G/SPS/N/TGO/9  
30 October  2017 
(17-5865) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : TOGO 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère délégué auprès du Président de la République chargé du 
commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé (Ministry responsible for trade and private 
sector promotion, attached to the Office of the President of the Republic), Ministère d'État 
(Ministry of State), Ministère de la santé  (Ministry of Health), Ministère de l'agriculture, de 
l'élevage et de la pêche  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposit ed with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable) : Foodstuffs  
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° 003/MDPRCPSP/MS/MAEP 
relatif à la mise sur le marché des denrées alimentaires  (Interministerial Order No. 
003/MDPRCPSP/MS/MAEP on the marketing of foodstuffs) Language(s) : French Number 
of pages : 3 
6. Descript ion of content : The notified Order establishes that the marketing in Togo of 
imported, processed and locally -produced foodstuffs must be subject to prior authorization 
by the Minister responsible for trade.  Any violation of the provisions contained in the 
notified Order will be punishable in accordance with Law No. 99-011 of 2 8 December 1 999 
on the organization of competition in Togo.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
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 Codex 
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 to the  relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the G/SPS/N/TGO/9  
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  international standard : Not applicable.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Journal Officiel 
de la République Togolaise (Official Journal of the Togolese Republic) (available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted on 1 0 April 2 009. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Published on 1 0 April 2 009. 
11. Proposed date of entry int o force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Entered into force on 1 0 April 2 009. 
[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:  
Batchassi Katchali  
Direction du commerce extérieur (Directorate of Foreign Trade)  
Lomé - TOGO  
Tel.: +(228) 90 29 25 72  
Email : batchassi.k@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Batchassi Katchali  
Direction du commerce extérieur  
Lomé - TOGO  
Tel.: +(228) 90 29 25 72  
Email : batchassi.k@gmail.com