. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SEN/7 
22 April 2010 
 (10-2106) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SENEGAL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Direction de la Protection des Végétaux au Ministère de 
l'Agriculture  (Plant Protection Department of the Ministry of Agriculture) 
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):  Tomatoes originating in and coming from areas infested with the tomato leaf 
miner Tuta absoluta  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Countries infested with Tuta absoluta 
5. Title of the notified document:  Arrêté portant interdiction temporaire d'importation de 
tomates d'origine et de pro venance des zones infestées par la chenille mineuse, Tutta 
absoluta (Order temporarily prohibiting the impor tation of tomatoes originating in and 
coming from areas infested with the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta ) Language:   French 
Number of pages:   2 
6. Description of content:  In the context of the protection of  Senegal's crops and native plant 
life against threats of the introduction of the quarantine pest Tuta absoluta , commonly 
known as the tomato leaf miner, imports of fresh tomatoes and tomato plant material 
originating in or coming from infested areas are temporarily prohibited throughout the national territory. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) Arrêté  (Order) 
No. 00919 of 3 February 2010 G/SPS/N/SEN/7 
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  [ ] 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: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  French 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  3 February  2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  3 February 2010  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Already in force on account of its quarantine status. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from  the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
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 la Protection des Végétaux 
Ministère de l'Agriculture BP 20054, Thiaroye, Dakar, Senegal  
Tel.: +(221) 33 8 34 03 97 Fax: +(221) 33 8 53 22 52 or +(221) 33 8 34 28 54 
E-mail: dpv1@orange.sn 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux 
Ministère de l'Agriculture BP 20054, Thiaroye, Dakar, Senegal  
Tel.: +(221) 33 8 34 03 97 or +(221) 77 6 40 75 17 Fax: +(221) 33 8 53 22 52 or +(221) 33 8 34 28 54 
E-mail: dpv1@orange.sn or almhanne@yahoo.fr