G/SPS/N/MDG/29  
9 October  2017 
(17-5412) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : MADAGASCAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Direction des Services Vétérinaires, Ministère auprès de la 
Présidence en charge de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Veterinary Services Directorate, 
Office of the President's Ministry responsible for agriculture and livestock)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules dep osited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable) : Foodstuffs of animal origin, animals, and other products of animal 
origin  
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 régissant les contrôles officiels des denrées 
alimentaires d'origine animale, des animaux et des autres produits d'origine animale 
(Decree governing the officia l controls for foodstuffs of animal origin, animals, and other 
products of animal origin ) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 23 
Text available at:  
https://me mbers.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MDG/17_4524_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Decree establishes the rules governing the official 
controls for foodstuffs of animal origin, animals, and other products of animal origin, at all 
stages of  production, processing and distribution, as well as other official activities carried 
out by the competent veterinary authority.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] 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) : CAC/GL 20 -1995 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 6.1 and 6.2 of Volume 1 of 
the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No G/SPS/N/MDG/29  
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  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 Madagascar  (Official Journal of Madagascar) (available in Malagasy)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 December 2 017 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 December 2 017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 2 February 2 018 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 December 2 017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: