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Presentation on The Plant Quarantine Order 2003

Presentation on The Plant Quarantine Order 2003. Prem Narain Joint Secretary (Plant Protection) Department of Agriculture & Cooperation. Plant Quarantine Order 2003. Background Notification of the PQ Order Objectives of the PQ Order Salient Features of the PQ Order

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Presentation on The Plant Quarantine Order 2003

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  1. Presentation on The Plant Quarantine Order 2003 Prem Narain Joint Secretary (Plant Protection)Department of Agriculture & Cooperation

  2. Plant Quarantine Order 2003 • Background • Notification of the PQ Order • Objectives of the PQ Order • Salient Features of the PQ Order • Role of State Governments

  3. Background - 1 • The Destructive Insects & Pest Act, 1914’ enacted to prevent the introduction and spread of destructive pests affecting crops (amended 9 times). • Notifications : ‘Rules for regulating import of live insects, 1941/1951; ‘Rules for regulating import of fungi, 1943/47/52’; and ‘Rules for Regulating the import of cotton into India, 1972//75/76/78’ were issued under the said Act.. • ‘The Plants, Fruits & Seeds (Regulation of Import into India Order, 1989’, notified for prohibiting and regulating the import into India of agricultural articles mentioned therein (amended 24 times).

  4. Background - 2 • Liberalised trade in agriculture consequent to WTO Agreement in 1995 offered wide opportunities and innumerable challenges. • Removal of quantitative restrictions by Ministry of Commerce in April 2001 and regulating the import of primary agricultural produce by a permit issued by the PPA. • India with diversified agro-climatic zones is in an advantageous position to expand agriculture trade. • Compliance with stringent phytosanitary regulations to gain market access to developed countries. • With increase in volume of trade the associated pest risks got amplified.

  5. Background - 3 • Additional declarations for pests and special conditions in respect of various seed/planting material covered under the New Seed policy as per recommendations of ICAR Committee were to be incorporated. • Need to review the Import phytosanitary requirements for several agricultural commodities based on Pest Risk Analysis as per the international standards of IPPC/WTO-SPS Agreement • Need for a comprehensive notification for regulating import of germplasm/ GMOs/ transgenic plant material; live insects & microbial cultures including bio-control agents; bulk import of food grains; timber; cotton etc;

  6. Notification of PQ Order • Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture & Cooperation) of Government of India issued a Gazette Notification No: S.O. 1322(E) dated 18th November 2003 titled ‘The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003’ under Sub-section (1), Section 3 of ‘The Destructive Insects & Pests Act, 1914’ • This Order has come into force on the 1st day of January 2004 except the sub-clause (22) of clause 3 shall come into force on the 1st day of April 2004. • The said order was amended by PQ (Amendment) Order, 2004 (S.O. 167 (E) dated 6th February 2004.

  7. The Objectives of The PQ Order Based on scientific pest risk analysis: • To prohibit/regulate/restrict the import of plants/plant material both for consumption & propagation; • To prohibit/regulate the import of germplasm/GMOs/ transgenic plant material for research purpose; • To prohibit the import of deleterious weed species; • To regulate the import of live insects/fungi & other microbial cultures/bio-control agents. • To regulate import of timber & bulk shipment of food grains; • To regulate packaging material of plant origin in imports. • To regulate import of soil/peat or sphagnum-moss etc. • To regulate the import of transit consignments.

  8. Salient Features of The PQ Order - 1 • Additional definitions incorporated to widen the scope of the order (clause 2) and notified points of entry (Schedule I, II and III). • Import Permit is required for all import of plants/plant products or other regulated articles (clause 3 (1)). Import permit issued shall be valid for six months and three part shipments subject to conditions specified in Clause 3 (9) • Commercial import of seeds of coarse cereals/pulses/oil seeds/ seed & stock material of fruit plant species requires EXIM Committee’s clearance (Clause 3 (4)) • Provision for Pest Risk Analysis for import of agriculture commodities (clause 3(7)). No import permit shall be issued for import of consignments other than those covered under Schedule V, VI & VII without Pest Risk Analysis.

