G/SPS/N/TGO/8  
30 October  2017 
(17-5866) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : TOGO 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de la pêche  (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)  
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) : Foodstuffs of animal and/or fishery product  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 : Arrêté N° 043/MAEP/SG/DEP portant  sur la fixation des 
conditions d'exportation, d'importation, de production et de mise sur le marché des 
denrées alimentaires d'origine animale et/ou halieutique (Order No. 043/MAEP/SG/DEP 
establishing the conditions governing the exportation, importation,  production and 
marketing of foodstuffs of animal and/or fishery product  origin) Language(s) : French 
Number of pages : 4 
6. Description of content : The notified Order establishes the conditions for:  
the issue of approvals for land -based establishments and fishing vessels ; and 
the exportation, importation, unloading, production and marketing of foodstuffs of 
animal and fishery product  origin.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] 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 G/SPS/N/TGO/8  
- 2 - 
  de la République Togolaise (Official Journal of the Togolese Republic) (available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted on 2 0 April 2 007. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Published on 2 0 April 2 007. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Entered into force on 2 0 April 2 007. 
[X] 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 : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Batchassi Katchali  
Direction du commerce extérieur (Directorate of Foreign Trade)  
Lomé, TOGO  
Tel.: +(228) 90 29 25 72  
Email : batchassi.k@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Batchassi Katc hali 
Direction du commerce extérieur  
Lomé, TOGO  
Tel.: +(228) 90 29 25 72  
Email : batchassi.k@gmail.com