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CED-80-42 1 (1979-12-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobababh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION DECEMBER 28, 1979 b-196870 The honorable Bob Bergland The Secretary of Agriculture L2-- 11170 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: [Improvements Needed in Department of Agriculture's Certification that Export Shipments of Grain Conform with Phyto- sanitary Regulations of Foreign Countries/ (CED-80-42) We recently reviewed the Animal and Plant Health 36' 4vInspection Service's (APHIS') policies and procedures for issuing phytosanitary certificates on bulk grain exports. The certificates attest that the grain, upon inspection, is substantially free from injurious insects and that it meets the importing country's plant quarantine requirements--that is, it does not contain prohibited insects. cur review, which was riade at APHIS' headquarters and its field offices at six major export ports, indicated that the certificates lacked credibility because APHIS was not adequately inspecting the grain and did not have up-to-date information on all of the importing countries' requirements. APHIS officials concurred in our findings and agreed to take corrective action. PkYTSANITARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM The certification program is carried out pursuant to the U.S. ratification of the International Plant Protection Convention in 1972. The convention provides for international cooperation in controlling insects injurious to plant prod- ucts; preventing the international spread of insects; and issuing phytosanitary certificates on various plant products, including grain, attesting that they meet the importing coun- try's quarantine requirements. Hany countries require a cer- tificate for their grain imports, but soLe do not. (022510)

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