Bahrain notifies Import Phytosanitary Requirements

According to Article no. (15) of Plant Quarantine Law No. 5 for the year 2003 of the GCC, all consignments of plants and plant products (including seeds mixtures for birds feed) exported/re-exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain should be accompanied with valid phytosanitary certificate issued by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the exporting/re-exporting country.

The phytosanitary certificates should be complied with the annexed model to the IPPC, and in compliance with the provisions of ISPM No. 7 and ISPM No. 12.

Products covered: Plants and plant products

HS Code: 06, 07, 12, 20, 23, 38

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 1 October 2017

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): 1 October 2017

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 5 January 2018

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