Proposed revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act about Phytosanitary Certificate

The revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act for adding plants which are unnecessary to be accompanied by phytosanitary certificates that was notified by G/SPS/N/JPN /684 dated on 3 October 2019, after some modifications as shown in the attachment, was published in the Official Gazette on 5 August 2020 and came into force on the same day.（One file attached）
However, it should be noted that, among the plants which came to require accompanying a phytosanitary certificate, those imported by cargo which have been exceptionally allowed to import without a phytosanitary certificate unless quarantine pest is detected at the import inspection before the revision of the Ordinance, will continue to receive such exceptional treatment for three years after the entry into force of the revised Ordinance.