. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SEN/6 
26 March 2010 
 (10-1654) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SENEGAL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Direction de la Protection des végétaux au Ministère de 
l'Agriculture  (Plant Protection Department of the Ministry of Agriculture) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item num ber(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition where 
applicable):  Plants  
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:  Accord phytosanitaire entre le Gouvernement de la 
République du Sénégal et le Gouvern ement de la République du Cap-Vert  (Phytosanitary 
Agreement between the Government of the Repub lic of Senegal and the Government of the 
Republic of Cape Verde)  Language:   French and Portuguese  Number of pages:   5 
6. Description of content:  Bilateral cooperation to prevent the entry and spread of plant and 
plant-product pests or potential plant and plant- product pests in Senegal and Cape Verde.  
Both countries consider plant quarantine to be an important means of protecting the fragile 
agro-ecosystem. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) ISPM 6, 7, 11 
and 16. 
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/SEN/6 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Available in 
French and Portuguese. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  10 March 1998 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  12 March 1998  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  12 March 1998 
Valid for two years, renewable by tacit agreement. 
[ ] 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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
Direction de la Protection des végétaux au Ministère de l'Agriculture 
BP 20054 Thiaroye – Dakar, Senegal  
Tel.: +(221) 33 8 34 03 97 Fax: +(221) 33 8 53 22 52 or +(221) 33 8 34 28 54 E-mail: dpv1@orange.sn 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Direction de la Protection des végétaux 
Point national d'information 
Ministère de l'Agriculture Thiaroye – Dakar, Senegal, BP 20054  
Tel.: +(221) 33 8 34 03 97 or +(221) 77 6 40 75 17 Fax: +(221) 33 8 53 22 52 or +(221) 33 8 34 28 54 E-mail: dpv1@orange.sn