Post on 15-Jan-2016
Unregulated trade in active ingredients causes
Counterfeit pesticides
Import documents correct?Factory exist?
Customs and Regulators Collaboration
Increase of CF global trade
Seizure quantities higher
No proper storage/destruction
Investigations difficult
International Trade of Counterfeit (“CF”) Pesticides
• Counterfeit products (fake products)
• Illegal parallel imports
• Unregistered pesticides
• Manufacturing factories do NOT exist?
Counterfeit (“CF”) PesticidesCounterfeit (“CF”) Pesticides Definition DefinitionWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization
Counterfeit Pesticides ValueValue
ECPA survey Europe 2006: 5-7%
OECD report 6/2007: 5-7%
CLI survey in 2009: expected 9 %
Illegal market 2007: est. US$ 3 Billon
Authentic Pesticide Market: US$ 36 Billion
Export and import documents “faked”
Shipping documents do NOT match
Bulk active suppliers to the “counterfeit chain”
How do customs and regulators fight this?
International Trade of Counterfeit (“CF”) Pesticides
Current Investigations
Spain
Ukraine
China
Brazil
Paraguay
Russia
Poland
Link: Unregulated imports in bulk actives
CropLife International fact finding 9/07 – 11/08fact finding 9/07 – 11/08
SpainSpain - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides
Isofenphos-methyl on peppers
cause severe disruption to the
food chain and embarrassed
regulators in Spain
Spain Spain - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides
SpainSpain - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides
Biggest ever case of illegal “import” from China
– Seizure by Security Services 10/2006
– Volume: 560 tons
UkraineUkraine – “Uzin” Case
UkraineUkraine – “Uzin” Case
UkraineUkraine – “Uzin” Case
UkraineUkraine – “Uzin” Case
UkraineUkraine – “Uzin” Case
Ukraine Ukraine – “Uzin” Case
Action: Follow the Uzin link to China:Action: Follow the Uzin link to China:
China investigation on exports:
Fake destination companies in Ukraine Unregulated export of actives from China Product NOT registered in destination country Factories do NOT exist
Next steps: Cooperate with China export authorities [ICAMA] Cooperate with China pesticide export industry
ChinaChina - Current Investigations
Shanghai Export Fair March12, 2008
Action:Action: POSITIVEPOSITIVE strategy with exportersstrategy with exporters
COOPERATECOOPERATE with fair organizers and government
“The highest way is not fighting every battle and winning
but winning every battle without fighting.”* * Sun Tzu
ChinaChina - Current investigations
ChinaChina - Shanghai Export Fair: Results
520 booths, 10,000 attendees
IPR Shanghai police cooperation with CropLife
59 IPR enforcement actions by CropLife companies
Background on potential CFers
ChinaChina - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair
ChinaChina - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair
CropLife International booth
China China - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair
Enforcement
China China - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair
Enforcement
China China - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair
Enforcement
Issue:Issue:CFs smuggled via Paraguay from ChinaSolution in ParaguaySolution in ParaguaySolution in ChinaSolution in China
Actions in Paraguay:Actions in Paraguay:Import documents fakedRegistration documents not correct
Manufacturing factories do NOT exist
Brazil Brazil - Current investigations
Export Routes
ParaguayParaguay - Update on investigations
CropLife works with government regulators
CropLife investigates factories in China
CropLife and police action in Paraguay
ParaguayParaguay - preparation for raid
Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
ParaguayParaguay - preparation for raid
Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
ParaguayParaguay - preparation for raid
Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
ParaguayParaguay - preparation for raid
Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
ParaguayParaguay - preparation for raid
Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
ParaguayParaguay - preparation for raid
ParaguayParaguay - preparation for raid
ParaguayParaguay - Raid, April 9, 2008
Ciudad del Este
ParaguayParaguay - Raid, April 9, 2008
Ciudad del Este
ParaguayParaguay - Raid, April 9, 2008
Ciudad del Este
ParaguayParaguay - Raid, April 9, 2008
Ciudad del Este
ParaguayParaguay - Raid, April 9, 2008
Ciudad del Este – China Link
ParaguayParaguay - Raid, April 9, 2008
Ciudad del Este – China Link
ParaguayParaguay - Raid, April 9, 2008
Ciudad del Este – China Link
ParaguayParaguay - Raid, April 9, 2008
Ciudad del Este – China Link
ParaguayParaguay - next steps
Linking seized pesticides with “factories” in China:Linking seized pesticides with “factories” in China:
Pedrol Factory, China, agrost-online@hotmail.com
SuzhouWorldbest, Aro-Bichemical Co. Ltd, China PR
Shenzen K(?)ina Phosphide (sic) Company
Nanjing N 1 Pesticides Company
Russia Russia - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides
PolandPoland - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides
A major source of CF pesticides caused by unregulated trade
Solutions: International trade – exporters & importersSolutions: International trade – exporters & importers
Transparency in shipping documentsTransparency in shipping documents
Know Your Customer, shipping documents
Know Your Supplier, verify China factory
Global Goal 2008Global Goal 2008
A major source of CF pesticides caused by unregulated trade
Solutions: Domestic tradeSolutions: Domestic trade
Use only legally registered pesticides
Buy at reliable retail outlets [get a receipt]
Police / industry cooperation [PSOR example]
Global Goal 2008Global Goal 2008
A major source of CF pesticides caused by unregulated trade
Solution: Customs and regulator cooperationSolution: Customs and regulator cooperation
Export and import documents must match
Name of manufacturing factory on import documents
Customs database to legal factories
GOAL: Transparency in shipping documents
Global Goal 2008Global Goal 2008
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