Profile: National Notification Authority

Plant Quarantine Services
Agricultural Services
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Réduit
MAURITIUS

Ph: +230 464 48 74
Fax: +230 464 87 89
Email: motas@bow.intnet.mu
Website: ncb.intnet.mu/mfa/index.html

Staff: 4

Facilities:
MS Word
Database
Telephone
Fax
Internet/email

Profile: National Enquiry Point

Head, Division of Plant Pathology and Quarantine (DPPQ)
Agricultural Services
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology and Natural Resources
Réduit
MAURITIUS

Ph: +230 464 48 72
Fax: +230 465 95 91
Email: plpath@intnet.mu

Staff: 4

Facilities:
MS Word
Database
Telephone
Fax
Email

The technical cadre of the Trade Policy Unit operates the Mauritius SPS National Notification Authority. The Trade Policy Unit deals with all issues relating to the World Trade Organization and not just with notifications. SPS notifications are prepared by the officials posted at the Trade Policy Unit in collaboration with the government agencies concerned.

The national enquiry point sends all available information to the Trade Policy Unit. Representatives of the enquiry point are represented on the Sub committee on Agriculture and SPS which operates at the Trade Policy Unit.

The Sub-committee on Agriculture and SPS conducts regular monthly meetings at the Trade Policy Unit. It comprises stakeholders concerned with agriculture and SPS matters both from the public and private sectors.

The national enquiry point has regular contact with officials from a number of other relevant government agencies and other organisations including:

• Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology & Natural Resources
• Ministry of Health & Quality of Life
• Ministry of Industry & Commerce
• Ministry of Fisheries & Cooperatives
• Veterinary Services
• Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture
• Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Mauritius Sugar Authority

The national enquiry point does not regularly follow the work of the SPS Committee but does receive copies of SPS Committee documents from the Trade Policy Unit. The national enquiry point has regular contact with other WTO members’ national enquiry points for the purpose of supplying documents related to SPS matters.