Transparency of trade conditions and information exchange
Article 45
1. The Parties shall inform each other of any changes to their legal and administrative import requirements for products (including products of animals and/or vegetable origin). 2. The Parties reconfirm their obligations under the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements to inform each other of changes to the relevant standards or technical regulations through the mechanisms established under those Agreements. 3. The Parties shall also directly exchange information on other topics agreed by both Parties to be of potential importance for their trade relations, as and when necessary. 4. The Parties agree to collaborate in epidemiological surveillance on animal disease. Also in the domain of plant health, the Parties shall exchange information on the occurrence of pests of known and immediate danger to the other Party.