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Publication Date

04-08-2014

Last Updated

05-10-2022

Short Description

Phytosanitary matters NPPO Nepal has officially declared total of 254 Pests of 18 commodities and endorsed 33 different NSPMs and directives on domestic quarantine. The national pest list of 33 different commodities has been prepared which includes 753 different pests including algae, bacteria, fungi, insects, mites, nematodes, phanerogamic parasites, plasmodium and viruses. Nepal has gone online for the issuance of phytosanitary documents through its own Nepal Natioanl Single Window (NNSW). The development of NNSW was initiated in Nov 2019 and with the MoU with the Department of Customs on Jan 21, 2021 online issuance of entry permits was initiated on Mar 2021 and as of now all the entry permits are issued online. Phytosanitary certification was initiated online on Sep 2021 and has been linked with the IPPC e-phyto hub and exchanging the e-phytos. The Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) of NPPO Nepal has been successfully completed which was technically assisted by IPPC and financially supported by World Bank. The process was initiated in March, 2021 and concluded in March, 2022. Pesticides Management Pesticides management activities are performed based on the provision made by Pesticide Act 2019 and Pesticide Regulation 1993. Pesticide Registration and Management Division is mandated to enact the Pesticide Act and regulation. A total of 165 pesticides have been registered which include 56 insecticides, 5 acaricides, 1 nematicide, 42 fungicides, 2 rodenticides, 1 molluscicide, 14 bio-pesticides, 13 herbal pesticides, 30 herbicides and 1 bactericide are registered. Likewise 24 pesticides of different common names are banned.

Contact for Info

Plant Quarantine and pesticide Management Center Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur Nepal Phone: +97715553798/5535844/5010111 email: [email protected] web: npponepal.gov.np

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http://npponepal.gov.np/