G/TBT/N/CIV/18  
4 May 2021 
(21-3778) 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 l'industrie et des mines  (Ministry of Industry and 
Mining) ; Ministère de l'énergie et du pétrole  (Ministry of Energy and Petroleum) ; Ministère 
de l'environnement et du développement durable  (Ministry of the Environment and 
Sustainable Development) ; Ministre du commerce  (Minister of Trade) ; Ministère des 
ressources animales et halieutiques  (Ministry of Animal and Fishery Resources) ; Ministère 
de la santé et de l'hygiène publique (Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene) ; Ministère de 
l'agriculture et du développement rural (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) ; 
Ministère de la construction et de l'urbanisme (Ministry of Construction and Urban 
Development) ; Ministère auprès du Premier M inistre, Chargé du budget et du portefeuille 
de l'État  (Ministry attached to the Prime Minister responsible for the State's budget and 
portfolio) ; and Ministre auprès du Premier Ministre, Chargé de l'économie et des finances  
(Minister attached to the Prime  Minister responsible for the economy and finance)  
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 diffe rent from above:  
Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie  (Ministry of Trade and Industry)  
Abidjan -Plateau, Immeuble Postel 2001, 18è étage  
BP V 142/143 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  
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) : Food 
products (Cocoa and cocoa preparations)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Décret n° 2016 -
1152 du 28 décembre 2016 rendant certaines normes d 'application obligatoire en Côte 
d'Ivoire  (Decree No. 2016-1152 of 2 8 December 2 016 providing for the mandatory 
application of certain standards in Côte d'Ivoire) (17 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : The notified Decree defines the mandatory s tandards and 
conformity criteria to be met in the manufacture and use of cocoa butter, cocoa mass and 
chocolate, and the provisions on contaminants and toxins present in products for human 
consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of u rgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information ; Labelling ; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/CIV/18  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Décret n° 2016 -1152 du 28 décembre 2016 rendant certaines normes 
d'application obligatoire en Côte d'Ivoire  (Decree No. 2016-1152 of 2 8 December 
2016 providing for the mandatory application of certain standards in Côte 
d'Ivoire)  
Technical standards and regulations applicable:  
• Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CODEX 
STAN 193 -1995)  
• Codex Pesticid es Residues in Food Online Database ; Codex Standard for the 
Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (CODEX S TAN 1 -1985)  
• Codex Standard for Chocolate and Chocolate Products (CODEX S TAN 87 -1981)  
• Codex Standard for Cocoa (Cacao) Mass, (Cocoa/Chocolate Liquor) and Coco a 
Cake (CODEX S TAN 141 -1983)  
• Codex Standard for Cocoa Butter (CODEX S TAN 86 ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption : 28 December 2 016 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Yao Edmond Kouassi  
Directeur du Centre d'information sur les normes et la Réglementation , 
CINR/CODINORM (Director of the Information Centre on Standards and Regulations)  
Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation , CODINORM (Côte d'Ivoire Standardization)  
2 plateaux Sideci  
Angle Blvd Latrille  
Rue K115 Villa 195 (repère SOC OCE 2 -plateaux)  
Abidjan - Cocody,  
01 bp 1872 Abidjan 01,  
(+225) 27 22 41 67 58 ; (+225) 27 2 0 01 10 74 ; (+225) 07 77 00 46 12 ; (+225) 01 71 
11 08 08  
+(225) 27 22 41 52 97 (Fax)  
info@codinorm.ci ; edmondkouassi@codinorm.ci ; kouassed2007@yahoo.fr  
http://www.codinorm.ci  
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