AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT INSPECTION SERVICES Mooketsa Ramasodi Directorate Agricultural Product Inspection Services Trade Awareness Workshop Polokwane, 13.

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Mooketsa Ramasodi Directorate Agricultural Product

Inspection ServicesTrade Awareness Workshop Polokwane, 13

August 2009

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Overview of the presentationOverview of the presentationOverview of the presentationOverview of the presentation

1) WTO Intro 2) Structure 3) Core Functions4) Legislative mandate5) Key deliverables6) Trade requirements7) Footprint8) Inspection requirements9) Inspection processes10)Integrated Measures11)Challenges12)Summary13)Acknowledgement

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Coverage of

SPS and TBT

Agreements- Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement

- Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement

Technical Regulation

Any other Objective

ProtectHuman Life

Protect Animal Life

ProtectPlant Life

Protecta Country

From risks arising from From risks arising from From risks arising from From risks arising from

Additivescontaminantstoxins or disease-causing organism in their foods

plant or animal carried diseases

Additives

toxins

pests

diseases

disease-causing organisms

Pests

diseases

disease-causing organisms

TBT SPS

WTO

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StructureStructureFood Safety and Biosecurity Food Safety and Biosecurity

StructureStructureFood Safety and Biosecurity Food Safety and Biosecurity

Agreements(SPS/TBT)

Directorates Policy

Operations

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Core Functions Core Functions Core Functions Core Functions

Administration and services delivery in terms of more than 10 Acts of Parliament

Core functions, methods, products and services clustered into 40 groups e.g.

Protocols and work programs InspectionsAuditsPermits etc

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Legislative mandateLegislative mandateLegislative mandateLegislative mandate

Agricultural Pests Act, 1983Agricultural Products Standards Act, 1990Liquor Products Act, 1989Plant Improvement Act, 1976Plant Breeder’s Rights Act, 1989Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 1997Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947

Meat Safety Act, 2000Animal Diseases Act, 1984Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983International Agreements (WTO-SPS, WTO-TBT, CBD, ISTA)

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NationalEnvironmentalManagement

Act, 1998

GMO Act, 1997(Amendment in

2006)

NationalEnvironmental

Biodiversity Act, 2004

Convention onBiological Diversity/ Cartagena Protocol Focal Point

Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants

Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972)

CODEX AlimentariusContact Point

CartagenaProtocol for Biosafety-2003- Competent Authority

National Biotechnology

Strategy2001

Department of

Agriculture

Department of

Environmental Affairs

Department

of Health

Department of Science & Technology

Department of

Trade and Industry

Consumer Protection Act, 2008

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Key deliverablesKey deliverablesKey deliverablesKey deliverables

Inspections

Investigations

Audits

Surveys

Rapid response

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APIS FootprintAPIS FootprintAPIS FootprintAPIS Footprint

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Trade RequirementsTrade RequirementsTrade RequirementsTrade Requirements

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Inspections at a glanceInspections at a glance Inspections at a glanceInspections at a glance

Assumptions in the application of inspections

The pests or diseases of concern, or the signs or symptoms they cause are visually detectableInspection is operationally possibleSome probability of pests and diseases being undetected is recognised

Regulated articles for inspections

Plants, animals and their productsStorage facilitiesPackaging material including dunnageConveyances and transport facilitiesSoil, fertilizers and related materialsTraveller’s personal effects moving internationallyInternational mail

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Specific Requirements for inspections Specific Requirements for inspections Specific Requirements for inspections Specific Requirements for inspections

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Inspection ProcessesInspection ProcessesInspection ProcessesInspection Processes

Border Control Export Control Domestic Control

Declaration of a consignment

Import requirements

Risk management

decisions

Risk management

decisions

Request from a client

Export requirements

Sampling and inspection

Risk management

decisions

Request from clients or DAFF

initiated

Domestic requirements

Sampling and inspection

Sampling and inspection

Inspection is about compliance verification to ensure ALOP

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Integrated measures in a systems approachIntegrated measures in a systems approachIntegrated measures in a systems approachIntegrated measures in a systems approach

Integrated Measures Risk Control MeasuresEradication ProhibitionsSeizuresDetentionsDestructionsAuthorizations - Certificates - Permits - Authorizations - Reports - Orders

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ChallengesChallengesChallengesChallenges

Non compliance - Awareness, Laxity, Greed

Surveillance (early warning systems)- Bactrocera invadens, AFB

Biology of pests and diseases- Pests and diseases do not require passports

Smuggling- Proliferation of smuggling coupled with corruption

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Importing country’s requirements

Inspections

Certificationdecisions

Compliance monitoring

Interceptions

Trade Control Surveillance Compliance monitoring

Risk Assessment

Early Warning

Risk Management Decisions

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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Thank you

Appreciation to all colleagues at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for their support in preparation of this presentation

Mooketsa Ramasodi012 319 6321 or e mail [email protected]