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G/SPS/N/MOZ/2 
30 April 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  MOZAMBIQUE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture 
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):  Phytosanitary 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:  Mozambique phytosanitary conditions (Appendix 1 to 
Phytosanitary regulation)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  81  
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachme nts/2012/sps/MOZ/12_1490_00_e.pdf   
6. Description of content:  The National Plant Protection Organization of Mozambique is 
notifying the phytosanitary condition to im port phytosanitary products to Mozambique. 
This document is appendix I to the phytosanita ry regulation updated in 2009, one year after 
Mozambique became member of IPPC in order to comply with international phytosanitary 
standards and guidelines of IPPC. The conditions described in this document are applied to 
all phytosanitary products and for all trading partners. 
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 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)  ISPM 20  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/MOZ/2 
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  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:  Condições de 
Importação de produtos vegetais em Moçamb ique (Anexo 1 do Regulamento de Inspecção 
Fitossanitária e Quarentena vegetal) Portuguese 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  17 February 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Three Month from date of publication 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  The document was commented in 2008  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Departamento de Sanidade Vegetal, Reci nto do IIAM, CP: nº 3658, Av. FPLM, Maputo 
Mozambique 
Tel: +258 21460591; Fax +258 21460591 
Departmento de Epidemiologia- MINAG, CP: 1406, Maputo, Mozambique Tel: +258 843893384, Fax: +258 21460479 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Departamento de Sanidade  Vegetal, Recinto do IIAM  
CP. 3658, Av FPLM, Maputo Mazambique 
Telfax: +25821460591 
Departamento de Epidemiologia-MINAG Praça dos Herois Moçambicanos CP 1406 Tel: +258 843893384 Fax: +25821460479