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G/SPS/N/NGA/17
30 September 2015
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Original: English
NOTIFICATION
1.
Notifying Member: NIGERIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2.
Agency responsible: Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services, Federal
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
3.
Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in
addition, where applicable): Animals (Cattle HS Code: 0102.21.00.00 , Sheep
HS Code: 0104.10.10.00, Goat HS Code : 0104.20.10.00, Pigs HS Code 0103.10.00.00),
hatching eggs (HS Code: 0407.11.00), poultry (HS Code: 0105.11.90), animal semen,
eggs (HS Code: 0407.0000.00), any other animal product (HS Code: Chapter 4),
biologics, infectious agents
4.
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X]
All trading partners
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Specific regions or countries:
5.
Title of the notified document: Animal Disease Control Act No. 10 of 1988
Language(s): English Number of pages: 21
6.
Description of content: The provisions of this Act provides for the control and
prevention of animal diseases, with the objective of preventing the introduction and
spread of infectious and contagious diseases among animals, hatcheries and poultries in
Nigeria. The Act covers:
1. Importation of animal, hatching eggs and poultry
2. Importation of animal products
3. Importation of biologics
4. Importation of infectious agents
5. Seizure or destruction of animals
6. Exportation of animals
7. Surveillance of importation
8. Notification of diseases
9. Disposal of diseased animals
10. Offences
11. Compensation
12. Control of trade animals
13. Veterinary loading permit for trade animals
14. Trade animal licence
15. Duties of an owner of trade animal
16. Offences of trade animal owner
17. Control of hatcheries and poultry farms
18. Licence of hatchery and poultry farms
19. Burden of proof of owner of diseased animal
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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory
from other damage from pests.
8.
Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
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Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex
standard or related text)
[X]
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Terrestrial and Aquatic Animal Health
Codes
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International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)
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None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[X] Yes
[ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
9.
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
10.
Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): The regulation was adopted in 1988.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): The regulation has been published.
11.
Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication,
and/or (dd/mm/yy): The regulation entered into force in 1988.
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12.
Trade facilitating measure
Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address
(if available) of other body:
Dr. Ademola Majasan
Department of Veterinary and Pest Control
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Area 11, Garki
Abuja
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +(234) 803 622 4300
+(234) 805 517 8412
Website: http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Nigeria/NG_Animal_Dise
ases_Control_Act.pdf
13.
Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Dr. Ademola Majasan
Department of Veterinary and Pest Control
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Area 11, Garki
Abuja
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +(234) 803 622 4300
+(234) 805 517 8412
Website: http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Nigeria/NG_Animal_Dise
ases_Control_Act.pdf