G/SPS/N/IND/90
8 October 2014 
(14-5682)  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, Ministry of Agriculture, 
Government of India 
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: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, 
Canada, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nepal, Peru and Sudan.  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 
India) (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2014  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 6  
6. Description of content: The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Fourth Amendment) Order, 2014 seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import of eight items notified under Schedule VI, and four items under schedule VII of the 
above order. An Inland Container Deport (ICD) namely Panchi Gujaran, Sonepat is to be 
included in Schedule II. 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 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 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)  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/90 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : This draft notification to be adopted on 
11 November 2014.  
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) : 11 November 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 November 2014 
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. Anita Puri, Deputy Secretary (Plant Protection), Department of Agriculture and 
Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, R oom 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:   
The details can be seen on the website http://www.agricoop.nic.in  (Circulars and 
Notifications - Plant Quarantine Order and Amendments - Draft Plant Quarantine 
(Regulation of Import into India) (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2014) or can be obtained 
from the National Enquiry Point -, Department  of Agriculture and 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