To attest that consignment meets phytosanitary import requirements and is undertaken by a national plant protection organisation (NPPO)
The phytosanitary certificate is issued by the exporting country’s NPPO official authority.
The certificate is received by the NPPO official authority of the importing country.
There are legal requirements for phytosanitary certificates when importing or exporting plants and plant products. These requirements are in place to protect against the spread of harmful pests and diseases across borders.
More than 5,000,000 electronic phytosanitary certificates (ePhyto) have been exchanged in a productive environment since its implementation in 2020. Monthly exchange average: 200,000 ePhytos.
IPPC ePhyto Solution
No differences. All implementations use IPPC Standard 17A
Multilateral (HUB-IPPC), Regional (IOPACK Pacific Alliance), Bilateral (G-to-G)
Dissemination and training
Examine the potential for further contributions from relevant international organisations to the identification of appropriate digital technological solutions to facilitate international paperless exchanges of health certificates in a single window environment[1].