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Paragraphs in "International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text)" coded as NATBS

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Art.4 ARTICLE IV National organization for plant protection
Art.4.1 1. Each contracting party shall make provision, as soon as possible and to the best of its ability, for
Art.4.1.a (a) an official plant protection organization with the following main functions:
Art.4.1.a.i (i) the inspection of growing plants, of areas under cultivation (including fields, plantations, nurseries, gardens and greenhouses), and of plants and plant products in storage or in transportation, particularly with the object of reporting the existence, outbreak and spread of plant pests and of controlling those pests;
Art.4.1.a.ii (ii) the inspection of consignments of plants and plant products moving in international traffic, and, where appropriate, the inspection of consignments of other articles or commodities moving in international traffic under conditions where they may act incidentally as carriers of pests of plants and plant products, and the inspection and supervision of storage and transportation facilities of all kinds involved in international traffic whether of plants and plant products or of other commodities, particularly with the object of preventing the dissemination across national boundaries of pests of plants and plant products;
Art.4.1.a.iii (iii) the disinfestation or disinfection of consignments of plants and plant products moving in international traffic, and their containers (including packing material or matter of any kind accompanying plants or plant products), storage places, or transportation facilities of all kinds employed;
Art.4.1.a.iv (iv) the issuance of certificates relating to phytosanitary condition and origin of consignments of plants and plant products (hereinafter referred to as "phytosanitary certificates");
Art.4.1.b (b) the distribution of information within the country regarding the pests of plants and plant products and the means of their prevention and control;
Art.4.1.c (c) research and investigation in the field of plant protection.
Art.4.2 2. Each contracting party shall submit a description of the scope of its national organization for plant protection and of changes in such organization to the Director-General of FAO, who shall circulate such information to all contracting parties.