Scope
References
Definitions and Abbreviations
Outline of Requirements
This standard describes principles and guidelines for the preparation and issue of phytosanitary certificates and phytosanitary certificates for re-export.
Export certification system, 1997. ISPM Pub. No. 7, FAO, Rome.
Glossary of phytosanitary terms, 1999. ISPM Pub. No. 5, FAO, Rome.
New Revised Text of the International Plant Protection Convention, 1997. FAO, Rome.
Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest free production sites, 1999. ISPM Pub. No. 10, FAO, Rome.
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Additional declaration |
A statement that is required by an importing country to be
entered on a phytosanitary certificate and which provides specific additional
information pertinent to the phytosanitary condition of a consignment [FAO,
1990] |
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Commodity |
A type of plant, plant product or other article being moved
for trade or other purpose [FAO, 1990; revised ICPM, 2001] |
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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 (formerly country of transit) [FAO,
1990; revised CEPM, 1996; CEPM, 1999; formerly Country of transit] |
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Country of origin (of a consignment of plants) |
Country where the plants were grown [FAO, 1990; revised CEPM,
1996; CEPM, 1999] |
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Country of origin (of regulated articles other than plants and
plant products) |
Country where the regulated articles were first exposed to
contamination by pests [FAO, 1990; revised CEPM, 1996; CEPM, 1999] |
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Devitalization |
A procedure rendering plants or plant products incapable of
germination, growth or further reproduction [ICPM, 2001] |
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Free from (of a consignment, field or place of
production) |
Without pests (or a specific pest) in numbers or quantities
that can be detected by the application of phytosanitary procedures [FAO, 1990;
revised FAO, 1995; CEPM, 1999] |
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Harmonization |
The establishment, recognition and application by different
countries of phytosanitary measures based on common standards [FAO, 1995;
revised CEPM, 1999; based on the World Trade Organization Agreement on the
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures] |
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Import permit |
Official document authorizing importation of a commodity in
accordance with specified phytosanitary requirements [FAO, 1990; revised FAO,
1995] |
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Inspection |
Official visual examination of plants, plant products or other
regulated articles to determine if pests are present and/or to determine
compliance with phytosanitary regulations [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995;
formerly Inspect] |
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ISPM |
International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures [CEPM, 1996;
revised ICPM, 2001] |
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National Plant Protection Organization |
Official service established by a government to discharge the
functions specified by the IPPC [FAO, 1990; revised ICPM, 2001] |
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NPPO |
National Plant Protection Organization [FAO, 1990; revised
ICPM, 2001] |
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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 free area |
An area in which a specific pest does not occur as
demonstrated by scientific evidence and in which, where appropriate, this
condition is being officially maintained [FAO, 1995] |
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Pest free place of production |
Place of production in which a specific pest does not occur as
demonstrated by scientific evidence and in which, where appropriate, this
condition is being officially maintained for a defined period [ISPM Pub. No. 10,
1999] |
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Pest free production site |
A defined portion of a place of production in which a specific
pest does not occur as demonstrated by scientific evidence and in which, where
appropriate, this condition is being officially maintained for a defined period
and that is managed as a separate unit in the same way as a pest free place of
production [ISPM Pub. No. 10, 1999] |
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Phytosanitary certificate |
Certificate patterned after the model certificates of the IPPC
[FAO, 1990] |
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Phytosanitary certification |
Use of phytosanitary procedures leading to the issue of a
phytosanitary certificate [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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Place of production |
Any premises or collection of fields operated as a single
production or farming unit. This may include production sites which are
separately managed for phytosanitary purposes [FAO, 1990; revised CEPM,
1999] |
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Plant products |
Unmanufactured material of plant origin (including grain) and
those manufactured products that, by their nature or that of their processing,
may create a risk for the introduction and spread of pests [FAO, 1990; revised
IPPC, 1997; formerly Plant product] |
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Plants |
Living plants and parts thereof, including seeds and germplasm
[FAO, 1990; revised IPPC, 1997] |
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Practically free |
Of a consignment, field, or place of production, without pests
(or a specific pest) in numbers or quantities in excess of those that can be
expected to result from, and be consistent with good cultural and handling
practices employed in the production and marketing of the commodity [FAO, 1990;
revised FAO, 1995] |
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Quarantine pest |
A pest of potential economic importance to the area endangered
thereby and not yet present there, or present but not widely distributed and
being officially controlled [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; IPPC, 1997] |
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Re-exported consignment |
Consignment which has been imported into a country from which
it is then exported without being exposed to infestation or contamination by
pests. The consignment may be stored, split up, combined with other consignments
or have its packaging changed [FAO, 1990; revised CEPM, 1996; CEPM, 1999; ICPM,
2001; formerly Country of re-export] |
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Regulated article |
Any plant, plant product, storage place, packaging,
conveyance, container, soil and any other organism, object or material capable
of harbouring or spreading pests, deemed to require phytosanitary measures,
particularly where international transportation is involved [FAO, 1990; revised
FAO, 1995; IPPC, 1997] |
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Regulated non-quarantine pest |
A non-quarantine pest whose presence in plants for planting
affects the intended use of those plants with an economically unacceptable
impact and which is therefore regulated within the territory of the importing
contracting party [IPPC, 1997] |
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Regulated pest |
A quarantine pest or a regulated non-quarantine pest [IPPC,
1997] |
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Test |
Official examination, other than visual, to determine if pests
are present or to identify pests [FAO, 1990] |
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Treatment |
Officially authorized procedure for the killing, removal or
rendering infertile of pests [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995] |
This standard describes principles and guidelines to assist National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) with the preparation and issue of phytosanitary certificates and phytosanitary certificates for re-export. Model certificates are provided in the Annex of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) adopted in 1997 and are appended to this standard for reference. Explanations are given on the various components of the model certificates indicating the information needed for their appropriate completion.
