G/SPS/N/BFA/1
7 August 2015
(15-4077)  Page: 1/3
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: BURKINA FASO 
If applicable, name of local government involved: Ministère de l'Agriculture  (Ministry 
responsible for agriculture) 
2. Agency responsible: Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du 
Conditionnement/Direction Générale des Prod uctions Végétales/Ministère en charge de 
l'Agriculture  (Directorate of Plant Protection and Market Preparation/General Directorate of 
Plant Production/Ministry responsible for agriculture) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS nu mbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable): All plants and plant products, and other regulated items in the field of 
plant protection.  
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: Loi portant sur la protection des végétaux  (Law on plant 
protection) Language(s): French Number of pages: 12 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BFA/15_3044_00_f.pdf 
6. Description of content: In Burkina Faso, there is a legal vacuum regarding plant health 
protection. For many years, phytosanitary systems have been based on international rules 
(International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC), Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in 
the Sahel (CILSS), etc.). Yet these rules have not been integrated into the national legal 
system. The new Law not only addresses these needs and gaps, but also acts as an effective instrument for durable agricultural and economic development. 
It establishes standards and practices arising from Burkina Faso's international 
phytosanitary obligations, and also lays down the foundations for a national organization for plant protection, while taking into account the principles of efficiency, modernity and openness of the national legal system. 
The notified Law regulates the health protection of plants, plant products and other 
regulated items, including products derived fr om modern biotechnology. The provisions of 
this Law apply to all activities and all aspects of health protection for plants, plant products 
and other related products. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest  or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/BFA/1 
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  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 No. 1 
[ ] 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. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Loi portant sur 
la protection des végétaux (Law on plant protection) (available in French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : July 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2015  
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body: 
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement/Direction Générale des 
Productions Végétales/Ministère en charge de l'Agriculture  
Direction de la Protection des Végéta ux et du Conditionnement/PNI SPS: 
DPVC: 
Tel.: (+226) 2536 1915/2536 1865 Email: dpvcagriculture@yahoo.fr 
 sawadogolucien12@yahoo.fr 
 mariamsome@yahoo.fr Direction Générale du Commerce/ANN 
Email: pnazaire@hotmail.fr 
 ilseyf@yahoo.fr DGC: Tel.: (+226) 2541 1926 G/SPS/N/BFA/1 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement/Direction Générale des 
Productions Végétales/Ministère en charge de l'Agriculture Direction de la Protection des Végéta ux et du Conditionnement/PNI SPS: 
DPVC: 
Tel.: (+226) 2536 1915/2536 1865 
Email: dpvcagriculture@yahoo.fr  sawadogolucien12@yahoo.fr 
 mariamsome@yahoo.fr 
Direction Générale du Commerce/ANN Email: pnazaire@hotmail.fr 
 ilseyf@yahoo.fr 
DGC: Tel.: (+226) 2541 1926