Page 245 - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

administrative or judicial CHAPTER 5
proceedings
SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES
4. Use of post-clearance audit 5 years
results in applying risk
management Article 5.1: Definitions

Article 4.17 Time Release Studies 5 years For the purposes of this Chapter:

Article 4.19 Customs Cooperation 5 years (a) the definitions provided in Annex A of the SPS Agreement
shall apply;
Article 4.20 Consultations and Contact Points 5 years
(b) relevant definitions developed by Codex Alimentarius
Commission, the World Organisation for Animal Health,
Viet Nam and the International Plant Protection Convention shall be
taken into account;
Article 4.9 Pre-arrival Processing 31 December
2023 (c) competent authorities means those authorities within
each Party recognised by the national government as
Article 4.10 Advance Rulings 31 December responsible for developing and administering the sanitary
2021 and phytosanitary measures within that Party; and

Article 4.11 Release of Goods 31 December (d) emergency measure means a sanitary or phytosanitary
2021 measure that is applied by an importing Party to a relevant
exporting Party to address an urgent problem of human,
Article 4.13 Trade Facilitation Measures for 31 December animal or plant life or health protection that arises or
Authorised Operators 2023 threatens to arise in the Party applying the measure.

Article 4.14 Risk Management 31 December
2023 Article 5.2: Objectives

Article 4.15 Express Consignments The objectives of this Chapter are to:

1. Scope of procedures for (a) protect human, animal or plant life or health in the Parties
express consignments: through the development, adoption, and application of
sanitary and phytosanitary measures, while facilitating
(d) Release of express 31 December trade by minimising the negative effects on trade among
consignments as rapidly 2023 the Parties;
as possible, and within six
hours when possible (b) enhance the practical implementation of the SPS
Agreement;
Article 4.16 Post-clearance Audit 31 December
2021 (c) enhance the transparency and understanding of the
development and application of sanitary and phytosanitary
measures of the Parties;

4A-10 5-1