International Plant Protection Convention



Description of NPPO

• The National Plant protection Service is the defence arm of the Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security in Mauritius.

• mandate: - protect the country’s agricultural economy and natural resources

Responsibilities of the National Plant protection Service

(in relation to the implementation of measures to protect plant health and human health as part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

• to protect plant life or health and to prevent or limit damage from risks arising from entry, establishment or spread of plants;

Activities of the NPPO

• to implement quarantine regulations under the Plant Protection Act (2006);

• to regulate and enforce activities as well as biosecurity measures and the implementation of Quarantine Protocols e.g White Grub Protocol with Reunion, protocol on Giant African Snail with Australia

• Policy formulation of Phytosanitary measure related to International Trade;

• to implement SPS measures in the context of WTO;

• to provide a wide range of services to importers, exporters and the planting community ;

o Phytosanitary certification

o Inspection and Clearance of imported Agricultural Commodities

o Pest Risk Analysis

• to carry research and development activities in specialised disciplines of phytopathology and quarantine

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