PROPOSED
PROCESS FOR THE FIFTH REVIEW OF THE OPERATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE APPLICATION
OF
SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT[1]
Revision
At the Fourth Session of the
Ministerial Conference, Ministers instructed the Committee to review the
operation and implementation of the SPS Agreement at least once every four
years, pursuant to the provisions of Article 12.7 of the Agreement.[2]
The Fourth Review, which started in October 2013, was concluded by the
Committee in July 2017 (G/SPS/62). In order to facilitate an efficient review
process, the Secretariat, at the request of Members and in consultation with
the Chairperson, has prepared the following procedure. The Committee is invited
to consider this procedure at its meeting of 1-2 March 2018.