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United States Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant Protection and Quarantine
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Phytosanitary Issues in the International Phytosanitary Issues in the International Movement of Plant ProductsMovement of Plant Products
United States Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant Protection and QuarantinePhytosanitary Issues Management
Export ServicesApril 18, 2007
United States Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant Protection and Quarantine
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International Plant Protection Convention(IPPC)
• United Nations: international treaty for cooperation in plant protection
• International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM): prevent the spread and introduction of pests of plants and plant products
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Obligations under IPPC
• Transparent regulations
• Based on science and international standards
• Measures are consistent with pest risk
• Least restrictive measures
• Measures applied without discrimination
• National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO)
• Consignments must meet importing country’s phytosanitary requirements
Food Aid is not exempt
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APHIS/PPQ
• National Plant Protection Organization
• Mission: Safeguard agriculture and natural resources from the risks associated with the entry, establishment, or spread of animal and plant pests and noxious weeds.
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Phytosanitary Issues Management(PIM)
Primary responsibility to manage, address, and help resolve technical phytosanitary trade and export issues.
IPPC International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM)
North American Plant Protection Organization (NPPO)
US Federal Plant Pest Act
United States Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service