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G/SPS/N/MOZ/1 
12 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:  Regulation of Phytosanitary Inspection and Plant 
Quarantine  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  20 
6. Description of content:  This regulation was updated in 2009, one year after Mozambique 
became member of IPPC in order to comp ly with IPPC international phytosanitary 
standards and IPPC guidelines.  The present regulation establishes rules to prevent and 
control propagation of pests in the country.  The regulation is applicable to all national 
territories and establishes rules to prevent and control propagation of pests in the country.  
The main objectives of this regulation ar e:  to prevent the introduction and 
propagation/spread into the country of ha rmful organisms especially the quarantine 
products;  to control such pests and diseases within the country with the objective of 
preventing their spread, and where possible, to bring about their eradication, to secure the 
necessary means to carry out phytosanitary inspection and certification of imports and 
exports. 
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  G/SPS/N/MOZ/1 
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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 these are available:  Regulamento 
de Inspecção Fitossatária e de Quar entena (available in 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 the 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 
Recinto do IIAM, CP: nº 3658, Av. FPLM 
Maputo, Mozambique 
Tel:  +(258) 2146 0591 Fax:  +(258) 2146 0591 
Departamento de Epidemiologia – MINAG 
CP: 1406, Maputo, Mozambique 
Tel:  +(258) 84389 3384 
Fax:  +(258) 2146 0479 
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: nº 3658, Av. FPLM Maputo, Mozambique Tel:  +(258) 2146 0591 
Fax:  +(258) 2146 0591 
Departamento de Epidemiologia – MINAG 
CP: 1406, Maputo, Mozambique Tel:  +(258) 84389 3384 Fax:  +(258) 2146 0479