Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Senegal - Mangoes (Mangifera indica L.)

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 (Senegalese Standardization Association)

Avenue Jean Jaurès Immeuble El Hadj Omar DIA 6ème Etage
Tel.: 33 829 58 25
BP 4037 DAKAR

Email: asn@asn.sn

Website: www.asn.sn

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:

Mr Kamara Mehefolo, Acting Chief Technical Advisor Int. Expert in Quality Promotion, West Africa Competitiveness and Quality Infrastructure Project ECOWAS Building River Mall & Plaza, Central Area, Abuja, F.C.T

Tel.:(+234) 7065942823 (Abuja) / (+225) 0700889356 (Abidjan)
Email: k.mehefolo@unido.org

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 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): Mangoes (HS code: 080450); (ICS code: 65)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: REGLEMENT C/REG.XX/YY/ZZ PORTANT APPLICATION AU NIVEAU DES ETATS MEMBRES DE LA CEDEAO LA NORME ECOSTAND 023: 2022 RELATIVE A LA MANGUE (Regulation C/REG.XX/YY/ZZ implementing at ECOWAS member State level the ECOSTAND Standard 023: 2022 for mango) (13 pages, in French)

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Description of content: The notified Regulation provides for the mandatory implementation in ECOWAS member States of ECOSTAND Standard 023: 2022 for mango. It applies to commercial varieties of mango grown from Mangifera indica L. of the Anacardiaceae family, which are intended to be served fresh to consumers after wrapping and packaging. Mangoes intended for industrial processing are excluded from this Regulation.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

ECOSTAND Standard 023:2022 for mango - Specifications (available from NSBs)

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined.

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined.

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Final date for comments: 20 April 2023

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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)

Mr Mamadou SANGARE

Avenue Jean Jaures, Immeuble El Hadji Omar DIA Dakar
Email: asn@asn.sn / isn@orange.sn
Tel.: (+221) 338295825

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/SEN/23_8710_00_f.pdf