10 june 2014, presented by dr. hean vanhan by dr. hean vanhan deputy director general of general...
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Presented by Dr. Hean Vanhan Deputy Director General of General Directorate of Agriculture/MAFF
MP(855)12818216/(855)97 5577880 / E-mail: [email protected] 1 1
10 June 2014,
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CONTENT of this
Presentation 1. What is the Phytosanitary Measure?
2. The Right and Obligation in Implementation of Phytosanitary Measure
3. Why do We need to Prioritize in the Implementation of the Phytosanitary Measure?
4. Why do we need the Phytosanitary Automation?
5. The Project Proposal on Phytosanitary Automation
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Phytosanitary (pertaining Plant Quarantine) Measure: • Any legislation, regulation or official procedure having
the purpose to prevent the introduction and/ or spread of quarantine pests .
1. What is the Phytosanitary Measure?
http://www.fao.org/docrep/w3587e/w3587e01.htm
For the purposes of the SPS Agreement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures are defined as any measures applied: • to protect human or animal life from risks arising from additives,
contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in their food; • to protect human life from plant- or animal-carried diseases; • to protect animal or plant life from pests, diseases, or disease-causing
organisms; • to prevent or limit other damage to a country from the entry,
establishment or spread of pests. These include sanitary and phytosanitary measures taken to protect the health of fish and wild fauna, as well as of forests and wild flora.
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/spsund_e.htm
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ACCESSIONS
Cambodia Cambodia submitted, on 22 July 2003, its acceptance of the terms and
conditions of membership set out in the Accession Protocol which was approved by the Ministerial Conference on 11 September 2003 and signed by Cambodia subject to ratification.
Cambodia became the 148th member of the WTO on 13 October 2004. Cambodia is the second LDC to join the WTO through the full working party negotiation process.
(http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/a1_cambodge_e.htm)
SPS is an Int’l
Treaty of the WTO
Members have the right to take SPS measures necessary for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health, provided that such measures are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
(Article 2 of SPS Agreement : Basic Rights and Obligations)
13 October 2004
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ACCESSIONS
Cambodia • ATIGA: CHAPTER 8 : SPS MEASURES/ Article 79 -85
• ATIGA: Article 49 : Establishment of the ASEAN Single Window Member States shall undertake necessary measures to establish and
operate their respective National Single Windows and the ASEAN Single Window in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window and the Protocol to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window.
SPS & NSW incl. in ATIGA
2015 : AFTA/ ATIGA will be a Duty Free Trade Area (Eliminate Tariff andCustom Taxes : Chapter2: TARIFF LIBERALISATION; Article 20: Elimination of Tariff Rate Quotas; CHAPTER 4 NON-TARIFF MEASURES; Article 41 General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions; Article 42: Elimination of Other Non-Tariff
Barriers….), But SPS Must be Strengthening (to protect Country Economy)
1999-04-30
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FTA with Potential to Kill Domestic Production
• WTO Free Trade Area
• ATIGA – (ASEAN Trade in Goods
Agreement),
• AFP-ASEAN Free Trade Area
Partnership
Trade within the group is duty free but members set their own tariffs on imports from non-members .
With Scientific Justification and May more impact to
Developing Countries
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Full Development of Land Transport Network in the Region increasing
Asian Highways Trans-Asian Railway GMS Corridors
The Risk of High potential to spread of Plant pest (& Others Hazardous)
Will Kill Domestic Production & Cambodia Export (esp. Agri-Product)
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ISPM 12/ IPPC: 2006-003: Electronic Certification - Appendix to ISPM 12:2011 (Electronic certificates should be issued by the NPPO of the exporting or re-exporting country and made directly available to the NPPO of the importing country without any intermediate step.
4.1. SPS/WTO Standards & Requirement:
Cambodia NPPO (GDA)
NPPO of
Importing Country
NPPO of
Exporting Country
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Cambodia be a member to IPPC (Int’l Plant Protection Organization) since 1952 IPPC Member Role in Phytosanitation (Article IV):
o Each contracting party shall make provision, to the best of its ability, for an Official National Plant Protection
Organization (NPPO) with the main responsibilities set out in this Article ( the issuance of Certificates relating to the phytosanitary regulations of the importing contracting party for consignments of plants, plant products and other regulated articles;……….)
