WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/SEN/1
25July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2969)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SENEGAL
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Plants, seeds,
parts ofplants, soil,manures, composts andallpackaging usedtotransport them.
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Collection ofTexts inSenegal:
Decree 60-121 SGof10March 1960, Establishing Phytosanitary Controls inSenegal,
andDecree 60-122 SGof10March 1960, Establishing Mandatory Action toCombat
Animal andVegetable Crop Parasites inSenegal (34pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Toprevent theintroduction intoSenegalese territory of
quarantine diseases ofplants, composts andallpackaging usedtotransport them.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofcropandplant health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Senegal 'sphytosanitary requirements areinconformity withthe
recommendations oftheFAO International Plant Protection Convention of
6November 1951 andtheRevised Textof28November 1979.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
(i) Decree 60-121 of10March 1960 SG
(ii) Decree 60-122 of10March 1960 SG
(iii) Common Phytosanitary Regulations oftheCILSS: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde,
Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal andChad
9. Proposed date ofadoption:
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Already inforce
11. Final date forcomments: Notapplicable
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Direction delaProtection desVégétaux DPV (Ministère del'Agriculture)
KM15route deRufisque
BP20052
Thiaroye Dakar
Senegal Tel: (221) 340397
Fax: (221) 342854
Telex: 31-443. DPV.SG