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15 June 2021  
(21-4872) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  DOMINICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Dominica Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Seeds, 
fruit and spores, of a k ind used for sowing (HS 1209)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  International 
Movement of Seeds (29 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard provides guidance to assist national plant 
protection organizations (NPPOs) in identifying, assessing and managing the pest risk 
associated with the international movement of seeds (as a commodity class).  
The standard also provides guidance  on procedures to establish phytosanitary import 
requirements to facilitate the international movement of seeds; on inspection, sampling 
and testing of seeds; and on the phytosanitary certification of seeds for export and re -
export.   
Under ISPM 5 ( Glossary of phytosanitary terms ) seeds (as a commodity class) are 
intended for planting and not for consumption. Viable seeds, which are a sample of a seed 
lot, imported for laboratory testing or destructive analysis are also addressed by this 
standard.  
This standard does not apply to grain or vegetative plant parts (e.g. tubers of potatoes).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of animal or plant life or health; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  Dominica Official Gazette  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  13 August 2021  G/TBT/N/DMA/21  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/DMA/21_4111_00_e.pdf  
 