Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Second Review of the Operation and Implementation of the SPS Agreement - Communication by Chile

World Trade Organization G/SPS/W/170 23 February 2005 (05-0751) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish SECOND REVIEW OF THE OPERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE sps AGREEMENT Communication by Chile The following communication, dated 18 February 2005, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Chile. ________________ Secretariat document G/SPS/GEN/510 provides a fairly good overview of the state of implementation of the Agreement over the course of this period. Chile wishes to offer a few comments on the more specific aspects raised by Members for examination in the review process. In general terms, Chile re-emphasizes that the text of the SPS Agreement is adequate and that improvements in its implementation can be made through more specific guidelines developed and decided on by the Committee, so as to clarify the application of principles that pose interpretation or implementation problems. Transparen