General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) with have the PP-SPS Department is mandatory to play a role as Cambodia NPPO (Article 26 & 32/ Sub Decree 188)
www.ippc.int/sites/default/files/documents/20130603/13742.new_revised_text_of_the_international_plant_protectio_20130423211
7en_2013060311%3A04_65.4%20KB.pdf
4.2.For Fulfilling the Role of NPPO (GDA/MAFF)
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The issuance of phytosanitary certificates shall be carried out by public officers who are technically qualified and duly authorized by the official national plant protection organization to act on its behalf and under its control with such knowledge and information available to those officers that the authorities of importing contracting parties may accept the phytosanitary certificates with confidence as dependable documents." (See also ISPM Pub. No. 7: Export certification system).
4.2.For Fulfilling the Role of NPPO (GDA/MAFF)
Supporting Step to Set Up Regional PQ Offices, under authority of the NPPO/GDA/MAFF
Article V.2a of the IPPC (1997) states that: "Inspection and other related activities leading to issuance of phytosanitary certificates shall be carried out only by or under the authority of the official National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO)”.
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ATIGA: Article 49 : Establishment of the ASEAN Single Window Member States shall undertake necessary measures to establish
and operate their respective National Single Windows and the ASEAN Single Window in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window and the Protocol to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window.
4.2. ATIGA Standards & Requirement:
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the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) trade and
integration priorities of which a core focus area is to improve
trade facilitation by supporting reform and modernization of
import and export procedures making them faster, simpler and
more predictable for the private sector. Cambodia NSW : Lead by General Department of Custom and
Excise/ MEF.
4.3. National Single Window (NSW)
CUSTOM ASECUDA
NPD (Phytosanitary Automation)
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Trade Facilitation through Phytosanitary Automation
NPD
5 REGIONAL (Incl. 1 at SOWS-REF)
PQ OFFICES
In Place PQ Inspection
DG Monitor
NPPO of Imp-Exp Countries
Inspection Report (+GPS)
GDA/MAFF
PEST DIAGNOSISS
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Submitting Ministry/Agency : GeneralDirectorate of Agriculture (GDA), MAFF
Main beneficiaries: MAFF, General Directorate of Agriculture and food(Agri.Product) exporters.
Expected Starting -Completion Date: June 2014 – March 2015
Proposed Budget (from RETF): USD 392,800
Resources from BETF: Consultants services for various components.
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Current context and problem
1. The issue of Phytosanitary Certificates is mandated in Cambodia by the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA),MAFF (Follow the IPPC/FAO/UN)
2. Phytosanitary Certificates are issued in Phnom Penh with no role played by the Regional Agricultural Departments.
3. The procedure follows largely a manual process, with paper
documents .
4. Currently about 10,000 export consignments per annum requiring certification
5. Agricultural products for export are originating in peripheral provinces, causing additional costs and delays for traders requesting certificates as they have to travel to the capital both to apply and to obtain certificates.
6. Current proposal formulated based on recommendations made by ICT expert and SPS Expert.
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IMPACT:
• To Improve access, and reduce the time and cost for exporters to obtain Phytosanitary Certificates in Cambodia.
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Five Key Outcomes
1. Business Process Redesign: for online processing and decentralization to Regional PQ Office under authority of NPPO (GDA/MAFF);
2. Automation: Online application, mobile devices for inspection, decentralized certificate generation.
3. Legal/Procedural Reform: reform to support the new decentralized and automated business processes.
4. Information Sharing: i.e with National Single Window
5. Sustainability: organizational and fee models
Presented by Dr. Hean Vanhan Deputy Director General of General Directorate of Agriculture/MAFF
MP(855)12818216/(855)97 5577880 / E-mail: [email protected] 18 18