(a) relevant risk assessment techniques and methodologies developed by international or North American standardizing organizations;
(b) relevant scientific evidence;
(c) relevant processes and production methods;
(d) relevant inspection, sampling, and testing methods;
(e) the prevalence of relevant diseases or pests, including the existence of pest-free or disease-free areas or areas of low pest or disease prevalence;
(f) relevant ecological and other environmental conditions; and
(g) relevant treatments, such as quarantines.
2. Further to paragraph 1, each Party shall, in establishing its appropriate level of protection regarding the risk associated with the introduction, establishment or spread of an animal or plant pest or disease, and in assessing such risk, also take into account the following economic factors, where relevant:
(a) loss of production or sales that may result from such
pest or disease;
(b) costs of control or eradication of the pest or disease
in its territory; and