G/TBT/2/Add.124  
 
14 July 2017  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
IMPLEMENTATION AND A DMINISTRATION OF THE  AGREEMENT  
ON TECHNICAL BARRIER S TO TRADE  
COMMUNICATION FROM SAMOA  
Addendum  
The following communication under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade , 
dated 11 July 2017,  has been received from the delegation of Samoa .  
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1  RELEVANT LAWS AND RE GULATIONS  
1.1.  In Samoa the application of technical regulations is governed by various legislation  falling 
under different Ministries. The regulatory and standard -setting bodies of Samoa pursues p olicies 
based on international standards, as developed by, but not limited to the following: The 
International Organization for Standardization (ISO); the Codex Alimentarius; the International 
Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML); which Samoa is party t o. The Government of Samoa 
shall be making use of standards, guides and recommendations or relevant parts of them 
developed by these International standards setting bodies as the basis for our national technical 
regulations.   
1.1  TBT-Relevant Legislation  
1.2.  The " Food Act, 2015", the "Competiti on and Consumer Act, 2016", and the "Metrology Act , 
2015" are the main legislations that ensure full compliance with the TBT Agreement.  The "F ood 
Act, 2015" contai ns provisions for food safety and human health. The Act compri sed a 
comprehensive set of provisions, which regulates: any food harmful to human health; the sale of 
poisonous or unwholesome food; deception of character, nature, composition and quality of food 
(including clear labelling, packaging or advertisements); s anitation in premises where food was 
being prepared. The Act also regulates the importation of foods, with a focus on labelling.   
1.3.  The "Comp etition and Consumer  Act, 2016" provides for the protection of consumers, 
promotion and improvement of competition in  trade in Samoa. The Act also provides for the 
implementation and enforcement of policies, pursuant to protect consumers from unfair practices.   
1.4.  The "Metrology Act, 2015" contains a comprehensive set of provisions, which covers system 
of units and other me tric units of measurements, with the aim to provide a harmonized system to 
aligned with international measuring standards .  
2  TRANSPARENCY  
2.1.  All Technical Regulations and standards governed by various Ministries are posted on the 
Parliament of Samoa website http://www.palemene.ws  for public information. Before adopting a 
standard,  it accords interested  parties at least 60 days for the submission of any comments, in 
accordance  with the Code of Good Practice for the Prepara tion, Adoption and Application of 
Standards contained in Annex 3 of the TBT Agreement.   G/TBT/2/Add.124  
 
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  2.2.  The Fair Trading, Codex Alimentarius, Consumer Protection and Metrology  Division of the 
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labo ur is the Enquiry Poi nt of the Government  of Samoa , and 
can be contacted at:  
Address:  Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labo ur 
  Fair Trading, Codex Alimentarius, Consumer Protection and Metrology  Division  
  P.O. Box 862, Apia  
  Samoa  
Tel No:  (+685 ) 20441/20442/24048  
Telefax:  (+685) 20443  
E-mail: roger.toleafoa@mcil.gov.ws , codex.samoa@mcil.gov.ws   
Website:  www.mcil.gov.ws  
Contact:  Mr Fepuleai Roger Toleafoa  
Position: ACEO Fa ir Trading, Codex Alimentarius  
Consumer Protection and Metrology Division   
 
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