G/SPS/N/CIV/16  
18 October  2017 
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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) : All types of pesticides  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affecte d, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Décret n° 89 -02 du 4 janvier 1989 relatif aux conditions 
d'obtention de l'agrément, de la fabrication, de la vente  et de l'utilisation des pesticides 
(Decree No. 89-02 of 4 January 1 989 establishing the conditions for the approval, 
manufacturing, sale and use of pesticides) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 13 
6. Description of content : All pesticides must receive  approval or provisional sale 
authorization prior to their importation into Côte d'Ivoire.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/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 hy giene practices;  
Codex standards on food additives;  
Codex standards on contaminants in foods.  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Terrestrial Manual, Aquatic Animal Health Code, Aquatic Manual  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, h ow and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/CIV/16  
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  International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, FAO and 
WHO, 2014 edition;  
Guidelines on public health pesticide management policy for the WHO African 
Region, 2011 edition;  
Designing national pesticide legislation, FAO, 2007 edition;  
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) : 4 January 1 989 
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 : gnesilue@yahoo.fr  
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 : gnesilue@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