AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT
INSPECTION SERVICES
Ms Salamina Maelane
Directorate : Agricultural Product Inspection
Services
Agribusiness Export Awareness Workshop
CEDARA COLLEGE – KWAZULU NATAL
18 NOVEMBER 2010
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Overview of the presentation
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1) WTO Intro
2) Structure
3) Core Functions
4) Legislative mandate
5) Key deliverables
6) Footprint
7) Trade requirements
8) Inspection requirements
9) Inspection processes
10)Specific Requirements for inspections
11)Current Export markets
12)Phytosanitary Risk management
13)Challenges
14)Contact details
INTERNATIONAL SPS OBLIGATIONS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
WTO intro
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Coverage of
WTO
SPS and TBT
- Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement
Agreements
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement
Technical Regulation
Any other
Objective
Protect
Human Life
Protect
Animal Life
From risks arising from
From risks arising from
Additives
contaminants
toxins or diseasecausing organism
in their foods
plant or animal
carried diseases
TBT
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Protect
Plant Life
Protect
a Country
From risks arising from
From risks arising from
Additives
Pests
toxins
diseases
pests
disease-causing
organisms
diseases
disease-causing
organisms
SPS
Provides for Protection of Animal, Human &
Plant Health and Life
Recognises the OIE, Codex & IPPC as the
respective international standard setting
bodies
RSA is a member country of the WTO, OIE,
Codex and IPPC which implies obligations and
responsibilities such as
To make provision a national plant protection
organization
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INTERNATIONAL SPS OBLIGATIONS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICIAL NPPO
Issuance of certificates
Surveillance of growing plants, stored and
transported articles
Inspection of consignments regulated articles
Disinfection or disinfection of consignments
Protection of endangered areas
Conduct PRA
Ensure phytosanitary security
Training and development of staff
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Structure
Food Safety and Biosecurity
WTO
Biosecurity
Food Safety
Agreements
(SPS/TBT)
Directorates
Policy
Operations
S
FS & QA
PS
TBT
BS
PH
APIS
Inspection Services
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VS
VQPH
INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
D: APIS is guided by the following in terms of
international agreements, guidelines and
standards
IPPC - to protect plant resources from harmful
pests (phytosanitary measures) which may be
introduced through international trade.
Codex Alimentarius – protecting the health of
consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food
trade. Deals with food safety, MRL and toxins
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INSPECTION SERVICES
CORE BUSINESS
Manage the levels of risks associated with
food safety and quality, diseases, pests
and support fair trade.
Protocols and work programs
Inspections
Audits
Permits
Surveys
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Core Functions
Administration and services delivery in terms of more
than 10 Acts of Parliament
Agricultural Pests Act, 1983
Agricultural Products Standards Act, 1990
Liquor Products Act, 1989
Plant Improvement Act, 1976
Plant Breeder’s Rights Act, 1989
Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 1997
International Agreements (WTO-SPS, WTO-TBT, CBD,
ISTA)
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Key deliverables
Inspections
Investigations
Audits
Surveys
Rapid response
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DAFF- Minister
ORGANOGRAM
DG ‘s office
DDGs
CHIEF DIRECTORATE
APIS DIRECTORATE
NPPPIS
EC
WC
GP
PEPC
KZN
AIRPORT
SEA PORT
LAND BORDERS
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
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GENETIC
RESOURCES
PLANT
HEALTH
APIS: STRUCTURE
Directorate: Agricultural Product Inspection
Services (APIS)
Director: Mr Mooketsa Ramasodi
Division: National Plant and Plant Product
Inspection Services (NPPPIS), Mr Mike
Holtzhausen.
 Division: Ports of Entry Point Control (PEPC),
Mr Ernest Phoku and Mr Amos van Schoor.
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map
Gauteng
KwazuluEastern
Cape
Western
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Cape
Natal
DAFF Offices
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SOUTHSouth
AFRICAN
BORDERS
African
Ports of entry
South African Ports of entry
Harbors
Main airport
Harbors
Airport
Main airport
Border post
Airport
Customs
BorderPolice
post control
Customs
Police control
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National Department of Agriculture
National Department of Agriculture
Trade Requirements
Exports
• Export requirements (Permit, Directive, Protocols)
• Quality certificate
• Inspection, testing
• Phytosanitary certificate/Vet Certificate
• Treatment (Fumigation, cold steri etc)
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Inspection Processes
Export Control
Request from a client
Export requirements
Sampling and inspection
Risk management decisions
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Specific Requirements for inspections
• Documents must be complete, consistent, valid and
not fraudulent
Document
checks
• Verification of consignment identity and integrity
• Visual examination for pests, diseases or other non
Inspections conformities
• Nature of the inspection findings determines the type
of decisions to be adopted
Regulatory • These decisions include certifications, passed for
export or rejections.
decisions
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CURRENT EXPORT MARKETS
EU – Traditional biggest trading partner
Phyto Measures (PM) – Directive
India & Taiwan – Directive
 Permit markets
Most of the African countries
Some middle east countries
Bilateral agreement/protocol
China & USA
Preclearance markets
Japan, Korea, Mexico & USA
Preseason clearance markets
China, Israel & Taiwan (only apples)
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Current Pre-clearance & Preseason
clearance markets
Country
ALL
China
EU
Citrus Deciduous Grapes Other
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Israel
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Japan
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Korea
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Mexico
Taiwan
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USA
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PHYTOSANITARY RISK MANAGEMENT
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Authorization
Requirement
Phytosanitary system
Permit
Pc
Permit
Pc + AD
Directive (EU)
Pc + AD
Directive
(Taiwan)
Pc+AD+Tr
Pc based on QA
inspection and certificate
APIS Inspection + PC +
AD
EU CBS RMS,
Registration Production
units, inspection
(QA/PPECB or
APIS)(strike system)
Pc+AD
Register PUs and PH
Pre-export verification
Inspection/APIS
TR/PPECB & PC+AD
PHYTOSANITARY RISK MANAGEMENT
Authorization Requirement
Bi-lateral
Agreement
(China)
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Pc + AD +
Treatment
Bi-lateral
Program
(USA)
Pc + AD +
Treatment
Protocol
(Korea +
Japan)
Pc + AD +
Treatment
Phytosanitary system
Register PUs and PH,
submit for pre export
approval
Sample + Inspection/APIS
Tr/PPECB & PC+AD
Register PU & PH
Pre-clearance inspection
Sample + Inspection/APIS
Tr/PPECB & PC+AD
Register PU & PH
Pre-clearance inspection
Sample + Inspection/APIS
Tr/PPECB & PC+AD
Export Control at Port Exports
Exportation of agricultural products
• Can be a pathway for the introduction of exotic pathogens and pests
of plant and animals into importing countries. These organisms can be detrimental
to the local agricultural resources should they become established within the
importing countries.
Throughout the value chain there is an involvement of other stakeholders including the
DAFF’s assignee like Perishable Product Export Control Board (PPECB).
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Competiveness through Food Safety and
Biosecurity
GAIN: Opening of new markets
RETAIN: Ongoing inputs to keep existing markets open
OPTIMISE: Ongoing inputs to improve terms and scope
of access to existing markets
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ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE IMPOSSIBLE IF: South
Africa does not protect its biosecurity by
preventing entry of pests, diseases and other
regulated articles posing a threat to food
safety and biosecurity
OFFICE DETAILS
Where to find us:
190 Mahatma Gandhi/ Point road
Point
Durban
REGIONAL MANAGER: SALAMINA MAELANE
TEL: 031-337 2755/ 6
Email: SalaminaMeh@nda.agric.za
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ANY QUESTIONS?
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