G/TBT/N/CIV/16  
16 December  2019 
(19-8641) 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 du Commerce et de l'Industrie  (Ministry of Trade and 
Industry)  
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 : Goods and services  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Loi n° 2016 -
410 du 15 juin 2016 relative à la répression des fraudes et des falsifications en matière 
de vente des biens ou services  (Law No. 2016-410 of 1 5 June 2 016 on the prevention of 
fraud and falsification in the sale of goods or services) (5 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : The notified Law establishes the rules governing the prevention 
of fraud and falsification in the sale o f goods or services, and seeks to promote the quality 
control of products and services, particularly food and other foodstuffs . To this end, the 
notified text provides for : offences and penalties ; anti-fraud officers ; seizure and 
removal ; and administrativ e and judicial measures . It repeals, in particular, Law 
No. 63-301 of 2 6 June 1 963 on the prevention of fraud in the sale of goods, and of 
falsifications of foodstuffs and agricultural products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent p roblems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health ; Protection of the environment ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Journal officiel du jeudi 04 août 2016 ; 
• Loi 63 -301 du 24 octobre 2016.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Already adopted  
Proposed date of entry into force : 15 June 2 016 
10. Final date for comments : Already in force  G/TBT/N/CIV/16  
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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  
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  
Centre de référence du système commercial multilatéral  (Reference Centre on the 
multilateral trading system)  
Abidjan plateau, Immeuble Fadiga  
Mr 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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