. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MDG/9 
23 April 2010 
 (10-2131) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  MADAGASCAR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: 
Unité de Politique de Développement Rural (Rural Development Policy Unit) 
Ministère de l'Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture) 
Autorité Nationale de Notification des Mesures SPS (SPS National Notification Authority) 
E-mail:  updr.cla@gmail.com 
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):  All food of animal origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Arrêté fixant des règles spécifiques d'hygiène applicables 
aux denrées alimentaires d'origine animale (Order laying down specific hygiene rules for 
food of animal origin).  Language:   French Number of pages:   17 
6. Description of content:  Definition of the obligations of food business operators, 
procedures for the registration and approval of  establishments, health and identification 
marking, imported products of animal origin, etc. 
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: 
[ ] 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) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/MDG/9 
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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:  In the context of its project to export honey to the European 
Union, Madagascar, through the notified draft Order, seeks to comply with Regulation (EC) 
No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down 
specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin . 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
- Loi n° 2006-030 du 24 novembre 2006 relative à l'élevage à Madagascar  
(Law No. 2006-030 of 24 November 2006 on livestock in Madagascar); 
- Arrêté N° 49090/2009 fixant la structure d'une mi ellerie et les modes de traitement de 
miel (Order No. 49090/2009 establishing the structure of honey production enterprises 
and the methods for treating honey (available in French)). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 June 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 July 2010  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure This period will enable the entities concerned to 
comply with the regulatory provisions contained in this text.  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty d ays from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):  22 June 2010  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if  available) of other body: 
Direction des Services Vétérinaires  
BP 291 Antananarivo 101 
Madagascar 
Tel.: +(261 20) 24 636 38 E-mail: dsvminel@elevage.gov.mg 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Direction des Services Vétérinaires 
BP 291 Antananarivo 101 Madagascar 
Tel.: +(261 20) 24 636 38 
E-mail: dsvminel@elevage.gov.mg