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Competent National Authority (CNA)
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BCH-CNA-AG-43412-5   |   PDF   |   Print   |  
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published: 14 Dec 2007 last updated: 05 Dec 2024
General Information
Plant Protection Division
Upper Corn Alley
St. John's,

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Antigua and Barbuda
  • +1 268 764-1255
  • +1 268 562-2776
  • +1 268 462-6776/7
Additional Contact Information
- Person: Dr. Janil Patricia Gore-Francis | BCH-CON-SCBD-100662-5
Person:
Dr. Janil Patricia Gore-Francis
Chief Plant Protection Officer, Plant Protection Division
Phone: +1 268 764-1255, +1 268 562-2776,
Fax:
Website:
Related Organization
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy (MALFBE)
Government agency (National/Federal)
Queen Elizabeth Highway & Independence Avenue
St. John's,
, Antigua and Barbuda
Phone: +1 268 462-1213, +1 268 462-1007, +1 268 462-1008, +1 268 462-1009,
Fax: +1 268 462-6104,
Email: MAFBA@ab.gov.ag,
Website:
Responsibilities
Plant Protection is responsible for the management of all plants in the country with respect to the pests that affect  - or can potentially affect - plants in Antigua and Barbuda.  The work of the agency is guided by the Plant Protection Act No. 18 of 2012, Statutory Rules & Orders No. 10 (1959), the International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CPB-CBD), and the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) as it relates to flora.

The Plant Protection Division also functions as the Enquiry Point for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) - sps.enquiries@ab.gov.ag
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