Paragraph 1 General provisions

The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Management Sub-Committee (‘SPS Sub-Committee’), established pursuant to Article 74(1) of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part^f1 (‘the Agreement’), shall assist the Association Committee in its Trade configuration, as referred to in Article 465(4) of the Agreement, in the performance of its duties.

The SPS Sub-Committee shall perform the tasks set out in Article 74(2) of the Agreement in the light of the objective set out in Article 59 of the Agreement.

The SPS Sub-Committee shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Parties, responsible for sanitary and phytosanitary matters.

A representative of the European Commission or of Ukraine responsible for sanitary and phytosanitary matters shall act as Chair in accordance with Article 2.

For the purposes of these Rules of Procedure, the definition of the term ‘Parties’ set out in Article 482 of the Agreement applies.