. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/LKA/9 
7 January 2008  
 (08-0045) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SRI LANKA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture 
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):  Plants, plant products, organisms,  soil, and other culture media 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft regulations of Plant 
Protection Act No. 35 of 1999 (ava ilable in English, 125 pages) 
6. Description of content:  These draft regulations have regulations 1-156 and following 
schedules (I-IX):  
Schedule I:  Forms 1, 2, 3 ,4A ,4B & 5 
Schedule II:  Group A plants Schedule III:  Group B plants 
Schedule IV:  Group C plants 
Schedule V:  Part A & Part B, Group D plants Schedule VI:  Group E pests Schedule VII:  Group F organisms Schedule VIII:  Fees Schedule IX:  Specificatio ns of screen houses 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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 regulations of 
Plant Protection Act No. 35 of 1999 (a vailable in English, 125 pages) G/SPS/N/LKA/9 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 May 2008 or a date decided after the evaluation of the 
comments. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 May 2008 or a date decided after the evaluation of the 
comments. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Director (Seed Certifica tion and Plant Protection) 
P.O. Box 74 Gannoruwa Peradeniya Sri Lanka 
 
Tel:  +(94 81) 238 8044 Fax:  +(94 81) 238 8044 E-mail:  scppc@sltnet.lk Website:  http://www.agridept.gov.lk
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
http://www.agridept.gov.lk/  _ _ _ Æ Home Page _ _ _ Æ Application Forms _ _ _ Æ  
Plant Protection Act _ _ _ Æ Draft regulations made under Plant Protection Act No. 35 of 
1999 
Director (E & OH) & Food Safety 
Codex / SPS Enquiry Point Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition 
385, Ven. Baddegama Wimalawansa Mawatha 
Colombo – 10. Sri Lanka.  Tel:  +(94 11) 267 2004 Fax:  +(94 11) 267 2004 
E-mail:  codexlanka@health.gov.lk 
 ckslanka@yahoo.co.uk