SIXTH REVIEW of the Operation and
Implementation of the Agreement
on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
DRAFT Report of the
Committee
Part B – Committee work
during the review period
Note by
the Secretariat[1]
Addendum
The
draft report of the Sixth Review of the Operation and Implementation
of the SPS Agreement (the Sixth Review[2])
is comprised of two parts:
·_
Part A – Sixth Review discussions – containing, by key topics, information on Sixth Review
proposals, related discussions and thematic sessions, as well as
recommendations for further work. Part A also outlines previous Committee decisions,
guidelines, and recommendations that Members were invited to review or update
as part of the Sixth Review.
·_
Part B – Committee work during the review period – containing information regarding the Committee's main areas of
work from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2024.[3]
The present addendum contains Part B of the draft
report; Part A can be found in document _G/SPS/W/370/Rev.2. For ease of reference and where
relevant, Part B links to recommendations from the Fifth Review and indicates
where a recommendation has emerged from the Sixth Review on a given topic.
The list of
SPS-related documents circulated in 2020-24 is available _here. Appendix A provides an overview of Committee thematic
sessions and workshops in 2020–24, Appendix B contains an overview of Committee side
events in 2020–24, and Appendix C provides information about SPS‑related
disputes as of 31 December 2024.
More information on
the Committee's activities can be found in the summary reports prepared by the
Secretariat following each Committee meeting[4]
as well as in the yearly reports prepared by the Chairperson of the Committee
for consideration by the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG).[5]
[1] This document has been prepared
under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the
positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.
[2] All documents related to the Sixth
Review are available here. This includes: _all proposals and documents submitted by
Members, an
overview of issues/papers/proposals received (latest revision of document _G/SPS/GEN/2194); an overview of thematic sessions
and workshop submitted by Members (latest revision of document _RD/SPS/244); the Committee's chairperson's report on the
Sixth Review discussions held in the informal Committee meeting of March, June and
November 2024, as well as in the intersessional consultations held in September
2024 and January 2025 (latest revision of document _JOB/SPS/36); and the list of documents the Committee had
agreed to review as part of the periodic reviews of the SPS Agreement (_RD/SPS/245).
[3] Part B is based on the draft background document that was initially
circulated as _G/SPS/GEN/2223
on 8 May 2024 and subsequently revised.
[4] The summary reports of Committee
meetings held in 2020-24 are available _here.
[5] The Chairpersons' reports to the
CTG submitted in 2020-24 are available _here.