Mauritius (MUS) |
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Profile: National Notification Authority Plant Quarantine Services Ph: +230 464 48 74 Staff: 4 Facilities: Profile: National Enquiry Point Head, Division of Plant Pathology and Quarantine (DPPQ) Ph: +230 464 48 72 Staff: 4 Facilities: |
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:
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. |