Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Comments on Article 6 Regionalization - Communication from Ecuador
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World Trade
Organization G/SPS/GEN/623
23 January 2006
(06-0293) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish
comments on article 6
Regionalization
Communication from Ecuador
The following communication, received on 20 January 2006, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ecuador.
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In view of the extensive discussions within this Committee concerning Article 6 of the SPS Agreement and the problems facing Member countries when it comes to the recognition of disease-free areas and areas of low disease and pest prevalence, Ecuador would like to make the following comments:
The subject of regionalization and Article 6 of the SPS Agreement has two clearly-defined elements: firstly there is the need for a scientific determination of pest- or disease-free areas and areas of low pest prevalence; and secondly, there is the absence of an expedited administrative procedure, common to all Member coun