SPS definition
Examples of SPS in a sentence
This Chapter shall apply to the preparation, adoption and application of all SPS measures of a Party which may directly or indirectly affect the bilateral trade of the Parties.
This Chapter does not apply to sanitary and phytosanitary measures as defined in Annex A, paragraph 1 of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement), which are covered in Chapter 6 (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures).
The Parties shall give due consideration to cooperation relating to SPS issues.
The Parties shall establish a Sub-Committee on SPS measures (“the SPS Sub- Committee”), under the Joint Committee described in Article 13.1 (Establishment of the Joint Committee) of this Agreement, to facilitate cooperation and to consider any matter relating to the implementation of this Chapter.
The Parties may inform each other through the SPS Sub-Committee of decisions related to the authorization of imports, exchange of information, transparency, recognition of regionalization, equivalency and alternative measures, and any other matter referred to in the above paragraphs.