Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - The Implementation of Article 6 (Regionalization) of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Submission by Japan
- Japan
- 2005/12/05
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- G/SPS/GEN/605
World Trade
Organization G/SPS/GEN/605
5 December 2005 (05-5781) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English
the Implementation of article 6
(
REGIONALIZATION
)
of the
agreement on the application of sanitary and
phytosanitary measures
Submission by Japan
The following communication, received on 30 November 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Japan.
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BACKGROUND
Articles 2.2 and 5.1 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures (
SPS Agreement) require Members to ensure that their
sanitary and phytosanitary measure
s are based on
scientific principles and a
n appropriate
risk assessment.
"
Regionalization
"
is recognized in Article 6 of the SPS Agreement. At the same time, Article
6.3 stipulates that
"Exporting Members claiming that areas within their territories are pest- or disease-free areas or areas of low pest or diseas