G/SPS/N/NGA/17  
 
30 September 2015  
(15-5038)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: NIGERIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services, Federal 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Animals (Cattle HS Code: 0102.21.00.00 , Sheep 
HS Code: 0104.10.10.00, Goat HS Code : 0104.20.10.00, Pigs HS Code 0103.10.00.00), 
hatching eggs (HS Code: 0407.11.00), poultry (HS Code: 0105.11.90), animal semen, 
eggs (HS Code: 0407.0000.00), any other animal product (HS Code: Chapter 4), biologics, infectious agents 
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: Animal Disease Control Act No. 10 of 1988  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 21  
6. Description of content: The provisions of this Act provides for the control and 
prevention of animal diseases, with the ob jective of preventing the introduction and 
spread of infectious and contagious diseases among animals, hatcheries and poultries in 
Nigeria. The Act covers: 
1. Importation of animal, hatching eggs and poultry 
2. Importation of animal products 
3. Importation of biologics 
4. Importation of infectious agents 
5. Seizure or destruction of animals 
6. Exportation of animals 
7. Surveillance of importation 
8. Notification of diseases 
9. Disposal of diseased animals 
10. Offences 
11. Compensation 
12. Control of trade animals 
13. Veterinary loading permit for trade animals 
14. Trade animal licence 
15. Duties of an owner of trade animal 
16. Offences of trade animal owner 
17. Control of hatcheries and poultry farms 
18. Licence of hatchery and poultry farms 
19. Burden of proof of owner of diseased animal G/SPS/N/NGA/17 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial and Aquatic Animal Health 
Codes  
[ ] 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. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation was adopted in 1988. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation has been published. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation entered into force in 1988. 
[ ] 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 e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Dr. Ademola Majasan 
Department of Veterinary and Pest Control 
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
Area 11, Garki Abuja E-mail: livestockcommodityng@gmail.com 
Tel: +(234) 803 622 4300 
 +(234) 805 517 8412 Website: http://www.vertic.org /media/National%20Legislati on/Nigeria/NG_Animal_Dise
ases_Control_Act.pdf  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr. Ademola Majasan  
Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
Area 11, Garki 
Abuja E-mail: livestockcommodityng@gmail.com 
Tel: +(234) 803 622 4300 
 +(234) 805 517 8412 Website: http://www.vertic.org /media/National%20Legislati on/Nigeria/NG_Animal_Dise
ases_Control_Act.pdf