G/SPS/N/BDI/5  
19 July 2016  
(16-3868)  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: Direction générale des forêts et de l'environnement du Ministère de 
l'eau, de l'environnement, de l'aménagement du territoire et de l'urbanisme, MEEATU (Directorate-General of Forestry and the Enviro nment, Ministry of Water, the Environment, 
Land Management and Urban Planning) 
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): Pinus sp. and Callitris sp. Products  
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: Ordonnance ministérielle N°770/590/CAB du 
1er juin 2011 portant sur la modification de l'ordonnance ministérielle N°770/989/CAB du 
21 juin 2010 portant sur l'interdiction de l'exploitation et de l'exportation des produits de 
pinus et de callitris au Burundi (Ministerial Order No. 770/590/CAB of 1 June 2011 
amending Ministerial Order No. 770/989/CAB of 21 June 2010 prohibiting the logging and 
exportation of Pinus and Callitris products in Burundi) Language(s): French Number of 
pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The notified Ministerial Order seeks to preserve an ecological 
balance by prohibiting logging in protection forests populated by trees of which the stumps do not produce sprouts, such as Pinus  and Callitris . 
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. 
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Convention on Biological Diversity  G/SPS/N/BDI/5 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Already adopted. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Already published.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : September 2016  
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministère de l'eau, de l'environnement, de l'aménagement du territoire et de l'urbanisme 
(MEEATU), B.P 631 Bujumbura, Burundi