G/SPS/N/TGO/10  
30 October  2017 
(17-5864) 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 la pêche  (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries),  Ministère du commerce et de la promotion du secteur 
privé (Ministry of Trade and Private Sector Promotion ) Ministère de la santé (Ministry of 
Health)  
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) : Foodstuffs  
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 interministériel N° 074/13/MAEP/MCPSP/ MS du 
10 décembre 2013 portant sur le contrôle obligatoire des mycotoxines dans les denréées 
alimentaires  (Interministerial Order No. 074/13/MA EP/MCPSP/ MS of 10 December 2 013 on 
the mandatory control of mycotoxins in foodstuffs) Language(s) : French Number of 
pages : 2 
6. Description of content : All foodstuffs intended for human or animal consumption that 
are liable to be contaminated by mycotoxin s must be subject to an analysis to determine 
their level of food safety  in accordance with the relevant international standards in force . 
Such controls apply to products intended for exportation and products imported into Togo 
prior to being placed on the  market.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] 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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC / RCP 51 -2003 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No G/SPS/N/TGO/10  
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  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 : Journal Officiel 
de la République Togolaise (Official Journal of the Togolese Republic) (available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted on 1 0 December 2013. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Published on 1 0 December 2 013. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Entered into force on 1 0 December 2 013. 
[ ] 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 handle 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  (Directorate of Foreign Trade)  
Lomé, TOGO  
Tel.: +(228) 90 29 25 72  
Email : batchassi.k@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Batchassi Katchali  
Direction du Commerce Extérieur  
Lomé, TOGO  
Tel.: +(228) 90 29 25 72  
Email : batchassi.k@gmail.com