G/SPS/N/BFA/3  
15 June 2017  
(17-3201) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : BURKINA FASO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du 
Conditionnement/Direction Générale des Productions 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 numbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable) : All plants and plant products, and other items regulated in the field of 
plant protection.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading p artners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Arrêté conjoint n° 108/MASA/MEF fixant la liste des 
végétaux, produits végétaux, produits d'origine végétale et autres articles réglementés 
soumis au contrôle phytosanitaire et  au contrôle de la qualité du 29 juillet 2014  (Joint 
Order No. 108/MASA/MEF of 2 9 July 2 014 establishing the list of plants, plant products, 
products of plant origin, and other regulated items subject to phytosanitary and quality 
control) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BFA/17_2541_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : Joint Order No. 108/MASA/MEF establishes th e list of plants, 
plant products, products of plant origin, and other regulated items subject to phytosanitary 
and quality control . The list has been updated and takes into account Burkina Faso's 
institutional and regulatory reforms.  
7. Objective and rati onale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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/GL 20 -1995 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection C onvention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM 23  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/BFA/3  
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  [X] Ye s [ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 July 2 014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 July 2 014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 29 January 2 014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Prot ection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement/PNI SPS:  
DPVC:  
Tel.: (+226) 2536 1915/2536 1865  
Email : dpvcagriculture@yahoo.fr  
 ouattmouss@yahoo.fr  
 mariamsome@yahoo.fr  
Direction Générale du Commerce/ANN  
Email : pnazaire@hotmail.fr  
 ilseyf@yahoo.fr  
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 Végétaux et du Conditionnement/PNI SPS:  
DPVC:  
Tel.: (+226) 2536 1915/2536 1865  
Email : dpvcagriculture@yahoo.fr  
 ouattmouss@yahoo.fr  
 mariamsome@yahoo.fr  
Direction Générale du Commerce/ANN  
Email : pnazaire@hotmail.fr  
 ilseyf@yahoo.fr