  9. Salient Features of The PQ Order - 2 • Phytosanitary certificate is mandatory for all the consignments except specified categories of plant material for personal consumption less than 2 kg (Clause 3 (20) • Seeds and plants for propagation/live insects/microbial cultures including algae/bio-control agents/soil etc shall only be permitted through Amritsar, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai & New Delhi and Germplasm/transgenic/GMOs can only be permitted through New Delhi (3 (14). • Special Provisions for Quarantine weeds (clause 3 (12)) & (Schedule VIII ). No consignment of seed or grain contaminated with quarantine weeds shall be permitted unless devitalized. • Packaging material of plant origin brought under the ambit of the order (clause 3 (21 & 22)). No article packed with the packing material of plant origin shall be cleared unless accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate with appropriate treatment at the origin (Clause 3 (22)).

  10. Salient features of The PQ Order - 3 • Provisions for regulating the import of soil, peat or sphagnum moss etc (Clause 4). Permits to be issued only by PPA. • Provisions for regulating the import of germplasm/ GMOs/transgenic plant material for research purpose (clause 6). Permits to be issued only by Director, NBPGR. • Provisions for regulating the import of live insects/microbial cultures including bio-control agents (clause 7). Permits by PPA only. • Provisions for regulating bulk import of food grains including ship inspection (clause 8). • Special provisions for regulating the import of timber & wooden logs (clause 9). Off-shore treatment made compulsory. • Provisions of cotton import regulations are incorporated (Schedule-VI, Item 17).

  11. Salient features of The PQ Order – 4 • Special schedules for specific purposes: • Schedule-I: Points of entry (Airports (12) / sea ports (34) /land border stations (13)) • Schedule-II: Inland Container Depots & Container freight stations (60) • Schedule-III: Foreign post offices (11) • Schedule-IV: Prohibited plant species • Schedule V : Restricted plant species permitted by authorised institutions.

  12. Salient features of The PQ Order - 5 • Schedule VI : Restricted plant species permitted generally with additional declarations (74 commodities) (as amended) • Schedule-VII: Plants and plant material permitted with normal PSC (83 commodities) (as amended) • Schedule-VIII: Quarantine weed species (61) • Schedule-IX: Inspection/treatment and other charges • Schedule-X: Permit Issuing Authorities • Schedule-XI: Inspection Authorities for Post-entry Quarantine • Schedule-XII: Seed quantities permitted for trial purposes

  13. Salient Features of The PQ Order - 6 • All Fumigation of agricultural commodities including cotton bales to be undertaken by approved private pest control operators under the supervision of an officer duly authorised by PPA. (Clause 3 (17)) • Provision of charging 5 times of inspection fee and permit fee for relaxing the conditions of IP&PSC by the central government. (Clause 14(2)) • Provision for allowing import in excess up to 10 per cent of the quantity of permitted import provided the excess quantity covered by Phytosanitary certificate. (Clause 3(9)) • Holders o f import permit issued before 31st Dec 2003 will be entitled to import as per the erstwhile PFS order till 31st March 2004. (Clause 15(2) as amended ) • Irradiation has been incorporated as an alternate treatment for quarantine purposes. (Clause 3(17) as amended )

  14. Role of State Governments - 1 • Effective implementation of domestic quarantine regulatory measures to prevent spread of quarantine pests • To under take regular dynamic pest surveillance programmes in collaboration with State Agriculture Universities (SAUs) /ICAR, documentation and sharing of information • Target pest surveys for pests of quarantine significance and documentation based on international standard and sharing of information. • Active participation by the state governments in consultative process of pest risk analysis

  15. Role of State Governments - 2 • To ensure effective post-entry quarantine inspections by Inspection Authorities (SAUs) • To sensitise expert participation and contribution in development of pest risk analysis • Identification, designation and maintenance of pest free areas/ pest-free production sites based on international standards and documentation. • To collaborate in organisation of work shops/seminars to sensitise the industry and associations on WTO-SPS issues • To promote and propagate among farming community echo-friendly GAPs, which are compatible with SPS Agreement to facilitate exports.

