G/TBT/N/MRT/1  
17 March  2023 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MAURITANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie, de l 'Artisanat et du Tourisme  (Ministry of Trade, 
Industry, Crafts and Tourism)  
BP 182, Nouakchott  
Mauritania  
Tel.: (+222) 525 81 82  
Fax: (+222) 525 10 57  
Email: mail@commerce.gov.mr  
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 indica ted if different from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
• Food products  
• Chemical products  
• Electronic and electrical products  
• Cosmetics  
• Pharmaceutical products  
• Medical devices  
• Constructio n materials  
• Textile products and footwear  
• Products in contact with food  
• Machines and tools  
• Vehicles and parts  
• Furniture  
• Toys  G/TBT/N/MRT/1  
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Notification au 
titre de l'Accord sur les Obstacles Techniques au Commerce, notamment son article 5 
relatif aux procédures d'évaluation de la conformité appliquées par le Ministère du 
Commerce, de l'Industrie, de l'Artisanat et du Tourisme  (Notification under the Agreement 
on Technical Barriers to  Trade, most notably Article 5 thereof on procedures for the 
assessment of conformity by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Crafts and Tourism) . Title: 
Vérification de la conformité à l'importation des produits embarqués à destination de la 
Mauritanie  (Verif ication of conformity upon the importation of products shipped to 
Mauritania) . 
6. Description of content : The notified document states that the agreed conformity 
assessment body, Bureau Veritas, shall be authorized to verify the conformity of products 
in the exporting countries.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The objective is to protect consumers and facilitate trade while ensuring that 
products conform to the technical safety requirements of services.  
8. Relevant documents:  
Order No. 0131/MCIAT  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 15 March 2 023 
Proposed date of entry into force : 15 March 2 023 
10. Final date for comments : 30 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie, de l'Artisanat et du Tourisme/ Direction des Etudes, 
de la Programmation et de la Coopération  (Directorate for Studies, Programming and 
Cooperation)/ Direction de la Promotion du commerce Extérieur (Directorate for the 
Promotion of Foreign Trade)  
BP 182, Nouakchott  
Mauritania  
Tel.: (+222) 525 81 82  
Fax: (+222) 525 10 57  
Website: https://www.commerce.gov.mr/fr/