G/SPS/N/IND/143/Add.1  
 
2 March 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 22 February 2017, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of India. 
 
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Import of poultry and poultry products into India in view of outbreak of Avian Influenza  
On 26 July 2016, India notified1 to the SPS committee  its notification S.O. 2337 (E) on the 
introduction of a measure allowing import of poultry and poultry products into India upon 
occurrence of Avian Influenza.  
Subsequently, while reviewing the notification , it was observed that the term "areas of low pest or 
disease prevalence" is inadvertently missing in the definition of "Pest -or disease -free areas and 
areas of low pest or disease prevalence" appearing in paragrap h 1(d) of the notification 
S.O. 2337(E). T hus, in order to rectify the inadvertent omission, S.O. 2337(E) has been amended 
vide notification S.O. 510(E) dated 17 February 20 17. Pursuant to the amendment, p aragraph 1(d) 
of S.O. 2337(E) should be read as follows:  
"Pest-or disease -free areas and are as of low pest or disease prevalence means the pest - or 
disease -free areas and areas of low pest or disease prevalence as defined in the World Trade 
Organization Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures".  
The amendment notification S.O. 510(E) dat ed 17 February 2017 has come into force from the 
date of its publication, i.e. 17 February 2017 and is available at 
http://dahd.nic.in/sites/default/files/174221.pdf . 
This addendum concern s a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Modification other text  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a  new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
                                               
1 WTO document G/SPS/N/IND/150 . G/SPS/N/IND/143/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail add ress (if available) of 
other body:  
Mr Sagar Mehra  
Joint Secretary (Trade)  
Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries  
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  
Room No.  228, Krishi Bhawan  
Rajendra Prasad Road  
New Delhi 110001  
Tel: +(91 011) 2338 8688  
E-mail: sagar.mehra@nic.in  
 
http://dahd.nic.in/sites/default/files/174221.pdf  
Text(s) available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fa x number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Mr Sagar Mehra  
Joint Secretary (Trade)  
Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries  
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  
Room No. 228, Krishi Bhawan  
Rajendra Prasad Road  
New Delhi 1 10001  
Tel: +(91 011) 2338 8688  
E-mail: sagar.mehra@nic.in  
 
http://dahd.nic.in/sites/default/files/174221.pdf  
 
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