G/SPS/N/HTI/1  
22 September 2015  
(15-4872)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: HAITI 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie  (Ministry of Trade and 
Industry) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff it em number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS nu mbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable): HS 2007 code: 11010019 (wheat flour)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Avis limitant le taux de bromate de potassium dans la 
farine de blé  (Notice limiting the level of potassium bromate in wheat flour) Language(s): 
French Number of pages: 1  
6. Description of content: It has been decided to set the limit of potassium bromate in 
wheat flour to 20 mg/kg. This level is permitted during the 18 months following the date of 
publication of the notice. Afterwards, the use of potassium bromate will be prohibited in 
products placed on the Haitian market. 
T h e  p u r p o s e  o f  t h i s  m e a s u r e ,  t a k e n  i n  a c c o r d a n c e  w i t h  g e n e r a l l y  a c c e p t e d  r u l e s ,  i s  t o  
protect consumer health. In fact, according to tests carried out on a sample of the wheat 
flour on sale in the Republic, potassium bromate levels in this product are as high as 96 
mg/kg, an alarming level of toxicity for the Haitian State. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/HTI/1 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Notice jointly 
signed by the Ministries of Trade and In dustry, Public Health and Population, and 
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 November 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 13 November 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body: 
Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie  
8, Rue de Légitime 
HT6112, Port-au-Prince, Haïti Tel.: (+509) 2943 4488/2943 1868 
Email: mcihaiti@yahoo.fr 
 secretariatduministre@mci.gouv.ht Website: http://www.mci.gouv.ht/  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie 
8, Rue de Légitime HT6112, Port-au-Prince, Haïti Tel.: (+509) 2943 4488/2943 1868 
Email: mcihaiti@yahoo.fr 
 secretariatduministre@mci.gouv.ht Website: http://www.mci.gouv.ht/