G/SPS/N/MLI/19  
9 August 2013  
(13-4264)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: MALI 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Direction Nationale de l'Agriculture, Ministère de l'Agriculture  
(National Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture) 
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): Plants, plant products and foodstuffs of plant origin (HS codes: 06 to 
14) 
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 interministériel n° 08-2688/MA-MF-SG du 29 
septembre 2008 fixant le taux et les modalités de perception de la taxe de délivrance du certificat phytosanitaire et du permis d'im portation des végétaux, produits végétaux et 
denrées alimentaires d'origine végétale  (Interministerial Order No. 08-2688/MA-MF-SG of 
29 September 2008 establishing the fee for issu ing phytosanitary certificates and import 
permits for plants, plant products and foodstu ffs of plant origin, and the procedures for 
collecting this fee) Language(s): French Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes the fee for issuing phytosanitary 
certificates and import permits for plants, plan t products and foodstuffs of plant origin, and 
the procedures for collecting this fee. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety , [ ] 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 st andard? 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) 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MLI/19 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted on 29 September 2008. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Undetermined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : In force since 29 September 2008. 
[ ] 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 e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Direction Nationale de l'Agriculture au Ministère de l'Agriculture 
Centre commercial, rue Mohamed V, BPE: 1098 Tel.: +(223) 20 22 40 36 
Fax: +(223) 20 22 34 20