PQPMC

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• Description of the NPPO

Publication Date

27-08-2014

Last Updated

05-10-2022

Short Description

Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center (PQPMC) is a Central Level Organization under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. With the new federal structure by the decision of Government of Nepal (GoN) dated 17 April, 2018 PQPMC has been established as a central office under MoALD (formerly National Plant Quarantine Program and Pesticide Registration and Management Division both under Plant Protection Directorate-PPD). Plant Quarantine is identified as the Federal Function by the constitution of Nepal 2015. Formerly PPD was assigned as the NPPO of Nepal by notification on the gazette dated Jan 2, 2014. Now PQPMC has been assigned as the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of Nepal, and is responsible for implementing the Plant Quarantine and Protection Act, 2007 (First amendment 2022) and Regulation, 2010 and the Pesticide Management Act 2019. The chief of the PQPMC is assigned as the Official Contact Point of IPPC and APPPC and also as the Designated National Authority of Rotterdam Convention. Thus PQPMC has the mandate to regulate the potential risk on plant health arising from the international trade of the plants and plant products and to regulate the import, distribution, use and management of pesticides. Government of Nepal has established Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center at the central level under which there are 15 quarantine offices. Out of which 11 are located at Indo-Nepal borders, 3 at China-Nepal borders and one at the Tribhuwan International Airport. There are 5 sections in the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center. They are: • National Plant Protection Organization Section • Plant Quarantine Regulation and Monitoring Section • Pesticide Registration and Management Section • Pest Risk Analysis Section • Survey and Surveillance Section

Contact for Info

Sabitri Baral Chief Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center Phone : +9771555798/5010111/5535844 Mobile: +9779841355908 Email: [email protected]/[email protected]/ [email protected] Web: http://npponepal.gov.np/

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Website

http://npponepal.gov.np/