G/SPS/N/IND/280  
 
30 May 2022  
(22-4083) 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 & Farmers Welfare - Ministry of 
Agriculture & 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 (Regul ation of import into India) Order, 2003 and its Amendments : Grains and 
pulses  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  The countries that have phased out Methyl Bromide, with a 
request to submit relevant documents to establish phased out country status.  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Protocols for in -transit and pre -shipment for import of 
grains and pulses . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/IND/22_3400_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. Protocol for trial shipment for import of grains and pulses with in -transit phosphine 
fumigation;  
2. Protocol for trial shipment for import of grains and pulses with pre -shipment 
fumigation with phosphine.  
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) :  
[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 Prot ection Convention (IPPC) of FAO.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/IND/280  
 
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  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) : Adopted  (27 April 2022) . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 27 April 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2022  (tentative)  
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. Parmod Kumar Meherda, Joint Secretary, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture & 
Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Room No. 299 C, Krishi 
Bhawan,  New Delhi - 110011, India. Tel: +(91 11) 2338 8756; E -mail: pk.meherda@nic.in  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The details can be seen in the website of the Plant Protection Division of the Department of 
Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare , Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 
Government of India viz. http://www.agricoop.nic.in  (Circulars  and Notifications – Plant 
Protection – WTO Notifications - and http://www.plantquarantineindia.nic.in  
Or can be obtained from the National Enquiry Point – Sh. Parmod  Kumar Meherda, Joint 
Secretary, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of 
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Room No. 299 C, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011, 
India. Tel: +(91 11) 2338 8756; E -mail: pk.meherda@nic.in