APPROVED VERSION – COMMITTEE OF THE MINISTERS OF TRADE - 17 July 2014 - SADC/CMT/26/2014/8.2 3. Member States shall where appropriate adopt guidelines set out in SADC Seed Import/Export Procedures Manual as the relevant import and export approval systems for seed. 4. Member States shall where appropriate adapt the guidelines set out in SADC Seed Import/Export Procedures Manual as the relevant import and export approval systems for all other commodities subject to sanitary or phytosanitary measures. 5. Member States shall cooperate on a product trace back system for the notification of non-compliance of imported consignments for commodities subject to sanitary or phytosanitary measures drawing on the guidelines of relevant international organizations where available. ARTICLE 12 Technical Assistance 1. Where substantial investment is required in order for an exporting Member State to fulfil the sanitary or phytosanitary requirements of the importing Member State, the latter shall consider providing such technical assistance that will permit the exporting Member State to maintain and expand its market access opportunities for the product involved. 2. The SADC Secretariat shall in consultation with the SADC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Coordinating Committee facilitate resource mobilisation for technical assistance to enhance Member States capacity to implement and monitor sanitary and phytosanitary measures including promoting greater use of international standards. ARTICLE 13 Dispute Settlement The rules and procedures of Article 32 of the SADC Protocol on Trade shall apply to the settlement of disputes between Member States concerning their rights and obligations under this Annex. ARTICLE 14 Administration 1. Member States hereby establish a SADC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Coordinating Committee comprising of two representatives of each National Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. Page 11 of 18