3.65.  The Quarantine Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR) is the enquiry point for the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. A number of restrictions and prohibitions have been adopted since 2013 (Table 3.5) but have not been notified to the WTO

3.66.  The legislation on SPS measures is dispersed and outdated[76] and has not been regularly updated to reflect the new provisions imposed by international conventions, although numerous draft laws have been drawn up and await ratification by Parliament. They concern in particular: plant protection; animal health; quarantine; and sanitary controls of agricultural and fisheries products

3.67.  The application of SPS measures (including control at the border) is the responsibility of the MARNDR's National Quarantine Unit. Controls are carried out on domestic sales and on imports or exports of live animals, meat, foodstuffs of animal origin and animal or plant products

3.68.  Haiti is not party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), although it does apply its directives

3.69.  Haiti continues to face problems in meeting the standards imposed by importing countries on its products and in setting up its own system