G/TBT/N/CIV/12  
9 October  2019 
(19-6511) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CÔTE D'IVOIRE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère de la communication (Ministry of Communication) ; 
Ministère du commerce, de l'artisanat et de la promotion des PME  (Ministry of Trade, 
Crafts and the Promotion of SMEs) ; Ministère de l'industrie et des mines  (Ministry of 
Industry  and Mining) ; Ministère de la poste et des technologies de l'information et de la 
communication  (Ministry of Postal Services, and Information and Communication 
Technologies)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses , if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Used 
goods : Television sets and analogue terminal equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the noti fied document : Décret n° 2014 -
604 du 16 octobre 2014 portant interdiction de l'importation et de la commercialisation 
des postes téléviseurs analogiques et de ceux non-conforme aux normes de diffusion et 
de compression  (Decree No. 2014-604 of 1 6 October 2 014 prohibiting the importation 
and marketing of analogue television sets and those that do not comply with broadcasting 
and compression standards) (2 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : The notified Decree prohibits the import and marketing of 
analogue television sets and analogue terminal equipment, as well as those that do not 
comply with broadcasting and compression standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified text aims to harmo nize community standards . Protection of the 
environment ; Quality requirements ; Harmonization.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Règlement n° 02/CMU/UEMOA/2014 du 27 mars 2014 relatif aux normes de 
compression et de diffusion pour la télévision numérique terrestre dans l'espace 
UEMOA . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Already in force  
Proposed date of entry into force : 16 October 2 014 
10. Final date for comments : Already in force  G/TBT/N/CIV/12  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and Email  and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministère du Commerce de l'Industrie  (Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
Abidjan -Plateau, Immeuble Postel 2001, 18è étage  
BP V 142/14 3, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
Tel.: (+225) 20 21 76 35/20 21 63 41/20 21 37 07/20 21 13 92  
Fax: (+225) 20 21 29 89/20 21 91 72  
Email: info@commerce.gouv.ci  
Centre de référence du système commercial multilatéral  (Reference Centre on the 
multilateral trading system)  
Abidjan plateau, Immeuble Fadiga  
Vanié Blotignon, Head of the Reference Centre  
Tel.: (+225) 20 32 14 78/07 45 80 94  
Email: vanieblotignon@gmail.com  
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