WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ATG/4 
26 August 2005 
 (05-3764) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Ma rine Resources a nd Agro Industries 
-  Plant Protection Unit  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  “Plant  products” means a ny unmanufactured material of  plant origin (including 
grain) and those manufactured products which, by their nature or that of their processing, may 
create a risk for the introducti on and the spread of pests; “plants” means living plants and 
parts thereof, including seeds and germplasm. 
[Tariffs : Chapters 6-12, 13-15, 44-46, 52, 53]  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Antigua and Barbuda a nd its trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  (Draft) Plant Protection 
Act, 2005 (English, 57 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This Act aims at preventing the introduction and control of the 
spread of plant pests; protecting plant resources to facilitate trad e in plants and plant products;  
regulating other matter s connected thereto; designating and operating the National Plant 
Protection Organisation (NPPO); defining the functions of  the NPPO and regulating other 
matters connect ed thereto. 
The Act consists of eight (8) parts namely: 
PART I – General 
PART II – Administration PART III – Import PART IV – Containment an d Eradication of Pests 
PART V – Phytosanitary Certification 
PART VI – Enforcement 
PART VII – Offences PART VIII – Miscellaneous G/SPS/N/ATG/4 
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 The Act contains seventee n (17) schedules, namely: 
1. Quarantine Pests of Antigua and Barbuda 
2. Regulated Non-quarantine Pest s of Antigua and Barbuda 
3. Commodities and their Import Requirements 
4. Prescribed Ports of Entry for Plants, Plant Products and Other Regulated Articles 
5. Pest Free Areas and Areas of Low Pest Prevalence 
6. Phytosanitary Certificate 
7. Import Permit 
8. Costing Methods for Treatment or Destruc tion of Plants, Plant Products or Other 
        Regulated Articles 
9. Fees 
10. Fixed Penalties 
11. Detention Certificate 
12. Spoilage Certificate 
13. Quarantine Notice & Confiscation Certificate 
14. Declaration to be signed by Captain 
15. Plant Protection Identification 
16. Requirements for Port Facilities 
  17.  Emergency Action Plan for Exotic Plant Pests & Diseases  
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests        
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 language(s) in which these are available:  (Draft) Plant 
Protection Act, 2005 (English, 57 pages)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not known  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not known   G/SPS/N/ATG/4 
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12. Final date for comments:  25 November 2005  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  plantprotection@antigua.gov.ag   
 
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
plantprotection@antigua.gov.ag  
sps.enquiries@antigua.gov.ag