G/SPS/N/CIV/1  
18 October  2017 
(17-5606) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CÔTE D'IVOIRE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques  (Ministry of 
Animal and Fishery Resources)  
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) : Agricultural products  
4. Regions or co untries 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° 27 MINAGRA.CAB. du 25 février 1993 
organisant l'inspection, le contrôle  sanitaire et de la qualité des produits agricoles, aux 
portes d'entrée et de sortie du territoire national (Order No. 27 MINAGRA.CAB of 2 5 
February 1 993 organizing the inspection, and sanitary and quality control of agricultural 
products at entry and exit  points in the national territory) Language(s) : French Number 
of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified Order establishes the services responsible for the 
sanitary inspection (and determining the matter subject to inspection ), and the sanitary 
and quality control of plant, forestry, animal and fishery products and live animals at entry 
and exit points in the national territory.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/p lant 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) : Code of practice - Good food hygiene practices  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(Chapters 4 and 5), Aquatic Animal Health Code (Chapters 1, 3 and 4) 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM No. 23 
(2005) Guidelines for inspection  
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  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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Journal officiel 
de la République de Côte d'Ivoire  (Official Journal of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) 
(available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 February 1 993 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Already in force.  
[ ] 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 : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques  (Ministry of Animal and Fishery 
Resources)  
Direction des Services Vétérinaires  (Directorate of Vet erinary Services)  
Tel.: +(225) 20218972  
Fax: +(225) 20229919  
DSV Email : miprah-dsvci@yahoo.fr  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques  
Direction des Services vétérinaires  
Tel.: +(225) 20218972  
Fax: +(225) 20229919  
DSV Email : miprah-dsvci@yahoo.fr