Page 254 - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

10. An exporting Party shall provide timely and appropriate
information to relevant Parties through the contact points
designated under Article 5.15 (Contact Points and Competent
Authorities) or already established communication channels of
the Parties, where there is a significant change in animal or plant
health status or food safety issues in that exporting Party that may
affect trade.

11. An importing Party shall provide timely and appropriate
information to relevant Parties through the contact points
designated under Article 5.15 (Contact Points and Competent
Authorities) or already established communication channels of
the Parties, where there is:

(a) significant or recurring sanitary or phytosanitary non-
compliance associated with exported consignments
identified by the importing Party; or

(b) a sanitary or phytosanitary measure adopted provisionally
against or affecting the export of another Party considered
necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health
within the importing Party.

12. An exporting Party shall, to the extent possible and as promptly
as possible, provide information to the importing Party if the
exporting Party identifies that an export consignment that may be
associated with a significant sanitary or phytosanitary risk has
been exported.

Article 5.13: Cooperation and Capacity Building

1. The Parties shall explore opportunities for further cooperation
among the Parties, including capacity building, technical
assistance, collaboration, and information exchange, on sanitary
and phytosanitary matters of mutual interest, consistent with this
Chapter, subject to the availability of appropriate resources.

2. Any two or more Parties may cooperate on any matter, including
sector specific proposals, of mutual interest under this Chapter.

3. In undertaking cooperation activities, the Parties shall endeavour
to coordinate with bilateral, regional, or multilateral work
programmes, with the objective of avoiding unnecessary
duplication and maximising the use of resources.

5-10