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PPQ Form 588: Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products for Experimental Purposes. This application is for the importation of plant material from foreign countries which would otherwise be prohibited entry into the United States. The plant materials are permitted entry only under strict conditions.

What does NAPPRA mean? NAPPRA means “Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis”. When a plant is NAPPRA it means that the plant cannot be imported until a pest risk analysis is requested and completed for that plant.

Regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs) are certain particularly dangerous plant pathogens and pests which are already widely distributed. Owing to their distribution, they are not subject to notification or control obligations (exception: fireblight).

The risk analysis process examines the plant pests and diseases that are known to be associated with a commodity, identifies those pests that are likely to remain on the commodity upon importation into the United States, and evaluates the mitigations that may be required to avoid, reduce, or eliminate the risk of pest ...

The PRA process consists of three stages: - Stage 1: Initiation - Stage 2: Pest risk assessment - Stage 3: Pest risk management. Information gathering, documentation and risk communication are carried out throughout the PRA process.

PPQ Form 588: Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products for Experimental Purposes. This application is for the importation of plant material from foreign countries which would otherwise be prohibited entry into the United States. The plant materials are permitted entry only under strict conditions.