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COMMERCIAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENT

Technical Standards

There are no known specific Guinean product requirements or standards; however, specific international product requirements or standards may be requested when tenders are issued. French, U.S., U.K., or other standards/product requirements may be requested by importers.

For specific information on Guinean agriculture standards and testing, packaging and certification systems, contact the Technical Office for International Trade, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Building 1072, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 2070S. For non-agricultural standards and their testing and certification systems, contact the National Center for Standards and Certification Information, National Burerau of Standards, Administration Building, Room A-629, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Telephone (301) 975-4040. U.S. exporters can also find more information on foreign standards from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018, Telephone: (212) 354-3300.

Special requirements must be met by imports of live animals, skins, plants and plant products, and pharmaceuticals.

There are no special requirements on the marking and labeling of retail packages. Products of non-French origin must not be marked or labeled to give the impression they were made in France or in any country other than their country of origin.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will review processed food product labels and ingredients to determine if they meet Guinean requirements. Exporters should call or write: Export Products Review Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service, 14th Street and Independence Avenue NW, Room 4951-S, Washington, D. C. 20250-1000.


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