G/SPS/N/BFA/4  
15 June 2017  
(17-3204) 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) : Sesame  
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 conjoint N° 203/MARHASA/MICA/MS/MEF portant 
définition des conditions de contrôle de la qualité du sésame d'origine burkinabé destiné à 
l'exportation du 2 décembre 2015  (Joint Order No. 203/MARHASA/MICA/MS/MEF of 2 
December 2 015 establishing the quality  control requirements for sesame for export 
originating in Burkina Faso ) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BFA /17_2542_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : Joint Order No. 203/MARHASA/MICA/MS/MEF establishes the 
quality control requirements for sesame for export originating in Burkina Faso . All sesame 
exporters must comply with the Burkina Faso sesame export spec ifications and 
phytosanitary and quality control procedure manuals prepared for this purpose, and the 
obligations set forth in this Order.  
Analysis is mandatory and systematic for each batch of sesame to be exported, regardless 
of the region or country of destination.  
The technical services responsible for quality control must ensure the effectiveness and 
authenticity of laboratory analysis results before issuing the inspection note certifying that 
the quality of the batch is in line with third -party requir ements.  
7. Objective and rationale : [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/RCP 1 -1969: General Principles of Food Hygiene  
 CAC/GL 33 -1999: Recommended Methods of Sampling for the Determination G/SPS/N/BFA/4  
- 2 - 
  of Pesticide Residues for Compliance with MRLs  
 CAC/MRL 1 : Maximum R esidue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM 23  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[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) : 2 December 2 015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 December 2 015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 2 May 2 016 
[ ] 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 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