G/TBT/N/CIV/4  
15 July 2019  
(19-4693) 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, de l'artisanat et de la Promotion des PME 
(Ministry of Trade, Crafts and the Promotion of SMEs)  
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 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  
Imported products.  
Products exempted:  
• Gold and other precious metals;  
• Precious stones;  
• Explosives, weapons, ammunition and other implements of war for the national 
armed f orces and police forces;  
• Live animals;  
• Fresh vegetables and fruit;  
• Fresh fish and meat, deep -frozen and frozen;  
• Plants and floricultural products;  
• Local products and traditional crafts of Community origin;  
• Medicines and inputs used in the manufacture of me dicines;  
• Current newspapers and periodicals, postal and fiscal stamps, stamped papers, 
banknotes, chequebooks, passports and certain printed material;  
• Personal effects and used domestic objects;  
• Used vehicles;  
• Crude or partly refined petroleum;  
• Commercial samples;  
• Supplies to diplomatic and consular missions or international bodies imported for 
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  • Production machinery subject to or covered by an exemption under the 
investment code upon application made to the VOC programme monitorin g 
committee;  
• Imported capital goods and equipment for petroleum and mining operations 
(receiving benefits under the mining and petroleum codes);  
• Imports linked to free -zone regimes.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Décret n° 
2017-567 du 06 septembre 2017 portant approbation des conventions de concession du 
service public de vérification de la conformité des produits  (Decree No. 2017-567 of 
6 September 2 017 approving public service concession agreements on product conf ormity 
verification). (2 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the decree is to approve public service 
concession agreements on conformity verification of goods shipped to Côte d'Ivoire.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The text aims to facilitate trade, reduce imports into Côte d'Ivoire of goods 
not meeting the country's technical specifications and standards, and improve the public's 
safety and the quality of imp orted merchandise . Protection of human health or safety ; 
Protection of animal or plant life or health ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Guide de procédure de vérification de la conformité aux normes des marchandises 
importées en République de Côte d'ivoire ; 
• Avis n° 3564 aux importateurs de marchandises en République de Côte d'Ivoire ; 
• Note d'information relative à la transparence . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Already in force  
Proposed date of entry into force : Already in force 
10. Final date for comments : Already in force  
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 et de la pr omotion des PME  (Ministry of Trade, 
Industry and the Promotion of SMEs),  
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  
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