A Sub-Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures shall be established. The functions of the Sub-Committee are as follows:

(a)	exchange information on occurrences of SPS incidents in the Parties;
(b)	facilitate cooperation in the area of SPS measures;
(c)	undertake science-based consultations;
(d)	review the implementation and operation; and
(e)	report, where appropriate, its findings to the Joint Committee.

A Sub-Committee on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures shall also be established. Some of the key functions are to identify mutually agreed priority sectors for enhanced cooperation, establish work programmes in mutually agreed priority areas, review, and where appropriate, submit findings to the Joint Committee.