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Table 3.1 Special tax on certain products (ISCP)
Product Rate (%)
(...)
Biodegradable plastic bags 10
(...)

Table 3.2 Products subject to the absolute or restrictive prohibition regime, 2017
Product Document
Absolute prohibition regime (...)
Hazardous chemical substances n/a
(...)
Restrictive prohibition regime (...)
Ozone depleting substances List drawn up by the Ministry of the Environment
Dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane (DDT) Authorization from the Ministry of the Environment
(...)

The restrictive prohibition regime applies to: (a) exports of meat and live animals (requiring a health certificate or animal health certificate issued by the Ministry responsible for livestock); (b) game (CITES compliant permit or certificate issued by the competent technical services); (c) plants (phytosanitary certificate issued by the competent technical services); and (d) works of art (authorization from the Ministry responsible for the arts and culture).

(...) Within AMANOR (Malian Standardization and Quality Promotion Agency), the National Standardization and Quality Control Council (CNNCQ) coordinates all activities relating to the adoption of standards/technical regulations. It adopts draft national standards after ascertaining that the procedures laid down for their preparation have been observed and that all parties concerned have had an opportunity to express their views. Twelve technical standardization committees are responsible for preparing and revising national standards in the following areas: (...) chemicals and the environment; (...) biofuels; (...)

According to the authorities, by 2016 AMANORM had drawn up 391 national standards in conformity with the relevant international standards in the following areas: cereals and cereal preparations; fruit, vegetables and oilseeds; textiles, hides and skins; chemicals and the environment; civil engineering and building materials; foodstuffs of animal origin; electrotechnical industry; transport; biofuels; and hotels and restaurants and tourism.

The technical regulations in effect cover, inter alia, iodized salt (Interministerial Order No. 99 1622/MSPAS/MICA/MF SG of 12 May 1999), wastewater discharge (Interministerial Order No. 09 0767/MEA MEIC MEME SG of 6 April 2009), and edible oils (Interministerial Order No. 2017 0010/MDI MEF MSHP MC/SG of 12 January 2017).

The overarching goal of the PDA (Agricultural Development Policy) is to "help turn Mali into an emerging country where the agricultural sector would be one of the drivers of the national economy and the guarantor of food sovereignty within a sustainable development approach". This goal translates into the following specific objectives: (a) ensure food security for the population and guarantee food sovereignty for the nation; (b) ensure rational management of natural resources and the environment, taking into account climate change; (c) modernize agricultural production systems and improve the competitiveness of agricultural subsectors by adding value to agricultural products; (d) ensure the development of technological innovations through agricultural research and vocational training; (e) promote the status of farmers and build the capacities of all stakeholders; (f) reduce rural poverty.

The LOA (Agricultural Policy Law) has moreover underpinned the formulation and adoption of a land policy in Mali , in order to afford greater protection for farms, promote public and private investment, and foster equitable access to land resources and their sustainable management. (...)

Cereals are the Malian population's main staple food. However, production systems are still rudimentary and highly susceptible to the vagaries of the climate. (...)

Fresh mangoes are exported by private companies. Several of them are certified for private quality standards, including "organic" standards. (...)