. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SEN/8 
16 November 2009 
 (09-5669) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SENEGAL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Association Sénégalaise de Normalisation (ASN) / Ministère des Mines, de l'Industrie, de la 
Transformation alimentaire des Produits agricoles, et des PME  (Senegalese 
Standardization Association / Ministry of Mines, Industry, Agricultural Food Product 
Processing, and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Edible oils enriched 
with vitamin A;  soft wheat flour enriched with iron and folic acid. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
Senegalese Standard NS 03-072 Huile comestible de palme raffinée enrichie en vitamine A 
(Refined edible palm oil enriched with vitamin A); Senegalese Standard NS 03-073 Huile comestible de coton raffinée enrichie en vitamine A 
(Refined edible cotton-seed o il enriched with vitamin A); 
Senegalese Standard NS 03-074 Huile comestible de palmiste raffinée enrichie en vitamine 
A (Refined edible palm kernel oil enriched with vitamin A); 
Senegalese Standard NS 03-075 Huile comestible d'arachide ra ffinée enrichie en vitamine 
A (Refined edible ground-nut oil enriched with vitamin A); 
Senegalese Standard NS 03-076 Huile comestible de sésame ra ffinée enrichie en vitamine A 
(Refined edible sesame oil enriched with vitamin A); 
Senegalese Standard NS 03-077 Huile comestible de tournesol raffinée enrichie en 
vitamine A (Refined edible sunflower-seed oil enriched with vitamin A); 
Senegalese Standard NS 03-078 Huile comestible de colza raffinée enrichie en vitamine A 
(Refined edible colza oil enriched with vitamin A); 
Senegalese Standard NS 03-079 Huile comestible de mais raffinée enrichie en vitamine A 
(Refined edible maize (corn) oil enriched with vitamin A); 
Senegalese Standard NS 03-080 Huile comestible de soja ra ffinée enrichie en vitamine A 
(Refined edible soya-bean o il enriched with vitamin A); 
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   Senegalese Standard NS 03-081 Principes généraux régissant l'adonction d'aliments 
nutritifs aux aliments (General principles governing the addition of nutritive substances to 
foods); Senegalese Standard NS 03-052 Farine de blé tendre enrichie en fer et acide folique (Soft 
wheat flour enriched with iron and folic acid) (in French).  
6. Description of content:   The notified Standard describes: 
- The quality characteristics and vitamin A content of refined edible oils; - the quality characteristics and iron and folic acid content of soft wheat flour. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health. 
8. Relevant documents:   Senegalese Standards NS 03-072;  NS 03-073;  NS 03-074;  
NS 03-075;  NS 03-076;  NS 03-077;  NS 03-078;  NS 03-079;  NS 03-080;  NS 03-081;  and NS 03-052. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   21 May 2008 
5 October 2009 
10. Final date for comments:   31 December 2009 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Association Sénégalaise de Normalisation 
21, Lotissement Front de Terre X Bourguiba BP 4037 
Dakar 
Senegal Tel.: +221 33 827 6401 Fax: +221 33 827 6412 E-mail: asnor@orange.sn