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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JAM/13 
10 August 2010 
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAMAICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Plant Quarantine Branch 
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):  Wood packing material 
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:  (1) International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, 
revision of ISPM no.15, regulation of wood p ackaging material in international trade 
(2009) (2) Draft conditions for actions to be ta ken in Jamaica  with the importation of wood 
packaging material (WPM) that is not in co mpliance with the International Standard For 
Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM 15) In International Trade  Language:  English  Number 
of pages:  16 pages ISPM15 and I page draft conditions   
6. Description of content:  Jamaica proposes to adopt the International Standards for 
Phytosanitary Measures No.15 "Guidelines fo r Regulating Wood Packaging Material in 
International Trade" published by IPPC, and h as drafted the measures for the administration 
of imported non compliant wood packaging material. 
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. 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 15  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/JAM/13 
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   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:  International 
Standards for Phytosanitary measures, revi sion of ISPM no.15, regulation of wood 
packaging material in international trade (2009) 
Draft conditions for ISPM 15 Non-compliance can be accessed at 
http://www.moa.gov.jm/Services/index.php    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  9 October 2010 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   Web link to text 
is at http://www.moa.gov.jm/Services/index.php