G/SPS/N/IND/306  
13 May 2024  
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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 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):  Chayote ( Sechium edule ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Nepal  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
Order, 2003 (Fourth Amendment) 2024 . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/IND/24_03173_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Fourth Amendment) Order, 2024 seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import of 
chayote ( Sechium edule) from Nepal.  
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 n umber 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 possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/IND/306  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
http://www.agriwelfare.nic.in/  (Circulars and Notifications – Plant Protection – WTO 
Notifications)  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 July 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
avail able) of other body:   
Sh. Ashish Kumar Srivastava  
Joint Secretary, Plant Protection  
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  
Room No.  227 A, Krishi Bhawan  
New Delhi  - 110011  
INDIA  
Tel: +(91 11) 2338 8756  
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:   
Sh. Ashish Kumar Srivastava  
Joint Secretary, Plant Protection  
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  
Room No.  227 A, Krishi Bhawan  
New Delhi  - 110011  
INDIA  
Tel: +(91 11) 2338 8756  
E-mail : jspp-dac@nic.in