Agreement between Vietnam and Uzbekistan on Cooperation in the field of Plant Quarantine 2011

AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT QUARANTINE

The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, (hereinafter referred to as "Parties");

In order to strengthen mutual cooperation in a field of plant quarantine and to improve protection of state territory of the Parties from quarantine organisms drift and reduce losses induced by them,

Willing to facilitate trade and exchange between two countries by seeds, planting stock and other products subject to phytosanitary control;

Have agreed on the following:

Article 1. DEFINTIONS

For the purpose of this Agreement the following terms are applied:

- "quarantine organisms" - pests, anticrop (biological) agents and weeds, in accordance with the Lists, Appendix No. 1 and 2;

- "entomophages" - insects-eating organisms;

- “pheromones" - matters secreted by insects for intraspecific appeal;

- “biologies" — preparations containing disease producing nosogenic microorganisms used in latent state to fight harmful insects;

- "quarantineable cargo" - any materials facilitating spreading of quarantine organisms (seeds, planting stock, plants and their parts, other products of phytogenic origin), imported/exported or being in-transit through the state territories of the Parties.

Article 2. STRENGTHENING COOPERATION

For the purpose of cooperation development and extension in a field of plant quarantine Parties are obliged to:

- take necessary measures to prevent quarantine organisms drift from the territory of one Party to the territory of another Party during import, export and transit of quarantineable materials;

- permanently exchange written information about appearance, spreading of quarantine objects on the territory of Parties’ state as well as exchange entomophages, pheromones, biologies and other matters to abate quarantine organisms;

- inform about amendments and additions to existing phytosanitary rules regulating import, export and transit of quarantineable materials;

- give mutual scientific, technical and consultative assistance in taking measures on revelation, localization and liquidation of quarantine organisms;

- analyze problems and study achievements in the field of plant quarantine, effectively solve issues concerning plant quarantine on frontier points;

- organize mutual cooperation of the Parties’ specialists in phytosanitary control of quarantineable materials supplied to tie territory of one Party in places of their production;

- in emergency situation in the field of plant quarantine, upon request of one Party, send expedition consisting of specialists to undertake joint urgent measures.

Article 3. PLANT QUARANTINE

Any regulated articles which are transported from one Party to the other Party shall be in conformity with the following regulations:

1. The regulated articles from one Party must be in line with the plant quarantine regulations of the other Party.

2. A strict quarantine inspection shall be conducted before the regulated articles are exported.

3. If the imported articles are found to be infested the quarantine pests of the importing countries, either Party, in accordance with its own laws and regulations in relation to plant quarantine, is entitled to take necessary measures to protect its plants and plant products.

4. Straw, leaves and other plant materials capable of harboring pests as packaging or bedding materials but not including paper and synthetic materials shall be prohibited.

5. The conveyance, packaging and bedding materials shall be cleaned or be subject to a disinfecting treatment.

The wood packaging materials shall be treated in compliance with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15).

6. When necessary, the Parties shall cooperate to carry out plant quarantine activities on the territory of the exporting country.

Article 4. PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE

Each lot of quarantineable cargo transported from the territory of one Party's state to (or through) the territory of other Party's state should be accompanied with phytosanitary certificate issued by phytosanitary control services of exporting Party and certifying that this load meets phytosanitary requirements presented by the importing Party in quarantine permission for import. Phytosanitary certificate should be performed in official state language of exporting Party and in English. The Parties shall mutually exchange the phytosanitary certificate models and timely notice each other on any changes of certificate model.

Import or transit of quarantineable load to (or through) the territory of importing Party's state is realized on base and conditions defined in quarantine permission for import issued by phytosanitary control services of importing Party.

Article 5. CONTROL AND NOTIFICATION

Competent authorities of the Parties reserve a right during import or transit of certain quarantineable load exhibit additional conditions and requirements related to its phytosanitary state.

Competent authorities of the Parties in case of quarantine organisms' revelation during phytosanitary control in the state of importing Party have right to return quarantineable load to exporting Party's state or its disinfection and in case of disinfection impossibility - its extinction in accordance with legislation of the importing Parry's state. Competent authorities of the importing Party send written information about measures undertaken to competent authorities of exporting Party.

Payment for disinfection, return or extinction of quarantineable load is made at expense of consignee in the state of importing Party with successive refund by consignor of exporting Party.

