G/SPS/N/TUN/1
29 April 2015
(15-2319)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: TUNISIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministère du Commerce - Direction de la Qualité et de Protection du 
Consommateur  (Ministry of Trade - Directorate of Quality and Consumer Protection) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff it em number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS nu mbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable): Ceramic materials and articles under Chapter 69 that are to come 
into contact with foodstuffs.  
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 des Ministres du Commerce; de la Santé; de 
l'Industrie de l'Energie et des Mines; de l'Agricuture, des Ressources en Eau et de la Pêche Portant Fixation des Spécifications des Matériaux et Objets en Céramique Destinés à Entrer 
en Contact avec des Denrées Alimentaires  (Order of the Ministers of Trade; Health; 
Industry, Energy and Mining; and Agriculture,  Water Resources and Fisheries establishing 
specifications for ceramic materials and articles that are to come into contact with 
foodstuffs) Language(s): French Number of pages: 4 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Order establishes the maximum lead and 
cadmium migration limits for ceramic materials and articles that are to come into contact 
with foodstuffs, in accordance with ISO standards.  
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 number)  
[X] None 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:  G/SPS/N/TUN/1 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X ] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 June 2015  
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body: 
Direction de la Qualité et de la Protection du Consommateur  
10 rue de l'Arabie Saoudite 1002 Tunis 
Tunisie 
Tel.: +(216) 71 780 336 Fax: +(216) 71 799 729 
Email: kamel.bouhdida@commerce.gov.tn 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: