. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GMB/2 
7 January 2011  
 (11-0065) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE GAMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Fisheries Department: 6, Marina Parade, Banjul 
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):  All fish and fishery products destined for human consumption 
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:  Fisheries Act 2007  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  100   
6. Description of content:  This Act governs all aspect of fish and fishery products 
exploitation and utilization.  It provides for the conservation, sustainable utilization and 
development of fisheries and aquaculture in the fisheries waters and in the territory of the 
Gambia. Specifically, it contains relevant sections on fish processing, establishing the 
power to make regulations on fish processing, on imports and exports of fish and fishery 
products. 
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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/GMB/2 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Fisheries Act 2007   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  8 October 2007 
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) :  8 October 2007 
[ ] 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:   
National Codex, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee 
c/o National Nutrition Agency Bertil Harding Highway, Bakau 
Tel:  +(220) 999 2531 
Fax:  +(220) 422 3290  E-mail:  kekendoo@yahoo.com 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
National Codex, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee  
c/o National Nutrition Agency Bertil Harding Highway, Bakau 
Tel:  +(220) 999 2531 
Fax:  +(220) 422 3290  E-mail:  kekendoo@yahoo.com