G/SPS/N/TGO/2  
1 July 2015  
(15-3393)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: TOGO 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de la pêche  (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries) 
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): Live animals  
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: Loi n° 99-002 du 12 février 1999 relative à la police 
sanitaire des animaux sur le territoire de la République togolaise  (Law No. 99-002 of 
12 February 1999 on animal health measures in the Togolese Republic) Language(s): 
French Number of pages: 5  
6. Description of content: The notified law seeks to: 
- provide Togo with an effective text containing animal health measures; 
- ensure that animals and the livestock econ omy in Togo are properly protected against 
animal diseases; and 
- establish animal health regulations for the Togolese Republic. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal heal th, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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) 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
[ ] 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/TGO/2 
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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 12 February 1999. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Published on 4 March 1999.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Entered into force on 4 March 1999. 
[ ] 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, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body: 
Batchassi Katchali  
Direction du commerce extérieur Ministère du commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé 
B.P. 383 
Lomé Tél.: +(228) 90 29 2572 
Email: batchassi.k@gmail.com 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Batchassi Katchali 
Direction du commerce extérieur 
Ministère du commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé 
B.P. 383 Lomé Tél.: +(228) 90 29 2572 
Fax: +(228) 22 21 0572