. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/IND/10
11 April 2002
(02-1969)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Husbandry and Dairying
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Domestic and wild birds, day-old chicks, turkeys, poultry and other
newly-hatched avian species;  hatching eggs, semen of domestic and wild birds;  fresh meat
of domestic and wild birds;  and products of animal origin (from birds) destined for use in
animal feeding or for industrial use, pathological material and biological products.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification S.O. 801(E)/F
No. 109-6/2001 – Trade dated 17 August 2001 (one page)
5. Description of content:  Prohibits, for a period of six months, the imports of domestic/wild
birds and their products (as given against item 3 above) from China (including Hong Kong),
Honduras, Italy, Laos, Pakistan and any othe r country reporting the outbreak of Avian
Influenza.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Gazette of India
Extraordinary Part II – Section 3 – Sub-sec tion (ii) (available in English and Hindi)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 August 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 August 2001
11. Final date for comments:
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:G/SPS/N/IND/10
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: