Phytosanitary Measures PEST FREE AREAS Dr. Saswati

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Phytosanitary Measures PEST FREE AREAS Dr. Saswati Bose, DGM, APEDA Phytosanitary Procedures for Market Access Import regulation Export certification Surveillance Pest risk analysis Pest eradication Pest Free Areas World Trade Organisation Two binding Agreements SPS Agreement TBT Agreement SPS Agreement Recognition of right of governments to protect health of people from hazards which may be introduced by imported foods by imposing sanitary measures Such sanitary measures must based on risk assessment to prevent disguised trade protection measures SPS Agreement Sanitary measures must be Non-discriminatory Not more restrictive than necessary Based on sufficient scientific evidence Governments should base sanitary measures on international standards Codex standards are recognized as consistent with SPS provisions SPS Agreement An annex to the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement names the following sources for international standards: The FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX) : for food The International Office of Epizootics (OIE): for animal health The FAO’s Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC): for plant health. TBT Agreement Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade The objective of the TBT Agreement is to prevent the use of national or regional technical requirements, or standards in general, as unjustified technical barriers to trade. TBT Agreement Provides that all technical standards and regulations must have a legitimate purpose and that the impact or cost of implementing the standard must be proportional to the purpose of the standard. If there are two or more ways of achieving the same objective, the least trade-restrictive alternative should be followed. Risk Analysis Risk Communi- cation Risk Manage- ment Risk Assessment Phytosanitary import regulatory system Designation of pest free areas and areas of low pest prevalence Phytosanitary import regulatory system Pest Free Areas ISPMs 4, 10 and 22: Describe the requirements for the establishment and use of pest free areas (PFAs), pest free places of production and pest free production sites (PFPP and PFPS), areas of low pest prevalence (ALPP) as a risk management option for phytosanitary certification of plants and plant products and other regulated articles exported from the PFAs, PFPPs, PFPSs and ALPPs or to support the scientific justification for phytosanitary measures taken by an importing country. Pest Free Areas ISPMs 29 - Recognition of pest free areas and areas of low pest prevalence This standard provides guidance and describes a procedure for the bilateral recognition of pest free areas and areas of low pest prevalence. This standard does not include specified