G/SPS/N/MUS/14  
 
18 July 2017  
(17-3893) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : MAURITIUS  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  National Plant Protection Office, Ministry of Agro industry and 
Food Security  
3. Produ cts covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plant, plant products and other regulated products under 
the Plant Protection Act of 2006  
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 : Requirement for a Plant Import Permit for 
consignment in transit . Langua ge(s): English . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Agricultural Commo dities are regularly transiting on the 
Mauritian territory. These include commodities that are not authorised for regular 
importation in the co untry, for biosecurity reasons. This measure is an enforcement of 
the Plant Protection Act of 2006, to ensure the safe transit, landing/shipping of plant, 
plant products and other regulated produ cts on the Mauritian Territory. Any importer 
wishing to transit plant, plant products or othe r regulated products under the Plant 
Protection Act of 2006 would have to apply for a Plant Import Permit.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pest s.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Urgent measures 
are being implemented to manage phytosanitary risks associated with commodities that 
are not authorised for regular importation b ut which are transiting on our territory. 
These measures have become necessary to ensure that these consignments do not 
constitute potential biosecurity threat to the country during the transit period.  
9. 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] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM No 25 
[ ] None  G/SPS/ N/MUS/14  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :  
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
19 June 2017  with immediate effect.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority des ignated to handle comments : [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade  
(International Trad e Division)  
3rd Fl, Fooks House  
Bourbon Street  
Port-Louis 
MAURITIUS  
Tel: +(230) 208 1662  
Fax: +(230) 210 8145  
E-mail: vidan_2@yahoo.com  
 
National Plant Protection Office  
Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security  
Agricultural Services  
Reduit, Mauritius  
Tel: +(230) 464 4872  
Fax: +(230) 465 9591  
E-mail: moa -pathology@govmu.org  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: