G/SPS/N/GIN/3
5 December 2014
(14-7121)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French 
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: GUINEA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministère de l'Agriculture / Service National de Protection des 
Végétaux, SNPV (Ministry of Agriculture / National Plant Protection Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plants and plant products for import and export 
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: Arrêté No. 2008/4362/MA/CAB fixant les modalités de 
prélèvement d'échantillons de végétaux et produits végétaux à l'importation et à l'exportation en République de Guinée (Order No. 2008/4362/MA/CAB establishing the 
procedures for the collection of samples of plants and plant products for import and 
export in the Republic of Guinea)   Language(s): French  Number of pages: 3    
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/GIN/14_5247_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Pursuant to Article 4 of Law No. L/92/027/CTRN of 6 August 
1992 establishing mandatory phytosanitary control of plants and plant products for 
import and export, the collection for analysis of samples of all such products is required in the Republic of Guinea. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [ ] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [X] 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 Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
International Standard For Phytosanitary Measures  (ISPM) No. 1:2006: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protecti on of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard?  
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/GIN/3 
 
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   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) : 5 November 2008 
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) : May 2009 
[ ] 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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Ministère de l'Agriculture / Service National de Protection des Végétaux (SNPV)  
Ministère du Commerce 
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement   
E-mail: dourabalde2003@yahoo.fr 
or 
M. Jean-Luc Faber 
Chef de la Division Gestion des Pesticides et des Agréments Professionnels Service National de la Protection des Végétaux et des Denrées Stockées 
Ministère de l'Agriculture, B.P. 576, Conakry, Guinée 
Tel.: (+224) 3041-5107 / 6055-3676 / 6428-2153 E-mail: elsabang@yahoo.fr; snpv-guinee@laposte.net