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3.4.5 Country IPP Report: Nepal
1. List of Point of Entry with Restrictions:
• Altogether 9 points of entry are functioning.
• Out of them 7 land border checkpoints are in the southern side bordering India and 1
check point in northern side bordering China (Tibet)
• 1 is at Trivuwan International Airport, Kathmandu.
• 2 additional points of entry are being opened in the Chinese border & 4 points of entry
in Indian border.
• Phytosanitary certificates & import permit are issued through these entry points.
• Plant Quarantine Officer is designated to every entry point.
2. Information on NPPO :
• The Plant Protection Directorate under Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives, Department of Agriculture has been recognized as the National
Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) for official contact point in Nepal.
NPPO : Functions :
• International Coordination
• Phytosanitary Certification for exporting plants & plant products.
• Surveillance of standing crops, forest plants and plant products in storage & in
transit for pest attack, infestation & control of pest.
• Inspection of plants & plant products in transit to stop the entry & spread of pests &
treatment for infected lot, like fumigation (Phytosanitary action).
• Protect endangered area & Identify PFA & area of low pest prevalence.
• Regulate export, import and distribution of BCA.
• Flow information on regulated pests & their control measures.
• Implement Internal Quarantine Program in the country.
• Notify other countries about the enforcement of phytosanitary measures in the
country according to WTO's SPS measures & other international commitments.
• Provide the regulated pest lists to other country's NPPO, International & Regional
Organizations where Nepal is a signatory country.
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