plant anim pathogen agent injuri plant plant product pest risk analysi process evalu biolog scientif econom evid determin pest regul strength phytosanitari measur phytosanitari measur legisl regul offici procedur purpos prevent introduct spread pest plant product unmanufactur materi plant origin includ grain manufactur product natur process creat risk introduct spread pest plant live plant part thereof includ seed germplasm quarantin pest pest potenti econom import area endang present present wide distribut offici control region standard standard establish region plant protect organis guidanc member organis regul articl plant plant product storag place packag convey contain soil organ object materi capabl harbour spread pest deem requir phytosanitari measur intern transport involv regul quarantin pest quarantin pest presenc plant plant affect intend plant econom unaccept impact regul territori import contract parti regul pest quarantin pest regul quarantin pest secretari secretari commiss appoint pursuant articl xii technic justifi justifi basi conclus reach pest risk analysi applic compar examin evalu scientif inform