WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/474
5 October 2000
(00-4051)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SENEGAL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Senegalese Standards Institute/Ministry of Mining, Crafts and
Industry.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:   5.6.1
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Peanut paste
5.Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Senegalese Draft
Standard PNS 03-054.  Method for the Determination of Aflatoxins in Peanut Paste
(9 pages, French).
6. Description of content:   This Standard describes the method for the determination of
aflatoxins in peanut paste.  It applies to th e determination of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2 in
peanut paste made from whole peanuts.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Protection of human health.
8. Relevant documents:   Senegalese Draft Standard PNS 03-054, Method for the
Determination of Aflatoxins in Peanut Paste.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }December 2000January 2001
10. Final date for comments:   25 September 2000
11.Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   Institut Sénégalais de Normalisation (ISN), Immeuble Mona
Centre, 57 Avenue Georges Pompidou ,  BP 4037 – Dakar (SENEGAL)
Tel:  (221) 823-25-86
Fax:  (221) 823-25-87