G/SPS/N/MLI/3  
8 August 2013  
(13-4239)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: MALI 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Agence Nationale de la Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Ministère de 
la Santé  (National Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Health) 
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): 
 Foodstuffs and animal feed that have received special authorization from the Ministry 
of Health (HS codes: 04.02.10.21, 04.02.21.21, 04.02.29.21);  
 Food samples accompanying applications for marketing authorization (AMM) or 
intended for research purposes; 
 Non-transgenic raw cereals (HS code: 10); 
 Non-transgenic roots and tubers (HS codes: 06.01 to 06.02); 
 Non-transgenic wild-growing products, legumes, and fresh and dried fruits and 
vegetables (HS codes: 07 to 08); 
 Non-transgenic fresh and dried spices (HS codes: 09.04 to 09.10); 
 Common salt, rock salt, iodized salt (HS code: 25.01); 
 Non-transgenic oil seeds (HS codes: 12.01 to 12.08); 
 Non-transgenic stimulant plants, ra w (HS codes: 09.01 to 09.03; 18); 
 Non-transgenic sugar and natural honey (HS codes: 17.01 to 17.02 and 04.09); 
 Non-transgenic meat (HS codes: 02.01 to 02.05, 02.08); 
 Farm-raised poultry, whole (HS codes: 02.07.11, 02.07.12, 02.07.24, 02.07.25, 
02.07.32, 02.07.33); 
 Non-transgenic eggs, in shell (HS code: 04.07); 
 Marine and freshwater products, fresh (HS codes: 03.02, 03.04.11, 03.04.12, 
03.04.19, 03.06.21 to 03.06.24, 03.07); 
 Farm milk (HS code: 04.01). 
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°07-2651/MS-MEP-MA-MIC-SG 
du 26 septembre 2007 déterminant la nature des aliments non-soumis à l'Autorisation de Mise sur le Marché  (Interministerial Order No. 07-2651/MS-MEP-MA-MIC-SG of 26 
September 2007 determining the nature of f oods not subject to marketing authorization) 
Language(s): French Number of pages: 3 
6. Description of content: The notified text determines the nature of foods not subject to 
marketing authorization. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard: 
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) 
 Code of practice - Good food hygiene practices;  
 Codex standards on food additives; 
 Codex standards on the labelling of pre-packaged foods; 
 Codex standards on veterinary drug residues in foods; 
 Codex standards on pesticide residues in foods; 
 Codex standards on mineral water; 
 Codex standards on contaminants in foods. 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted on 26 September 2007. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Undetermined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : In force since 26 September 2007. 
[ ] 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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Agence Nationale de la Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments au Ministère de la Santé 
Centre commercial, Rue 305, Quartier du fleuve, BPE: 2362 Bamako (Mali) Tel.: +(223) 20 22 07 54 
Fax: +(223) 20 22 07 47