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Notifying Member: CÔTE D'IVOIRE

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

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Agency responsible: Ministère de l'industrie et des mines (Ministry of Industry and Mining); Ministère de l'énergie et du pétrole (Ministry of Energy and Petroleum); Ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable (Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development); Ministre du commerce (Minister of Trade); Ministère des ressources animales et halieutiques (Ministry of Animal and Fishery Resources); Ministère de la santé et de l'hygiène publique (Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene); Ministère de l'agriculture et du développement rural (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development); Ministère de la construction et de l'urbanisme (Ministry of Construction and Urban Development); Ministère auprès du Premier Ministre, Chargé du budget et du portefeuille de l'État (Ministry attached to the Prime Minister responsible for the State's budget and portfolio); and Ministre auprès du Premier Ministre, Chargé de l'économie et des finances (Minister attached to the Prime Minister responsible for the economy and finance)

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:

Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie (Ministry of Trade and Industry)

Abidjan-Plateau, Immeuble Postel 2001, 18è étage

BP V 142/143 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Tel.: (+225) 20 21 76 35 / 20 21 63 41 / 20 21 37 07 / 20 21 13 92

Fax: (+225) 20 21 29 89 / 20 21 91 72

Email: info@commerce.gouv.ci

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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): Chemical products (semi-processed and finished rubber products)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Décret n° 2020-389 du 15 avril 2020 portant modification des annexes au Décret n° 2016-1152 du 28 décembre 2016 rendant certaines normes d'application obligatoire en Côte d'Ivoire (Decree No. 2020-389 of 15 April 2020 amending the annexes to Decree No. 2016-1152 of 28 December 2016 providing for the mandatory application of certain standards in Côte d'Ivoire) (17 pages, in French)

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Description of content: The notified Decree establishes the mandatory standards to be met with regard to general specifications for single-use sterile rubber surgical gloves.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health and safety; Environmental protection; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

·        Décret 2020-389 du 15 avril 2020 portant modification des annexes du Décret n° 2016-1152 du 28 décembre 2016 rendant certaines normes d'application obligatoire en Côte d'Ivoire

·        ISO 10282:2014 - Single-use sterile rubber surgical gloves - Specification

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Proposed date of adoption: 15 April 2020

Proposed date of entry into force: -

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Final date for comments: -

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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:

Yao Edmond Kouassi

Directeur du Centre d'information sur les normes et la Réglementation, CINR/CODINORM (Director of the Information Centre on Standards and Regulations)

Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation, CODINORM (Côte d'Ivoire Standardization)

2 plateaux Sideci

Angle Blvd Latrille

Rue K115 Villa 195 (repère SOCOCE 2-plateaux)

Abidjan - Cocody

01 bp 1872 Abidjan 01

Tel.: (+225) 27 22 41 67 58; (+225) 27 20 01 10 74; (+225) 07 77 00 46 12; (+225) 01 71 11 08 08

Fax: (+225) 27 22 41 52 97

info@codinorm.ci; edmondkouassi@codinorm.ci; kouassed2007@yahoo.fr

http://www.codinorm.ci

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/CIV/21_3128_00_f.pdf