G/SPS/N/GIN/10  
8 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : GUINEA  
If applicable, name of local government involved : Office national du contrôle sanitaire 
des produits de la pêche et de l'aquaculture  (National Agency for the Sanitary Control of 
Fishery and Aquaculture Products)  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère des pêches, de l'aquaculture et de l'économie maritime  
(Ministry of Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Maritime Economy)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WT O; ICS numbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable) : Fishery and aquaculture 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 : Critères microbiologiques et chimiques applicables aux 
produits de la pêche et de l'aquaculture  (Microbiological and chemical criteria applicable to 
fishery and aquaculture products) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 10 
6. Description of content : The notified regulatory text seeks to ensure compliance with the 
microbiological and chemical criteria applicable to fishery and aquaculture products.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protecti on, [ ] 
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 C odex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number)  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform t o the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] 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 : Regulation (EC) 
No. 882/2004 on officia l controls performed to ensure  the verification of compliance with 
feed and food law.  G/SPS/N/GIN/10  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted in December 2 009. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2 009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : June 2 010 
[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 Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
For further information, please contact:  
 Jean Luc F ABER, National SPS Enquiry Point , 
Tel.: (+224) 6225 13280  
Email : elsabang@yahoo.fr  
 Direction Générale de l'Office National du Contrôle Sanitaire des Produits de la Pêche 
et de l'Aquaculture  (General Directorate of the National Agency for the Sanitary 
Control of Fishery and Aquaculture Products)  
Tel.: (+224 ) 664427715  
Email : onspaguinée@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