G/SPS/N/BDI/4  
1 April 2016  
(16-1849)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: BURUNDI 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock), Direction de la Protection des Végétaux  (Plant Protection Directorate). 
3. Products covered (provide tariff it em number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS nu mbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable): Pesticides  
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: Projet de Loi portant sur la gestion des pesticides  (Draft 
law on pesticide management) Language(s): French Number of pages: 37 
6. Description of content: The notified law seeks to: 
 ensure pesticide quality control; 
 protect pesticide users; 
 protect consumers; 
 protect plants (treated and untreated), crops and stored products; 
 protect the environment; 
 protect the interests of exporters. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety , [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) ISPM 7, 12, 
15 and 36 
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/BDI/4 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
 Law No. 1/014 of 22 July 1996 on the Republic of Burundi's accession to the Basel 
Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and 
their Disposal; 
 Law No. 1/013 of 22 July 1996 on the Republic of Burundi's ratification of the Bamako 
Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary 
Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa; 
 Decree-Law No. 1/033 of 30 June 1993 on plant protection in Burundi; 
 Decree-Law No. 1/017 of 31 May 1990 on th e ratification of the plant protection 
convention between the Member States of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes 
Countries, signed in Bukavu on 25 February 1990. 
(Available in French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2016  
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body: 
Mr Hamim Hamissi Kahondogori  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux 
B.P. 114 Gitega - Burundi 
Tel.: (+257) 2240 2036 
 (+257) 7996 4684/7773 4252 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: