G/SPS/N/NPL/18  
 
11 June 2013  
(13-3014)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: NEPAL 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: WTO Section, Agribusiness Promotion and Statistics Division, 
Ministry of Agricultural Development 
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):  
 HS Code: 0603 - Cut flowers & buds for bouquets or ornaments; prepared, fresh, 
dried, bleached, impregnated 
 HS Code: 06031200 - Carnations 
 HS Code: 06031900 - Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or 
for ornamental purposes 
 HS Code: 07049000 - Cabbage, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or 
chilled 
 HS Code: 0904 - Pepper, genus piper; genus capsicum or pimenta 
 HS Code: 09083010 - Cardamom 
 HS Code: 0902 - Tea 
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: Quarantine Disease Pests in Importing Cut flowers 
(Gerbera and Carnation), Cabbage, Cauliflower, Hot Chilli, Large Cardamom and Tea  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/NPL/13_2146_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This SPS measure is taken to exclude the entry, establishment 
and spread of selected disease pest of selected crops as attached in Item 5. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] 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)    G/SPS/N/NPL/18 
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On publication of the final notice in the Government Gazette. 
This will not be before 1 August 2013. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 July 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
WTO Section, Ministry of Agricultural  Development, Singhdurbar, Kathmandu 
Tel: +(977 1) 421 1687 (ext. 216) Fax: +(977 1) 421 1935 E-mail: info@moadwto.gov.np 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
WTO Section, Ministry of Agricultural  Development, Singhdurbar, Kathmandu  
Tel: +(977 1) 421 1687 (ext. 216) Fax: +(977 1) 421 1935 
E-mail: info@moadwto.gov.np