1. A Party shall notify the other Party without undue delay of a:

(a) significant change to pest or disease status, such as the presence and evolution of a disease listed in Annex 5-B;
(b) finding of epidemiological importance with respect to an animal disease, which is not listed in Annex 5-B, or which is a new disease; and
(c) significant food safety issue related to a product traded between the Parties.

2. The Parties endeavour to exchange information on other relevant issues including:

(a) a change to a Party’s SPS measure;
(b) any significant change to the structure or organisation of a Party’s competent authority;
(c) on request, the results of a Party’s official control and a report that concerns the results of the control carried out;
(d) the results of an import check provided for in Article 5.10 in case of a rejected or a non-compliant consignment; and
(e) on request, a risk analysis or scientific opinion that a Party has produced and that is relevant to this Chapter.

3. Unless the Joint Management Committee decides otherwise, when the information referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 has been made available via notification to the WTO’s Central Registry of Notifications or to the relevant international standard-setting body, in accordance with its relevant rules, the requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2, as they apply to that information, are fulfilled.