. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/32 
3 October 2005 
 (05-4379) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Government of India  
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):  Pet food (dog or cat food put up for retail sale)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partner countries, exporting pet food to India  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Pet food (dog or cat 
food put up for retail sale) Import Orde r, 2005 (Available in English /Hindi)  
6. Description of content:   
Pet food (Dog or Cat food put up for retail sale)  Import Order, 2005 provide definitions for 
"Pet food", consignment, "Sanitary Import Permit" etc.  Order also states general conditions for import of pet food, Post Entry Quarantine Requirement etc.   
The detailed text of the provisions of the Order can be obtained from:  
National Enquiry Point - Director (Trade), Mr . S. K. Srivastava, Department of Animal 
Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Agri culture, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001; 
Fax:  91011-23386115;  E- mail:  dircpc@hub.nic.in  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] 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), [   ] 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:  To be published in 
the  Gazette of India Extraordinary PART II – Section 3 – Sub-Section (ii)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 December 2005 G/SPS/N/IND/32 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 December 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  30 November 2005 
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:   
National Enquiry Point - Director (Trade), Mr. S. K. Srivastava, Department of Animal 
Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Agri culture, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001; 
Fax:  91011-23386115;  E- mail:  dircpc@hub.nic.in  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Enquiry Point - Director (Trade), Mr. S. K. Srivastava, Department of Animal 
Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Agri culture, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001; 
Fax:  91011-23386115;  E- mail:  dircpc@hub.nic.in