G/TBT/N/BDI/1  
13 November 2013  
(13-6275)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member: BURUNDI 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): . 
2. Agency responsible: Département du Commerce Extérieur, Ministère du Commerce, de 
l'Industrie, des Postes et du Tourisme  (Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade, 
Industry, Post and Tourism) Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if availa ble) of agency or author ity designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition where applicable): Ban on the 
importation, manufacture and marketing of  liquor in plastic sachets and bottles. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Décision No 
750/1103/2013 portant interdiction d'importation, de fabrication et de commercialisation des liqueurs emballées en sachets et bouteilles en plastiques  (Decision No. 
750/1103/2013 banning the importation, manufacture and marketing of liquor in plastic 
sachets and bottles) (2 pages, in French) 
6. Description of content: The State is obliged to take measures to ensure and maintain 
public safety, peace and order. Measures must also be taken to protect human life and health.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Decision seeks to: 
1. Protect human life and health; 
2. Ensure and maintain public safety, peace and order. G/TBT/N/BDI/1 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Ordonnance du Rwanda-Burundi No 41/78 du 28 mai 1956 relatif au 
établissements dangereux, insalubres et incommodes portant obligation d'exploiter 
lesdits établissements moyennant la possession d'un permis d'exploitation  
(Rwanda-Burundi Order No. 41/78 of 28 Ma y 1956 on hazardous, insalubrious and 
problematic establishments, introducing the requirement for a permit to operate 
such establishments) (in French); 
- Constitution of the Republic of Burundi (in French and Kirundi); 
- Décret W1 00/253 du 03 octobre 2011 portant réorganisation du Ministère du 
Commerce, de l'industrie des Postes et du Tourisme  (Decree No. W1 00/253 of 3 
October 2011 on the restructuring of the  Ministry of Trade, Industry, Post and 
Tourism) (in French); 
- Décision d'interdiction d'importation des sachets d'emballage des liqueurs  (Decision 
banning the importation of liquor sachets), in force since 22 August 2011 (in French); 
- Note contenant le délai accorde aux usines pour épuiser leurs stocks de sachets 
d'emballage expiré au 30 novembre 2011  (Note containing the deadline (30 
November 2011) given to factories for using up their stocks of sachets) (in French); 
- Recommandation du Conseil National de Sécurité du 03 juillet 2013 demandant 
l'interdiction de la commercialisation des liqueurs emballées en sachets et bouteille plastiques et de suspendre les autorisations données aux entreprises fabriquant les 
boissons similaires  (National Security Council Recommendation of 3 July 2013 
requesting a ban on the marketing of liquor in plastic sachets and bottles and suspending the authorization given to companies manufacturing similar drinks) (in French). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
9 August 2013 
10. Final date for comments: - 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
- Office of the Minister of  Trade, Industry, Post and 
 Tourism. Tel.: 22226317 / 2221791  
- Directorate-General of Trade. Tel.: 22242833 
- Directorate-General of Industry. Tel.: 22249805 
- Department of Foreign Trade. Tel.: 22215212 - National SPS/TBT enquiry point: Burundian Standardization and Quality Control 
Bureau (BBN) 
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