G/SPS/N/NPL/36  
 
2 September 2022  
(22-6564) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEPAL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock Development  
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):  Plant and plant products and any medium that supports the growth 
or act as carrier of plant pes t or diseases  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Plant Protection Act 2007, first revision 2022 . 
Language(s):  Nepali . Number of pages:  9 
http://www.npponepal.gov.np/content/242/2022/59297777/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NPL/22_5905_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Government of Nepal has revised the Plant protection Act 
2007 and the revised part of the act is notified herewith.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] 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) : ISPM 15 
and ISPM 5  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevan t 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:    G/SPS/N/NPL/36  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 July 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 July 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 8 July 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number a nd e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mr Mahesh Chandra Acharya  
Senior Plant protection Officer  
Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre  
Ministry Of Agriculture and Livestock Development  
E-mail: info@npponepal.gov.np  
 msggacharya@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mr Mahesh Chandra Acharya  
Senior Plant protection Officer  
Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre  
Ministry Of Agriculture and Livestock Development  
E-mail: info@npponepal.gov.np  
 msggacharya@gmail.com