Common use of Transparency and Information Exchange Clause in Contracts

Transparency and Information Exchange. 1. Each Party affirms its commitment to ensuring that information regarding proposed new or amended SPS measures is made available in accordance with the relevant requirements of the SPS Agreement. 2. Each Party shall make available the full text of its notified SPS measures, to the requesting Party within 15 working days after receiving the written request. 3. Each Party shall allow at least 60 days following the notification of its proposed SPS measures to WTO for the other Party to present comments except where risks to human, animal or plant life or health arising or threatening to arise warrant urgent actions. 4. Each Party may request information from the other Party on a matter arising under this Chapter. The requested Party shall endeavour to provide available information to the requesting Party within a reasonable period of time. 5. The Parties agree to notify each other of any emergency situation which may affect bilateral trade. 6. Each Party agrees to provide timely and appropriate information directly to the contact point of the other Party where: (a) changes in animal or plant health status may affect existing trade between the Parties; (b) significant non-compliance to SPS measures associated with a consignment is identified by the importing Party; or (c) provisional SPS measures adopted by a Party against or affecting the exports of the other Party is considered necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health.