Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues. 1. The Parties agree to strengthen cooperation on sanitary and phytosanitary ("SPS") issues within the framework of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the World Organisation for Animal Health ("OIE") and the relevant international and regional organisations operating within the framework of the International Plant Protection Convention ("IPPC"). Such cooperation shall aim to enhance the mutual understanding of each other's SPS measures and to facilitate trade between the Parties, and may include:
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues. 1. The Parties shall cooperate on food safety and on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues to protect human, animal or plant life or health in the territory of the Parties.
