G/SPS/N/CIV/17  
18 October  2017 
(17-5624) 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)  
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):  
Live plants or parts of plants such as seeds, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes , suckers, 
layers, cuttings, budwood, flowers, and fruit;  
All dried plants, in particular straw, hay and fodder, including in packaging and in 
powdered form;  
All matter liable to contain organisms that present a danger to farming, such as 
soil, compost and  manure.  
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 : Décret 63 -457 du 7 novembre 1963, relatif aux 
conditions d'introduction et d'exportation des végétaux et autres matières susceptibles de 
véhiculer des organismes dangereux pour les cultures  (Decree No. 63-457 of 7 November 
1963 on the conditions for the importation and exportation of plants and other matter 
liable to harbour organisms representing a danger to farming) Language(s) : French 
Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified Decree sets out the conditions for obtaining an 
import permit prior to all orders of the aforementioned plant matter.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] 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 hygiene practices  
[ ] 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 
(2006) Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade ; Inter-African Phyt osanitary 
Convention.  G/SPS/N/CIV/17  
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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 deviates 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) : 7 November 1 963 
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  
 
Silue GNÉNÉYÉRI  
Ministère de l'Agriculture  (Ministry of Agric ulture)  
BPV 82, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
Tel.: +(225) 20222260  
Mobile:  +(225) 08526152  
 +(225) 01164848  
Email : gnesilue54@gmail.com  
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  
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