APPROVED VERSION – COMMITTEE OF THE MINISTERS OF TRADE - 17 July 2014 - SADC/CMT/26/2014/8.2 2. Not later than 60 days after the adoption of this Annex, each Member State will establish a National Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and appoint two representatives on the SADC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Coordinating Committee. 3. The National Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures shall include the WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point(s). 4. The SADC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Coordinating Committee shall promote transparency in the area of sanitary and phytosanitary measures, including overseeing the implementation of the transparency provisions. 5. The SADC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Coordinating Committee will act as a consultative forum for promoting the objectives of this Annex and for strengthening cooperation between the regulatory agencies having responsibility for sanitary and phytosanitary measures. 6. The SADC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Coordinating Committee will report to the SADC Trade Negotiating Forum and shall have the following specific functions: a) To act as a forum for regional liaison with corresponding organisations for consultations and exchange of technical information relating to sanitary or phytosanitary issues; b) To raise awareness on SPS matters to private and public sectors in the region; c) To facilitate capacity building in the region for sanitary and phytosanitary matters through cooperation and collaboration with relevant organisations; d) To establish Technical Committees and ad hoc Working Groups as necessary on specific issues related to sanitary or phytosanitary Measures; e) To identify regional needs/ challenges and facilitate the development and implementation of programmes to address them; f) To promote the greater participation by the private sector/industry in SADC sanitary and phytosanitary related activities; g) To review progress and monitor the implementation of this Annex and the WTO SPS Agreements, and provide recommendations to the Committee of Ministers; 7. The SADC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Coordinating Committee shall meet as often as required, and shall reach all its decision by consensus. Page 12 of 18