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The Philippines' Bureau of Plant Industry, (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Industriya sa Paghahalaman, [4] abbreviated as BPI) is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for serving and supporting the Philippine plant industry sector.
Plant Quarantine Act; Long title: An Act to regulate the importation of nursery stock and other plants and plant products; to enable' the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quarantine districts for plant diseases and insect pests; to permit and regulate the movement of fruits, plants, and vegetables therefrom, and for other purposes.
Plant quarantine is a technique for ensuring disease- and pest-free plants, ... Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service
Article 5.1 - Members shall ensure that their sanitary or phytosanitary measures are based on an assessment, as appropriate to the circumstances, of the risks to human, animal or plant life or health, taking into account risk assessment techniques developed by the relevant international organizations. Annex A.4 – outlines risk assessment process.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) are responsible for safeguarding agriculture and natural resources from the risks associated with the entry, establishment, or spread of animal and plant pests and noxious weeds. Phytosanitary certification is provided as a service to U.S ...
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is a 1951 multilateral treaty overseen by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization that aims to secure coordinated, effective action to prevent and to control the introduction and spread of pests of plants and plant products. The Convention extends beyond the protection of ...
As about 24,000 Filipinos who lost their jobs abroad are being transported by land, sea or air to their provincial homes, the president warned local officials not to refuse them entry out of ...
Health Regulations and Facility Development Cluster (HRFDC) 1. Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) 2. Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) 3. Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) 4. Knowledge Management and Information Technology Service (KMITS) 5. Procurement Service (PS) Special Concerns and Public-Private Partnership Cluster ...