G/SPS/N/NPL/21  
 
9 March 2016  
(16-1388)  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: National Plant Quarantine Program, Plant Protection Directorate, 
Department of Agriculture, 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): Glossary of phytosanitary terms, related to all the traded 
products 
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: Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 27 
This document can also be accessed on http://www.npqpnepal.gov.np . 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NPL/16_0969_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard was endorsed by NPPO Nepal on 
19 December 2014 and approved from the Pl ant Quarantine Committee of Nepal on 
14 July 2015. This standard consists of terms and definitions with specific meaning for 
phytosanitary systems. It has been developed to provide a harmonized nationally agreed 
vocabulary associated with the implementation of International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). The 
standard is adoption of ISPM 5 with minor modification and addition of some terms and 
definitions considering national requiremen ts. The proposed amendment of ISPM 5 is 
also considered. Within the context of the IPPC and its ISPMs, all references to plants should be understood to continue to include algae and fungi, consistent with the 
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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)  ISPM N° 5  G/SPS/N/NPL/21 
 
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  [ ] 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 thes e are available: Biruwa 
swasthata sambandhi shabdabali haru (available in Nepali) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 May 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 June 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On publication of the final regulations in the Government 
Gazette. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  Gurarantees uniform understanding of the subjects 
by different stakeholders.  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 May 2016 
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:  
National Notification Authority 
Food Security, Agribusiness Promotion and Environment Division, Ministry of Agricultural Development 
Tel: +(977 1) 421 1687 
Fax: +(977 1) 421 1935 E-mail: info@moadwto.gov.np 
internationaltrade.moad@gmail.com 
Website: http://www.moadwto.gov.np  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
WTO Section  
Agribusiness Promotion and Statistics Division 
Ministry of Agricultural Development 
Singha Darbar Kathmandu 
Tel: +(977 1) 421 1687 
E-mail: info@moadwto.gov.np Website: http://www.moadwto.gov.np