G/SPS/N/IND/150/Rev.1  
 
20 August 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, 
Animal Husbandry and Dairying, 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):  Poultry and Poultry products  
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:  Provisions to regulate the Import of poultry and poultry 
products into India . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
http://dahd.nic.in/trade  
6. Description of content:  Import of poultry and poultry products into India in view of 
outbreak of Avian Influenza in the country/zones/compartments.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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) :  
[X] World Organ ization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
 Chapter 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/IND/150/Rev.1  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
The documents are available on the website of the Department of Animal Husbandry and 
Dairying at  http://dahd.nic.in/trade .  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be decided.  
Proposed date of publicat ion (dd/mm/yy) : To be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be decided.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 October 2019  
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:   
Shri G. N. Singh,  
Joint Secretary,  
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying,  
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,  
Room No. 248 -C, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi  
E-mail: gn.singh13@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:   
Documents are available from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying at 
http://dahd.nic.in/trade  
Shri G. N. Singh,  
Joint Secretary,  
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying,  
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,  
Room No. 248 -C, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi  
E-mail: gn.singh13@nic.in