G/SPS/N/CIV/5  
18 October  2017 
(17-5613) Page: 1/3 
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) ; Ministère d'État (Ministry of State), Ministère de l'Intérieur  (Ministry of the 
Interior)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in additi on 
where applicable) : Pesticides, plants, products of plant origin, agricultural products, and 
all other matter liable to harbour organisms that are harmful to farming, and to human 
and animal health  
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 : Arrêté interministériel n° 509/MINAGRI/MEMIS du 11 
novembre 2014 organisant le contrôle des pesticides, l'inspection et le cont rôle sanitaire, 
phytosanitaire et de la qualité des végétaux, des produits d'origine végétale, des produits 
agricoles et de toute autre matière susceptible de véhiculer des organismes nuisibles pour 
les cultures, la santé de l'homme et des animaux aux port es d'entrée et de sortie du 
territoire national (Interministerial Order No. 509/MINAGRI/MEMIS of 1 1 November 2 014 
organizing the pesticide control, inspection, and sanitary, phytosanitary and quality control 
of plants, products of plant origin, agricultura l products and all other matter liable to 
harbour organisms that are harmful to farming, and to human and animal health, at entry 
and exit points in the national territory) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 4 
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the mandatory pesticide control, 
inspection, and sanitary, phytosanitary and quality control for imports and exports of 
plants, products of plant origin, agricultural products and all other matter liable to harbour 
organisms that are harmf ul to farming, and to human and animal health, at entry and exit 
points in the national territory.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] 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 hy giene practices;  
Codex standards on food additives;  
Codex standards on veterinary drug residues in foods;  
Codex standards on contaminants in foods.  G/SPS/N/CIV/5  
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  [X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
Aquatic Animal Health Code  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
ISPM No. 1 (2006) Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in in ternational trade ; 
Inter-African Phytosanitary Convention ; 
ISPM No. 10 (1999) Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of 
production and pest free production sites ; 
ISPM No. 15 (2009) 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:  
International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, FAO and 
WHO, 2014 edition;  
Guidelines on public health pesticide management policy for the WHO African 
Region, 2011 edition ; 
Designing national pesticide legislation, FAO, 2007 edition ; 
Stockholm Convention on Persistent  Organic Pollutants ; 
Rotterdam Convention .  
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) 
(available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2 014 
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) 20218442  
 +(225) 20218479  
Fax: +(225) 20212032  
Email: g nesilue@ya hoo.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  G/SPS/N/CIV/5  
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  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) 20218442  
 +(225) 202184 79 
Fax: +(225) 20212032  
Email: g nesilue@yahoo.fr  
 
Silue GNÉNÉYÉRI  
Ministère de l'Agriculture  
BPV 82, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
Tel.: +(225) 20222260  
Mobile:  +(225) 08526152  
 +(225) 01164848  
Email : gnesilue54@gmail.com  
Alternative email : isysphyt@aviso.ci