RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/NPL/12
5 May 2003
(03-2371)
Working Party on the
Accession of NepalOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL
Action Plan on the Implementation of the Agreement
on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The following Action Plan on the Implementation of the Agreement on Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures has been received from th e Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Nepal,
with the request that it be circulated to Working Party members.
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Page 2 Agreement on the Implementation
of SPS MeasuresLaws and draft regulations addressing the subject
matterTimeframe for
completionRemarks
Article 2.2: Measures applied only
to the extent necessary to protect
human ,animal or plant lifeApproval of the amendment of Plant Protection
Act 1972
Ratification of Instrument of International Plant
Protection Convention (IPPC)
Approval of amendment of Seed Act 1998Plant Protection Act 1972Food Act 1966April  2005
December 2005
August 2004
In forceIn forceTechnical assistance requested for drafting
of legislation.
Article 1: Regulation based onscienceUpgrading of human resources with special emphasis
on to quarantine management , meat inspection,
veterinary investigation and animal disease riskanalysis
Approval of amendment of Plant Protection
Regulation 1975
Upgrading and strengthening of quality control unit,
laboratory, quarantine system and field veterinary
system
Opening of new quarantine check post and
development of pre and post quarantine facilitiesJuly 2005
December 2005
December 2006
December 2006Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested for drafting
of regulations.
Technical assistance requested.
Technical assistance requested.
Article 2.3 and Annex c.1(a) and
(d): Non-discriminationInterim policy decision on Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary
InvestigationUpon accession
Article 3.1, 3.3 and 3.4:
Harmonization with international
standards, guidelines andrecommendationsDevelopment of SPS guidelines and protocols
Above-mentioned law and regulationsJuly 2006
December 2006Technical assistance requested.
Article 4: Equivalence Above-mentioned law and regulations December 2006WT/ACC/NPL/12
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of SPS MeasuresLaws and draft regulations addressing the subject
matterTimeframe for
completionRemarks
Article 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3: Risk
assessment to ensure that measures
are based on science and applied
only to the extent necessary to
protect healthAbove-mentioned law and regulations December 2006
Article 6 and Annexes A.6 and
A.7: Regional conditionsPolicy decision on Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary
Investigation
Declaration of pest or disease free areas and areas of
low pest or disease prevalenceUpon accession
July 2005Technical assistance requested.
Article 7 and Annex B:
Establishment and operation of a
single contact point for information
(enquiry point)
Transparency: notification and
access to documentationPolicy decision on the establishment of enquiry point
Acquisition of equipment and training of SPS enquiry
point personnelJune 2003
December 2004Technical assistance requested.
Article 8 and Annex C: Control,
inspection and approval procedures
for the use of additives or
establishing tolerance forcontaminants in food, beverages or
feed stuffs comply with the
agreementAbove-mentioned law and regulations December 2006
Interpretative Notes:
Full implementation of Agreement on the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures would be achieved latest by December  2006 as per the
implementation plan mentioned above.
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