AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT INSPECTION SERVICES

1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT INSPECTION SERVICES Ms Salamina Maelane Directorate : Agricultural Product Inspection Services Agribusiness Export Awareness Workshop CEDARA COLLEGE – KWAZULU NATAL 18 NOVEMBER 2010

2. Overview of the presentation • WTO Intro • Structure • Core Functions • Legislative mandate • Key deliverables • Footprint • Trade requirements • Inspection requirements • Inspection processes • Specific Requirements for inspections • Current Export markets • Phytosanitary Risk management • Challenges • Contact details

3. INTERNATIONAL SPS OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES • WTO intro

4. WTO Coverage of SPS and TBT Agreements • Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement • Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement Technical Regulation Any other Objective Protect Human Life Protect Animal Life Protect Plant Life Protect a Country From risks arising from From risks arising from From risks arising from From risks arising from Additivescontaminantstoxins or disease-causing organism in their foods plant or animal carried diseases Additives toxins pests diseases disease-causing organisms Pests diseases disease-causing organisms TBT SPS

5. 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

6. 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

7. StructureFood Safety and Biosecurity Agreements (SPS/TBT) Directorates Policy Operations

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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)

11. Key deliverables • Inspections • Investigations • Audits • Surveys • Rapid response

12. DAFF- Minister ORGANOGRAM DG ‘s office DDGs CHIEF DIRECTORATE APIS DIRECTORATE NPPPIS PEPC EC WC GP KZN AIRPORT SEA PORT LAND BORDERS QUALITY ASSURANCE GENETIC RESOURCES PLANT HEALTH

13. 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.

14. map Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Eastern Cape Western Cape

15. DAFF Offices

16. SOUTH AFRICAN BORDERS

17. Trade Requirements

18. Inspection Processes Request from a client Export requirements Sampling and inspection Risk management decisions

19. Specific Requirements for inspections

20. 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)

21. Current Pre-clearance & Preseason clearance markets

22. PHYTOSANITARY RISK MANAGEMENT

23. PHYTOSANITARY RISK MANAGEMENT

24. 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).

25. 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 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

26. 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

27. ANY QUESTIONS?