[To BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE  OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY. PART II , 
SECTION -3, SUB-SECTION (ii)] 
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE  & FARMERS WELFARE 
(DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COO PERATION & FARMERS WELFARE) 
Draft Notification 
New Delhi, the           December, 2020 
S.O.              (E). – In exercise  of the powers conferred by  sub-section (1) of section 
3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act 1914 (2 of 1914), th e Central Government 
hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Plant Qua rantine (Regulation 
of Import into India) O rder, 2003, namely:- 
1.Short title and Commencemen t - (1)This Order may be 
called the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Ninth 
Amendment ) Order, 2020.  
  
(2)It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 
 
 2. Amendment of Schedule VI – In the Schedule VI of the Plant Quarantine 
(Regulation of Import in to India) Order, 2003 – 
(i) Against  Serial num ber  262, relating to (ii) Malus Domestica (Apple)  in column 
(2), after the existing entries relating thereto in columns (4) , (5) and (6), the following 
item, the following se rial number and entri es thereto shall be inserted, namely:- 
Sl. 
No. Plant 
Species Category of 
plant material Country 
of origin Additional declarations 
required to be incorporated into Phytosanitary Certificate Special 
conditions of import 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 
262 Malus 
domestica 
(Apple) Fresh fruits 
for consumption United 
Kingdom Free from: 
A. Insects 
1. Aculus schlechtendali 2. Adoxophyes orana 3.Amphitetranychus viennensis 4. Ametastagia glabrata 5. Anthonomus pomorum 6. Archips podanus 7.Archips rosana 8.Choreutis pariana 9.Cossus cossus 10.C
ydia pomonella Pre-
shipment /in-transit cold treatment at 0
0C or 
below for 10 days; 0.55
0C or 
below for 11 days; 1.1
0C or 
below for 11.Epiphyas postvittana 
12.Forficula auricularia 13.Hoplocampa testudinea 14.Lepidosaphes Ulmi 15.Leucoptera malifoliella 16.Operophtera brumata 17.Orthosia cerasi 18.Pandemis cerasana 19.Pandemis heparana 20.Peridroma saucia 21.Pseudococcus calceolariae 22.Pseudococcus viburni 23.Spilonota ocellana 
B.Pathogen 
24.Venturia inaequalis 25.Venturia 
pyrina 12 days. 
 The treatment should be endorsed on Phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin/re-export.   
 
(ii) Against  Serial number  613, after existing entry (d) in c olumn 2, new entry Blue 
berry (  Vaccinium corymbosum) and  relating thereto in colum ns (4), (5) and (6), the 
following item, the following se rial number and entries thereto  shall be inserted, 
namely:- 
Sl. 
No. Plant 
Species Category of 
plant material Country 
of origin Additional 
declarations required to be incorporated into Phytosanitary Certificate Special 
conditions of import 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 
613 (e)   
Blue berry (  Vaccinium corymbosum)  
  Fresh fruits 
for consumption Georgia Free from  
Adoxyphyes orana  
(Summer fruit tortrix
)  Nil 
 
 (F. No. 8-112/2020-PP.II) 
 
(Atish Chandra) 
Joint Secretary to the Government of India 
 
Note : The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2 003 was 
published in the Gazette of India, vide, number S.O. 1322 (E) d ated 18th November, 
2003, and subsequently amended vide number S.O.167(E), dated 6th February 2004, 
S.O. 427(E), dated 29th March, 2004, S.O. 644(E), dated 31st May 2004, S.O. 263(E), 
dated 25th February 2005, S.O. 462 (E), dated 31st March 2005, S.O. 1121 (E), dated 
14th  July 2006, S.O. 1353 (E), dated 31st July 2006, S.O. 1873 (E), dated 31st October 
2006, S.O. 2074 (E), dated 6th December 2006, S.O. 2069 (E), dated 3rd December, 
2007, S.O. 3(E), dated 1st January, 2008, S.O. 2847 (E), dated 8th December, 2008, S.O. 2888 (E), dated 15th December, 2008, S.O. 2286 (E), dated 9th September, 2009, 
S.O. 2390 (E), dated 16th September, 2009, S.O. 3269 (E), dated 23rd December, 2009, 
S.O. 3298 (E), dated 24th December, 2009, S.O. 907 (E), dated 21st April, 2010, S.O. 
2095(E), dated 27th August, 2010, S.O. 2284 (E), dated 15th September, 2010, S.O. 
2516 (E), dated 11th October, 2010, S.O. 2711 (E) dated 4th November, 2010, S.O. 
3052(E) dated 28th December, 2010, S.O. 887 (E) dated 28th April, 2011, S.O. No. 2845 
(E) dated 21st December, 2011, S.O. No.296 (E) dated 17th February, 2012, S.O. 
2775(E) 23rd November, 2012 S.O.799(E) dated 21st March, 2013, S.O.1378(E) dated 
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dated 7th March, 2016 S.O. No.1873(E) dated 25th May, 2016, S.O. No.2192(E) dated 
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2020 
 
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