Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Implementation of Article 6 of the SPS Agreement (Regionalization) - Communication from Canada
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- 2005/12/16
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- G/SPS/GEN/613
World Trade
Organization G/SPS/GEN/613
16 December 2005 (05-6105) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English
Implementation of Article 6 of the SPS Agreement
(regionalization)
Communication from Canada
The following communication, received on 14 December 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.
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Adaptation of sanitary or phytosanitary measures to regional conditions is of key importance and potential benefit to both importing and exporting countries. Article 6 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) encourages Members to ensure that sanitary or phytosanitary measures are adapted to the sanitary or phytosanitary conditions of the area from which a consignment originates and for which it is destined.
The implementation of Article 6 has been an agenda item of the SPS Committee at every meeting since the Twenty-Sixth Session