agreement applic sanitari phytosanitari measur member reaffirm member prevent adopt enforc measur protect human anim plant life health subject requir measur appli manner constitut mean arbitrari unjustifi discrimin member condit prevail disguis restrict intern trade desir improv human health anim health phytosanitari situat member note sanitari phytosanitari measur appli basi bilater agreement protocol desir establish multilater framework rule disciplin guid develop adopt enforc sanitari phytosanitari measur order minim neg effect trade recogn import contribut intern standard guidelin recommend make regard desir harmon sanitari phytosanitari measur member basi intern standard guidelin recommend develop relev intern organ includ codex alimentariu commiss intern offic epizoot relev intern region organ oper framework intern plant protect convent requir member chang level protect human anim plant life health recogn develop countri member encount special difficulti compli sanitari phytosanitari measur import member consequ access market formul applic sanitari phytosanitari measur territori desir assist endeavour regard desir elabor rule applic provis gatt relat sanitari phytosanitari measur provis articl xx agre articl gener provis agreement appli sanitari phytosanitari measur directli indirectli affect intern trade measur develop appli accord provis agreement purpos agreement definit provid annex appli annex integr part agreement agreement affect right member agreement technic barrier trade respect measur scope agreement articl basic right oblig member sanitari phytosanitari measur protect human anim plant life health provid measur inconsist provis agreement member ensur sanitari phytosanitari measur appli extent protect human anim plant life health base scientif principl maintain suffici scientif evid provid paragraph articl member ensur sanitari phytosanitari measur arbitrarili unjustifi discrimin member ident similar condit prevail includ territori member sanitari phytosanitari measur appli manner constitut disguis restrict intern trade sanitari phytosanitari measur conform relev provis agreement presum accord oblig member provis gatt relat sanitari phytosanitari measur provis articl xx articl harmon harmon sanitari phytosanitari measur wide basi member base sanitari phytosanitari measur intern standard guidelin recommend exist provid agreement paragraph sanitari phytosanitari measur conform intern standard guidelin recommend deem protect human anim plant life health presum consist relev provis agreement gatt member introduc maintain sanitari phytosanitari measur result higher level sanitari phytosanitari protect achiev measur base relev intern standard guidelin recommend scientif justif consequ level sanitari phytosanitari protect member determin accord relev provis paragraph articl notwithstand measur result level sanitari phytosanitari protect achiev measur base intern standard guidelin recommend inconsist provis agreement member plai full part limit resourc relev intern organ subsidiari bodi codex alimentariu commiss intern offic epizoot intern region organ oper framework intern plant protect convent promot organ develop period review standard guidelin recommend respect aspect sanitari phytosanitari measur committe sanitari phytosanitari measur provid paragraph articl refer agreement committe develop procedur monitor process intern harmon coordin effort regard relev intern organ articl equival member accept sanitari phytosanitari measur member equival measur differ member trade product export member object demonstr import member measur achiev import member level sanitari phytosanitari protect purpos reason access request import member inspect test relev procedur member request enter consult aim achiev bilater multilater agreement recognit equival sanitari phytosanitari measur articl assess risk determin level sanitari phytosanitari protect member ensur sanitari phytosanitari measur base assess circumst risk human anim plant life health take account risk assess techniqu develop relev intern organ assess risk member account scientif evid relev process product method relev inspect sampl test method preval specif diseas pest exist pest diseas free area relev ecolog environment condit quarantin treatment assess risk anim plant life health determin measur appli achiev level sanitari phytosanitari protect risk member account relev econom factor potenti damag term loss product sale event entri establish spread pest diseas cost control erad territori import member rel cost effect altern approach limit risk member determin level sanitari phytosanitari protect account object minim neg trade effect object achiev consist applic concept level sanitari phytosanitari protect risk human life health anim plant life health member avoid arbitrari unjustifi distinct level consid situat distinct result discrimin disguis restrict intern trade member cooper committe accord paragraph articl develop guidelin practic implement provis develop guidelin committe account relev factor includ except charact human health risk peopl voluntarili expos prejudic paragraph articl establish maintain sanitari phytosanitari measur achiev level sanitari phytosanitari protect member ensur measur trade restrict requir achiev level sanitari phytosanitari protect take account technic econom feasibl case relev scientif evid insuffici member provision adopt sanitari phytosanitari measur basi pertin inform includ relev intern organ sanitari phytosanitari measur appli member circumst member seek obtain addit inform object assess risk review sanitari phytosanitari measur reason period time member reason specif sanitari phytosanitari measur introduc maintain member constrain potenti constrain export measur base relev intern standard guidelin recommend standard guidelin recommend exist explan reason sanitari phytosanitari measur request provid member maintain measur articl adapt region condit includ pest diseas free area area low pest diseas preval member ensur sanitari phytosanitari measur adapt sanitari phytosanitari characterist area countri part countri part countri product orgin product destin assess sanitari phytosanitari characterist region member account inter alia level preval specif diseas pest exist erad control programm criteria guidelin develop relev intern organ member recogn concept pest diseas free area area low pest diseas preval determin area base factor geographi ecosystem epidemiolog surveil effect sanitari phytosanitari control export member