Transcript Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Agriculture and Land

Egyptian Plant Quarantine
What is the Egyptian Plant
Quarantine
EPQ
Egyptian Plant Quarantine is the protecting
fence against entrance of any diseases and
pests that damage the agricultural wealth of
this country , it is a package of legislation and
technical procedures applied on the exported
and imported agricultural consignments in
each country.
Introduction
Continual development in new global
economic system and sustainable
development in means of transportation and
new international trade movement were led
to international flow of plant consignments
and plant products with possibility of carrying
plant pests from infected area to pest free
area.
Historical Overview on EPQ
Firstly:
Development of Plant Quarantine legislation
 In 1902 , the pink boll worm entered Egypt via infested Cotton seed
consignment imported from India.
 Egypt started to apply the concept of Plant Quarantine in 1904, with
issuance of law No. 10 which followed by law No. 21 of 1906 and law
No. 1 of 1916.
 The law no. 1 of 1916 prohibited cotton plant and cotton plant parts
and live harmful plant pests.
 Laws and regulated decrees are followed
 The agriculture law no. 53 of 1966 was the last law which includes in
article 3 the subject 5 which are organizing the work by Plant
Quarantine legislation ministerial decree organizing Plant Quarantine
work.
 These legislation were updated in 2001 by ministerial decree no. 3007,
modification of scientific names for many pests was taken into
consideration, in addition pests and treatments weren't listed in
previous legislation are added.
 Modernization of this law is currently done to comply with the
international updates.
Secondly:
 On the 10TH
November
1910
the law 34 was issued with the
development
of OF
plant
quarantine
structure
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establishment of Agriculture institution.
Ministry of Agriculture was established in 1913 included Plant
Quarantine office under insects department.
In 1938, plant protection department was established and
followed by custom Plant Quarantine branch and their office in
ports and entry point.
In 1940, Plant Quarantine became department followed plant
protection institute and offices became branches.
In 1958 Plant Quarantine department became under supervision
of plant protection institute which include three departments in
Alexandria, Cairo, Canal.
In addition Exporters’ Service Office was established in Alex
which becomes supervision in 1960.
 In 1964 and with ministerial decree no 3651 Plant
Quarantine became independent administration and was
separated from plant protection under its affiliation six
supervisions each one include many departments.
 In 1992 , general administration became central
administration of Plant Quarantine under its affiliation one
general administration include different administrations.
 In 2004 the general administration divided into 5 general
administrations.
Plant Quarantine Principles
Quarantine procedures applied on plant consignments should
be based on scientific and legal bases without adding any trade
obstacles.
Phytosanitary measures shall be formulated in clear and
simple phrases.
Phytosanitary measures shall be limited to the extent
necessary to protect plant health.
All possible efforts shall be exerted to raise the citizens’
awareness of the goals of Plant Quarantine system.
Phytosanitary regulations should be amended immediately
when circumstances change or new information arouse.
Any Phytosanitary measure should be cancelled immediately,
when:
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Achieving the goals behind this measure.
The measure is not scientifically based.
The measure fails to achieve the intended goal.
The Administrative System of Egyptian Plant
Quarantine
Central Administration of Plant Quarantine
General
administrat
ion in Suez
and South
Sinai
General
administratio
n in port said
and north
Sinai
General
administratio
n in Alex. and
West Delta
General
administratio
n in Cairo
airport and
cargo village
Cargo
village
village
Rafah
Cargo
village
Nowei
baa
El Oga
Al
dabeya
El
Arish
Ismaili
a
Sukhn
a
Dami
etta
Portsaid
New
Interna
tional
Aswan
Custom
General
administratio
n in Cairo and
South valley
Old
Internati
onal
Safaga
Sea port
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October
Port
Tawfic
CuEl
Obour
custom
Sabteya
Custom
custom
El
Salloum
Boundary
Cairo
Post
Nozha
airport
Dekheila
Sea port
Alex Sea
port .
El Asher
Egyptian Plant Quarantine Responsibilities
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Inspection of plant component of export, import, transit,
passenger luggage and post packages, and apply necessary
quarantine regulations in each case.
Reporting the occurrence of quarantine pests and regulated
non quarantine pests.
Reject the entry of quarantine pests through regulating
importation of plant, plant products and other regulated
articles.
Regulating exportation of plants and plant products in order to
comply with phytosanitary requirements of importing country.
Determining areas used as quarantine.
Application of post entry quarantine procedures when
necessary.
Monitoring the pest occurrence in country territories.
Coordination and cooperation with international and regional
organization and relevant scientific institution in order to be
familiar with the updates in the phytosanitary field.
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Arrange training programs, seminars, workshops and
conferences to update pest status and raising the society
awareness of the phytosanitary importance.
Fulfill the international commitments of pest reporting.
Disseminate information about regulated pests and how
to eliminate their entry and control them.
Apply quarantine treatments on imported, exported and
transit consignments.
Inspect imported plants for planting.
Inspect and certify packing stations and heat treatment
units.
Ratify bilateral agreements and protocols regarding
cooperation in the agricultural fields.
Co-operating in market opening for Egyptian exports by
setting out the technical agreements.
Legal framework of Plant Quarantine
 Agriculture law No. 53/1966.
 Egyptian Plant Quarantine legislation (Decree No.
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3007/2001).
Decrees of Plant Quarantine Works Committees.
Conditions and standards of relevant international
agreements.
Quarantine conditions of imported countries.
Regional, bilateral and multilateral agreements
Import Quarantine Procedures
Submit an application
For inspection of an imported Consignment
Inspection in point of arrival
Non infested consignment
Infested consignment
Non-quarantine pest
Release
Phytosanitary measure
Quarantine pest
Refuse the consignment
Destruction
Re-Export
Export Quarantine Procedures
Submit an application
For inspection of an export consignment
Inspection according to the Import
country’s legislation.
Consignment Not-compliant
Consignment is compliant
Consignment passed to export
Refuse export
Phytosanitary certificate issuance
Post-Entry
Quarantine
Isolation in importer
farms
Healthy
Infested
Isolation garden
Infested
Healthy
Restriction on
importer expense
Release
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WTO
Embassies
Researc
h
Centers
FAO
SPS
Central
Administr
ations of
Ministry
of
Agricultur
e
Ministry
of Trade
and
Industry
Ministry
of Civil
Aviation
Research
Centers
TBT
EPQ
EPQ
Embassie
s and
Commerc
ial
Offices
COMESA
Private
Sector
Ministry
of
Environ
ment
Codex
Ministry
of
Interior
EPPO
IPPC
Proposed fields of cooperation between Egypt
and Italy in the sphere of Plant Quarantine
 Rapid alert system.
 Market access
 Computerization the Plant Quarantine.
 Supporting and increasing the efficiency of the
staff.
 Restructuring the Plant Quarantine to achieve
good and rapid performance.
 Establishing unit to create and maintain the pest
free areas for the different exporting crops.
 Updating the infrastructure (fumigators,
administrative buildings, laboratories).
 Develop a data base and a website for the Plant
Quarantine.
 Establishing primary laboratories to inspect the
consignments in the main ports.
 Establishing and implementing international
quarantine conditions for the inspection station and
the quarantine treatment.
 Establishing central quarantine area includes the main
building for Plant Quarantine and the other buildings
to perform the different activities (inspection ,
stations, treatment stations, quarantine green houses ,
fridges, stores).
 Establish The Plant Quarantine library.
 Generalization the uniform of the Plant Quarantine.