Plant Protection and Inspection Services (Israel)

{{short description|Agency in Israeli Ministry of Agriculture}}

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| native_name_a = {{lang|he|השירותים להגנת הצומח ולביקורת}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Israel

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| headquarters = Derech HaMaccabim, Rishon LeZion, Israel ({{lang|he|דרך המכבים, ראשון לציון}}) (Open Location Code XRWC+F3 Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel)

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| minister_type = Minister

| minister1_name = Alon Schuster

| minister1_pfo = Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

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| chief1_name = David Opatowski

| chief1_position = Head, Plant Biosecurity

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| parent_department = Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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| keydocument1 = [http://www.moag.gov.il/ppis/About/Documents/mivne_irguny.pdf Organization structure]

| website = [http://www.moag.gov.il/en/Ministrys%20Units/Plant%20Protection%20and%20Inspection%20Services/Pages/default.aspx PPIS]

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The Plant Protection and Inspection Services unit is an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture of Israel. PPIS handles phytosanitary matters both within Israel and in foreign trade. In pursuit of that purpose, it operates offices both within the country{{cite web | title=Plant Protection and Inspection Services | website=Ministry of Agriculture | date=2021-05-01 | url=http://www.moag.gov.il/en/Ministrys%20Units/Plant%20Protection%20and%20Inspection%20Services/Pages/default.aspx | access-date=2021-05-01}} and in its foreign embassies,{{cite web | title=Plant Protection and Inspection Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | website=European Research Area-LEARN | date=2021-03-29 | url=http://www.era-learn.eu/network-information/organisations/plant-protection-and-inspection-services-of-the-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-development | access-date=2021-05-01}}{{cite web|url=http://embassies.gov.il/washington/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/agriculture-and-Science.aspx|title=Agriculture and Science|website=Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.}} and acts as representative to some international bodies such as the IPPC (International Plant Protection Convention){{cite web | title=Israel | website=International Plant Protection Convention | url=http://www.ippc.int/en/countries/israel/ | access-date=2021-05-01}} and the EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization).{{cite web | title=EPPO member countries | website=EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) | url=http://www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/eppo_members | access-date=2021-05-05}}{{cite web | title=EUPHRESCO | website=Euphresco | publisher=EPPO European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization | url=http://www.euphresco.net/partners | access-date=2021-05-01}}