. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHN/110 
1 August 2008 
 (08-3657) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CHINA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and 
Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  The host plant of Phytophthora ramorum  for export to China 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Countries and areas in which Phytophthora ramorum  occurred, such as Belgium, Denmark, 
Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lith uania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, 
Spain, Sweden, Switzerl and, United Kingdom, and United St ates (California an d Oregon) etc. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Phytosanitary 
Requirements for the Import of Host Plant of Phytophthora ramorum  from Regulated Areas 
(available in Chinese, 6 pages) 
6. Description of content:   
1. The host plant of Phytophthora ramorum  for export to China should be from nurseries 
free of Phytophthora ramorum .  The inspection and quarantine authority of the exporting 
country shall undertake pest investigation and su rveillance for the diseas e in the nurseries, 
and apply registration management for the nurseries.  The insp ection and quarantine 
authority of the exporting country shall provi de AQSIQ with the li st of registered 
nurseries which meet  the requirements. 
2. Prior to the exportation of the host plant of Phytophthora ramorum , the inspection and 
quarantine authority of the exporting country sh all carry out laboratory testing to ensure 
the consignment free of Phytophthora ramorum .  The growing media carried by plant 
shall be subject to di sinfection treatment measures i.e.  heat treatment prior to the 
exportation to China. 
3. If the consignment meet the requirement, a Ph ytosanitary Certificate shall be issued by 
the inspection and quarantine authority of th e exporting country, with the following 
additional declaration in English, "The plants  in this shipment originate from (name of 
registered nursery) where is free of Phytophthora ramorum , and have been tested found 
free of Phytophthora ramorum  prior to export". 
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    G/SPS/N/CHN/110 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption:  15 October 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  15 October 2008 
12. Final date for comments:  1 October 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: