SA PIP

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SA PIP

• Pesticide Initiative Program for South Africa

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Background info

• What is PIP?
• Why?
• Where from and where about?
• When?
• Who pays how much?
• What goal?

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What is PIP

• Pesticide Initiative started by COLEACP in 2001
• Private industry project
• Put on ice by Minister of NDA
• Renegotiated with the EU
• Now Government to Government (EC-NDA)

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Why?
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MRL HARMONISATION based on risk assessment to
determine safety of each MRL.

By Elmé Coetzer, EUREP GAP
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Harmonised EU MRL Applies to all Member States
and takes precedent over National MRLs

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Harmonised EU MRL
Prochloraz (Omega)

MRL5 mg/kg
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National MRLs In absence of EU MRL, National MRL
applies

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National MRL
Fenthion (Lebaycid)

1mg/kg
2 mg/kg
0.5 mg/kg
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Why?

• To align our practice with new MRL legislation in
  EU
• To have agrochemicals that can be used in South
  Africa without causing a market access problem
• To establish feasible MRLs for our fruit
  industry that are acceptable in the EU

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Where

• PPECB is implementing agency
• PMU (Program Management Unit) at HO
• Sandra Thomas - Helen
• Beneficiaries in all Provinces
• All fruit producers to benefit

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Finance Agreement
Components
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When
2001
Design
Implementation
PMU
Closure
Audit
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Who pays?

• EC funding max. 4.8m Euro (40m Rand)
• Local contribution estimated at 3m Euro (25m
  Rand)
• Growers through Associations
• Chemical Suppliers
• NDA
• Contractors

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Goal

• Safe and legal use of agrochemicals
• Confidence in food safety measures
• Maintain market access to EU and European
  countries
• Reduce costs caused by non-conforming with local
  and EU regulations

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Questions?