G/SPS/N/CPV/4  
8 June 2015  
(15-2968)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: CABO VERDE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Direcção Geral da Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural , DGADR 
(Directorate-General of Agriculture and Rural Development) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Sugar cane spirit 
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: Régimen jurídico de la prod ucción de aguardiente de 
caña de azúcar en Cabo Verde. Ley nº 11/2015  (Legal regime governing the production of 
sugar cane spirit in Cabo Verde. Law No. 11/2015) Language(s): Portuguese Number of 
pages: 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CPV/15_2268_00_x.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified law seeks to ensure consumer safety by establishing 
the maximum permissible limits for methane, copper, toxic substances and other 
substances harmful to human health. 
It covers the production and marketing of spirits made exclusively with sugar cane, and 
the establishments that produce this beverage. 
Spirits produced prior to the entry into force of the notified text may be sold until their 
expiry date, provided that they do not enda nger the health and safety of consumers and 
are labelled in accordance with Decree-Law No. 24/2009 of 20 July. 
The notified text repeals Decree No. 132/87 of 12 December and Regulatory Decree No. 
140/92 of 14 December. 
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 st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/CPV/4 
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  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. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 Official Journal No. 11, I Series, of 12 February 2015 (available in Portuguese) 
 Ministry of Rural Development website: http://www.mdr.gov.cv/   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 November 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 February 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 August 2015 
[ ] 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 hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Eduarda Augusta De Sá Nogueira 
Punto de Contacto del Centro de Inform ación y Autoridad de Notificación MSF 
ante la OMC Ministério do Desenvolvimento Rural 
Direcção Geral da Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural 
Achada de São Filipe República de Cabo Verde 
C.P. 278 
Praia - Cabo Verde Tel.: (+238) 260 4183/4187 Fax: (+238) 264 7540 
Email: eduarda.nogueira@mdr.gov.cv 
Ministry of Rural Development website: http://www.mdr.gov.cv/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Eduarda Augusta De Sá Nogueira 
Punto de Contacto del Centro de Inform ación y Autoridad de Notificación MSF 
ante la OMC 
Ministério do Desenvolvimento Rural Direcção Geral da Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural 
Achada de São Filipe 
República de Cabo Verde C.P. 278 Praia - Cabo Verde 
Tel.: (+238) 260 4183/4187 
Fax: (+238) 264 7540 Email: eduarda.nogueira@mdr.gov.cv 
Ministry of Rural Development website: http://www.mdr.gov.cv/