Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Slovakia on Cooperation in the Sphere of Animal Quarantine and Animal Health.

This Agreement is composed of 10 articles. The Contracting Parties are willing to cooperate and take measures for the protection of their countries from introducing from the territory of one contracting party to the other contracting party’s territory the animal infectious diseases and parasitic diseases caused by entry, exit and transit of animals, animal genetic material and animal products, animal feeds and other quarantine objects, goods and articles, packing materials and containers. The respective authorities of the Contracting Parties shall negotiate and sign a protocol on the field of quarantine and health and confirm and exchange related animal quarantine and veterinary health samples. The protocol shall be attached as appendix of this Agreement, and become an integral part of this Agreement. Animals, animal products and animal feeds for exporting from one of the Contracting Parties to the other shall have an animal quarantine or veterinary health certificate issued by the concerned authorities of the exporting Country. The remaining articles cover the technical exchanges and information sharing, implementation organs and dispute settlement. The validity of this Agreement is 5 years, renewable.