. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BEN/6 
11 November 2010 
 (10-5976) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BENIN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Élevage et de la Pêche (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries) 
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):  Endosulfan (phytopharmaceutical product) 
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:  Interdiction de l'importation, de la distribution et de 
l'utilisation de l'Endosulfa n en République du Bénin  (Ban on the importation, distribution 
and use of endosulfan in the Republic of Benin) Language:  French Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The importation, distribution and use of any phytopharmaceutical 
product containing endosulfan is strictly proh ibited in the Republic of Benin.  Any breach 
of this rule is punishable under Law No. 91- 004 of 11 February 1991, which establishes the 
country's phytosanitary regulations. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] 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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/BEN/6 
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   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: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Order ( Arrêté ) 
No. 447/MAEP/MEPN/MC/DC/SGM/SA of 5 November 2009 (available in French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  5 November 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  5 November 2009 
[ ] 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, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Direction de l'Agriculture  (Department of Agriculture) 
Service Protection des Végétaux et du Contrôle Phytosanitaire  
(Plant Protection and Phytosanitary Control Service) 
Tel.: +(229) 20 21 32 90/93 Fax: +(229) 20 21 44 13 
E-mail: cqsare@yahoo.fr 
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 l'Agriculture 
Service Protection des Végétaux et du Contrôle Phytosanitaire Tel.: +(229) 20 21 32 90/93 Fax: +(229) 20 21 44 13 E-mail: desireligan@yahoo.fr