1. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
IPPC Secretariat
25 June 2013
Libreville, Gabon

2. IPP: International Phytosanitary Portal

3. Reporting Obligations
Agreed when become contracting parties
NPPOs
Secretariat
RPPOs
Minimal information required for the transboundary movement of plants and plant products
SAFE trade or movement of plants, plant products, conveyances or beneficial organisms
Objectives are to protect:
Food security
Environment, agricultural ecosystems
Market access

4. Reporting Obligations
Same rules for all
Consistency
Timeliness
Accuracy
Completeness
Cannot be selective on which obligations to meet
Internal information exchange system
Linked to WTO notification system
Consistency in reporting

5. Reporting Obligations
IPPC Official Contact Point
single contact point, preferably in Ministry of Agriculture
Description of the National Plant Protection Organization
What is the structure of the NPPO?
Points of entry
Which ports are able to process the import of plants and plant products

6. Reporting Obligations
Phytosanitary restrictions, requirements and prohibitions
legislation
regulations
very important to notify of modifications or updates
Official Pest Reports (ISPM 17)
single report per pest
report eradication!!
timeliness & update/s

7. Reporting Obligations
List of regulated pests
pests of quarantine concern
NOT lists of pests occurring in the country
Emergency actions
routine
emergency action
emergency measures
update regularly

8. Optional Reporting Non-compliance (ISPM 13)
non-compliance with ISPM 12 only
not non-compliance with IPPC in general
Organizational arrangements of plant protection
functional arrangements

9. Optional Reporting Pest status (ISPM 08)
linked to pest reporting
reporting of survey results
Rational for phytosanitary requirements (ISPMs 2, 11, 21)
such as PRAs
Anything else you would like to report that your trading partners could find useful

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Contact
IPPC Secretariat
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 1
00153 Rome, Italy
Tel: (+39)
Fax: (+39)
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