Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Procedure to Monitor the Process of International Harmonization - Seventh Annual Report Adopted by the Committee on 30 June 2005
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World Trade
Organization G/SPS/37
19 July 2005 (05-3211) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
PROCEDURE TO MONITOR THE PROCESS
OF INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION
Seventh Annual Report
Adopted by the Committee on 30 June 2005
introduction
At its meeting of 15-16 October 1997, the SPS Committee adopted a provisional procedure to monitor the process of international harmonization and the use of international standards, guidelines or recommendations, as provided for in Articles 3.5 and 12.4 of the SPS Agreement. The Committee decided to extend the provisional monitoring procedure for a further two-year period in July 1999, and again in July 2001. On 25 June 2003, the Committee agreed to further extend the provisional procedure for 36 months, and to review its operation in July 2006 to determine at that time whether to continue with the provisional procedure, amend it, or develop another one.
The Committee has previously adopted six annual repor