G/SPS/N/BFA/5  
15 June 2017  
(17-3205) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : BURKINA FASO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du 
Conditionnement/Direction Générale des Productions Végétales/Ministère en charge de 
l'agriculture  (Directorate of Plant Protection and Market Preparation/General Directorate of 
Plant Production/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) : Sesame  
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 : Cahier des charges pour l'exportation du sésame du 
Burkina Faso du 2 mars 2017  (Specifications for the export of sesame from Burkina Faso of 
2 March 2 017). Language(s) : French Number of pages : 27 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BFA/17_2543_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : These specifications set out a monitoring and control strategy 
that aims to ensure the best conditions and provisions for the exp ort of sesame of high 
sanitary quality originating in Burkina Faso.  
This approach will enable us to provide quality products that meet the standards required 
for human consumption and will improve sales of our local products on regional and 
international m arkets.  
The specifications concern and apply to all stakeholders in Burkina Faso's sesame export 
sector, regardless of whether the sesame is exported for commercial or other purposes . 
They must therefore be rigorously applied by sesame collection, purchasi ng, packaging, 
transport and export stakeholders, as well as by all other partners involved in control and 
test activities.  
Stakeholders in Burkina Faso's sesame export sector , and sesame export -related activities , 
are governed by these specifications.  
The specifications establish the rights and obligations of categories of stakeholders in the 
sesame sector, as well as the rules, practices and control measures applicable to them 
under the laws in force.  G/SPS/N/BFA/5  
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  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 ) CAC/RCP 1 -1969: General Principles of Food Hygiene  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protect ion Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM 23  
[ ] 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 docu ments and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 March 2 017 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 March 2 017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/m m/yy) : 2 August 2 017 
[ ] 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 Notificati on 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement/  
Direction Générale des Productions Végétales/Ministère en charge de l'Agriculture  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement/PNI SPS:  
DPVC:  
Tel.: (+226) 2536 1915/2536 1865  
Email : dpvcagriculture@yahoo.fr  
 ouattmouss@yahoo.fr  
 mariamsome@yahoo.fr  
 
Direction Générale du Commerce/ANN  
Email : pnazaire@hotmail.fr  
 ilseyf@ya hoo.fr  G/SPS/N/BFA/5  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement/  
Direction Générale des P roductions Végétales/Ministère en charge de l'Agriculture  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement/PNI SPS:  
DPVC:  
Tel.: (+226) 2536 1915/2536 1865  
Email : dpvcagriculture@yahoo.fr  
 ouattmouss@yahoo.fr  
 mariamsome@yahoo.fr  
 
Direction Gén érale du Commerce/ANN  
Email : pnazaire@hotmail.fr  
 ilseyf@yahoo.fr