Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Senegal - Stock for seasoning

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.

 

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Notifying Member: SENEGAL

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Association Sénégalaise de normalisation, ASN (Senegalese Standardization Association)

21, Rte du Front de Terre X Bourguiba

Tel.: (+221) 33 827 64 01

BP:4037-Dakar

Email: isn@orange.sn

http://www.asn.sn/

Malick WILANE Email: wilanemalick@yahoo.fr

Mamadou SANGARE Email: sangarcheikh@yahoo.fr

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition where applicable): Stock for seasoning

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Projet de norme: bouillons alimentaires d'assaisonnement - Specifications (Draft Standard: Stock for seasoning - Specifications), (13 pages, in French)

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Description of content: The notified draft Standard applies to stock for direct use in cooking or as seasoning.

Stock for seasoning is prepared using sodium chloride, protein-rich substances or the extracts thereof and/or hydrolysates, or plant-based substances with or without flavour enhancers, flavouring substances, edible fat, spices and the natural extracts or distillates thereof, and any other foodstuffs intended to improve flavour, as well as authorized food additives.

Stock that is manufactured and/or marketed as defined in Chapter 3 of the draft Standard must comply with the follow quality parameters:

Characteristics

Accepted level

Water content (solids only)

5% m/m (max.)

Total amount of nitrogen

100 mg/kg (min)

Sodium chloride

55% m/m (max.)

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Quality requirements

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Relevant documents: Official Journal of Senegal

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Proposed date of adoption: March 2018

Proposed date of entry into force: June 2018

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Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification.

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Association Sénégalaise de normalisation, ASN (Senegalese Standardization Association)

21, Rte du Front de Terre X Bourguiba

Tel.: (+221) 33 827 64 01

BP:4037-Dakar

Email: isn@orange.sn

http://www.asn.sn/

Malick WILANE Email: wilanemalick@yahoo.fr

Mamadou SANGARE Email: sangarcheikh@yahoo.fr