Equivalence of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. 1. Each Party shall accept the sanitary and phytosanitary measures of other Parties as equivalent, even if the measures of another Party differ from its own or from those of other Parties trading in the same product, if the exporting Party objectively demonstrates to the importing Party that its measures achieve the importing Party’s appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection. For this purpose, reasonable access shall be given on request to the importing Party for inspection, testing and other relevant procedures.
2. A Party shall on request enter into negotiations within a reasonable period of time with the aim of achieving bilateral or regional recognition arrangements of the equivalence of specified sanitary or phytosanitary measures.
3. With a view to facilitating appropriate trading opportunities for all of the Parties, particularly the developing country Parties, in respect of requests for recognition of equivalence under paragraphs 1 and 2:
(a) requests should be processed as expeditiously as possible;
(b) Parties shall cooperate on the prioritisation of exporting Parties’ requests in accordance with each importing Party’s laws, regulations and procedures governing the prioritisation of such requests;
(c) once the importing Party has determined that the information provided by the exporting Party is sufficient, it shall begin the equivalence assessment within a reasonable period of time with a view to completing it as expeditiously as possible.
4. In respect of equivalence determinations, the Parties shall take into account the guidance provided by the relevant international organisations in the field of sanitary or phytosanitary protection.
5. If an exporting Party considers that limitations on its capacity to objectively demonstrate achievement of an importing Party’s appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection constitute an obstacle to acceptance of the case for equivalence, it may request technical discussions with that importing Party in accordance with the procedure under Article 12, with a view to clarifying the matter and identifying any actions that may enhance the capacity of the exporting Party or otherwise assist the acceptance of equivalence.
6. Should the importing Party make a final decision to recognise a measure, a group of measures or a system as equivalent under this Article, the importing Party shall take the necessary actions to allow trade on the basis of the relevant measure, group of measures or s...
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