G/SPS/N/TGO/3  
1 July 2015  
(15-3394)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: TOGO 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de l'hydraulique  (Ministry 
of Agriculture, Livestock and Water Resources) 
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): Fishery product processing and packaging establishments.  
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 N° 40/MAEP/CAB du 28 décembre 1999 fixant les 
dispositions techniques pour les établissements de traitement et de conditionnement des produits de pêche destinés à l'exportation  (Order No. 40/MAEP/CAB of 28 December 1999 
establishing technical provisions for establishments that process and package fishery 
products destined for export) Language(s): French Number of pages: 4  
6. Description of content: The notified Order establishes technical provisions on the fitting-
out of establishments that process and package fishery products destined for export, the hygiene requirements for these establishments , and requirements governing the sanitary 
control and monitoring of production conditions.  
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: 
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) CAC/RCP 52-2003  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes [ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/TGO/3 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted on 28 December 1999. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x 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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body: 
Batchassi Katchali  
Direction du commerce extérieur 
Ministère du commerce, de l'industrie, de la promotion du secteur privé et du tourisme 
B.P. 383 Lomé 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Batchassi Katchali 
Direction du commerce extérieur Ministère du commerce, de l'industrie, de la promotion du secteur privé et du tourisme B.P. 383 
Lomé 
Tél.: +(228) 90 29 2572 Email: batchassi.k@gmail.com