G/TBT/N/CIV/48  
4 May 2021 
(21-3810) Page: 1/3 
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 Developme nt); 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 Ministre, 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 different 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) : Electrical, 
electronic or renewable energy products (renewable energy products : balance of system, 
batteries, battery boxes, battery chargers, cables, charge controllers, complete systems, 
controller boxes, control panels, E -panels, grid -interactive inverters, grid -tied inverters, 
heat reflector panels, hydrokinetic energy products, lighting, off -grid inverters, Ontario 
FIT products, power optimizers, solar air heating, solar modules, solar supports, water 
pumping, wind energy products)  
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 provid ing for the mandatory 
application of certain standards in Côte d'Ivoire) (17 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : The notified Decree establishes mandatory standards with 
regard to the general specifications and requirements for renewable energy p roducts.  G/TBT/N/CIV/48  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health and safety ; Protection of the environment ; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Décret n° 2016 -1152 du 28 décembre 2016 rendant certaines normes 
d'application obligatoire en Côte d'Ivoire ; 
• IEC 60034 -x, Rotating electrical machines;  
• IEC 60065 , Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus;  
• IEC 60974 -x, Arc welding equipment;  
• IEC 60950 -x, Information technology equipment - Safety; 
• IEC 60335 -x, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety;  
• IEC 60598 -x, Luminaires;  
• IEC 61347 -x, Lamp controlgear;  
• IEC 62031 , LED modules for general lighting - Safety specifications;  
• IEC 61010 -x, Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, 
control, and laboratory use;  
• IEC 61558 -x, Safety of transformers, reactors, power supply units and similar 
products;  
• IEC 61730 -x, Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification;  
• IEC 61558 -x, Safety of transformers, reactors, power  supply units and similar 
products;  
• IEC 62040 -x, Uninterruptible power systems (UPS);  
• IEC 60127 -x, Miniature fuses;  
• IEC 60269 -x, Low -voltage fuses;  
• IEC 60669 -x, Switches for household and similar fixed -electrical installations;  
• IEC 60730 -x, Automatic elect rical controls for household and similar use;  
• IEC 60799 , Electrical accessories - Cord sets and interconnection cord sets;  
• IEC 60898 -x, Electrical accessories - Circuit -breakers for overcurrent protection 
for household and similar installations;  
• IEC 61008 -x, Residual current operated circuit -breakers without integral 
overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCCBs);  
• IEC 61009 -x, Residual current operated circuit -breakers with integral overcurrent 
protection for household and similar uses (RCBOs ); 
• IEC 60934 , Circuit breakers for equipment (CBE);  
• IEC 60947 -x, Low -voltage switchgear and controlgear;  
• IEC 60998 -x, Connecting devices for low -voltage circuits for household and 
similar purposes;  
• IEC 60086 -x, Primary batteries;  
• IEC 60432 -x, Incandescent lamps - Safety specifications;  
• IEC 60662 , High -pressure sodium vapour lamps;  
• IEC 60968 , Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps for general lighting services;  
• IEC 61195 , Double -capped fluorescent lamps;  
• IEC 61199 , Single -capped fluorescent lamps;  G/TBT/N/CIV/48  
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  • IEC 60227 -x and IEC 60245 -x for cables;  
• IEC 61242 , Electrical accessories - Cable reels for household and similar 
purposes;  
• IEC 61427 -1:2013, Secondary cells and batteries for renewable energy storage - 
General requirements and methods of test - Part 1 : Photovoltaic  off-grid 
application;  
• ISO/IEC 13273 -1:2015 - Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources - 
Common international terminology - Part 1 : Energy efficiency;  
• ISO/IEC 13273 -2: 2015 - Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources - 
Common international termi nology - Part 2 : Renewable energy sources.  
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 No rmalisation , 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  
Tel.: (+225) 27 22 41 67 58 ; (+225) 27 20 01 10 74 ; (+225) 07 77 00 46 12 ; (+225) 
01 71 11 08 08  
Fax: (+225) 27 22 41 52 97  
info@codinorm.ci ; edmondkouassi@codinorm.ci ; kouassed2007@yahoo.fr  
http://www.codinorm.ci  
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