G/SPS/N/CIV/2  
18 October  2017 
(17-5607) 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 de l'Agriculture  (Ministry of 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) : Plants and other matter liable to harbour organisms that represent a 
danger to farming  
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 fixant les détails de l'application du 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  
(Order setting out the details of the application of 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 : 5 
6. Description of content : The notified Order sets out the details of the application of the 
Decree o n the conditions for the importation and exportation of plants and other matter 
liable to harbour organisms representing a danger to farming.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  plant prot ection, [ ] 
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 (2006) Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and 
the application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
 ISPM No. 15 (2002) with modifications to Annex I (2006) Guidelines for 
regulating wood packaging material in international trade  
[ ] None  
Does this  proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CIV/2  
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  [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) : 10 December 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 (Directorat e for plant 
protection and quality control)  
Enquiry point:  
Silue GNÉNÉYÉRI (Minister of Agriculture)  
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.  
Enquiry point:  
Silue GNÉNÉYÉRI (Minister of Agriculture)  
BPV 82, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
Tel.: +(225) 20222260  
Mobile:  +(225) 08526152  
 +(225) 01164848  
Email : gnesilue54@gmail.com  
Alternative email : isysphyt@aviso.ci