G/SPS/N/MDG/35  
16 November 2017  
(17-6218) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : MADAGASCAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Direction de la p rotection des végétaux du Ministère auprès d e la 
Présidence en charge de l'agriculture et de l'é levage  (Plant Protection Directorate of the 
Office of the President's Ministry responsible for agriculture and livestock)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
sched ules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable) : Plants and plant products  
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° ... portant sur la révision de la législation 
phytosanitaire à Madagascar  (Law No. ... revising Madagascar's phytosanitary legislation ) 
Language(s) : French Number of pages : 20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MDG/17_4786_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Law sets out  principles and rules aimed at : 
 controlling the introduction and spread of organisms that are harmful to plants, plant 
products and other regulated items throughout national territory, in order to ensure 
food security and facilit ate international trade;  
 regulating  the investigation and p rosecution of phytosanitary offences , and the 
penalties imposed on offenders.   
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM Nos. 
1, 12, 13, 17, 20, 23, 25, 27 and  34. 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No G/SPS/N/MDG/35  
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  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 Madagascar  (Official Journal of Madagascar) (available in Malagasy)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 August 2 018 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notifi cation 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: