G/SPS/N/IND/263  
 
2 July 2021  
(21-5276) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  . 
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, 
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Plants and plant materials and other regulated articles as per Plant 
Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) Order, 2003 and its Amendments.  
Brassica oleracea var. capitata (cabbage), Brassica oleracea  var. botrytis (cauliflower), 
Capsicum annuum  (chilli), Citrus sinensis  (orange), Citrus paradise  (grapefruit), 
Citrus  reticulate , Citrus latifolia , Citrus unshiu , Daucuscarota  (carrot), Glycine  spp. 
(soybean), Malus domestica  (apple), Vigna  (Phaseolus  spp.) (beans), Pisum sativum  (snow 
pea) and blueberry  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Bhutan, Peru, Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Plant Quarantine ( Regulation of Import into India) 
Order, 2003 (Second Amendment) 2021 . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/IND/21_4445_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Second Amendment) Order, 2021 seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import 
of Brassica oleracea var. capitata (cabbage), Brassica oleracea  var. botrytis (cauliflower), 
Capsicum annuu m (chilli),  Daucuscarota  (carrot), Glycine  spp. (soybean), Vigna  
(Phaseolus  spp.) (beans), Pisum sativum  (snow pea) from Bhutan; Citrus sinensis  
(orange), Citrus paradise  (grapefruit), Citrus reticulate , Citrus latifolia , Citrus unshiu  and 
blueberry from P eru; and Malus domestica  (apple ) from  Uruguay under Schedule VI of the 
Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003. This notification will 
further allow import of plants and plant materials into India.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/IND/263  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
The contents of this notification are based on Pest Risk Analysis(PRA) conducted as 
per International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Numbers 2 and 11 
of the International Plant Prote ction Convention (IPPC) of FAO.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
http://www.agricoop.nic.in  (Circulars and Notifications - Plant Protection - WTO 
Notifications)  (available in English)  
10. Proposed dat e of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This shall come into force on the date of their pub lication in the official 
gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Sh. Atish Chandra, Joint Secretary, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture, 
Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of  Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Room 
No. 247C, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011, India. Tel: +(91 11) 2338 4280; E -mail: 
jspp-dac@gov.in/catish@ias.nic.in  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Addr ess, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The details can be seen on the website of the Plant Protection Division of the Department 
of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers 
Welfare, Government of India viz. http://www.agricoop.nic.in  (Circulars and Notifications - 
Plant Protection - WTO Notifications - Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into 
India) Order, 2003 (Second Amendment) 2021 and www.plantquarantineindia.nic.in  
Or can be obtained from  the National Enquiry Point - Sh. Atish Chandra, Joint Secretary, 
Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Room No. 247C, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011, 
India. Tel: +(91 11) 2338 4280. E -mail: jspp -dac@gov.in