Measures for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials

The proposed revised "Measures for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials" include the following contents:

1._    The contents and scope of quarantine management implemented by Chinese customs on inbound plant propagation materials;

2._    Measures and requirements of the Chinese customs for source control of inbound plant propagation materials;

3._    The requirements, procedures and approval conditions for the special quarantine approval of inbound plant propagation materials by the Chinese customs;

4._    The requirements for import enterprises to declare imported plant propagation materials, the contents and procedures of on-site quarantine implemented by the Chinese customs, the conditions and methods for handling, and the conditions for issuing certificates;

5._    The scope and regulatory requirements of the Chinese customs for implementing isolation quarantine on imported plant propagation materials, as well as the handling requirements in case of any abnormal situations;

6._    The quarantine supervision requirements of the Chinese customs for imported plant propagation materials include the supervision contents, the responsibilities of enterprises, and emergency response measures, etc.;

7._    Requirements for supervision of exhibited plants and for carrying or shipping them, quarantine supervision requirements for cultivation media accompanying plant propagation materials when entering the country, as well as legal responsibilities.

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This addendum concerns a:

[ ]           Modification of final date for comments

[ ]           Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation

[X]          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:

Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously 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.)

[X]          Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 29 August 2025

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:

WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China

Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642

E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn

Text(s) available from: [] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China

Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642

E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn