G/TBT/N/CIV/14  
16 December  2019 
(19-8639) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CÔTE D'IVOIRE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie  (Ministry of Trade and 
Industry)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated  if different from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Preserved 
and semi -preserved food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Décret 
n° 92 595 du 30 septembre 1992 portant application de la loi n°63 -301 du 26 juin 1963, 
relative à la répression des fraudes en ce qui  concerne le commerce des conserves et 
semi-conserves alimentaires (Decree No. 92-595 of 3 0 September 1 992 implementing 
Law No. 63-301 of 2 6 June 1 963, on the prevention of fraud in trade in preserved and 
semi-preserved food ) (2 pages, in French)  
6. Descr iption of content : The notified Decree , issued pursuant to  Law No. 63-301 of 
26 June 1 963 on the prevention of fraud in the sale of goods, and of falsifications of 
foodstuffs and agricultural products, concerns preserved and semi -preserved food 
intended for human consumption, held with a view to sale, marketed or sold in Côte 
d'Ivoire, regardless of its origin . However, the notified text does not apply to tinned milk, 
concentrated milk and powdered milk, which are already subject to a specific re gulation : 
Decree No. 83-808 of 3 August 1 983 implementing Law No. 63-301 of 2 6 June 1 963 on 
the prevention of fraud in the manufacture and marketing of dairy products . This text 
repeals Decree No. 85-174 of 6 March 1 985 regulating the marking of preserved and 
semi-preserved food.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health and safety ; Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Loi n° 2016 -410 du 15 juin 2016 relative à la répression des fraudes et des 
falsifications en matière de vente des biens ou services . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Already adopted  
Proposed date of entry into force : 30 September 1 992 G/TBT/N/CIV/14  
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  10. Final date for comments : Already in force  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and Email  and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie  
Abidjan -Plateau, Immeuble Postel 2001, 18è étage  
BP V 142/143 Abidjan, Cô te d'Ivoire  
Tel.: (+225) 20 21 76 35/20 21 63 41/20 21 37 07/20 21 13 92 Fax : (+225) 20 21 29 
89/20 21 91 72  
Email: info@commerce.gouv.ci  
Centre de référence du système commercial multilatéral  (Reference Centre on the 
multilateral trading system)  
Abidjan plateau, Immeuble Fadiga  
Mr Vanié Blotignon, Head of the Reference Centre  
Tel.: (+225) 20 32 14 78/07 45 80 94  
Email: vanieblotignon@gmail.com  
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