G/SPS/N/MDG/25  
29 June 2017 
(17-3524) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : MADAGASCAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministère auprès de la Présidence en charge de l'Agriculture et de 
l'Élevage  (Office of the President's Ministry responsible for agricul ture and livestock)  
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) : Plants, plant products and treated and processed foodstuffs of plant 
origin.  
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 ministériel fixant les modèles de certificat 
phytos anitaire et de certificat sanitaire à utiliser pour les exportations des végétaux, des 
produits végétaux et des denrées alimentaires d'origine végétale en provenance de 
Madagascar ainsi que leurs conditions de délivrance  (Ministerial Order establishing the  
phytosanitary and sanitary certificate formats for exports of plants, plant products and 
foodstuffs of plant origin from Madagascar, and the conditions for the issuance of these 
certificates) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MDG/17_2875_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Order establishes the phytosanitary and 
sanitary certificate formats to be used by the National Plant Protection Organization of 
Madagascar for exports of plants, plant products and foodstuffs of plant origin, and the 
conditions for the issuance of these certificates.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal  health, [X]  plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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 ) CAC/GL 38 -2001 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM 12 
[ ] None  
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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 a re available : Journal Officiel 
de la République de Madagascar  (Official Journal of the Republic of Madagascar) (available 
in Malagasy)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 September 2 017 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 September 2 017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 2 017 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/y y): 28 August 2 017 
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:  
Ms RAMILIJAONA Nomenjanahary Saholy  
Directeur de la P rotection des végétaux  (Head of plant protection)  
Ministère auprès de la Présidence en charge de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Office of the 
President's Ministry responsible for agriculture and livestock)  
BP 301 Antananarivo 101  
Madagascar  
Tel.: (+261 34)  05 612 25  
Email : lyhosa@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ms RAMILIJAONA Nomenjanahary Saholy  
Directeur de la Protect ion des végétaux  (Head of plant protection)  
Ministère auprès de la Présidence en charge de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Office of the 
President's Ministry responsible for agriculture and livestock)  
BP 301 Antananarivo 101  
Madagascar  
Tel.: (+261 34) 05  612 25 
Email : lyhosa@gmail.com