G/SPS/N/MDG/26  
5 July 2017  
(17-3611) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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 agriculture and livestock)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided i n addition 
where applicable):  
 Seeds and all plant matter;  
 Soil, organic fertilizers and related matter ; 
 Organisms capable of harbouring  or spreading pests ; 
 Potentially contaminated equipment (used agricultural, military or earthmoving 
equipment);  
 Plant products capable of harbouring  insect pests , in the personal effects of traveller s 
who have travelled or transit ed through affected countries.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  
1. Central America and the Caribbean:  
 Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, 
Cayman Islands,  Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica,  Dominican Republic,  El Salvador, 
Grenada, Guadeloup e, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, 
Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia, 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands ; 
2. South America:  
 Argentina ; Bolivia, Plurinational State of ; Brazil; Chile; Colombia ; Ecuador ; French 
Guiana; Guyana; Paraguay ; Peru; Suriname ; Uruguay ; Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of;  
3. Africa:  
 Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, 
Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe.  
5. Title of the notified document : Note de Service relative aux mesures renforcées à 
prendre contre l'introduction de la chenille légionnaire à Madagascar  (Memorandum on 
enhanced measures to prevent armyworm from entering Madagascar)  Language(s) : 
French Numb er of pages : 4 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MDG/17_3058_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Memorandum establishes the enhanced measures to 
be taken with regard to imports of plants, plant products and other items  that could carry 
pests from infested countries, as well as the disinfection measures to be put in place at 
international p orts and airports.  G/SPS/N/MDG/26  
- 2 - 
  7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and re ason for urgent action : High risk of pest 
introduction from infested countries, especially those  that have trade relations and air and 
sea links with Madagascar.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard ? 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM 20 and 
23 
[ ] None  
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:  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable) : 4 July 
2017 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] Nation al Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ms Ramiliarijaona Nomenjanahary Saholy (Head of plant protection)  
Ministère auprès de la Présidence en charge de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  
BP 301 Antananarivo 101  
Madagascar  
Tel.: (+261 34) 05 612 25  
Email : lyhosa@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Ramiliarijaona Nomenjanahary Saholy  (Head of plant protection)  
Ministère auprès de la Présidence en charge de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  
BP 301 Antananarivo 101  
Madagascar  
Tel.: (+261 34) 05 612 25  
Email : lyhosa@gmail.com