Članice smejo uvajati ali ohranjati sanitarne ali fitosanitarne ukrepe, ki pomenijo večjo raven sanitarne ali fitosanitarne zaščite, kot bi bila dosežena z ukrepi, ki temeljijo na ustreznih mednarodnih standardih, smernicah in priporočilih, če je to znanstveno utemeljeno ali kot posledica ravni sanitarne ali fitosanitarne zaščite, ki jo članica določa kot ustrezno v skladu z ustreznimi določbami od prvega do osmega odstavka 5. člena.(2) Ne glede na omenjeno pa vsi ukrepi, ki imajo za posledico tako raven sanitarne ali fitosanitarne zaščite, ki je drugačna od tiste, ki bi bila dosežena z ukrepi, ki temeljijo na mednarodnih standardih, smernicah ali priporočilih, ne smejo biti v nasprotju s katerokoli drugo določbo tega sporazuma.
Members may introduce or maintain sanitary or phytosanitary measures which result in a higher level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection than would be achieved by measures based on the relevant international standards, guidelines or recommendations, if there is a scientific justification, or as a consequence of the level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection a Member determines to be appropriate in accordance with the relevant provisions of paragraphs 1 through 8 of Article 5.[15] Notwithstanding the above, all measures which result in a level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection different from that which would be achieved by measures based on international standards, guidelines or recommendations shall not be inconsistent with any other provision of this Agreement.