PRA process is completed expeditiously in India. The Indian PRA process is in line with the ISPMs.
The national standards on PRA are being further harmonized in accordance with the recently revised ISPMs of relevance.
Is India looking into alternative treatments other then MB? Would India allow alternative treatments other than MB for all imported plants and plant products? Would India abandon annual derogations for use of alternative treatments and replace them with a permanent authorisation, available to all exporting countries, with the objective to minimise negative trade effects?
Reply: The use of methyl bromide (MB) is presently permitted for quarantine and pre shipment purposes under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Nevertheless, India is open to consider alternatives to MB fumigation, provided they provide the same level of protection.
