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21 October 2021  
(21-7952) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 19 October 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of China . 
 
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Phytosanitary requirements for importing Solanum lycopersicum  L. seeds or Capsicum  spp. seeds on 
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV)  
This notification is based on notification G/SPS/N/CHN/1223 dated 16 July 2021 and is amended as 
follows:  
With respect to "6. Description of content", make the following explanation:  
The notification shall take effect on 1 November 2021.  
Seeds harvested before 1 November 2021 may be exempted from field inspection requirements, and 
the competent phytosanitary author ities of the exporting country shall indicate in the additional 
declaration of the Phytosanitary Certificate that "The seeds were harvested before 1 November 2021 
and are free from ToBRFV as tested by RT -PCR or real -time RT -PCR before exporting."  
An articl e is added:  
Requirements for Re -export. According to ISPM12 (Guidelines for Phytosanitary Certificates), for 
Solanum lycopersicum  L. seeds or Capsicum  spp. seeds to be re -exported to China, the original or 
certified copy of the Phytosanitary Certificate is sued by the competent phytosanitary authority of the 
country of origin with the corresponding additional declaration shall be attached, in the meantime:  
(i) if the seeds are not infested or contaminated by pests, the competent phytosanitary authority 
of the re -exporting country shall issue a phytosanitary certificate for re -export; or  
(ii) if the seeds are infested or contaminated by any pest, pre -export testing shall be carried out 
and the competent phytosanitary authority of the re -exporting country shall issue a 
Phytosanitary Certificate with indicating in the additional declaration that "The seeds are free 
from ToBRFV as tested by RT -PCR or real -time RT -PCR before exporting."  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHN/21_6613_00_x.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/CHN/1223/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the pr eviously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final  date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
  
 
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