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  17. PQ Order 26 definitions Notified points of entry-59 (Air ports/Sea Ports/LBCs); 60 ICDs/CFS; and 11FPOs Specific regulations for import of seeds/ plant material for consumption/ propagation; soil/peat-moss; germplasm/ GMOs/transgenic plants; live insects/microbial cultures & bio-control agents PFS Order 14 definitions 59 (Air ports/Sea Ports/LBCs) Specific regulations for import of seeds/ plant material for consumption/propagation; soil/peat or Sphagnum-moss. Separate Orders for import of live insects & fungi Comparison With Existing PFS Order

  18. PQ Order Schedule-II covers 144 commodities and about 590 Quarantine Pests and 61 weed species Permit requirements for import of flower seeds/tissue cultures/mushroom spawn cultures incorporated PFS Order Schedule-II covers 19 commodities 47 quarantine pests import of tissue cultures/flower seeds/mushroom spawn cultures not covered under permit. Comparison with Existing PFS Order

  19. PQ Order Regulations for Import of cotton bales incorporated Specific regulations for import of timber & wooden logs and bulk import of food grains Specific regulations for prohibiting import of quarantine weed species PFS Order Import of cotton bales not covered. Separate Order for import of cotton bales. No specific regulations for import of timber & wooden logs and bulk import of food grains No specific regulations for Quarantine Weed species Comparison with existing PFS Order

  20. Procedures for issue of Permit • Application for issue of Import Permit to be made in form PQ 01 for the consumption and in PQ 02 for propagative materials. • Commercial import of seeds of coarse cereals/pulses/oil seeds/fodder crop species; and seeds & planting material of fruit plant species require clearance of EXIM Committee. • Application for seeds/planting material shall be accompanied by a registration certificate issued by :- (1) NSC/Director of Agriculture/Horticulture of State Government and; (2) Certificate of approval of PEQ facilities by the Designated Inspection Authority.

  21. Procedures for issue of Permit • Permits to be issued in form PQ 03 for consumption and PQ 04 for propagative plant material, within a maximum period of 3 working days, provided application is complete. • PRA compulsory for commodities not covered under Schedule II B, II C and II D. • Permits issued are valid for six months and further extendible by another six months. • Permits are not transferable and no permits issued for landed consignments.

  22. Procedures for issue of permit • Application for import of soil/peat etc can be only made to the Plant Protection Adviser. • Application for import of germplasm/ GMOs/ transgenic plants can be made to Director, NBPGR, New Delhi (subject to prior approval of GEAC of the Min. of Environment & Forest). • Application for import of live insects/microbial cultures or bio-control agents to be made to the PPA.

  23. Urgency of Notification of PQ order • Urgent need to fill-up the gaps in existing PFS order viz., regulating import of germplasm/GMO’s/transgenic plant material; live insects/fungi including bio-control agents etc. • To facilitate safe conducting of global trade in agriculture and thereby fulfilling our legal obligations under the international agreements • To protect the interest of our farmers by preventing the entry, establishment and spread of destructive pests in more effective way • To protect our plant life and environment effectively

  24. Implementation of Pest Risk Analysis • Establishment of a National PRA Unit within six months • Organising of PRA training/Workshop involving national/international experts for prioritizing crops/commodities for under taking PRA establishing working groups-Next six months • Development of programme links-2months • Development of pest data base for new 39 commodities by June, 2004. • Development of detailed PRA for the above 39 commodities within plan period, 13 commodities yearly.

  25. Crops to be taken up for PRA on priority

  26. Crops to be taken up for PRA on priority

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