Da bi sanitarne in fitosanitarne ukrepe harmonizirali na čim širši osnovi, članice svoje sanitarne in fitosanitarne ukrepe pripravljajo na podlagi mednarodnih standardov, smernic ali priporočil, če so na voljo, razen če je v tem sporazumu drugače določeno zlasti v tretjem odstavku.
To harmonize sanitary and phytosanitary measures on as wide a basis as possible, Members shall base their sanitary or phytosanitary measures on international standards, guidelines or recommendations, where they exist, except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, and in particular in paragraph 3.