the SPS Agreement definition
Examples of the SPS Agreement in a sentence
The Parties affirm their existing rights and obligations with respect to each other under the SPS Agreement.
The Parties affirm their rights and obligations under the SPS Agreement.
Each Party affirms its rights and obligations with respect to each other Party under the SPS Agreement.
For purposes of this Chapter: SPS Agreement means the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, contained in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement; and definitions in Annex A to the SPS Agreement shall apply.
Each Party commits to apply the principles of the SPS Agreement in the development, application or recognition of any sanitary or phytosanitary measure with the intent to facilitate trade among the Parties while protecting human, animal or plant life or health in the territory of each Party.
Without prejudice to Article 5 of the SPS Agreement, the Parties shall endeavor to give due consideration to a request for risk assessment of the other Party.
The Parties affirm their rights and obligations with respect to each other under the SPS Agreement.
The objectives of the Committee shall be to: (a) enhance each Party's implementation of the SPS Agreement; (b) protect human, animal, or plant life or health; (c) enhance cooperation and consultation on sanitary and phytosanitary matters; and (d) facilitate trade between the Parties.
The Parties reaffirm their rights and obligations relating to SPS measures under the SPS Agreement.
To facilitate trade, the competent authorities of the relevant Parties may develop equivalence arrangements and make equivalence decisions, in particular in accordance with Article 4 of the SPS Agreement and with the guidance provided by the relevant international standard setting bodies and by the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures established pursuant to Article 12 of the SPS Agreement.