Description of the Swiss NPPO

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• Description of the NPPO

Publication Date

31-07-2013

Last Updated

02-05-2024

Short Description

The Swiss Federal Plant Protection Service (SPPS) is responsible for the prevention of the introduction and spread of particularly harmful pests and diseases (Quarantine organisms) that affect plants and plant products. It is run jointly by the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). The SPPS collaborates with Swiss and foreign authorities, international organizations as well as associations and farmers in Switzerland. The legal basis for phytosanitary measures in Switzerland is the Plant Protection Ordinance.

Contact for Info

Swiss Plant Protection service SPPS, Federal Office for Agriculture, Plant health unit, Schwarzenburgstrasse 165, 3003 Bern, phone(secretariat): +41 58 462 25 50, e-mail: [email protected]

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Website

http://www.plantprotectionservice.ch/