. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
S/C/N/672 
21 December 2012 
 (12-7061) 
Council for Trade in Services Original: French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VII:4 OF THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES 
 
  The following notification, dated 22 November  2012, from the delegation of Togo, is being 
circulated to members of the Council for Trade in Services. 
 
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 1. Member notifying: 
 
 Togo  
2. Notification under: 
  Article VII:4 of the General Agreement of Trade in Services 
 
3. Date of entry into force: 
 
 1984 
 
4. Agency responsible for implementation of the measure: 
 
National Commission for the Recognition and A ccreditation of Diplomas, Degrees, Titles and 
Certificates (CNRHDGTC). 
 
5. Complete description of the measure
1 indicating the modes of supply covered, the effect 
of trade in services (e.g. restrictions/liberali zation measures) and the impact of the 
measure on commitments in the Member's schedule and Article II (MFN) exemption 
list, if relevant: 
 
Since Togo is a member of CAMES (African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education), 
all diplomas accredited by that council are re cognized under the law provided they have 
previously been recognized in the country of  location of the institutions issuing them. 
 
At the same time, having signed and ratifie d the UNESCO Arusha Convention for Africa 
in 1983, Togo recognizes all diplomas that have been accredited in any of the signatory States 
of the five UNESCO conventions covering the different regions of the world: 
 
- The Arusha Convention for Africa; 
- the Convention for Europe, the United States and Canada; 
                                                      
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  - the Asia and Pacific Convention; 
- the Latin American and Caribbean Convention; - the Arab States Convention. 
 
In all cases, whether issued in a member Stat e of CAMES or of one of the six conventions, 
the documents are subjected to the nine following eligibility criteria: 
 
(a) Verification of the official text accrediting the particular course of study and 
approving the educational institution concerne d in the country in which it is located; 
 
(b) verification of the institution's authority to issue the diploma in question; 
 
(c) level and requirements for the enrolment of students in the course of study in 
question; 
 
(d) verification of the curriculum; 
 
(e) duration of the course in school years, months, weeks or hours, or in credits; 
 
(f) methods for controlling and evaluating knowledge; 
 
(g) accreditation of the diploma by a well- known regional or in ternational body; 
 
(h) qualification and classification of teachers ac cording to their degree, title and level of 
involvement in education; 
 
(i) recognition of the degree in the count ry in which the institution is located. 
 
6. Members specifically affected, if any: 
 
 None  7. Text available from: 
 
La Commission Nationale de Reconnaissan ce et d'Homologation des Diplômes, 
Grades, Titres et Certificats (CNRHDGTC) sise au Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et 
de la Recherche. 
Tel: (228) 22 21 68 65 
Fax: (228) 22 22 07 83 E-mail: mesrtogo@yahoo.fr 
 
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