1.Emphasizing the need of addressing specific concerns related to chemical sector, such as registration requirements and laboratory accreditation, in order to ensure that they are not designed, adopted or applied with a view to or with the effect of creating unnecessary obstacles to international trade;

2.Reasserting that nothing in this Understanding shall be interpreted as preventing Members from taking measures consistent with the TBT Agreement that are necessary to, inter alia, protect human, animal or plant life health or the environment; or to prevent deceptive practices; or to protect essential security interests;