G/SPS/N/IND/114  
 
9 September 2015  
(15-4627)  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 and Cooperation, Ministry of 
Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plants and plant materials and 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 countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 
India) (Third Amendment) Order, 2015   Language(s): English  Number of pages: 5  
6. Description of content: The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Third Amendment) Order, 2015, seeks to furt her liberalize provisions governing import 
of five items notified under Schedule VI  and two items under Schedule VII of the above 
order. This notification will further allow import of plants and plant materials into India. 
The details can be found on the website: http://www.agricoop.nic.in/  (please click on 
the following subheadings on the website: Circulars and Notifications - Plant Protection - 
WTO Notifications - Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Third 
Amendment) Order, 2015). 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 
Nos. 2 and 11  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/IND/114 
 
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  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:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 10 September 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 August 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ms. Ania Puri 
Deputy Secretary 
Plant Protection 
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture, Room No. 233 
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi 110011, India 
Tel/Fax: +(91 11) 2338 9714 E-mail: anita.puri@nic.in 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Website of the Plant Protection Division of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, 
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India:  
http://www.agricoop.nic.in  and http://www.plantquarantineindia.org/  
Ms. Ania Puri 
Deputy Secretary 
Plant Protection Department of Agriculture & Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture, Room No. 233 
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi 110011, India 
Tel/Fax: +(91 11) 2338 9714 E-mail: anita.puri@nic.in