Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06DARESSALAAM993
2006-06-20 09:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Cable title:
TANZANIA RESPONSIVE TO USDA/APHIS PROPOSAL
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UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000993
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD USDA USTR TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA RESPONSIVE TO USDA/APHIS PROPOSAL
REF: STATE 95277
UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000993
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD USDA USTR TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA RESPONSIVE TO USDA/APHIS PROPOSAL
REF: STATE 95277
1. Post delivered reftel on the USDA/APHIS proposal to
streamline the process of establishing import requirements to
the following Government of Tanzania officials on June 14:
Grace Martin, Head of the America's desk at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs; Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade at
the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing; and Ms. Janet
Simkanga, Senior Economist at the Ministry of Agriculture.
All three GOT officials expressed optimism regarding the
proposal's potential to speed up the approval process for
export of certain fruits and vegetables. They also promised
to provide comments as requested either through the Embassy
or by ensuring a Tanzanian official from the Mission in
Washington D.C. would attend the public meeting on June 20.
2. Within 48 hours of receiving information about the
USDA/APHIS proposal, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry
of Agriculture, Peniel Lyimo, responded via fax with the
following six comments and questions on Quarantine 56:
-- The Ministry of Agriculture is grateful for the reduction
of time required to make a decision on import requirements
from three years to 60 days for certain fruits and
vegetables.
-- Reference is made to ISPM No.2 (February 1996) by the
International Plant Protection Convention on import
regulations that pests risk analysis (PRA) should be
conducted by the importing country, but for the United States
it is the reverse. Why?
-- Since PRA is conducted by the exporting country, what kind
of information do you require? We do request for an outline
that would enable the respective institution to conduct PRA
so that adequate information can be provided without having
to go back and forth.
-- Point of entry inspection with respect to the U.S. is okay
but what about point of exit from importing country, does it
matter?
-- Who makes a decision on products to be exported, the U.S.
or the exporting country?
-- Having done our PRAs appropriately, do we have to look for
a company or supermarket in the U.S. that is willing to buy
our products? How is the arrangement and organization done
at the receiving end?
RETZER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD USDA USTR TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA RESPONSIVE TO USDA/APHIS PROPOSAL
REF: STATE 95277
1. Post delivered reftel on the USDA/APHIS proposal to
streamline the process of establishing import requirements to
the following Government of Tanzania officials on June 14:
Grace Martin, Head of the America's desk at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs; Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade at
the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing; and Ms. Janet
Simkanga, Senior Economist at the Ministry of Agriculture.
All three GOT officials expressed optimism regarding the
proposal's potential to speed up the approval process for
export of certain fruits and vegetables. They also promised
to provide comments as requested either through the Embassy
or by ensuring a Tanzanian official from the Mission in
Washington D.C. would attend the public meeting on June 20.
2. Within 48 hours of receiving information about the
USDA/APHIS proposal, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry
of Agriculture, Peniel Lyimo, responded via fax with the
following six comments and questions on Quarantine 56:
-- The Ministry of Agriculture is grateful for the reduction
of time required to make a decision on import requirements
from three years to 60 days for certain fruits and
vegetables.
-- Reference is made to ISPM No.2 (February 1996) by the
International Plant Protection Convention on import
regulations that pests risk analysis (PRA) should be
conducted by the importing country, but for the United States
it is the reverse. Why?
-- Since PRA is conducted by the exporting country, what kind
of information do you require? We do request for an outline
that would enable the respective institution to conduct PRA
so that adequate information can be provided without having
to go back and forth.
-- Point of entry inspection with respect to the U.S. is okay
but what about point of exit from importing country, does it
matter?
-- Who makes a decision on products to be exported, the U.S.
or the exporting country?
-- Having done our PRAs appropriately, do we have to look for
a company or supermarket in the U.S. that is willing to buy
our products? How is the arrangement and organization done
at the receiving end?
RETZER