G/SPS/N/IND/213  
 
22 May 2018  
(18-3018) 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 & Farmers Welfare Ministry 
of Agriculture & 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  
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: Title – Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 
India) (Third Amendment) Order, 2018 . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 11 
6. Description of content: The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Third Amendment) Order, 2018 , seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import of 
eight items  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 prote ction, 
[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) N° 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/213  
 
- 2 - 
 
  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) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
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) : 10 July 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:  
Dr. B. Rajender  
Joint Secretary  
Plant Protection  
Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare  
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  
Room No. 297  
Krishi Bhawan  
New Delhi -110011  
INDIA  
Tel: +(91)  11 2338 1196  
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 Plant 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) (Third Amendmen t) Order, 2018 and 
http://www.plantquarantineindia.nic.in  
 
Or can be obtained from the National Enquiry Point  
 
Dr. B. Rajender  
Joint Secretary  
Plant Protection  
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare  
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  
Room No. 297  
Krishi Bhawan  
New Delhi -110011  
INDIA  
Tel: +(91) 11 2338 1196  
E-mail: jspp -dac@nic.in