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disease prevalence. The Parties shall take into account the
relevant decisions of the WTO SPS Committee and international
standards, guidelines, and recommendations.

2. The Parties may cooperate on the recognition of regional
conditions with the objective of acquiring confidence in the
procedures followed by each Party for such recognition.

3. On request of an exporting Party, an importing Party shall, without
undue delay, explain its process and plan for making a
determination of regional conditions.

4. When an importing Party has received a request for a
determination of regional conditions from an exporting Party and
has determined that the information provided by the exporting
Party is sufficient, it shall initiate the assessment within a
reasonable period of time.

5. For such an assessment, reasonable access shall be given by the
exporting Party, upon request, to the importing Party for
inspection, testing, and other relevant procedures.

6. On request of the exporting Party, the importing Party shall inform
the exporting Party of the status of the assessment.

7. When an importing Party recognises specific regional conditions
of an exporting Party, the importing Party shall communicate that
decision to the exporting Party in writing and implement the
measures within a reasonable period of time.

8. If the evaluation of the evidence provided by the exporting Party
does not result in a decision by the importing Party to recognise
the regional conditions, the importing Party shall provide the
exporting Party with the rationale for its decision in writing within
a reasonable period of time.

9. The Parties involved in a determination recognising regional
conditions are encouraged, where mutually agreed, to report the
outcome to the Committee on Goods.

Article 5.7: Risk Analysis

1. The Parties shall strengthen their cooperation on risk analysis in
accordance with the SPS Agreement while taking into account the

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