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PublicPublic--Private Partnerships in Support of Private Partnerships in Support of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Capacity: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Capacity: A South African Case Study A South African Case Study

MOOKETSA RAMASODIMOOKETSA RAMASODI

AgendaThe PPPs concept in South Africa

The SPS environmental scan

PPPs at a glance

Market Access Working Group

Areas for PPPs

Questions

Background “South Africa is proudly amongst the leading countries in the world in thelaw, policy and systems we have established for public private partnerships. Ourpublic service delivery record has been enriched through PPPs in recent years,and our PPP project pipeline continues to grow, both in numbers and in theinnovative value-for-money solutions it contains.”

Trevor Manuel: Ex Minister of Finance; South Africa

Regulation 16 to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (PFMA) is theregulation governing PPPs in South Africa

Code of good practice also guides the establishment of PPPs

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Key aspects of PPPsThe institution’s roles and responsibilitiesThe approach to PPP agreement managementPartnership managementService delivery managementPPP agreement administrationKey challenges and tasks of PPP agreement managementThe PPP agreement management plan and the PPP agreement management manual

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PPPs at a glance


Areas for PPPs

Questions

Elements of the regulatory functions

Multilateral Trading Framework National Regulatory Framework Product Master

Designation of Control Assumption of Control over Product or Service

Recognition of product

Control over Product Import Control over sale of Product Control over Product Export

Power of Entry, Inspection, Surveillance and Investigation

Test and Trials Registration of Facilities and Controlled Areas

Offences Appeals Secrecy

Food Safety and Biosecurity

WTO

Food Safety Biosecurity

Agreements(SPS/TBT)

Directorates Policy

Operations

S TBT PS ZS

FS & QA BS PH VS

Inspection ServicesAPIS

VPH

SPS Performance Matrix: PVS Evaluation

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PPPs at a glance


Areas for PPPs

Questions

The SPS partnerships

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PPPs at a glance


Areas for PPPs

Questions

The MAWG

The focus of MAWGTechnical market access and maintenance issues- New markets- Compliance to existing

market requirements

Phytosanitary control measures

Supporting export driven job creation

Research

The stakeholdersThe Department of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesCitrus Growers AssociationCitrus Research International South AfricaDeciduous Fruit Producers Trust ; now HortgroSouth African Table Grape IndustrySubtropical Fruit IndustryAlternative Fruit Industry Fresh Produce Exporters’ ForumPerishable Products Export Control Board (Assignee and State Owned Enterprise)

Main destinations of South African citrus and export value (2008)

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$40,000,000

$60,000,000

$80,000,000

$100,000,000

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Trade Value Export value ($/kg)

The SA-EU CBS question

The gist and chronology of events

SA position:- The citrus growing areas in the

Community do not have a climate suitable for the establishment of CBS

- Citrus fruit is an unlikely pathway for introducing CBS

The matter was triggered in 1997, culminating in SA forwarding the first of the scientific positions in 2000 with ensuing exchange of information between the EU and SA to dateThe PPPs involvement has been in the fields of scientific and technical justification, legal and governance

The EU interceptionsProduction Year Number of

interceptions

2006 22

2007 42

2008 78

2009 13



PPPs at a glance


Areas for PPPs

Questions

SPS - PPPs interfaceAreas of intervention Type of Intervention

Basic rights and obligations Legal and scientific capacityHarmonisation Scientific and technical capacity Equivalence Scientific capacityAssessment of risk and determination of ALOP

Scientific capacity

Adaptation to regional conditions Strategic regional partnershipsTransparency Governance mechanismsControl, inspection and approval Legal and technical capacityTechnical assistance New technologies, research, infrastructure,

training, financial assistance

Special and differential treatment Acceptance of the phased approach towards least developed countries

Consultation and dispute settlement Legal and scientific positions

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PPPs at a glance


Areas for PPPs

Questions

THANK YOU

The presentation would not have been possible without contributions from my colleagues within the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and

stakeholders within the SPS environment in South Africa. Special thanks to Mr. Dermot Cassidy for sharing his experiences to enrich this presentation.

Supporting slide: Abbreviations and Acronyms

ALOP: Appropriate Level of ProtectionBS: BiosafetyCBS: Citrus Black SpotEU: European UnionFS&QA: Food Safety and Quality AssuranceIMQAS: International Meat Quality Assurance SystemISPM: International Standards for Phytosanitary MeasuresMAWG: Market Access Working GroupPH: Plant HealthPM: Project Manager

PPPs: Public-Private PartnershipsPS: PhytosanitarySPS: Sanitary and Phytosanitary PFMA: Public Finance Management ActS: SanitarySAPPO: South African Pork Producers OrganisationSAPA: South African Poultry Association TBT: Technical Barriers to TradeVS: Veterinary ServicesVPH: Veterinary Quarantine and Public Health

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