G/TBT/N/TUN/26  
16 July 2018 
(18-4458) 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 : TUNISIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministère de commerce  (Ministry of Trade), Ministère de la santé  (Ministry of Health), 
Ministère de l'industrie, des petites et moyennes entreprises  (Ministry of Industry and 
Small and Medium -Sized Enterprises), Ministère de l'agriculture, des ressources 
hydrauliques et de la pêche  (Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Direction de la Qualité et de Protection du Consommateur  (Directorate of Quality and 
Consumer Protection)  
Ministère du Commerce  (Ministry of Trade)  
Angle e ntre les rues de Ghana, Pierre De Coubertin et Hédi Nouira  
Tunis - Tunisie  
Tel.: +216 71 240 207  
Fax: +216 71 354 455  
Email: kamel.bouhdida@tunisia.gov.tn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other : The Technical 
Regulation is based on an international standard (CODEX STAN 70 -1981).  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition where applicable) : Canned tuna 
and canned bonito  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Arrêté du 
ministre de commerce, du ministre de la santé, du ministre de l'industrie, des petites et 
moyennes entreprises, et du ministre de l'ag riculture, des ressources hydrauliques et de la 
pêche du 19 février 2018, relatif aux conserves de thon et conserves de bonite (Order of 
the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium -Sized 
Enterprises, and Ministry of  Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, of 1 9 February 
2018, on canned tuna and canned bonito) (6 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the following:  
 Categories of products and requirements for their presentation and packaging;  
 Information concerning nominal quantity and drained weight;  
 Requirements for packing media and sales descriptions;  
 Specific requirements for the presentation of canned tuna  and canned bonito . G/TBT/N/TUN/26  
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  7. Objective and rationale, includi ng the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Update of the national regulations on canned tuna and canned bonito by 
bringing them into line with international standards, in order to protect consumers.  
8. Relevant documents : Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic (JORT) No. 21 of 1 3 March 
2018  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 19 February 2 018 
Proposed date of entry into force : 13 September 2 018  
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable.  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic (JORT) No. 21 of 1 3 March 2 018 
(http://www.iort .gov.tn/ )