 
 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/IND/12/Add.1 
4 May 2004 
 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 28 April 2004,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of India.   
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 Packaging/packaging material used for packing of consignments of any articles being imported into 
India, in terms of sub-clause (22), Clause 3 of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
Order, 2003 
 
 This regulation is an amendment in the phytosan itary requirements applicable to imports into 
India of Plant and Plant Materials and other regul ated articles, as provided in the Plant Quarantine 
(Regulation of Import Into India) Order, 2003 dated 18 November 2003 and Plant Quarantine 
(Regulation of Import into India)(Amendment) Or der, 2004 dated 6 February 2004.  Vide this 
amendment, in the Clause I of the Plant Quarantin e (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 in 
sub-clause (2), for the figures, letters and words "1st  day of April 2004", the figures, letters and words 
"1st day of June, 2004" shall be substituted, so as to make the sub clause 22 of Clause 3 of the order 
effective from 1 June 2004 instead of 1 April 2004.  This amendment brings  about no substantive 
change in the coverage and scope of the order but on ly affects a delay in the coming into force, of the 
sub clause 22 of clause 3 of the Order, which will now come into force from 1 June.2004, so as to give trade more time to adhere to th e changes proposed in the said provisions.  
 
 The full text of this addendum can be obtaine d from:  Joint Secretary, Plant Protection, 
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Mini stry of Agriculture, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi-
110001, India, Telephone/Fax:  + 91-11-2338 5093, E-mail:  pnarain@k rishi.delhi.nic.in / National 
Enquiry Point and from website of the Department  of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Government of India- [http://agricoop.nic.in]. 
  
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