claim area territori pest diseas free area area low pest diseas preval provid evid thereof order object demonstr import member area remain pest diseas free area area low pest diseas preval purpos reason access request import member inspect test relev procedur articl transpar member notifi sanitari phytosanitari measur provid inform sanitari phytosanitari measur accord provis annex articl control inspect approv procedur member observ provis annex oper control inspect approv procedur includ nation system approv addit establish toler contamin food beverag feedstuff ensur procedur inconsist provis agreement articl technic assist member agre facilit provis technic assist member develop countri member bilater intern organ assist inter alia area process technolog research infrastructur includ establish nation regulatori bodi form advic credit donat grant includ purpos seek technic expertis train equip countri adjust compli sanitari phytosanitari measur achiev level sanitari phytosanitari protect export market substanti invest requir order export develop countri member fulfil sanitari phytosanitari requir import member provid technic assist permit develop countri member maintain expand market access opportun product involv articl special differenti treatment prepar applic sanitari phytosanitari measur member account special develop countri member develop countri member level sanitari phytosanitari protect scope phase introduct sanitari phytosanitari measur longer time frame complianc accord product interest develop countri member maintain opportun export view ensur develop countri member compli provis agreement committe enabl grant countri request time limit except part oblig agreement take account financi trade develop member encourag facilit activ particip develop countri member relev intern organ articl consult disput settlement provis articl xxii xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand appli consult settlement disput agreement specif provid disput agreement involv scientif technic issu panel seek advic expert chosen panel consult parti disput end panel deem establish advisori technic expert group consult relev intern organ request parti disput initi agreement impair right member intern agreement includ resort good offic disput settlement mechan intern organ establish intern agreement articl administr committe sanitari phytosanitari measur establish provid regular forum consult carri function implement provis agreement further object respect harmon committe reach decis consensu committe encourag facilit ad hoc consult negoti member specif sanitari phytosanitari issu committe encourag intern standard guidelin recommend member regard sponsor technic consult studi object increas coordin integr intern nation system approach approv food addit establish toler contamin food beverag feedstuff committe maintain close contact relev intern organ field sanitari phytosanitari protect codex alimentariu commiss intern offic epizoot secretariat intern plant protect convent object secur scientif technic advic administr agreement order ensur unnecessari duplic effort avoid committe develop procedur monitor process intern harmon intern standard guidelin recommend purpos committe conjunct relev intern organ establish list intern standard guidelin recommend relat sanitari phytosanitari measur committe determin major trade impact list includ indic member intern standard guidelin recommend appli condit import basi import product conform standard enjoi access market case member appli intern standard guidelin recommend condit import member provid indic reason therefor consid standard stringent provid level sanitari phytosanitari protect member revis posit indic standard guidelin recommend condit import provid explan chang inform secretariat relev intern organ notif explan procedur annex order avoid unnecessari duplic committe decid inform gener procedur notif oper relev intern organ committe basi initi member channel invit relev intern organ subsidiari bodi examin specif matter respect standard guidelin recommend includ basi explan paragraph committe review oper implement agreement year date entri forc wto agreement aris committe submit council trade good propos amend text agreement regard inter alia experi gain implement articl implement member fulli respons agreement observ oblig set member formul implement posit measur mechan support observ provis agreement central govern bodi member reason measur ensur government entiti territori region bodi relev entiti territori member compli relev provis agreement addit member measur effect directli indirectli requir encourag region government entiti local government bodi act manner inconsist provis agreement member ensur reli servic government entiti implement sanitari phytosanitari measur entiti compli provis agreement articl final provis develop countri member delai applic provis agreement period year date entri forc wto agreement respect sanitari phytosanitari measur affect import import product develop countri member delai applic provis agreement paragraph articl articl year date entri forc wto agreement respect exist sanitari phytosanitari measur affect import import product applic prevent lack technic expertis technic infrastructur resourc annex definit sanitari phytosanitari measur measur appli protect anim plant life health territori member risk aris entri establish spread pest diseas diseas carri organ diseas caus organ protect human anim life health territori member risk aris addit contamin toxin diseas caus organ food beverag feedstuff protect human life health territori member risk aris diseas carri anim plant product thereof entri establish spread pest prevent limit damag territori member entri establish spread pest sanitari phytosanitari measur includ relev law decre regul requir procedur includ inter alia end product criteria process product method test inspect certif approv procedur quarantin treatment includ relev requir transport anim plant materi surviv transport provis relev statist method sampl procedur method risk assess packag label requir directli relat food safeti harmon establish recognit applic common sanitari phytosanitari measur member intern standard guidelin recommend food safeti standard guidelin recommend establish codex alimentariu commiss relat food addit veterinari drug pesticid residu contamin method analysi sampl code guidelin hygien practic anim health zoonos standard guidelin recommend develop auspic intern offic epizoot plant health intern standard guidelin recommend develop auspic secretariat intern plant protect convent cooper region organ oper framework intern plant protect convent matter cover organ standard guidelin recommend promulg relev intern organ open membership member identifi committe risk assess evalu likelihood entri establish spread pest diseas territori import member sanitari phytosanitari measur appli potenti biolog econom consequ evalu potenti advers effect human anim health aris presenc addit contamin toxin diseas caus organ food beverag feedstuff level sanitari phytosanitari protect level protect deem member establish sanitari phytosanitari measur protect human anim plant life health territori note member refer concept accept level risk pest diseas free area area countri part countri part countri identifi compet author specif pest diseas occur note pest diseas free area surround surround adjac area part countri geograph region includ part countri specif pest diseas occur subject region control measur establish protect surveil buffer zone confin erad pest diseas question area low pest diseas preval area countri part countri part countri identifi compet author specif pest diseas occur low level subject effect surveil control erad measur annex transpar sanitari phytosanitari regul public regul member ensur sanitari phytosanitari regul adopt publish promptli manner enabl interest member acquaint urgent circumst member reason interv public sanitari phytosanitari regul entri forc order time produc export member develop countri member adapt product method product requir import member enquiri point member ensur enquiri point exist respons provis answer reason question interest member provis relev document sanitari phytosanitari regul adopt propos territori control inspect procedur product quarantin treatment pesticid toler food addit approv procedur oper territori risk assess procedur factor consider determin level sanitari phytosanitari protect membership particip member relev bodi territori intern region sanitari phytosanitari organ system bilater multilater agreement arrang scope agreement text agreement arrang member ensur copi document request interest member suppli price cost deliveri nation member concern notif procedur intern standard guidelin recommend exist content propos sanitari phytosanitari regul substanti content intern standard guidelin recommend regul signific effect trade member member publish notic earli stage manner enabl interest member acquaint propos introduc regul notifi member secretariat product cover regul indic object rational propos regul notif place earli stage amend introduc comment account provid request member copi propos regul identifi part substanc deviat intern standard guidelin recommend discrimin reason time member make comment write discuss comment request comment result discuss account urgent problem health protect aris threaten aris member member omit step enumer paragraph annex find provid member immedi notifi member secretariat regul product cover indic object rational regul includ natur urgent problem request copi regul member member make comment write discuss comment request take comment result discuss account notif secretariat english french spanish develop countri member request member provid copi document case volumin document summari document cover specif notif english french spanish secretariat promptli circul copi notif member interest intern organ draw attent develop countri member notif relat product interest member design singl central govern author respons implement nation level provis notif procedur paragraph annex gener reserv agreement constru requir provis particular copi draft public text languag member state paragraph annex member disclos confidenti inform imped enforc sanitari phytosanitari legisl prejudic legitim commerci interest enterpris annex control inspect approv procedur member ensur respect procedur check ensur fulfil sanitari phytosanitari measur procedur undertaken complet undu delai favour manner import product domest product standard process period procedur publish anticip process period commun applic request receiv applic compet bodi promptli examin complet document inform applic precis complet manner defici compet bodi transmit result procedur precis complet manner applic correct action applic defici compet bodi proce practic procedur applic request request applic inform stage procedur delai explain inform requir limit control inspect approv procedur includ approv addit establish toler contamin food beverag feedstuff confidenti inform import product aris suppli connect control inspect approv respect favour domest product manner legitim commerci interest protect requir control inspect approv individu specimen product limit reason fee impos procedur import product equit relat fee charg domest product product origin member higher actual cost servic criteria site facil procedur select sampl import product domest product minim inconveni applic import export agent specif product chang subsequ control inspect light applic regul procedur modifi product limit determin adequ confid exist product meet regul concern procedur exist review complaint oper procedur correct action complaint justifi import member oper system approv food addit establish toler contamin food beverag feedstuff prohibit restrict access domest market product base absenc approv import member relev intern standard basi access final determin made sanitari phytosanitari measur specifi control level product member territori product take place provid assist facilit control work control author agreement prevent member carri reason inspect territori agreement refer articl xx includ chapeau articl purpos paragraph articl scientif justif basi examin evalu scientif inform conform relev provis agreement member determin relev intern standard guidelin recommend suffici achiev level sanitari phytosanitari protect purpos paragraph articl measur trade restrict requir measur take account technic econom feasibl achiev level sanitari phytosanitari protect significantli restrict trade purpos definit anim includ fish wild fauna plant includ forest wild flora pest includ weed contamin includ pesticid veterinari drug residu extran matter sanitari phytosanitari measur law decre ordin applic gener nation refer agreement term deem case separ custom territori member wto person natur legal domicil real effect industri commerci establish custom territori control inspect approv procedur includ inter alia procedur sampl test certif