G/SPS/N/CIV/6  
18 October  2017 
(17-5628) Page: 1/2 
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) : Wood packaging material  
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 : Arrêté n° 368 du 20 décembre 2004, rendant obligatoire 
le traitement de matériaux d'emballage à base de bois dans  le commerce international  
(Order No.  368 of 2 0 December 2 004 establishing the mandatory treatment of wood 
packaging material in international trade) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : All wood packaging material used for tr ansportation in the 
context of international trade must undergo treatment in order to kill any parasites that it 
may contain.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, [ ] 
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 hygiene practices  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM No. 15 
(2009) with modific ations to Annex I (2006) Guidelines for regulating wood 
packaging material in international trade  
[ ] 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 : Journal officiel 
de la République de Côte d'Ivoire  (Official Journal of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) G/SPS/N/CIV/6  
- 2 - 
  (available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 December 2 005 
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 num ber 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) 220218442  
Fax: +(225) 220212032  
Email : gnesilue@yahoo.fr  
 
Silue GNÉNÉYÉRI  
Ministère de l'Agriculture  (Ministry of Agriculture)  
BPV 82, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
Tel.: +(225) 220222260  
Mobile:  +(225) 208526152  
 +(225) 201164848  
Email : gnesilue54@gmail.com  
Alternative email : isysphyt@aviso.ci  
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) 220218442  
Fax: +(225) 220212032  
Email : gnesilue@yahoo.fr  
 
Silue GNÉNÉYÉRI  
Ministère de l'Agriculture  
BPV 82, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
Tel.: +(225) 220222260  
Mobile:  +(225) 208526152  
 +(225) 201164848  
Email : gnesilue54@gmail.com  
Alternative email : isysphyt@aviso.ci