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Some countries require shipments to enter the country through designated ports.
You may refuse to issue an export certificate if a designated port is not listed correct answers
FALSE, do not refuse
Safeguarding correct answers prevents regulated pests of concern from infesting or infecting the
shipment after official sampling, inspection testing, treatment, or certification has taken place
If a consignment_______________, has not _________________, and is _____________, you
can replace a PPQ Form 577 or 579 if all phytosanitary requirements of the new country can and
have been met. correct answers has been exported from the U.S
officially entered the commerce of the importing country
being stored in a foreign country
Do not include on an export certificate. correct answers non-phytosanitary information
export certification correct answers a process of verification to determine if an agricultural
commodity meets the entry requirements of an importing country
is the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the United States, and assumes the
responsibility of managing the export program in alignment with its mission. correct answers
The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Phytosanitary certificates are issued from correct answers an exporting NPPO to an importing
NPPO
The U.S. does not require export certification of commodities, but rather provides certification as
a service to U.S. exporters correct answers True
MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) correct answers Grants the authority for participating
states to issue certificates.
• Is renewed every five years.
• Specifies responsibilities for USDA-APHIS-PPQ and the participating state regulatory agency.
ACOs are correct answers Federal, State or County officials accredited to inspect commodities,
issue export certificates, and support the continuity, credibility and integrity of the export
program at the grass roots level.
First Contact correct answers PPQ ACO: Supervisor
State/County ACO: Supervisor or State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO)
, Applicant: State/County/Federal ACO
Second Contact correct answers ECS (Export Certification Specialist)
Third Contact correct answers SPHD: State Plant Health Director
Fourth Contact correct answers RPM/ NOM: Regional Program Manager /National Operations
Manager
Last contact correct answers ES: Export Services
PPQ Authority comes from; correct answers • Legislation
• Regulations
• Conventions
• Standards
There are also international
Legislation correct answers PPA: Plant Protection Act of 2000
CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
ESA: Endangered Species Act
PPA correct answers Plant Protection Act; gives authority for issuing certificates for the export
of commodities
provides the authority to cooperate with other agencies to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, and
prevent or delay the spread of plant pests or noxious weeds.
CITES correct answers Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species; protect those
animal and plant species which are threatened by international trade.
establishes an international legal framework with common procedural mechanisms for the
prevention of trade in endangered species.
ESA correct answers Endangered Species Act; provides the framework for regulation of CITES
PPQ's regulatory authority to conduct certification inspections and issue export certificates
comes from correct answers the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
CFR states correct answers The regulations for enforcing the PPA.
Provisions for entering into cooperative programs with other state and federal cooperators.
Who is involved and what their responsibilities are?
What can and cannot be certified?
Some countries require shipments to enter the country through designated ports.
You may refuse to issue an export certificate if a designated port is not listed correct answers
FALSE, do not refuse
Safeguarding correct answers prevents regulated pests of concern from infesting or infecting the
shipment after official sampling, inspection testing, treatment, or certification has taken place
If a consignment_______________, has not _________________, and is _____________, you
can replace a PPQ Form 577 or 579 if all phytosanitary requirements of the new country can and
have been met. correct answers has been exported from the U.S
officially entered the commerce of the importing country
being stored in a foreign country
Do not include on an export certificate. correct answers non-phytosanitary information
export certification correct answers a process of verification to determine if an agricultural
commodity meets the entry requirements of an importing country
is the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the United States, and assumes the
responsibility of managing the export program in alignment with its mission. correct answers
The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Phytosanitary certificates are issued from correct answers an exporting NPPO to an importing
NPPO
The U.S. does not require export certification of commodities, but rather provides certification as
a service to U.S. exporters correct answers True
MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) correct answers Grants the authority for participating
states to issue certificates.
• Is renewed every five years.
• Specifies responsibilities for USDA-APHIS-PPQ and the participating state regulatory agency.
ACOs are correct answers Federal, State or County officials accredited to inspect commodities,
issue export certificates, and support the continuity, credibility and integrity of the export
program at the grass roots level.
First Contact correct answers PPQ ACO: Supervisor
State/County ACO: Supervisor or State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO)
, Applicant: State/County/Federal ACO
Second Contact correct answers ECS (Export Certification Specialist)
Third Contact correct answers SPHD: State Plant Health Director
Fourth Contact correct answers RPM/ NOM: Regional Program Manager /National Operations
Manager
Last contact correct answers ES: Export Services
PPQ Authority comes from; correct answers • Legislation
• Regulations
• Conventions
• Standards
There are also international
Legislation correct answers PPA: Plant Protection Act of 2000
CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
ESA: Endangered Species Act
PPA correct answers Plant Protection Act; gives authority for issuing certificates for the export
of commodities
provides the authority to cooperate with other agencies to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, and
prevent or delay the spread of plant pests or noxious weeds.
CITES correct answers Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species; protect those
animal and plant species which are threatened by international trade.
establishes an international legal framework with common procedural mechanisms for the
prevention of trade in endangered species.
ESA correct answers Endangered Species Act; provides the framework for regulation of CITES
PPQ's regulatory authority to conduct certification inspections and issue export certificates
comes from correct answers the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
CFR states correct answers The regulations for enforcing the PPA.
Provisions for entering into cooperative programs with other state and federal cooperators.
Who is involved and what their responsibilities are?
What can and cannot be certified?
