Phytosanitary

What does this concept mean?

The concept of Phytosanitary leads us to the understanding of knowledge regarding the health of the plants. It offers insight more specifically about the least requirements that these must meet in order to fulfil the criteria of the international trade.

Scope of the Concept:

The scope of the Phytosanitary is not limited to the inspection of the basic health of the plants only. There is a proper legislation with the name of International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and as well as International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) that deal with the matters related to the concept in terms of its application.

How does it work?

As it is has already be reported that the Phytosanitary has been regulated through the IPPC and ISPMs, the countries that are IPPC member maintain their NPPOS (National plant protection organization). NPPOs are basically the government agencies that implement the standards by developing and enforcing national regulations.

However, one important thing to consider in addition to NPPOs is that, pests for instance do not have boundaries. So the Phytosanitary is not limited to the member countries only. Therefore there are RPPOs (Regional plant protection organizations) to assist NPPOs. Where these regional agencies work in the neighboring countries and help in curbing the spread.

Further, responsibilities may include pest risk analysis, wood packaging material regulations, inspection, pest reporting and Surveillance in this subject area.

What is Phytosanitary certification?

An important concept under this study is related to Phytosanitary certification. These certifications are issued by the NPPOs of exporting countries. The purpose of these certifications is to ensure that the consignments of the items are according to the standards as prescribed by IPPC.

Who does the inspection?

The duty of inspection is critical for the purpose of providing certifications to the NPPOs exporting countries. The personnel authorized by the NPPOs perform the tasks in both cases either import or export. While exporting it is critical to ensure that the items meet the standard and requirement criteria and in the case of importing, it is the right of the receiving country to either reject or retain the products being shipped.

Conclusion

To sum, the concept is very useful and unique. And as the globalization has paced up, and the world has become a global village, the utility of this concept and doubled.