G/SPS/N/BDI/6  
9 April 2018 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : BURUNDI  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock), Direction de la Protection des Végétaux  (Plant Protection Directorate).  
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) : Pesticides  
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 : Projet de Loi portant sur la gestion des pesticides  (Draft 
Law on pesticide management) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 37 
6. Description of content : The notified law seeks to:  
 Ensure pesticide quality control;  
 protect pesticide users;  
 protect consumers;  
 protect plants (treated and untreated), crops and stored products;  
 protect the environment ; and 
 protect the interests of exporters.  
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:  
[ ] 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 No. 1: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary m easures 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:   G/SPS/N/BDI/6  
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 La Constitution de la République du Burundi  (Constitution of the Republic of Burundi);  
 Loi n° 1/07 du 26 avril 2010 portant Code de commerce  (Law No. 1/07 of 
26 April 2010 establishing the Commercial Code);  
 Loi n° 1/05 du 22 avril 2009 portant révision du Code pénal  (Law No. 1/05 of 
22 April 2009 revising the Criminal Code);  
 Loi n° 1/10 du 23 mars 2006 portant adhésion par la République du Burundi à la 
Convention internationale pour la protection des végétaux, signé e à Rome le 
6 décembre 1951 et révisée en novembre 1997  (Law No. 1/10 of 2 3 March 2 006 on 
the accession of the Republic of Burundi to the International Plant Protection 
Convention, signed in Rome on 6 December 1 951 and revised in November 1 997);  
 Loi n° 1/0 6 du 3 février 2005 portant ratification par la République du Burundi de la 
Convention de Stockholm sur les polluants organiques persistants (Law No. 1/06 of 
3 February 2 005 on the ratification by the Republic of Burundi of the Stockholm 
Convention on Pers istent Organic Pollutants);  
 Loi n° 1/014 du 10 septembre 2004 portant ratification par la République du Burundi 
de la Convention de Rotterdam sur la procédure de consentement préalable en 
connaissance de cause applicable à certains produits chimiques et pe sticides 
dangereux qui font l'objet d'un commerce international (Law No. 1/014 of 
10 September 2 004 on the ratification by the Republic of Burundi of the Rotterdam 
Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals  
and Pesticides in International Trade);  
 Loi n° 1/010 du 30 juin 2000 portant Code de l'environnement de la République du 
Burundi (Law No. 1/010 of 3 0 June 2 000 establishing the Environment Code of the 
Republic of Burundi);  
 Loi n° 1/015 du 20 juillet 1999 portant réforme du Code de procédure pénale  
(Law No. 1/015 of 2 0 July 1 999 reforming the Code of Criminal Procedure);  
 Loi n° 1/014 du 22 juillet 1996 portant adhésion de la République du Burundi à la 
Convention de Bâle sur les mouvements transfrontières de  déchets dangereux et leur 
élimination  (Law No. 1/014 of 2 2 July 1 996 on the Republic of Burundi's accession to 
the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous 
Wastes and their Disposal);  
 Loi n° 1/013 du 22 juillet 1996 portant ratification par la République du Burundi de la 
Convention de Bamako sur l'interdiction d'importer en Afrique des déchets dangereux 
et sur le contrôle des mouvements transfrontières et la gestion des déchets dangereux 
produits en Afrique (Law No. 1/013 of 22 July 1 996 on the Republic of Burundi's 
ratification of the Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the 
Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within 
Africa);  
 Décret -Loi n° 1/033 du 30 juin 1993 portant pr otection des végétaux au Burundi  
(Decree -Law No. 1/033 of 3 0 June 1 993 on plant protection in Burundi);  
 Décret -Loi n° 1/017 du 31 mai 1990 portant ratification de la Convention sur la 
protection des végétaux entre les États Membres de la Communauté économi que des 
pays des Grands Lacs signée à Bukavu le 25 février 1990  (Decree -Law No. 1/017 of 
31 May 1 990 on the ratification of the plant protection convention between the 
Member States of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries, signed in 
Bukavu o n 25 February 1 990) 
(Available in French).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  G/SPS/N/BDI/6  
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  12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 June 2 018 
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:  
Mr Hamimi Hamissi KAHONDOGORO ; Direction de la protection de  
végétaux (Plant Protection Directorate) ; B .P 114 Gitega -Burundi ; T el.:  
(+257) 22402036 ; Mobile: (+257)79964684/77734252 ; Fax: (+257) 22402104 ; Email: 
kahondogoro.hamimhamissi@yahoo.fr ou khamim.hamissi@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if avail able) of other body:  
Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'élevage  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)