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Improvements Needed in Department of Agriculture's Certification That Export Shipments of Grain Conform With Phytosanitary Regulations of Foreign Countries

CED-80-42 Published: Dec 28, 1979. Publicly Released: Dec 28, 1979.
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The International Plant Protection Convention provides for international cooperation in controlling insects injurious to plant production and preventing the international spread of insects. Under this convention, plant products offered for export are inspected and phytosanitary certificates attesting that the plants are insect free are issued. The Department of Agriculture is responsible for the inspection program. A GAO review of the program indicated that the certificates lacked credibility because products were not adequately inspected and officials lacked up-to-date information on all of the importing countries' requirements.

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Export regulationExportingForeign trade agreementsGrain inspectionInternational agreementsInternational economic relationsInsectsExportsPest infestationsPlants