COMESA FAMIS Sanitary & PhytoSanitary Section
In this section COMESA has uploaded all necessary information that concerns regional SPS data that any trader may need to trade/deal in agricultural commodities within the COMESA region. SPS information within the region is analysed and these pages are updated regularly and often. If you have any query about information published in this section, please send us your comment and/or query through our contact and inquiry pages.
COMESA Management.
COMESA SPS Regulations [ Print | E-mail ]
Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are:
(a) to set out principles and create mechanisms for cooperation in the implementation of SPS measures by Member States;
(b) to ensure the protection of -
(i) human health and life from risks arising from additives in food and drink, contaminants in food and drink, toxins in food and drink, and plant or animal carried diseases;
(ii) animal health and life from risks arising from additives in feed and water, toxins in feed and water, pests, diseases and disease causing organisms;
(iii) plant health and life from risks arising from pests, diseases and disease causing organisms; and
(iv) the socio-economic structures and institutions of a Member State from risks arising from the entry, establishment and spread of pests and diseases;
(c) to ensure that the application of SPS measures does not unnecessarily hinder trade in food and agricultural products in the Common Market. Download Full Document (Uploaded May 2010)
SPS Analysis for Agricultural Trade Commodities in the COMESA region
