G/SPS/N/NGA/30  
 
14 May 2018  
(18-2879) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: NIGERIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, Federal Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development  
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): Animals, plants, aquatic resources and their pro ducts  
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: Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (establishment) 
Draft Bill, 2018 . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 11 
6. Description of content: An Act to establish Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service and 
matters connected therewith. The provisions of this Act cover:  
Establishment of the Nigeria Agricultural Quara ntine Service and the Governing 
Board;Objectives, structure, functions of the service and powers of the board. 
Appointment of the Director -General and other staff. Legal proceedings.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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/GL 90 -2017 
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2017) 
Section 5; Chapters 5.3 and 5.5  
[X] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Guidelines on the International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures - ISPM 1  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/NGA/30  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 26 January 2018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 26 January 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service  
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Department  
Enugu House, 81 Ralph Sodeinde Street  
Opposite Federal Ministry of Finance, CBD, Garki, FCT Abuja  
Tel: +(234 0) 80 7777 8943  
 +(234 0) 80 9133 3385  
E-mail: contact@naqs.gov.ng  
   info@naqs.gov.ng  
Website: http://www.naqs.gov.ng  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr. Vincent Isegbe  
Coordinating Director  
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service  
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Department  
Enugu House, 81 Ralph Sodeinde Street  
Opposite Federal Ministry of Finance, CBD, Garki, FCT  Abuja, Nigeria  
Mobile: +(234 0) 80 5262 5445  
E-mail: visegbe@gmail.com