Phytosanitary Requirements for Import and Export of Seeds ...
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Phytosanitary Requirements for Import and Export of
Seeds and Planting Material
Government of India Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department of Agriculture , Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage
International Obligation n World Trade Organization n Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement n International Plant Protection Convention
(IPPC), 1951 ü prevent spread and introduction of
pests of plants and plant products, and to promote appropriate measures for their control,
ü assume responsibility for the fulfillment within its territories of all requirements under this Convention.
International Obligation
n Each contracting party shall make provision, to the best of its ability, for an official NPPO
n Responsibilities of NPPO shall include: Ø Issue certificates as per phytosanitary
regulations of the importing contracting party
Ø Surveillance of growing plants, including areas under cultivation for occurrence and control of pest
International Obligation
Ø Inspection of consignments of plants and plant products
Ø Dis-infestation or disinfection of consignments to meet phytosanitary requirements
Ø Conduct Pest Risk Analyses Ø issuance of phytosanitary regulations Ø submit a description of its official NPPO
to IPPC
NATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIZATION
Joint Secretary Plant Protec/on (NPPO Contact Point)
Plant Protec/on
(IPM)
Plant Quaran/ne
(PQ)
Locust Control
Pes/cide Registra/on &
Quality Control
5 Major Central IPM Centres 1. SecC. for
Registra/on of Pes/cides
2. Central Insec/cide Lab.
3. NPRR &
4. NPIL
Locust Warning
Organiza/on 5 Regional PQ
Sta/ons
3333003 35 CIPMCs 57 PQSs 10 LWO Offices
PLANT PROTECTION ADVISER
Plant Protection set up in India
n Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage (DPPQS) under DAC & FW is the NPPO with Joint Secretary (PP) as the contact point
n Responsible for implementation of plant protection policies/programs and provides technical advice to Government.
n State Governments have an analogous structure to address plant protection issues.
Plant Protec/on Network in India
Head Quarter, DPPQ&S, Faridabad
Plant Quarantine Stations- 57
Central IPM Centres- 35
Locust Control Stations- 12
Central Insecticide Lab- 1
Regional Pesticide Testing Labs– 2
State Pesticide Testing Labs- 68
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Plant Quarantine Legislation n Plant Quarantine Regulations are
operative in India through the Destructive Insects & Pest Act (DIP Act), 1914
n Section 3 of the Act empowers Central
Government to prohibit or restrict the import into India of any article having risk to carry pests
Plant Quarantine Regulation
n Import of plants and plant material are covered under The Plant Quaran-ne (Regula-on of Import into India) Order, 2003 (PQ Order, 2003)
n Issued under Sec/on 3 (1) of DIP Act , 1914 and amendments issued there under from /me to /me
PQ Order 2003-Salient features
n Total Chapters – VII n Total Clauses – 15 n Total PQ Forms – 24 n Total Schedules – XII n Agri commodities – More than 1000 n Covers around 600 Quarantine
Pests
PQ Order 2003-Salient features
n Effective from January 2004 n Specifies prohibited/restricted/regulated
import of plants/plant material Ø Prohibited commodities – 14 (Schedule-IV)
Ø Restricted commodities – 17 (Schedule-V)
Ø Regulated commodities – 692 (Schedule-VI)
Ø Commodities without IP –292 (Schedule-VII)
PQ Order 2003-Salient features n Specified port of Entries ü 72 entry points (Schedule-I)
• 40 – sea ports • 18 – airports • 14 – Land Custom Borders
ü 70 ICDs & CFS (Schedule-II) ü 11 Foreign Post Offices (Schedule-III)
PQ Order 2003-Salient features
n Specified port of entries for import of seeds and propagating plant material Ø Amritsar Ø Chennai Ø Mumbai Ø Kolkata Ø Delhi
PQ Order 2003-Salient features n Specifies PRA requirements n No import shall be permitted unless
PRA is conducted and listed under PQ Order with restrictions and conditions as may be specified.
n Additional declarations for QPs and
Special conditions
PQ Order 2003-Salient features n Covers import of ü Germplasm and transgenics ü Tissue cultures of plants for
propagation ü Biological control agents and
beneficial organisms ü Soil and peat moss etc. n Specify quarantine weed species ü 31 Quarantine weed seeds are
identified as under schedule-VIII
PQ Order 2003-Salient features n Requirements of Import permit and PSC
for Schedule-V & VI commodities and PSC for Schedule-VII commodities
ü 22 Import Permit issuing authorities are notified under Schedule-X
n Specify special conditions of import including post-entry quarantine requirements
ü 44 Inspection Authorities are designated in the country for monitoring the imported planting material under Post Entry Quarantine
Harmonisation of PQ Order with NPSD
n Approval from EXIM committee required n Seeds & planting material includes: ü Cereals- Wheat and Paddy ü Coarse Cereals- corn, millets etc. ü Pulses ü Oil seeds ü Horticultural crops ü Fodder crops
Phytosanitary Certification n Phytosanitary Certificates (PSC) are
issued in line with Article-V of IPPC n Standard Operating Procedures for
export inspection and phytosanitary certification has been developed
n More than 160 PSC issuing authorities have been notified for issuance of PSC including central & state/UTs authorities
n Centralized printing of phytosanitary certificates with security features
Consequences - Non-Compliance
n Delay in clearance of consignment at destination
n Segregation of consignments n Risk of damage to the imported
consignment n Additional financial burden on importer/
exporter n Treatment of consignment at
destination
Consequences - Non-Compliance
n Rejection of the consignment n Technical Audit of the phytosanitary
control system of the exporting country n Continuation of non-compliance may
lead to temporary ban on import n Loss of credibility of the exporter/
country n Loss of global export market
Recent Initiatives n 16 new PQ Stations to service
additional entry points being set up n ISO Certification for PQ Stations for
quality system n All PQ activities through Online
Plant Quarantine Information System (www.plantquarantineindia.nic.in)
Recent Initiatives n SOP for Phytosanitary Inspection
and Plant Quarantine Clearance of Plants/ Plant Products has been developed
n SOP for Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) inspect ion has been implemented
n Measures for “Ease of Doing Business” have been initiated
n Time lines for all PQ activities
Recent Initiatives n Single window system with
integration of PQIS and Customs EDI system
n E s t a b l i s h m e n t o f N a t i o n a l Agricultural Biosecurity System (NABS) on the anvil with new legislation
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