. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TGO/2 
6 March 2012 
 (12-1275) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:   TOGO 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Ministère du commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé, 
Ministère de la santé, Ministère de l'eau, de l'assainissement et de l'hydraulique villageoise, Ministère de l'administration t erritoriale de la décentralisation et des 
collectivités locales porte-parole du gouvernement,  Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage 
et de la pèche, Ministère de transports, Ministère l'environnement et des ressources 
forestières, Ministère de l'industrie, de la zone franche et des i nnovations technologiques 
(Ministry of Trade and Private-Sector Promotion;   Ministry of Health;  Ministry of Water, 
Sanitation and Rural Water Supply;  Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Local Communities - Government spokesperson;  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries;  Ministry of Transport;  Ministry of the Environment 
and Forest Resources;  Ministry of Industry , the Free Zone and Technological Innovations). 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Plastic bags and packaging 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Décret 
N° 20111-003/PR du 05 janvier 2011 fixant l es modalités de gestion des sachets et 
emballages plastiques au Togo (Decree No. 20111-003/PR of 5 January 2011 establishing 
the procedures for the management of plastic bags and packaging in Togo) (5 pages, in 
French). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Decree establishes the procedures for managing the 
production, importation, distribution, marketing,  use, collection and recycling of plastic 
bags and packaging in Togo. 
Article 2 of the Decree prohibits the productio n, importation, distribution and marketing of 
non-biodegradable plastic bags  and packaging in Togo. 
Article 3 authorizes the production, importation, distribution, marketing, use, collection and 
recycling of: 
- Biodegradable plastic bags and packaging; 
- bags for medical and pharmaceutical use; G/TBT/N/TGO/2 
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  - bags used in agricultural activities; 
- non-toxic food bags. 
The other articles establish the requirements to  be met by producers and marketers of 
plastic bags and packaging (both biodegradab le and non-biodegradable) and by all other 
persons who use such products in th e course of their professional activities. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
The manufacturing of authorized plastic bags and packaging from recyclable and 
processable materials, pursuant to the requi rement to protect public health and the 
environment. 
8. Relevant documents:   Official Journal of the Togolese Republic 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   5 January 2011 
5 September 2011 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body: 
National Enquiry Point 
BATCHASSI Katchali Direction du Commerce Extérieur BP 383 Lomé Togo 
Tel.: (+228) 22-212-025/(+228) 90-202-572 
Fax: (+228) 22-210-572 E-mail: jacobbatchassis@yahoo.fr