IPAB
General Facts
Purpose
IPAB was founded for the purpose to perform FSMC inspection, free of FSMC certificate issuance as well as monitoring and control of Flighted Spongy Moth Complex(FSMC) for ships departing for North American countries (such as USA, Canada), Chile, New Zealand as required by NAPPO (North American Plant Protection Organization), In order to support the national export industry and to successfully carry out plant quarantine services commissioned by Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA) such as pest monitoring and control of harbor areas and inspection of overseas plant cultivation areas.
Establishment Ground
Paragraph 2 (International Plant-quarantine Accreditation Board), Article 29, Plant Quarantine Act
- December 28, 2010
- Passed the Cabinet meetingand Approved by the President
- June 23, 2011
- Voted and passed National Assembly
- July 14, 2011
- Proclaimed Plant Quarantine Act (No. 108395)
- February 09, 2012
- Permitted its legal entity (No. 2012.1 of Ministry for Food,Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
- February 13, 2012
- Registered its legal entity
- February 22, 2012
- Launched InternationalPlant-quarantine Accreditation Board