Ceylon Chamber to hold seminar on Electronic Phytosanitary Certification System in Sri Lanka

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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold two seminars to create awareness on ‘Establishing Electronic Phytosanitary (ePhyto) Certification System in Sri Lanka,’ in collaboration with the National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) of Department of Agriculture.

The seminars are to be held on 16 December at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. A morning session and an afternoon session will be addressed by Dr. Chin Karunaratne, who is a Senior Project Scientist on ePhyto, working for the Department of Agriculture, Canberra, Australia. Senior officials of the National Plant Quarantine Services, Department of Agriculture of Sri Lanka will also join in as resource persons.

The latest seminar comes amidst Sri Lanka’s being selected by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) for a piloting project, which will help regulate and facilitate international trade.

Generic ePhyto National System will enable the exchange of phytosanitary certificates in a secure platform. To take part please call Manori Dissanayaka via [email protected] or 0777223651. The entrance to the seminar is free of charge. For more details visit https://www.chamber.lk/events/9849.