. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GMB/1 
4 March 2010  
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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:  National Codex, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee, C/o 
National Nutrition Agency, Bertil Harding Highway, Bakau 
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 food products destined for human consumption and also animal feed 
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:  Food Safety and Quality Bill (available in English on 
request)  Language:  English  Number of pages:  25   
6. Description of content:  This proposed Act hereby establis hes the general principles as 
well as the provisions and organizational processe s to ensure safety of food and feed at the 
national level.  It shall institute the struct ures and mechanisms for control in the area of 
food safety within the Gambia. 
It shall apply to all activities and all areas of the safety of foods and animal feeds affecting 
the health of consumers.  It shall apply to  all stages of production, transformation, and 
distribution of food commodities, which are undert aken in the course of a food business.  It 
shall oblige food-related business operators to maintain records and store accurate and 
appropriate information for both intern al and external food supply processes. 
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) Codex Stan 192 and Codex Stan 193 
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/GMB/1 
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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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  June 2010 
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) :  January 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 April 2011 
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