The Parties shall inform to International Plant Protection as regulated and shall not provide information to the third party, unless agreed by the other Party in written form.

Article 6. COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

The competent Authorities for the implementation of this Agreement shall be:

For Vietnam side: Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam;

For Uzbek side: Main State Inspection on Plant Quarantine under Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 7. THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

Disputes related to interpretation and application of this Agreement provisions will be resolved by means of negotiations between the Parties.

Competent authorities of the Parties in case of necessity will carry out consultation in order to solve emerging and implementing arrangements on this Agreement fulfillment as well as present each other scientific information and other assistance in the field of plant quarantine.

Time, place and program of these meetings are determined by consent between competent authorities of the Parties states. Host side bears organizational expenses related to the meeting conduction. Each Party bears transport and other expenses independently.

Article 8. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

Provisions of this Agreement shall not affect rights and obligations of die Parties under international agreements of which they are party.

Article 9. AMENDMENT

By mutual consent of the Parties amendments and supplements can be made in this Agreement, which are executed by separate protocols of meeting being integral part of this Agreement. Protocols come into force according to Article 10 of this Agreement.

The list of pests, plants diseases and weeds reliable to quarantine in Parties states are specified in Appendix No 1 and 2 which arc an integral part of this Agreement. The lists of quarantine objects can be supplemented and amended by mutual consent of the competent authorities.

Article 10. ENTRY INTO FORCE OR TERMINATION

This Agreement shall come into force after thirty days from the date of receipt through diplomatic channels of the last written notification about completing by the Parties of internal procedures necessary for its entry into force.

This Agreement shall be effective for five years and will be automatically extended for successive five year periods unless one Party notifies another of its intention to terminate this Agreement six months prior to the end of suck five-year period.

This Agreement shall be terminated after six months from the date of receipt of written notification of any Party sent through diplomatic channels to other Party about its intention to terminate this Agreement.

Done at Tashkent on 3rd day of October 2011 in duplicate in Vietnamese, Uzbek and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation or implementation, the English text shall prevail.

APPENDIX No. 1

TO DIE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT QUARANTINE

List of pests, plants diseases and weeds liable to quarantine in the Republic of Uzbekistan

The Latin name

A1. Quarantine hazardous organisms not available on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan

I. PESTS

PLANT DISEASES

II. FUNGIC

1          Cercospora klkuchii Mats et Tom Gard

2          Diaporthe helianthi Munt

3          Diaporthe phaseolorum Cke et Ell

4          Didymella ligulicola (K.F. Baker, Dimock and L.H. Davis von Aix)

5          Drechslera maydis (Nisikado) Subran

6          Glomerella gossypii Edgerton

7          Mycosphaerella Hnlcola Naumov

8          Phialophora cenerescens (Wr) van Bryma

9          PKoraa anina Turkensteen

10         Phomopsis viticola Sacc.

11         Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert

12         Puccinia horiana P. Hennengs

13         Stcnocarpella macrospora (Earle) Sutton

14         Synchytrium endobioticum (Scfailb) Percival

15         Thecaphora solani (Thirumulachar O, Brien) Mordue

16         Tilletia indica Mitra

III. EEL WORMS

1          Golbodera pallida (Stone) Behrens

2          Globodera rostochiensis (Woll) M et St

3          Nacobbus aberrans Thome et Allen.

4          Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thome.

