National Information Exchange Processes of

Sri Lanka

By H.M.J.Bandara

Functions of NPPO

 

1. Planning, implementing, and monitoring of National level work programme to maintain the quality of seed, planting materials and plant products of govt. Farms, Farmers and private sector organizations.

 Cont…

Functions of NPPO  

2. Management of environmentally suitable and economically viable pest control programme utilizing Integrated Pest Management programmes.

Cont…

Functions of NPPO 

 

3. Fulfilled the quarantine and Phytosanitary requirements of imported and exported plants, Planting materials, Plant products to comply with international trade.

Ministry of Agriculture Livestock land & Irrigation

Department of Agriculture Director General of Agriculture

NPPO

Director Seed Certification and Plant Protection Centre

Official Contact Point

National Plant Quarantine Service

National Inquiry point

Katunayake

Colombo Harbor(Sea Port)

Entry Point Colombo

Colombo Airport Entry Point Katunayake

Internal Plant Protection Unit

Gannoruwa

Pest Control Unit Gannoruwa

Entry Points 

Activities, Facilities & Staff 

 

• Colombo

• Seaport

• Entry point

• 20 Plant Quarantine

Officers

• 100-120 Phytosanitary

issued/day

• Under computerized

system

• Colombo

• Airport

• Entry point

• 18 Plant Quarantine

Officers

• 20 –30 Phytosanitary

issued/day

• Under Manual system

Local Information Exchange Procedure

•Import Permit Requirements

•Inspection Procedures (For different commodities)

•Sample drawing and testing

•Interception Records

•Interceped pest Identification data

•Treatment Informations

•Post entry Quarantine Data

Above Informations are available at official contact point (SCPP Centre), NPQS, Sea Port , Airport

Any new condition or information requested by other units will be delivered promptly from official contact point SCPP center.

All the information received from FAO, IPPC, APPPC and from other NPPO’s are also delivered respectively to the above units.

 

• Requirement of permits

• Limitations for specified comodities

- fresh fruits (enroute cooling)- seed potato (controlled

conditions)

• Importers must notify in advance the arrival of specific consignments

Restrictions at entry points

• Prohibitions of import is being applied for few specified economically important commodities under draft regulations.

• Prohibition previously enforced on importation of Horticultural planting materials few other commodities had been relaxed under draft regulations

Prohibitions

Cont…

• Pest risk analysis programmes has been proposed for implementation to provided Technical Justification for high risk commodities.

Prohibitions

 

• Treatment

• Sorting

• Disinfections of premises

• Processing reshipment / Destructions

Other Measures applied on non compliance

SUMMARY OF PLANT PROTECTION

ORDINANCE 35 OF 1999

1. Short Title

Part 1 (Administration of the Act)

2. Appointment of Director General of Agriculture

3. Authorized officers. (To operate PQ activities within Sri Lanka

Part 11 (Procedure)

4. 1-3 Entry on land for inspection is lawful order to carry out prevention of pest.

5. Entry is not trespassing

6.1-5 Powers to DGA authorized officers to execute work and recover the expense.

Part 111 (Quarantine pests)

7.1-7 Declaration of quarantine pests which shall not import.

Actions to be taken to control if any such quarantine pest is present.

Provisions for importation of such pests for Research purpose to relevant institutes.

Part 1V

8. Constitution of appeal panel and appointments.

9. Appeal

Part V

10. Offences

11. Penalties

Part V1 (General)

12.1-6 Provisions to make regulations

13. Repeal of chapter 447

14. Sinhala text to prevail

Part V11

15. Interpretation of the items

Plant Quarantine Regulations

Plant Quarantine regulations are still under draft form.

We still operate on previous plant quarantine regulations gazetted on 02.11.1981 under No: 165/2 section 9 of the Plant Protection Ordinance (Chapter 447)