G/TBT/N/TUN/27  
 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : TUNISIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministère du commerce, Ministère de la santé, Ministère de l'industrie et des petites et 
moyennes entreprises, Ministère de l'agriculture, des ressources hydrauliques et de la 
pêche  (Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium -
Sized Enterprises, and Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if availab le) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministère du commerce  (Ministry of Trade)  
Direction générale de la coopération économique et commerciale  (General Directorate of  
Economic and Commercial Cooperation)  
Direction chargée des relations avec l'OMC  (Directorate responsible for relations with the 
WTO)  
Email: fatma.brahim@commerce.gov.tn  
Tel.: (+216) 71 354 446  
Fax: (+216) 71 245 868  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition where applicable) : Food 
products similar to cheese for human consumption  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Projet d'arrêté 
conjoint des ministres du commerce, de l'industrie et des petites et moyennes entreprises, 
de la santé, de l'agriculture et des res sources hydrauliques et de la pêche, relatif aux 
spécifications des préparations alimentaires similaires aux fromages et les conditions de 
leur étiquetage, présentation, et commercialisation (Draft Joint Order of the Ministers of 
Trade ; Health; Industry an d Small and Medium -Sized Enterprises ; and Agriculture, Water 
Resources and Fisheries establishing the specifications for food products similar to cheese 
and the labelling, display and marketing requirements for such products) (5 pages, in 
Arabic ; 3 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : The draft order establishes the specifications for food products 
similar to cheese and the labelling, display and marketing requirements for such products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; To inform consumers of and protect them against misleading claims 
about the nature of products and to ensure fair transactions.  G/TBT/N/TUN/27  
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  8. Relevant documents : None  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 60 days from the date of circulation of the notification  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after publication in the Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministère du commerce  (Ministry of Trade)  
Direction générale de la coopération économique et commerciale  (General Directorate of 
Economic and Commercial Cooperation)  
Direction chargée des relations avec l'OMC  (Directorate responsible for relations with 
the WTO)  
Email: fatma.brahim@c ommerce.gov.tn  
Tel.: (+216) 71 354 446  
Fax: (+216) 71 245 868