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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-29012025-260571
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 496]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025/MAGHA 8, 1946
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th January, 2025
S.O. 500(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of
the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the Central Government hereby makes the
following order further to amend the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order,
2003, namely:-
1. Short title and Commencement.- (1) This Order may be called the Plant
Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India)
(First Amendment) Order, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of Schedule VI.-
(i) Against S.No. 49, in column (2) relating to entries ‘Betula spp. (Birch)' and in column (3)
relating to entries ‘Wood with/without bark', the following entries shall be inserted after the
existing entries in column 4, 5 & 6 namely:-
(ii)Against S.No. 184, in column (2) relating to entries ‘Juglans spp. (Walnut)' and in column (3)
relating to entries ‘Wood with/without bark', the following entries shall be inserted after the
existing entries in column 4, 5 & 6 namely:-
(iii) Against S.No. 261, in column (2) relating to entries ‘Prunus spp. (Cherry)' and in column
(3) relating to entries ‘Wood with/without bark', the following entries shall be inserted after the
existing entries in column 4, 5 & 6 namely:-
+---------------+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Plant species | Category of plant Material | Country of Origin | Additional declarations required to be incorporated into Phytosanitary Certificate | Special conditions of import |
+---------------+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
+===============+============================+===================+=================================================================+=================================================================================================+
| Betula spp. | Wood with/without bark | iii. Canada | Free from Agrilus anxius (Bronge-birch borer) | Heat treatment at 56°C (core temperature) for 30 minutes or any other treatment approved by the Plant Protection Adviser. The treatment should be endorsed on Phytosanitary certificate issued at the Country of origin/re-export. |
+---------------+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Juglans spp. | (i) Wood with/without bark | iv. Canada | Nil | Heat treatment at 56°C (core temperature) for 30 minutes or any other treatment approved by the Plant Protection Adviser. The treatment should be endorsed on Phytosanitary certificate issued at the Country of origin/re-export. |
| (Walnut) | | | | |
+---------------+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Prunus spp. | Wood with/without bark | iv. Canada | Free from Pseudococcus maritimus (Grape mealybug) | Heat treatment at 56°C (core temperature) for 30 minutes or any other treatment approved by the Plant Protection Adviser. The treatment should be endorsed on Phytosanitary certificate issued at the Country of origin/re-export. |
| (Cherry) | | | | |
+---------------+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
[F.No. 18-20/2018-PP.II]
MUKTANAND AGRAWAL, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 was published in the
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