G/SPS/N/TGO/1
13 February 2015
(15-0896)  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 la santé  (Ministry of Health), Ministère du 
commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé  (Ministry of Trade and Private Sector 
Promotion), Ministère de l'industrie, de la zone franche et des innovations 
technologiques  (Ministry of Industry, the Free Zone and Technological Innovations) 
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):  Refined oils and wheat flour 
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:  Décret N°2012-010/PR relatif à l'enrichissement des 
huiles et de la farine de blé en microéléments  (Decree No. 2012-010/PR on the 
fortification with micro-elements of oils and wheat flour)  
Language(s):  French  Number of pages:  3      
6. Description of content:   
The notified Decree provides for the mandator y fortification with micro-nutrients of the 
following food: 
- refined edible oils; and  - wheat flour.  
The micro-nutrients to be used to fortify refined edible oils and milled wheat flour 
produced and packaged in or imported into Togo are as follows:  
- vitamin A for refined edible oils; and - an iron-folic acid-zinc compound for flour.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) CAC/GL 09: General Principl es for the Addition of 
Essential Nutrients to Foods  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   G/SPS/N/TGO/1 
 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Adopted on  7 March 2012 
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) :  In force since 7 March 2012 
[ ] 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 e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
BATCHASSI Katchali 
Direction du commerce extérieur BP: 383 Lomé 
Togo 
Tel.:  +(228) 90 29 25 72 E-mail:  batchassi.k@gmail.com