G/SPS/N/IND/248  
 
5 February 2020  
(20-0877) 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, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare 
Ministry of Agriculture and 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):  Hordeum  spp. (Barley), Pome fruits (Apple, Pear and Quince), Stone 
fruits (Plum, peach, Cherry, Apricot, Almond, Nectarne) ( Prunus  spp.), Grapes 
(Vitis vinifera ) and Apple ( Malus domestica ) 
4. Regions or countri es likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia, Serbia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(First Amendment) Order, 2020  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(First Amendment) Order, 2020 seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import of 
Hordeum  spp. (Barley), Pome fruits (Apple, Pear and Quince), Stone fruits (Plum, Peach, 
Cherry, Apricot, Almond, Nectarne ( Prunus  spp.), Grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) and Apple 
(Malus  domestica ) under Schedule VI  of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 
India) Order, 2003. This notification will further allow import of plants and plant materials 
into India.  
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 International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) of FAO.  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/IND/248  
 
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  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
www.agricoop.nic.in  (Circulars and Notifications - Plant Protection - WTO Notifications)  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This shall come into force on the date of their publication in the 
official gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail ad dress 
(if available) of other body:   
Sh. Atish Chandra, Joint Secretary  
Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare  
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  
Room No. 247C, Krishi Bhawan,  
New Delhi -110011, INDIA  
Tel: +(9 111) 2338 4280  
E-mail: jspp-dac@gov.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 and Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers 
Welfare, Government of India viz. www.agricoop.nic.in (Circulars and Notifications  - Plant 
Protection - WTO Notifications - Draft Plant Quarantine) (Regulation of import into India) 
(First Amendment) Order, 2020 and www.plantquarantineindia.nic.in   
 
Or can be obtained from the Nation al Enquiry Point:  
Sh. Atish Chandra, Joint Secretary  
Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare  
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  
Room No. 247C, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi -110011, INDIA  
Tel: +(9111) 2338 4280  
E-mail: jspp-dac@gov.in