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BIOSECURITY DIVISION,

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRIFOOD

 

 

Organisational Structure

 

 

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INTRODUCTION

Biosecurity Division, Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism was established on July 2012.

 

OBJECTIVES

  • To protect economy, environment and local agricultural production, social amenity or human health against exotic plant and animal pests and diseases.
  • To strengthen pre-border, border and post-border measures related to Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS).
  • To provide an internationally accepted certification service, hence facilitating agricultural trade.

 

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To regulate importation of agricultural commodities, based on desk-audit (risk based management) approval, import risk analysis or plant pest risk analysis, prior to importation approval;
  • To strengthen traceability by mandatory registration for commercial importers;
  • To manage agricultural quarantine stations, as well as to inspect and approve application for authorized quarantine areas;
  • To issue import permits and approval transit for agricultural commodities intended to be imported and transited into Brunei Darussalam;
  • To facilitate and provide advisory services on the compliance of import and export condition for plant and animal commodities;
  • As a Competent Authority for the issuance of Phytosanitary Certificate and Veterinary Health Certificate for agricultural commodities intended to be exported from Brunei Darussalam;
  • To conduct document and physical inspection for verification of plant pest and animal diseases screening purposes at the port of entry in Brunei Darussalam before being released to the importer;
  • To detain any non-compliance consignment at the port of entry for further appropriate actions;
  • To implement food safety program of imported agricultural commodities by monitoring agrochemical pesticide maximum residue limit (MRL) and veterinary drug residues and microbiological contamination for laboratory analyses;
  • To monitor and inspect detained imported agricultural commodities at authorized post-entry quarantine premises;
  • As a national and international focal point for Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures in relation to plant and animal commodities;
  • As the secretariat for the National Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee;
  • To facilitate and ensure agricultural commodities for export to meet the import requirements from the importing countries.

 

CONTACT DETAILS

 

Biosecurity administration

Telephone: 2382822 ext 2127, 2125 or 2129

Email:  biosecurity.division@mprt.gov.bn

      Address:    BIOSECURITY DIVISION

            First floor,

                                     Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism,

Jalan Menteri Besar,

                Bandar Seri Begawan BB3910,

              Negara Brunei Darussalam.

 

Import Permit Counter (Help desk) Telephone No : 2382822 ext 2014