BIOSECURITY
DIVISION,
DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRIFOOD
Organisational Structure
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
