Workshop on the Relationship between the SPS Committee and the International StandardSetting Organiz

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Workshop on the Relationship between the SPS
Committee and the International Standard-Setting
Organizations

• Gretchen H. Stanton
• Secretary, SPS Committee

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1. Relevant role of the SPS Committee vis-à-vis
Codex, IPPC and OIE

• Article 12.1 of the SPS Agreement - SPS Committee
  to provide a regular forum for consultations,
  implement the Agreement and foster, inter alia,
  harmonization.
• Art. 12.2 SPS Committee to encourage use of
  international standards
• Art.12.3 SPS Committee should seek scientific
  and technical advice from 3 sisters

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1. Relevant role of the SPS Committee vis-à-vis
Codex, IPPC and OIE

• Art. 12.4 SPS Committee to monitor use of
  international standards
• Art. 12.5 Avoid unnecessary duplication
• Art. 12.6 SPS Committee may request 3 sisters
  to examine specific matters with respect to a
  particular standard, guideline or recommendation

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• Potential areas of duplication and opportunities
  for collaboration
• SPS Committee's process to invite 3 sisters to
  address concerns
• Evaluation of the actions taken by 3 sisters to
  resolve issues forwarded by the SPS Committee

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• Consistency in interpretation of the SPS
  Agreement across the 3 sisters
• Monitoring of work carried out by other relevant
  international bodies, including status of
  guidelines of other international
  standard-setting bodies
• Equivalence, non-use of standards, absence of
  standards, or inappropriate standards and their
  prioritization within the Committee