. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MDG/1 
11 April 2008 
 (08-1708 ) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MADAGASCAR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Direction de la Santé Animale et du Phytosanitaire  (Directorate of 
Animal and Plant Health) 
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):  All livestock and live wild animals, foods  of animal origin and veterinary 
products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 All trading partners or futu re partners of Madagascar.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Projet de décret 
réglementant la profession vétérinaire, les activit és du secteur élevage, la police sanitaire et 
les diverses sanctions en application de la Loi N°2006-030 du 24 novembre 2006 relative à 
l'Élevage à Madagascar (Draft decree regulating the veterinary profession, livestock sector 
activities, animal health requirements and the various penalties under Law No. 2006-030 of 
24 November 2006 on Livestock in Madag ascar) (available in French, 37 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/MDG/08_1030_00_f.pdf 
6. Description of content:  The draft implementing decree of Law No. 2006-030 of 
24 November 2006 on Livestock in Ma dagascar is intended to regulate: 
 1. Practice of veterinary medicine;  2. the preparation of medicines;  3. the import, export, wholesale and retail sale of veterinary medicines; 
 4. the authorization to market veterinary products; 
 5. measures to protect the national livestock population; 
 6. the control of known contagious diseases;  7. the control of zoonotic diseases;  8. consumer protection measures;  and  9. wild animals. G/SPS/N/MDG/1 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ]  protect territory from other damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in French 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2008  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  January 2009  
12. Final date for comments:   15 June 2008  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [ X ] National notification authority,  [  ]  National enquiry point,  
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Dr Rakotosamimanana Josoa 
Directeur de la Santé Animale et du Phytosanitaire Autorité Nationale de Notifications E-mail:  dsaps@maep.gov.mg
/maillard@cirad.mg