Functions of DPP (Contd.) Regulatory Plant Quarantine Pakistan Plant Quarantine Act, 1976 & Rules 1967 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs:1-36) developed WTO-SPS negotiated International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Pesticide Registration Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance, 1971 & Rules, 1973 International Conventions (Rotterdam 1992, Stockholm 2001, Basal 1994) Locust Control FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South West Asia (SWAC) since 1964 Desert Locust Control Committee (DLCC), 1975 Advisory Advise GoP and private sector on Plant Protection Issues Research Pest mitigation measures Extension Capacity building, trainings, awareness and internships etc