G/SPS/N/GIN/11  
9 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary an d Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : GUINEA  
If applicable, name of local government involved : Institut guinéen de normalisation 
et de métrologie , IGNM (National Standardization and Metrology Institute)  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère de l'industrie, des pet ites et moyennes entreprises et de 
la promotion du secteur privé  (Ministry of Industry, Small and Medium -Sized Enterprises, 
and Private Sector Promotion)  
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) : Pineapples, mangoes, frozen green beans, frozen wax beans, 
tomatoes, melons, watermelons, fruit juices and nectars, wheat flour, papayas, ground -
nuts, whole maize (corn) meal, mayonnais e, dried vegetables, edible sorghum flour, gari, 
edible cassava flour, olive oil and pomace olive oil, named vegetable oils, edible fats and 
oils, rice, maize (corn), honey, whey powders, food additives, evaporated milks, corned 
beef, whole milk powder and  sweetened partially skimmed milk, margarine, processed 
cheese and cheese spread, cream for direct consumption, food-grade salt, natural mineral 
waters, bouillons and consommés, sugars, labelling of pre -packaged foods, labelling of 
food additives, labellin g of and claims for pre -packaged foods for special dietary use.  
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 : Homolog ation de trente -neuf (39) normes dans le 
domaine agroalimentaire  (Approval of 39 agrifood -related standards) Language(s) : 
French Number of pages : 3 
6. Description of content : The notified regulatory text provides for the mandatory 
application of 39 approv ed standards for human health reasons.  
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 relevan t international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) Codex STAN 182 -1993; Codex STAN 184 -1993; Codex 
STAN 113 -1981; Codex STAN 293 -2008; Codex STAN/CEE/ONU  FFV-23; Codex 
STAN/CEE/ONU FEV -37; Codex STAN 247 -2005; Codex STAN 158 -1999; Codex 
STAN 183 -1983; Codex STAN 200 -1995; Codex STAN 168 -1989; Codex STAN 
171-1989; Codex STAN 173 -1989; Codex STAN 151 -1989; Codex STAN 176 -1989; 
Codex STAN 33 -1981; Codex STAN 210-1999; Codex STAN 19 -1981; Codex STAN 
198-1995;  Codex STAN 153 -1985; Codex STAN 12 -1981; Codex STAN 08 -1978; 
Codex STAN 192 -1995; Codex STAN 281 -1971; Codex STAN 88 -1981; Codex 
STAN A5 -1971; Codex STAN 32 -1981; Codex STAN 150 -1985; Codex STAN 108 -
1981; Codex STAN 117 -1981; Codex STAN 212 -1999; Codex STAN 05 -1985; G/SPS/N/GIN/11  
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  Codex STAN 156 -1999; Codex STAN 01 -1985.  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conven tion (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, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Relevant documents and language( s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted in December 2 014. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2 014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : In force since May 2 015. 
[X] 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 : [ ] National Noti fication 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
For further information, please contact:  
 Jean Luc Faber  
National SPS Enquiry Point  
Tel.: (+224) 622513280  
Email : elsabang@yahoo.fr  
 Direct ion de l'Institut Guinéen de Normalisation et de Métrologie  (Directorate of the 
National Standardization and Metrology Institute)  
Tel.: (+224) 655299539/(+224) 628364684                                                          
Email: inm89@yahoo.fr  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Tel.: (+224) 628364784  
Email : louopou.lamah@yahoo.com