G/SPS/N/ IND/196  
 
15 November 2017  
(17-6201) 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): Plants and plant materials a nd other regulated articles as per Plant 
Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 and its amendments  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or co untries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Eighth Amendment) Order, 2017 . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 16 
6. Description of content: The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Tenth Amendment) Order, 2017 seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import of 
18 items under Schedule VI and one item under Schedule VII 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possi ble, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/IND/196  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : This draft notification is to be adopted o n 
20 January 2018.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 January 2018  
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:  
Mr Ashwani Kumar, Joint Secretary, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture, 
Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Room No. 238, 
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi -110011, India. Tel:  +(91 11) 23382937; E -mail: jspp -
dac@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:   
The details can be seen in the Website of the Pl ant Protection Division of the Department 
of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 
Government of India viz. http:/www.agricoop.nic.in (Circulars and Notifications – Plant 
Protection – WTO Notifications – Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) 
(Tenth Amendment) Order, 2017 and http://www.plantquarantineindia.nic.in/  
or 
National Enquiry Point – Mr Ashwani Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, 
Cooperation &  Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Room No. 238, 
Kirshi Bhawan, New Delhi -110011, India. Tel/Fax: +(91 11) 23382937; E -mail: jspp -
dac@nic.in