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G/SPS/N/IND/76 
1 June 2012 
 (12-2901) 
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 and Coope ration, Ministry of Agriculture,  
Government of India 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plants and plant materials and other re gulated articles as per Plant Quarantine 
(Regulation of Import into India)  Order, 2003 and its Amendments 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Trading partner countries mentioned in the  Plant 
 Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Third Amendment) Order, 2012  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Third Amendment) Order, 2012  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Third Amendment) Order, 2012 seeks to furt her liberalize provisions  governing import of 
four items notified under Schedule VI for various  countries;  one entry point in Schedule I 
and one inland entry point in Schedule II.  Th is notification will further allow import of 
plants and plant materials into India.  The details can be seen in the website 
http://www.agricoop.nic.in  (Circulars and Notifications - Plant Quarantine Order and 
Amendments - WTO Notifications - Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 
India) (Third Amendment) Order, 2012) or can be obtained from the National Enquiry Point - Mr. Sarvesh Rai, Director, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture & 
Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Room No. 229 A, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110011, India;  Fax:  +(91 11) 2338 6741;  E-mail:  rai.sarvsh@nic.in 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/IND/76 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
 The contents of this notification are based  on Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) conducted 
as per International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Numbers 2 and 11 of the International Plant Protection (IPPC) of FAO.  
[ ] 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:    Available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  This draft notification is to be adopted on 
31 July 2012. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Mr. Sarvesh Rai, Director (Pla nt Protection), Department of 
Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Room No. 229A, Krishi Bhawan, 
New Delhi-110011, India;  Tel/fax:  +(91 11)  2338 6741;  E-mail:  rai.sarvesh@nic.in 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   Website of the 
Plant Protection Division of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Government of India viz. http://www.agricoop.nic.in  and 
http://www.plantquarantineindia.org and, Mr. Sa rvesh Rai, Director (Plant Protection), 
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Room No. 229A, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 11001, India;  Tel/fax:  +(91 11) 2338 6741;  E-mail:  rai.sarvesh@nic.in