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Unregulated trade in active ingredients causes Counterfeit pesticides Import documents correct? Factory exist? Customs and Regulators Collaboration
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Increase of CF global trade Seizure quantities higher No proper storage/destruction Investigations difficult International Trade of Counterfeit (“CF”) Pesticides
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Counterfeit products (fake products) Illegal parallel imports Unregistered pesticides Manufacturing factories do NOT exist? Counterfeit (“CF”) Pesticides Definition World Health Organization Counterfeit (“CF”) Pesticides Definition World Health Organization
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Value Counterfeit Pesticides Value ECPA survey Europe 2006: 5-7% OECD report 6/2007: 5-7% CLI survey in 2009: expected 9 % Illegal market 2007: est. US$ 3 Billon Authentic Pesticide Market: US$ 36 Billion
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Export and import documents “faked” Shipping documents do NOT match Bulk active suppliers to the “counterfeit chain” How do customs and regulators fight this? International Trade of Counterfeit (“CF”) Pesticides
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Current Investigations Spain Ukraine China Brazil Paraguay Russia Poland Link: Unregulated imports in bulk actives fact finding 9/07 – 11/08 CropLife International fact finding 9/07 – 11/08
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Spain Spain - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides Isofenphos-methyl on peppers cause severe disruption to the food chain and embarrassed regulators in Spain
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Spain Spain - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides
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Biggest ever case of illegal “import” from China –Seizure by Security Services 10/2006 –Volume: 560 tons Ukraine Ukraine – “Uzin” Case
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Action: Follow the Uzin link to China: China investigation on exports: Fake destination companies in Ukraine Unregulated export of actives from China Product NOT registered in destination country Factories do NOT exist Next steps: Cooperate with China export authorities [ICAMA] Cooperate with China pesticide export industry China China - Current Investigations
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Shanghai Export Fair March12, 2008 Action: POSITIVE strategy with exporters COOPERATE COOPERATE with fair organizers and government “ The highest way is not fighting every battle and winning but winning every battle without fighting.”* * Sun Tzu China China - Current investigations
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China China - Shanghai Export Fair: Results 520 booths, 10,000 attendees IPR Shanghai police cooperation with CropLife 59 IPR enforcement actions by CropLife companies Background on potential CFers
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China China - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair
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CropLife International booth
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China China - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair Enforcement
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China China - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair Enforcement
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China China - Pictures of the Shanghai Export Fair Enforcement
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Issue: CFs smuggled via Paraguay from China Solution in Paraguay Solution in Paraguay Solution in China Solution in China Actions in Paraguay: Import documents faked Registration documents not correct Manufacturing factories do NOT exist Brazil Brazil - Current investigations
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Export Routes
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Paraguay Paraguay - Update on investigations CropLife works with government regulators CropLife investigates factories in China CropLife and police action in Paraguay
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Paraguay Paraguay - preparation for raid Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
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Paraguay Paraguay - preparation for raid Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
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Paraguay Paraguay - preparation for raid Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
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Paraguay Paraguay - preparation for raid Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
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Paraguay Paraguay - preparation for raid Prior illegal product smuggled into Brazil, China link
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Paraguay Paraguay - preparation for raid
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Paraguay Paraguay - Raid, April 9, 2008 Ciudad del Este
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Paraguay Paraguay - Raid, April 9, 2008 Ciudad del Este
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Paraguay Paraguay - Raid, April 9, 2008 Ciudad del Este
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Paraguay Paraguay - Raid, April 9, 2008 Ciudad del Este
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Paraguay Paraguay - Raid, April 9, 2008 Ciudad del Este – China Link
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Paraguay Paraguay - Raid, April 9, 2008 Ciudad del Este – China Link
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Paraguay Paraguay - Raid, April 9, 2008 Ciudad del Este – China Link
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Paraguay Paraguay - Raid, April 9, 2008 Ciudad del Este – China Link
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Paraguay Paraguay - next steps Linking seized pesticides with “factories” in China: Pedrol Factory, China, agrost-online@hotmail.com agrost-online@hotmail.com SuzhouWorldbest, Aro-Bichemical Co. Ltd, China PR Shenzen K(?)ina Phosphide (sic) Company Nanjing N 1 Pesticides Company
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Russia Russia - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides
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Poland Poland - Counterfeit & illegal Pesticides
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A major source of CF pesticides caused by unregulated trade Solutions: International trade – exporters & importers Transparency in shipping documents Know Your Customer, shipping documents Know Your Supplier, verify China factory Global Goal 2008
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A major source of CF pesticides caused by unregulated trade Solutions: Domestic trade Use only legally registered pesticides Buy at reliable retail outlets [get a receipt] Police / industry cooperation [PSOR example] Global Goal 2008
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A major source of CF pesticides caused by unregulated trade Solution: Customs and regulator cooperation Export and import documents must match Name of manufacturing factory on import documents Customs database to legal factories GOAL: Transparency in shipping documents Global Goal 2008
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