G/SPS/N/NPL/42  
6 July 2023  
(23-4596) 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, Nepal  
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 pest 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 (First Amendment) Rules, 2080. 
Language(s):  Nepali . Number of pages:  22 
http://www.npponepal.gov.np/noticedetail/90/2023/54317570  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NPL/23_10795_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Government of Nepal has revised the Plant Protection Rules  
2009 and the revised part of the Rule is notified herewith.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  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) :  
[ ] 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/42  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2023  
[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