The International Plant Protection Convention IPPC IPPC Secretariat
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The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) IPPC Secretariat 25 June 2013 Libreville, Gabon
IPP: International Phytosanitary Portal www. ippc. int
Reporting Obligations Agreed when become contracting parties Ø NPPOs Ø Secretariat Ø RPPOs Minimal information required for the transboundary movement of plants and plant products SAFE trade or movement of plants, plant products, conveyances or beneficial organisms Objectives are to protect: ü Food security ü Environment, agricultural ecosystems ü Market access
Reporting Obligations Same rules for all Consistency Timeliness Accuracy Completeness Cannot be selective on which obligations to meet Internal information exchange system Ø Linked to WTO notification system Consistency in reporting
Reporting Obligations IPPC Official Contact Point Ø single contact point, preferably in Ministry of Agriculture Description of the National Plant Protection Organization Ø What is the structure of the NPPO? Points of entry Ø Which ports are able to process the import of plants and plant products
Reporting Obligations Phytosanitary restrictions, requirements and prohibitions Ø legislation Ø regulations Ø very important to notify of modifications or updates Official Pest Reports (ISPM 17) Ø single report per pest Ø report eradication!! Ø timeliness & update/s
Reporting Obligations List of regulated pests Ø pests of quarantine concern Ø NOT lists of pests occurring in the country Emergency actions Ø routine Ø emergency action Ø emergency measures Øupdate regularly
Optional Reporting Non-compliance (ISPM 13) Ø non-compliance with ISPM 12 only Ø not non-compliance with IPPC in general Organizational arrangements of plant protection Ø functional arrangements
Optional Reporting Pest status (ISPM 08) Ø linked to pest reporting Ø reporting of survey results Rational for phytosanitary requirements (ISPMs 2, 11, 21) Ø such as PRAs Anything else you would like to report that your trading partners could find useful
Contact IPPC Secretariat Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 1 00153 Rome, Italy Tel: (+39) 06 5705 4812 Fax: (+39) 06 5705 4819 E-mail: ippc@fao. org Website: www. ippc. int
