Article 16

Final provisions

1. This Agreement shall be approved by the Parties in accordance with their respective procedures.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other that the procedures mentioned in the preceding subparagraph have been completed.

2. Each Party shall implement the commitments and obligations arising from this Agreement in accordance with its laws and procedures. Any changes to the Annexes to this Agreement that are agreed by the Parties shall be implemented accordingly.

3. Either Party may at any time propose modifications to this Agreement. Either Party may, on six months' notice withdraw from the Agreement.

4. This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the English language, each of these texts being equally authentic.

For the European Community

For the Government of the United States of America

Annexes

ANNEX I	Product coverage
ANNEX II	Regulatory authorities
ANNEX III	List of diseases for which regional freedom is recognised
ANNEX IV	Zoning and regionalisation
ANNEX V	Recognition of sanitary measures
ANNEX VI	Guidelines for conducting an audit
ANNEX VII	Frontier checks
ANNEX VIII	Outstanding issues
ANNEX IX	Contact points