G/SPS/N/CIV/4  
18 October  2017 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CÔTE D'IVOIRE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministère en charge de l'Agriculture (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) : Adult parasites, eggs, larvae, nymphs, grains and germs ; plants, 
parts of plants, seeds, soil, manure, compost and all packaging used for their 
transportation  
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 n° 64 -490 du 21 décembre 1964 relative à la 
protection des végétaux (Law No. 64-490 of 21 December 1 964 on plant protection) 
Language(s) : French Number of pages : 3 
6. Description of content : The notified Law establishes the measures  to be implemented to 
ensure the protection of plants against parasitic or harmful insects and animals, parasitic 
plants and plant diseases, as specified by decree.  
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 standard ? 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM No. 1 
(2006) Phytosanitary principles for the  protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade;  Inter-African Phytosanitary 
Convention.  
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/CIV/4  
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  international standard:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Journal officiel 
de la République de Côte d'Ivoire  (Official Journal of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) 
(available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 December 1 964 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Already in force.  
[ ] 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 pour la protection des végétaux et du contrôle de la qualité (Directorate for plant 
protection and quality control)  
Tel.: +(225) 20218442  
Fax: +(225) 20212032  
Email: g nesilue@yahoo.fr  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Direction pour la protection des végétaux et du contrôle de la qualité  
Tel.: +(225) 20218442  
Fax: +(225) 20212032  
Email: g nesilue@yahoo.fr