G/SPS/N/CIV/7  
18 October  2017 
(17-5621) 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) ; Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances  (Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance) ; Ministère de l'Industrie (Ministry of Industry) ; Ministère du Commerce  (Ministry 
of Trade)  
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) : Pallets, dunnage, crating, packing blocks, drums, cases, load boards, 
pallet collars, and skids  
4. Regions or countries like ly 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° 
494/MINAGRI/MEMEF/MIDSP/MC du 2 décembre 2005 rendant obligatoire la certi fication 
des matériaux d'emballage à base de bois dans le commerce international  (Interministerial 
Order No. 494/MINAGRI/MEMEF/MIDSP/MC of 2 December 2 005 establishing the 
mandatory certification of wood packaging materials in international trade) Language (s): 
French Number of pages : 4 
6. Description of content : All wood packaging materials used for transportation in 
international trade must be treated sufficiently to remove and kill any parasites that they 
may contain, in order to comply with FAO ISPM No. 15 and with the Ivorian standards in 
force.  
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  
Codex standards on contaminants in foods.  
[ ] 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 (2002) Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in 
international trade  
ISPM No. 32 (2009) Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk  G/SPS/N/CIV/7  
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it devia tes 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) 
(available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 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 number 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  
Fax: +(225) 20212032  
Email : gnesilue@yahoo.fr  
13. Text(s) a vailable 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  
Fax: +(225) 20212032  
Email : gnesilue@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