IV. BACTERIAL

1          Erwinia stevartii

2          Erwinia amilovora

3          Pseudomonas caryophili

4          Xanthomonas campestris pv. hyacinthi

5          Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri

6          Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzicola

7          Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae

8          Xanthomonas ampelina

9          Corynebacterium tritici

V. VIRUSES

1          Andean potato virus

2          Barley stripe mosaic virus

3          Chrysanthemum stunt virotd

4          Citrus tristeza virus

5          Grapevine fiavescense doree (micoplasroa)

6          Peach mosaic rivus (American)

7          Potato vein yellowing virus

8          Potato yellow dwarf virus

9          Rose wilt disease

VI. WEEDS

1          Acanthospermum hispidum D.C.

2          Aeshynomene indica (L.) BSP

3          Aeshynomene virginica (L.)

4          Ambrosia psiiostachya D.C.

5          Ambrosia trifida L.

6          Archeuthobium spp.

7          Bidens bipinata L.

8          Cassia occidentalis L.

9          Cassia toraL.

10         Cencbrus pauciflorus (tribuloides) Benth

11         Croton caphatus L.

12         DiodiaterresWalt

13         Emex australis Stein.

14         Emex spinosa L.

15         Euphorbia dentata Minch.

16         Euphorbia marginata Pursh.

17         Helianthus califormicus D.C.

18         Helianthus ciliaris D.C.

19         Helianthus lenticularis Dougl

20         Helianthus scanberrimus Benth.

21         Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

22         Ipomoea hederacea (L.) Yacg.

23         Iva axillaris Pursh.

24         Jacquemontia tamnifolia L.

25         Polygonum pensilvanicum L.

26         Raimania laciniata ffill (Oenotera)

27         Sesbenia exaltata (RaO Cory

28         Sesbania exaltata (Raf) Cory

29         Sesbania macrocarpa Muhl et rafin

30         Sicyos angulata L.

31         Sida spinosa L.

32         Solanum carolinense L.

33         Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

34         Solanum rostratum Dun.

35         Striga (sp.sp)

A2. Quarantine hazardous organisms stenotopic on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

I. PESTS

1          Dialeurodescitri Ashm.

2          Grapholitha molesta Busck.

3          Leptinotarsa Decemlineata Say.

4          Phyliocnistis citrella Stain.

5          Pseudococcus comstocki Kuw.

6          Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Corns.

II. WEEDS

1          Acroptilon repens D.C.

2          Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

3          Cuscuta sp. sp.

APPENDIX No. 2

TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT QUARANTINE

List of pests, plants diseases and weeds liable to quarantine in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

A1. Organisms of potential serious hazard to the vegetation resources and not yet presented in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

I. INSECTS

1          Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann)

2          Anastrepha ludens (Loew)

3          Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)

4          Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)

5          Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake)

6          Ceratitis rosa Karscb

7          Pachymerus pallidus (Olivier)

8          Hyphantria cunea (Drury)

9          Popillia japonica (Newmann)

10         Caulophilus oryzae Say

11         Trogoderma granarium Everts

12         Trogoderma inclusion LeConte

13         Anthonomus grandis Boheman

14         Scutothrip aurantii Faure

15         Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say

16         Sitopbilus granarius (Linnaeus)

17         Prostephanus truncatus Horn

18         Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman)

19         Quadraspidiotus pemiciosus (Comstock)

20         Graphognathus leucoloma (Boheman)

21         Tagosodes orizicolus Muir

22         Tagosodes cubamis D.L. Crawford

II. DISEASES

23         Phoma tracheiphila Petri, Kantachveli & Gikachvili

24         Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert

25         Microcyclus ulei (Henn.) Arx

26         Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Percival

27         Tilletia indica Mitra

28         Pseudomonas garcae Araaral, Teixeira & Pinheiro

29         Rice hoja blanca virus.

30         Coffee ringspot virus

31         Verticullium albo-atrum Rcinke & Berthold

32         Mycena citricoior (Berk. & Curds) Sacc

33         Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis

III. NEMATODES

34         Ditylenchus destructor Thome

35         Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens

36         Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens

37         Rhadinaphclcnchus cocophilus (Cobb) Goodey

38         Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Burher) Nickle

IV. WEEDS

39         Strigahermonthica (Del.) Benth.

40         Striga densiflora (Benth.) Benth.

41         Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

42         Orobanche crenata Forskal

43         Orobanche cerauaLoefl.

44         Orobanche ramosa L.

45         Orobanche aegyptiaca Pers.

A2. Organisms of potential serious hazard to the vegetation resources and not widely distributed in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

I. INSECTS

46         Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)

47         Chaetocnema puiicaria (Melsheimer)

48         Monochamus alternates Hope

II. DISEASES

49         Balansia oryzae-sativae Hashioka

50         Peanut stripe virus

51         Pantoea stewartii (Smith) Mergaert

III. NEMATODES

52         Radopholus similis (Cobb) Tliome

53         Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuhn) Filipjev

IV. WEEDS

54         Shiga angustifolia (Don.) Saldanha

55         Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

56         Cuscuta australis R. Br.

57         Cuscuta chinensis Lam.