G/SPS/N/CIV/8  
18 October  2017 
(17-5620) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CÔTE D'IVOIRE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministère en charge de l'Agriculture (Ministry responsible for  
agriculture)  
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) : Storage warehouses for imports and exports of plant products, 
product s of plant origin and other matter liable to harbour harmful organisms  
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 : Arrêté relatif aux conditions d'utilisation des entrepôts 
de stockage des produits végétaux, produits d'origine végétale et autres matières 
susceptibles de véhiculer des organismes nuisibles importés ou destinés à l'exportation 
(Order on the conditions of u se of storage warehouses for imports and exports of plant 
products, products of plant origin and other matter liable to harbour harmful organisms) 
Language(s) : French Number of pages : 3 
6. Description of content : All storage warehouses for imports and exports of plant 
products, products of plant origin and other matter liable to harbour harmful organisms 
must be certified for this purpose.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from anim al/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) : 
Code of practice - Good food hygiene practices  
Codex standards on contaminants in foods.  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
ISPM No. 10 (1999) Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of 
production and pest free production sites  
ISPM No. 15 (2002) with modifications to Annex I (2006) Guidelines for regulating 
wood packaging material in international t rade 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
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 Côte d'Ivoire  (Official Journal of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) 
(available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2 014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Already in force.  
[ ] 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 handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Direction pour la protection des végétaux et du contrôle de la qualité (Directorate for plant 
protection and quality control)  
Tel.: +(225) 20218442  
Fax: +(225) 20212032  
Email: g nesilue@yahoo.fr  
 
Silue GNÉNÉYÉRI  
Ministère de l'Agriculture  (Ministry of Agric ulture)  
BPV 82, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
Tel.: +(225) 20222260  
Mobile:  +(225) 08526152  
 +(225) 01164848  
Email : gnesilue54@gmail.com  
Alternative email : isysphyt@aviso.ci  
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 pour la protection des végétaux et du contrôle de la qualité  
Tel.: +(225) 20218442  
Fax: +(225) 20212032  
Email: g nesilue@yahoo.fr  
 
Silue GNÉNÉYÉRI  
Ministère de l'Agriculture  
BPV 82, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
Tel.: +(225) 20222260  
Mobile:  +(225) 08526152  
 +(225) 01164848  
Email : gnesilue54@gmail.com  
Alternative email : isysphyt@aviso.ci