. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MDG/4 
9 April 2010 
 (10-1845) 
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 – Ministère de 
l'Agriculture (Rural Development Policy Unit – Ministry of Agriculture) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Crustaceans and products thereof 
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:  Arrêté relatif à la police sanitaire des crustacés ainsi que 
des produits qui en sont issus (Order laying down the health requirements for crustaceans 
and products thereof) Language:  French  Number of pages:  21 
6. Description of content:  The notified Order establishes the animal health control measures 
to be adopted in order to prev ent and combat crustacean diseases. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] 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)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MDG/4 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Regulations 
on the sanitary control of establishments engaged in the processing of fishery and 
aquaculture products intended for export (available in French). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 June 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 June 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Immediately after publication to ensure the effectiveness of the measures 
provided for, should the need arise. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :   8 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:  
Autorité Sanitaire Halieutique  
Fax: +(261) 20 22 405 92 E-mail: direxe@ash.mg and rst@ash.mg 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Autorité Sanitaire Halieutique 
Fax: +(261) 20 22 405 92 
E-mail: direxe@ash.mg and rst@ash.mg