Scope
References
Definitions and Abbreviations
Outline of Requirements
This standard describes the actions to be taken by countries regarding the notification of:
- a significant instance of failure of an imported consignment to comply with specified phytosanitary requirements, including the detection of specified regulated pests- a significant instance of failure of an imported consignment to comply with documentary requirements for phytosanitary certification
- an emergency action taken on the detection in an imported consignment of a regulated pest not listed as being associated with the commodity from the exporting country
- an emergency action taken on the detection in an imported consignment of organisms posing a potential phytosanitary threat.
Determination of pest status in an area, 1998. ISPM Pub. No. 8, FAO, Rome.
Export certification systems, 1997. ISPM Pub. No. 7, FAO, Rome.
Glossary of phytosanitary terms, 1999. ISPM Pub. No. 5, FAO, Rome.
Guidelines for phytosanitary certificates, ISPM Pub. No. 12, FAO, Rome.
New Revised Text of the International Plant Protection Convention, 1997. FAO, Rome.
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Area |
An officially defined country, part of a country or all or
parts of several countries [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; CEPM 1999; based on
the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures] |
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Certificate |
An official document which attests to the phytosanitary status
of any consignment affected by phytosanitary regulations [FAO, 1990] |
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Commodity class |
A category of similar commodities that can be considered
together in phytosanitary regulations [FAO, 1990] |
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Consignment |
A quantity of plants, plant products and/or other articles
being moved from one country to another and covered, when required, by a single
phytosanitary certificate (a consignment may be composed of one or more
commodities or lots) [FAO, 1990; revised ICPM, 2001] |
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Consignment in transit |
Consignment which passes through a country without being
imported, and without being exposed in that country to contamination or
infestation by pests. The consignment may not be split up, combined with other
consignments or have its packaging changed [FAO, 1990; revised CEPM, 1996; CEPM,
1999; formerly Country of transit] |
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Detention |
Keeping a consignment in official custody or confinement for
phytosanitary reasons [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995, CEPM, 1999] |
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Emergency action |
A prompt phytosanitary action undertaken in a new or
unexpected phytosanitary situation [ICPM, 2001] |
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Introduction |
The entry of a pest resulting in its establishment [FAO, 1990;
revised FAO, 1995; IPPC, 1997] |
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IPPC |
The International Plant Protection Convention, as deposited in
1951 with FAO in Rome and as subsequently amended [FAO, 1990; revised ICPM,
2001] |
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NPPO |
National Plant Protection Organization [FAO, 1990; revised
ICPM, 2001] |
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Official |
Established, authorized or performed by a National Plant
Protection Organization [FAO, 1990] |
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Pest |
Any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or pathogenic
agent injurious to plants or plant products [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; IPPC,
1997] |
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Pest status (in an area) |
Presence or absence, at the present time, of a pest in an
area, including where appropriate its distribution, as officially determined
using expert judgement on the basis of current and historical pest records and
other information [CEPM, 1997: revised ICPM, 1998] |
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Phytosanitary action |
An official operation, such as inspection, testing,
surveillance or treatment, undertaken to implement phytosanitary regulations or
procedures [ICPM, 2001] |
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Phytosanitary certificate |
Certificate patterned after the model certificates of the IPPC
[FAO, 1990] |
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Phytosanitary measure |
Any legislation, regulation or official procedure having the
purpose to prevent the introduction and/or spread of pests [FAO, 1995; revised
IPPC, 1997] |
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Phytosanitary regulation |
Official rule to prevent the introduction and/or spread of
quarantine pests, or to limit the economic impact of regulated non-quarantine
pests, including establishment of procedures for phytosanitary certification
[FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; CEPM, 1999; ICPM, 2001] |
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Regulated pest |
A quarantine pest or a regulated non-quarantine pest [IPPC,
1997] |
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RPPO |
Regional Plant Protection Organization [FAO, 1990, revised
ICPM, 2001] |
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Spread |
Expansion of the geographical distribution of a pest within an
area [FAO, 1995] |
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Treatment |
Officially authorized procedure for the killing, removal or
rendering infertile of pests [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995] |
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC, 1997) makes provision for contracting parties to report significant instances of non-compliance of imported consignments with phytosanitary requirements, including those related to documentation or to report appropriate emergency action, which is taken on the detection in the imported consignment of an organism posing a potential phytosanitary threat. The importing contracting party is required to notify the exporting contracting party as soon as possible regarding significant instances of non-compliance and emergency actions applied to imported consignments. The notification should identify the nature of non-compliance in such a way that the exporting contracting party may investigate and make the necessary corrections. Importing contracting parties may request a report of the results of such investigations.
Required information for notification includes the reference number, the date of notification, the identity of the NPPOs of the importing and exporting countries, the identity of the consignment and date of first action, the reasons for the action taken, information regarding the nature of non-compliance or emergency action, and the phytosanitary measures applied. Notification should be timely and follow a consistent format.
An importing country should investigate any new or unexpected phytosanitary situation where emergency action is taken in order to determine if actions are justified and if changes in phytosanitary requirements are needed. Exporting countries should investigate significant instances of non-compliance to determine the possible cause. Notifications for significant instances of non-compliance or emergency action associated with re-export are directed to the re-export country. Those associated with transit consignments are directed to the exporting country.
