Article IV. 2 of the IPPC
The responsibilities of an official national plant protection organization shall include the following:
(e) the protection of endangered areas and the designation, maintenance and surveillance of pest free areas and areas of low pest prevalence;
Pest Free Area: An area in which a specific pest is absent as demonstrated by scientific evidence and in which, where appropriate, this condition is being officially maintained [ISPM 2, 1995; revised CPM, 2015] (ISPM5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms)
PFA: Pest free area [ISPM 2, 1995; revised ICPM, 2001] (ISPM5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms)
Pest free place of production: Place of production in which a specific pest is absent as demonstrated by scientific evidence and in which, where appropriate, this condition is being officially maintained for a defined period [ISPM 10, 1999; revised CPM, 2015] (ISPM5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms)
Pest free production site: A production site in which a specific pest is absent, as demonstrated by scientific evidence, and in which, where appropriate, this condition is being officially maintained for a defined period [ISPM 10, 1999; revised CPM, 2015] (ISPM5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms)
Practically free (of a consignment, field, or place of production): Without pests (or a specific pest) in numbers or quantities in excess of those that can be expected to result from, and be consistent with, good cultural and handling practices employed in the production and marketing of the commodity [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995] (ISPM5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms)
Area: An officially defined country, part of a country or all or parts of several countries [FAO, 1990; revised ISPM 2, 1995; CEPM, 1999; based on the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO, 1994)] (ISPM5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms)
Area of low pest prevalence: An area, whether all of a country, part of a country, or all or parts of several countries, as identified by the competent authorities, in which a specific pest is present at low levels and which is subject to effective surveillance or control measures [IPPC, 1997; revised CPM, 2015] (ISPM5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms)
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ISPM 5 GLOSSARY OF PHYTOSANITARY TERMS
This reference standard is a listing of terms and definitions with specific meaning for phytosanitary systems worldwide. It has been developed to provide a harmonized internationally agreed vocabulary associated with the implementation of the IPPC and ISPMs.
The country page shows the contact information of the IPPC Official Contact Points of the IPPC Contracting Parties and local contacts of non-Contracting parties and Territories. Under the contact information, it lists the public national reporting obligations which shall be reported by the contracting parties via this Country page. These obligations include reporting of (1)Designation of an Official IPPC Contact Point, (2)Description of the NPPO, (3)Phytosanitary requirements, restrictions & prohibitions, (4)List of entry points, (5)List of regulated pest, (6)Pest report and (7)Emergency action.