. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MDG/8 
23 April 2010 
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:  French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  MADAGASCAR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: 
Unité de Politique de Développement Rural (Rural Development Policy Unit) 
Ministère de l'Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture) 
Autorité Nationale de Notification des Mesures SPS (SPS National Notification Authority) 
E-mail:  updr.cla@gmail.com 
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):  All food of animal origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Arrêté fixant les règles spécifiques d'organisation des 
contrôles officiels concernant les produits d'origine animale destinés à la consommation 
humaine (hors produits de la pêche et de l'aquaculture) (Order laying down specific rules 
for the organization of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human 
consumption (excluding fishery and aquaculture products)).  Language:   French 
Number of pages:   9 
6. Description of content:  Definition of the provisions on the official controls in relation to 
establishments, products of animal origin a nd national commitments relating to the export 
of foodstuffs of animal origin. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  G/SPS/N/MDG/8 
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  [X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  In the context of its project to export honey to the European 
Union, Madagascar, through the notified draft Order, seeks to comply with Regulation (EC) 
No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down 
specific rules for the organisation of official c ontrols on products of animal origin intended 
for human consumption . 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
- Loi n° 2006-030 du 24 novembre 2006 relative à l'élevage à Madagascar  
(Law No. 2006-030 of 24 November 2006 on livestock in Madagascar); 
- Arrêté N° 49090/2009 fixant la structure d'une mi ellerie et les modes de traitement de 
miel (Order No. 49090/2009 establishing the structure of honey production enterprises 
and the methods for treating honey (available in French)). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 June 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 July 2010  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure This period will enable the entities concerned to 
comply with the regulatory provisions contained in this text.  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty d ays from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):  22 June 2010  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Direction des Services Vétérinaires  
BP 291 Antananarivo 101 Madagascar Tel.: +(261 20) 24 636 38 E-mail: dsvminel@elevage.gov.mg 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Direction des Services Vétérinaires 
BP 291 Antananarivo 101 
Madagascar Tel.: +(261 20) 24 636 38 E-mail: dsvminel@elevage.gov.mg