(a) for Australia, the Department of Agriculture or its successor; and (b) for the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine or its successor. 4. The Committee shall meet at least once every two years unless the Parties agree otherwise. The Committee’s functions shall include: (a) promoting the objectives set out in Article 5.1; (b) reviewing and monitoring the implementation of this Chapter; (c) determining areas for cooperation and collaboration; (d) considering proposals for technical assistance and capacity building under this Chapter; (e) reviewing progress on and, as appropriate, seeking to address through mutual consent, sanitary and phytosanitary matters that may arise between the Parties; (f) as appropriate, reporting its findings and the outcomes of its discussions to the FTA Joint Commission; and (g) carrying out other functions as may be delegated to it by the FTA Joint Commission. 5. Each Party shall ensure that appropriate representatives with responsibility for sanitary and phytosanitary measures and food standards participate in meetings of the Committee. 6. The Committee may to establish technical working groups on human, animal and plant health or food safety, as necessary, including regionalisation and equivalence, to address issues arising from the implementation of this Chapter. 7. Each Party shall establish a contact point which shall have responsibility for coordinating the implementation of this Chapter. The contact points will be: (a) for Australia, the Department of Agriculture or its successor; and (b) for China, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine or its successor.
(a) for Australia, the Department of Agriculture or its successor; and (b) for the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine or its successor. 4. The Committee shall meet at least once every two years unless the Parties agree otherwise. The Committee’s functions shall include: (a) promoting the objectives set out in Article 5.1; (b) reviewing and monitoring the implementation of this Chapter; (c) determining areas for cooperation and collaboration; (d) considering proposals for technical assistance and capacity building under this Chapter; (e) reviewing progress on and, as appropriate, seeking to address through mutual consent, sanitary and phytosanitary matters that may arise between the Parties; (f) as appropriate, reporting its findings and the outcomes of its discussions to the FTA Joint Commission; and (g) carrying out other functions as may be delegated to it by the FTA Joint Commission. 5. Each Party shall ensure that appropriate representatives with responsibility for sanitary and phytosanitary measures and food standards participate in meetings of the Committee. 6. The Committee may to establish technical working groups on human, animal and plant health or food safety, as necessary, including regionalisation and equivalence, to address issues arising from the implementation of this Chapter. 7. Each Party shall establish a contact point which shall have responsibility for coordinating the implementation of this Chapter. The contact points will be: (a) for Australia, the Department of Agriculture or its successor; and (b) for China, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine or its successor.
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