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Glossary Of Common Definitions And Terms
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Additional Declaration
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A statement that is required by an importing country to be entered in
Phytosanitary Certificate and which provides specific additional information pertinent to the phytosanitary condition of a consignment.
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Authorised Officer |
A technical officer of state/central government organisation authorised to issue
phytosanitary certificate.
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Biological Control Agent |
A natural enemy, antagonist, competitor or other organism used for pest control. |
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Bulbs & Tubers
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A commodity class for dormant underground parts of plant intended for
planting (includes corms and rhizomes).
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Certificate
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An official document which attests to the phytosanitary status of any
consignment affected by phytosanitary regulations.
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Commodity
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A type of plant, plant product, or other article being moved for trade or other
purpose.
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Compliance Procedure
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Official procedure used to verify that a consignment complies with stated
phytosanitary requirements.
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Consignment
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A quantity of plants, plant products and/or other regulated articles being moved
from one country to another and covered by a single phytosanitary certificate (a consignment may be composed of one or more lots).
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Consignment in transit
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A consignment that is not imported into a country but passes through it to another country, subject to official procedures which ensure that it remains
enclosed, and is not split up, not combined with other consignments nor has its packaging changed.
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Country Of Origin ( of a consignment of plant products)
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Country where the plants from which the plant products are derived were grown.
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Country Of Origin ( of a consignment of plants)
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Country Of Origin (of a
consignment of plant products)
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Country of origin (of regulated articles other than plants and plant products)
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Country where the regulated articles were first exposed to contamination by pests. |
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Country Of Re-export
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Country into which a consignment of plants, plant products, or other regulated articles have been imported and was stored, split up, had its packaging changed or was otherwise exposed to contamination by pests, prior to a third country. |
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Cut Flowers And Branches
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A commodity class for fresh parts of plants intended for decorative use and not for planting. |
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Devitalization |
A procedure rendering plants or plant products incapable of germination, growth or further reproduction
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Dunnage
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Wood packaging material used to secure or support a commodity but which does not
remain associated with the commodity.
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Field
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A plot of land with defined boundaries within a place of production on which a
commodity was grown.
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Fruits And Vegetables
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A commodity class for fresh parts of plants intended for consumption or processing
and not for planting.
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Fumigation
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Treatment with a chemical agent that reaches the commodity wholly or primarily in
gaseous stage.
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Germplasm
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Plants and plant material intended for use in breeding or conservation programmes
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Grain
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A commodity class for seeds intended for processing or consumption and not for
planting.
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Import Permit
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Official document authorizing importation of a commodity or of a biological control agent in accordance with specified phytosanitary requirements.
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Inspection
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Official visual examination of plants, plant products or other regulated articles to determine if pests are present and/ or to determine compliance with phytosanitary regulations.
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Inspector
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A trained technical staff assigned with the responsibility of inspection/sampling of consignments of plants/plant products and other regulated articles for phytosanitary certification or a person authorised by the Dte of PPQS (NPPO) to discharge its
functions.
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IPPC
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International Plant Protection Convention, as deposited in 1951 with FAO in Rome and as subsequently amended.
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International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM)
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An international standard adopted by the conference of FAO, the interim commission on phytosanitary measures or the commission on phytosanitary measures established under IPPC.
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Issuing authority
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Any officer notified by the Government of India in the Gazette, for the purpose of issuance of phytosanitary certificate.
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Lot
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A number of units of a single commodity, identifiable by its homogeneity of composition, origin etc., forming part of a consignment.
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Responsibilities
Performing inspections of plants, plant products and other regulated articles for purposes related to the issuance of phytosanitary certificates.
Identification of plants and plant products.
Detection and identification of pests.
Performing or supervising phytosanitary treatments required for the certification in question.
Survey, monitoring and control activities related to phytosanitary certification.
Constructing appropriate certification systems and formulating instructions from importing country phytosanitary requirements.