G/SPS/N/IND/231  
 
11 February 2019  
(19-0765) 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 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): Boric acid  
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: Bureau of Indian Standards (Standards for Boric Acid) 
Order, 2019 . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: Boric acid shall conform to the Indian Standard IS 10116:2015  
and shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence issued by the Bureau of Indian 
Standards in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standar ds (Conformity Assessment) 
Regulation, 2018:  
 Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply in relation to goods or articles specified 
in this clause which is meant for export and which conforms to the specification 
required by the country of its export.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [ X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Pro tection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/IND/231  
 
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  9. Other relevan t documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
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 of India.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Thirty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
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:  
Sh. Atish Chandra, Joint Secretary (Plant Protection), Departm ent of Agriculture, 
Cooperation and Farmers W elfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Room 
No. 247C, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011, India. Tele: +(91 11) 2338 4280. E -mail: 
jspp-dac@gov.in  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) o f other body:   
The details can be obtained from the National Enquiry Point - Sh. Atish Chandra, Joint 
Secretary (Plant Protection), Departm ent of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers 
Welfare, Ministry o f Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Room No. 247 C, Kris hi Bhawan, 
New Delhi - 110011, India. Tele: +(91 11) 2338 4280. E -mail: jspp -dac@gov.in