Animal and Plant Biosecurity (Animal and Plant) Regulations, 2014 (No. 78 of 2014)

1. Citation

2. Interpretation

3. Identification marks

4. Surety

5. ChiefVeterinary Officer to be official contact

6. Chief Plant Protection Officer to be official contact point

7. National Plant Protection Organisation

8. International Reporting Requirements [17th October 2014] Supplement to Official Gazette 1565 S.I. 78 of 2014 ANIMAL AND PLANT BIOSECURITY ACT, 2014 (Act 10 of 2014) Animal and Plant Biosecurity (Animal and Plant) Regulations, 2014 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 7 of the Animal and Plant Biosecurity Act, 2014, the Minister of Natural Resources on the advice of the Seychelles Agricultural Agency and the National Biosecurity Committee makes the following Regulations-

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Animal and Citation Plant Biosecurity (Animal and Plant) Regulations, 2014.

2. In these Regulations - Interpretation "international reporting requirements" means the obligations of the national plant protection organisation to report on the status of pests and diseases to competent international authorities and national authorities of trading partners under the provisions of- (a) the agreement on the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures; (b) the International Plant Protection Convention; and (c) other international and regional agreements and treaties to which Seychelles is signatory; "Convention" means the International Plant 1566 Supplement to Official Gazette [ 17th October 2014] [17th October 2014] Supplement to Official Gazette 1567 1h Protection Convention adopted on 6 December, 8.( I) The Agency shall comply with all international International Reporting 1951 at Rome and includes amendment thereto; reporting requirements under the international and regional Requirements agreements and treaties in accordance with these regulations, "national plant protection organisation" means the for the fulfillment of Seychelles' obligations under those Seychelles Agricultural Agency designated by the agreements. President under section 4 of the Act. (2) The Agency shall provide the following Identification 3. A biosecurity officer may, for the purposes of the information to the IPPC Secretariat and other contracting marks Act, apply or cause to be applied an identification mark to an parties to the Convention in pursuant to Seychelles' obligations animal, animal product, container, premises, equipment, under the International Plant Protection Convention - vehicle or aircraft. (a) the contact point for Seychelles for the Surety 4.(1) The master of an incoming vessel or captain of an exchange of information connected with the incoming aircraft which has on board a live animal forwhieh no implementation of the Convention; permission has been granted to remain in the Republic shall execute a bond with the Government in the amount of (b) official pest reports on plant pests m SCRl0,000 to ensure that the animal is on board the vessel or particular on the occurrence, outbreak or aircraft leaves Seychelles in compliance with section 46 (3) of spread of pests that may be of immediate or the Act. potential danger; (2) The amount of the bond entered into pursuant to (c) a description of the Agency and changes subregulation (I) shall be reimbursed upon confirmation that made in the constitution of the in Agency; the animal on board the vessel or aircraft has left Seychelles. (d) written laws in Seychelles establishing phytosanitary requirements, restrictions and Chief 5. The Chief Veterinary Officer shall be the official Veterinary prohibitions; Officer to be contact for the purposes of the fulfillment of Seychelles' official contact obligations under the World Organisation for Animal Health. (e) points of entry in Seychelles through which particular plants or plant products are Chief Plant 6. The Chief Plant Protection Officer shall be the required to be imported; Protection Officer to be official contact point for the purposes of the fulfillment of official contact Seychelles' obligations under the Convention. (f) a list ofregulated pests; and point National Plant 7. The Seychelles Agricultural Agency shall be the (g) emergency actions taken on the detection of a Prntcction Organisation national plant protection organisation for Seychelles for the pest posing a potential threat to Seychelles or purposes of fulfillment of Seychelles' obligations under any the report of such a detection,. international and regional agreements and treaties to which it is signatory and in particular the International Plant Protection (3) The Seychelles Agricultural Agency may, on Convention. request, provide information on the following-- - 1568 Supplement to Official Gazette [17th October 2014] [17th October 2014] Supplement to Official Gazette 1569 (a) any significant instances of non-compliance 6. Declared point of entry i .... J with phytosanitary certification; 7. Distinguish marks; number and I description of packages; name of I I (b) a description of its organizational produce; botanical name of plants arrangements for plant protection; 8. Quantity

9. This is to certify that the plants or plant products described above have been inspected (c) pest status; or according to appropriate procedures, and are considered to be free from quarantine pests, and practically free from other injurious pests, and that they are considered to conform (d) the rationale for phytosanitary requirements, with the current phytosanitary of the importing country. restrictions and prohibitions adopted by I 0. Additional declaration Seychelles. DISINFECTION AND /OR DISINFECTION TREATMENT Phytosanitary 9. A phytosanitary certificate issued pursuant to certificate 11. Treatment section 120(1) of the Act shall be in the form specified in the

12. Chemical (active ingredient) Schedule.

13. Duration and temperature Regulation 9 14. Concentration

15. Date

SCHEDULE 17. Place of issue Date Animal and Plant Biosecurity Act, 2014 Name of authorised ················· ... ·.................... Officer Signature (Act JO of 2014) Stamp of Organisation PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE Under Section 120(1) of.the Animal and Plant Biosecurity Act, 2014 (Act JO of 2014) -- 1. Name and address, of exporter J 2. Declared name and address of MADE this 17th day of October, 2014. consignee 3. The name of National Plant Protection Organisation of the importing country 4. Place of origin ID ITH ALEXANDER 5. Declared means of conveyance ACTING MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES