G/SPS/N/MDG/28  
9 October  2017 
(17-5411) 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 de la Protection des végétaux du Ministère auprès  de la 
Présidence en charge de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Plant Protection Directorate of the 
Office of the President's Ministry responsible for agriculture and livestock)  
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) : Raw, treated and processed foodstuffs of plant origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partne rs 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : (Décret fixant les règles générales d'hygiène applicables 
aux denrées alimentaires d'origine végétale ) (Decree establishing the general hygiene 
rules applicable to foodstuffs of plant origin) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 8 
Text available at: 
https://me mbers.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MDG/17_4504_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Decree establishes the main hygiene measures to be 
implemented by operator s in the sector for foodstuffs of plant origin and animal feed, and 
the hygiene conditions to be met for the exportation and importation of such foodstuffs.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damag e 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 
[ ] 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) : 
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/MDG/28  
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  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, [ ] Nationa l 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: