G/SPS/N/TUN/2  
17 July 2018 
(18-4482) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : TUNISIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère de commerce  (Ministry of Trade), Ministère de la santé  
(Ministry of Health), Ministère de l'industrie, des petites et moyennes entreprises  (Ministry 
of Industry and Small and Medium -Sized Enterprises), Ministère de l'agriculture, des 
ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche  (Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resou rces and 
Fisheries)  
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) : Canned tuna and canned bonito  
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 du Ministre de commerce, du Ministre de la santé, 
du Ministre de l'industrie, des petites et moye nnes entreprises, et du Ministre de 
l'agriculture, des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche du 19 février 2018, relatif aux 
conserves de thon et conserves de bonite (Order of the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of 
Health, Ministry of Industry and Small and M edium -Sized Enterprises, and Ministry of 
Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, of 1 9 February 2 018, on canned tuna and 
canned bonito) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 6 
6. Description of content : The notified text establishe s the p hysical, microbiological and 
health requirements and criteria to be met by canned tuna and canned bonito.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territ ory 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) : CODEX STAN 70 -1981 
[ ] World Organisation fo r Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] 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/TUN/2  
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Official Journal 
of the Tunisian Republic (JORT) No. 21 of 1 3 March 2 018  
10. Proposed date o f adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 February 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 March 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] 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, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address ( if 
available) of other body:  
Direction de la Qualité et de Protection du Consommateur  (Directorate of Quality and 
Consumer Protection)  
Ministère du Commerce  (Ministry of Trade)  
Angle entre les rues de Ghana, Pierre De Coubertin et Hédi Nouira  
Tunis  
Tunisia  
Tel.: +216 71 240 207  
Fax: +216 71 354 455  
Email : kamel.bouhdida@tunisia.gov.tn  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic (JORT) No. 21 of 1 3 March 2 018 
(http://www.iort.gov.tn/ )