G/SPS/N/MDG/51  
20 June 2022 
(22-4797) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures   
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : MADAGASCAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Direction de la Protection des Végétaux - Ministère de l'Agriculture 
et de l'Élevage  (Plant Protection Directorate - Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided  in addition, 
where applicable) : Foodstuffs of plant origin (HS codes 07/07133/071390 ; 
09/0905/0907 ; 12/1202 ; 18/1801/1803/1804/1805/1806)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : China; India; United States of America ; European 
Union ; Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) ; SADC and COMESA  
5. Title of the notified document : Arrêté n° instituant la certification phytosanitaire 
électronique à Madag ascar  (Order establishing electronic phytosanitary certificates in 
Madagascar) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 8 with annexes  
https://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2022/SPS/MDG/22_3122_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified order establishes electronic phytosanitary 
certificates in Madagascar for exports and imports of plants and plant products through 
the implementation of a Generic ePhyto National System (GeNS).  
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 standard ? 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter  number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM 12: 
Phytosanitary certificates, Appendix 1 : Electronic phytosanitary certificates, 
information on standard XML schemas and exchange mechanisms  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No G/SPS/N/MDG/51  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Journal Officiel 
de la République de Madagascar  (Official Journal of the Republic of Madagascar) (available 
in French and Malagasy)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 August 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2 022 
11. Propos ed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 October 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 August 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Plant 
Protection Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock), Nanisana, Antananarivo 
101, Madagascar, Email: dpvmadagascar@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage  (Plant 
Protection Directorate, Ministry of Agri culture and Livestock), Nanisana, Antananarivo 
101, Madagascar, Email: dpvmadagascar@gmail.com