G/SPS/N/MDG/44  
20 June 2022 
(22-4790) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : MADAGASCAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Direction de la Protection des Végétaux - Ministère de l'Agriculture 
et de l'Élevage  (Plant Protection Directorate - Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided  in addition, 
where applicable) : Foodstuffs of plant origin (HS codes 07/07133/071390 ; 
09/0905/0907 ; 12/1202 ; 18/1801/1803/1804/1805/1806)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : China; India; United States ; European Union ; 
Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) ; SADC and COMESA.  
5. Title of the notified document : Arrêté portant désignation du laboratoire d'analyses 
officielles des denrées alimen taires d'origine végétale destinées à l'exportation  (Order 
designating the laboratory for the official analysis of foodstuffs of plant origin for export) 
Language(s) : French Number of pages : 6 with annexes  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/MDG/22_3114_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Order designates the Food and Environmental 
Hygiene Laboratory (LHAE) at the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar (IPM) as the official 
laboratory for analysing chemical and biological contaminants in plant products, plant by -
products and processed plant products.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protec tion, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Guidelines for the Assessment of the Competence of 
Testing Laboratories Involved in the Import and Export Control of Foods (CAC/GL 
27-1997)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquat ic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No G/SPS/N/MDG/44  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Journal Officiel 
de la République de Madagascar  (Official Journal of the Republic of Madagascar) (available 
in French and Malagasy)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 August 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 October 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 August 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevag e (Plant 
Protection Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock), Nanisana, Antananarivo 
101, Madagascar, Email: dpvmadagascar@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Plant 
Protection Directorate, Ministry of Agricultu re and Livestock), Nanisana, Antananarivo 
101, Madagascar, Email: dpvmadagascar@gmail.com