in a food, beverage or feedstuff prior to permitting the use of such additive or the marketing of a food, beverage or feedstuff containing such additive or contaminant;
area means a country, part of a country or all or parts of several countries;
area of low pest or disease prevalence means an area in which a specific pest or disease occurs at low levels;
contaminant includes pesticide and veterinary drug residues and extraneous matter;
control or inspection procedure means any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that a sanitary or phytosanitary measure is fulfilled, including sampling, testing, inspection, evaluation, verification, monitoring, auditing, assurance of conformity, accreditation, registration, certification, or other procedure involving the physical examination of a good, of the packaging of a good, or of the equipment or facilities directly related to production, marketing or use of a good, but does not mean an approval procedure;
international standard, guideline or recommendation means a standard, guideline or recommendation:
(a) regarding food safety, adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, including one regarding decomposition elaborated by the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products, food additives, contaminants, hygienic practice, and methods of analysis and sampling;
(b) regarding animal health and zoonoses, developed under the auspices of the International Office of Epizootics;
(c) regarding plant health, developed under the auspices of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention in coÄoperation with the North American Plant Protection Organization; or
(d) established by or developed under any other international organization agreed upon by the Parties;