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Notifying Member: TUNISIA

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

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Agency responsible:

Ministère de commerce (Ministry of Trade), Ministère de la santé (Ministry of Health), Ministère de l'industrie, des petites et moyennes entreprises (Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises), Ministère de l'agriculture, des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche (Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries)

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:

Direction de la Qualité et de Protection du Consommateur (Directorate of Quality and Consumer Protection)

Ministère du Commerce (Ministry of Trade)

Angle entre les rues de Ghana, Pierre De Coubertin et Hédi Nouira

Tunis - Tunisie

Tel.: +216 71 240 207

Fax: +216 71 354 455

Email: kamel.bouhdida@tunisia.gov.tn

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: The Technical Regulation is based on an international standard (CODEX STAN 70-1981).

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition where applicable): Canned tuna and canned bonito

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Arrêté du ministre de commerce, du ministre de la santé, du ministre de l'industrie, des petites et moyennes entreprises, et du ministre de l'agriculture, des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche du 19 février 2018, relatif aux conserves de thon et conserves de bonite (Order of the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, and Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, of 19 February 2018, on canned tuna and canned bonito) (6 pages, in French)

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Description of content: The notified text establishes the following:

·         Categories of products and requirements for their presentation and packaging;

·         Information concerning nominal quantity and drained weight;

·         Requirements for packing media and sales descriptions;

·         Specific requirements for the presentation of canned tuna and canned bonito.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Update of the national regulations on canned tuna and canned bonito by bringing them into line with international standards, in order to protect consumers.

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Relevant documents: Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic (JORT) No. 21 of 13 March 2018

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Proposed date of adoption: 19 February 2018

Proposed date of entry into force: 13 September 2018

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Final date for comments: Not applicable.

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

Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic (JORT) No. 21 of 13 March 2018 (http://www.iort.gov.tn/)