Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

Central African Republic

Organization/agency name (Full name):

Comité national du Codex

Contact person name:

Romain Serge SANA

Website:

Physical full address:

Romain Serge SANA

Phone number:

00236 75058498/0033

Fax number:

Country introduction

Summary:

La Republique centrafricaine est un pays situe au coeur de l'Afrique.Elle est limite au nord par le Tchad, au sud par la Republique democratique du Congo et le Congo Brazza , a l'Est par le Soudan et le Soudan du Sud et enfin a l'ouest par le Cameroun. Sa superficie s'eleve a 623 000 km2 et sa population ezt estimee a 4 500 000 habitants.

Le pays est tributaire des produits de premiere necessite importes. Parmis ces produits importes, le sproduits alimentaires occupent une place importante. Parmis ces produits alimentaires importes, nous pouvons citer le riz, es farines, le sel, le sucre, l'huile vegetale, les conserves, etc. Ces produits ont importes principalement de l'Europe, de l'Asie et de l'Amerique.

Suite aux differents evenements qu'a connu la centrafrique, le pays est aussi approvisionne aux produits PAM dans le cadre des aides alimentaires. Ces produits proviennent des Etats unis ou de l'Europe.

Ces differents produits alimentaires, en fonction de leur provenance, sont susceptibles d'etre des Ogm.

Framework

Regulatory framework:

My country does not have a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.

Structure for GM food safety assessment:

My country does not have a structure for GM food safety assessment.

Supplemental information:

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Romain Serge Sana, email: [email protected]. Ministere du commerce, industrie et Pme

Assessment

GM food safety assessment guidelines:

My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food and we do not plan to develop any guidelines for GM food safety assessment.

Conduct of GM food safety assessment:

My country has never conducted safety assessment of GM food and will not (be able to) conduct such assessment in the near future.

Supplemental information on the implementation:

Stacked events

Regulation of stacked events:

There is no regulations in my country on stacked events.

Supplemental information on the stacked events:

Il convient de rappeler que la Centrafrique ne dispose pas de reglementation ou de structures de controle de ces Ogm.

Production and trade

GM food/feed production:

My country does not produce any GM food or feed.

GM food/feed imports:

My country may import GM food or feed and there is no authorization process.

Supplemental information on the production and trade:

LLP/AP incidents

LLP/AP incidents:

I do not know if my country has faced any LLP/AP issues in the last 10 years.

Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:

Labelling requirement

Labelling requirement:

My country does not have any labeling regulations/policies on GM food.

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment