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Establishing a National Plant Protection Organization

A guide to understand the principal requirements for establishing an organization to protect national plant resources from pests

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 42 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO on behalf of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The establishment or update of a National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) by each contracting party is a major step towards international cooperation to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests. This IPPC guide aims to support the establishment of a functional NPPO as the competent and legally responsible body for regulatory plant protection functions, as outlined in the IPPC.

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