G/SPS/N/MDG/24/Rev.3  
9 October  2017 
(17-5421) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member : MADAGASCAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Direction des Services Vétérinaires, Ministère auprès de la 
Présidence en charge de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Veterinary Services Directorate, 
Office of the President's Ministry responsible for agriculture and livestock)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) a s specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable):  
 Day-old chicks and hatching eggs  
 Poultry feed  
 Pet animals  
 Foodstuffs of animal origin that have undergone heat treatment at a minimum of  
70°C for 30 minutes in order to destroy the foot -and-mouth disease virus  
 Compound animal feed that has undergone heat treatment at a minimum of 70°C 
for 30 minutes to in order to destroy the foot -and-mouth disease virus  
 Containers which have transited or been trans -shipped through Mauritius, and 
which contain foodstuffs of animal origin  
 Tinned sardines (fishery products)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Mauritius  
5. Title of the notified document : Note de Service portant sur l'allégement des mesures de 
prévention contre l'introduction de la fièvre aphteuse en provenance de Maurice à 
Madagascar  (Memorandum on the easing of measures to prevent f oot-and-mouth disease 
from Mauritius from entering Madagascar) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MDG/17_4490_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Memorandum contains a list of the products and 
foodstuffs of animal origin that are now permitted to enter Madagascar from Mauritius, 
whether orig inating in that country or having passed through it in transit.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/MDG/24/Rev.3  
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action : The notified 
Memorandum eases the measures taken in respect of imports of day -old chicks, hatching 
eggs, pet animals, and foodstuffs of animal origin that originate in, or have transited 
through Mauritius, in light of the presence of foot -and-mouth disease in the country.  
9. 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 20 -1995 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 8.8.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation con form 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):  
5 September 2 017 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  The notified Memorandum seeks to facilitate trade in 
poultry, animal products and foodstuffs of animal origin which present lower levels 
of risk.  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Dr Andriamainty Fils Bienvenu  
Directeur des Services Vétérinaires  
Antananarivo 101 Madagascar  
Tel.: +(261) 34 05,581 50  
Email: a ndriamaintyfils@yahoo.fr  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Dr Andriamainty  Fils Bienvenu  
Directeur des Services Vétérinaires  
Antananarivo 101 Madagascar  
Tel.: +(261) 34 05,581 50  
Email: a ndriamaintyfils@yahoo.fr