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Wasn't sure where to post this, but:
This rather long posting on the OGD this morning might stir up some dicsussion:
On a previous Orchid Guide, the following posting was made:
On July 13 2006, a Peruvian Government document referred to as Decreto
Supremo No. 043-2006-AG announced that Peruvian Orchid Nurseries may no longer export collected orchids. From now on all orchids exported must have been propagated in-vitro. It has orchid nursery owners in an uproar, for most of them do not have any stock propagated in-vitro and many do not even have a laboratory. Some have operated this way for decades.. Nursery owners tell me that there is no lead in time given, which you and I know should be 7 years minimum, if your intend is not to destroy the orchid industry of your country. They all blame a given orchid nursery for suggesting the new laws to the government and conveniently forgetting to tell them to give a lead in time. That nursery started a lab a few years ago, is claiming to have propagated large quantities of flasks of different species, but the victims of this new law claim they purchased them from other orchid laboratories.
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The following is a copy of the letter written to the Peruvian agency INRENA
by the Moores of Miami and Peru:
Ing. Alberto Morizaki INRENA
Intendente Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre
Autoridad Administrative CITES/PE
LIMA
Subject: Decreto Supremo No. 043-2006-AG
Estimado Ing. Morizaki:
I am Zadith Alegria de Moore, owner of the Vivero Nuevo Destino in Moyobamba.
In reference to Decreto Supremo No. 043-2006-AG, we question the legality and constitutionality of this decree that has been imposed upon us at the last minute without having been previously notified of this impending decree to have the opportunity to discuss and oppose this drastic decision that affects all of the legal orchid exporters in Peru. From one day to the next, we are being expected to export only orchids reproduced in vitro that do not exist. Overnight, our nurseries have been forced to close exportations by this unreasonable decree violating our Constitutional rights to free enterprise.
For many years we have been reproducing and propagating thousands of many species of orchids by vegetative means very successfully and we are now expected to make this transition to plants produced only in vitro overnight. This in not only unreasonable but an impossibility because most orchid plants from seed in vitro requires 5 or more years to produce small plants and then 2 more years to produce flowering plants of reasonable size for export. This means that we will have to close our nursery for 5-7 years until we can begin exporting again which is an absurd impossibility that is being imposed upon us. How are we expected to survive and make a living in the mean time.
No country in the world has ever imposed or required such a drastic transition because they understand the reality of orchid production. Only INRENA/PERU. This reality can be confirmed by any qualified world class expert on the propagation of orchids which, apparently, are none in INRENA/PERU. It is also obvious that the person or persons that compiled this list of prohibited plants has no valid knowledge of orchids because there are many names of species on that list that do not even exist and others that do not exist in Peru but in other countries. Even Bromeliads are required to be reproduced in vitro for exportation. Everyone knows that Bromeliads are not and cannot be reproduced in vitro. This only displays the ignorance of the authors of this list. In other words, the authors of this Supreme Decree are not qualified to make such decisions that drastically affect the orchid exporters.
What are the exporters now expected to do with the thousands of orchids that we have been reproducing and propagating over many years? These plants now have no value because they are prohibited for exportation. They will now have to be destroyed to make bench space for new plants produced only in vitro because bench space is very valuable in a nursery. In other words our nurseries will have to go bankrupt because we cannot wait 5 years for these new plants to make the first flowers and then 2 more years grow to a reasonable size for export.
The Peruvian Government invites foreign capital to invest in Peruvian industry. Over the past 8 years we have invested over $300,000 U.S. from our business in Miami to develop Vivero Nuevo Destino in Moyobamba to reproduce and propagate orchid species for export and contribute to the economy of Peru and our employees. Now we are prohibited to export what we have reproduced. This is not a very good incentive for the Peruvian Government to invite foreign capital for investment. We will now have to declare bankruptcy and abandon our project in Moyobamba because it is impossible to continue this business with unreasonable and impossible restrictions.
If INRENA would make a proper study with qualified experts on orchid reproduction, they would determine that this decree is not only unreasonable but also impossible and unrealistic to be accomplished. The only practical and reasonable way for INRENA to limit the exportation of orchid plants produced only in vitro, would be for INRENA to announce to the orchid exporters that INRENA will allow the exporters seven years from the date of this Supreme Decree, to prepare their nurseries for this transition. This would give the exporters a reasonable opportunity to make the transition from vegetative propagation to vitro.
Perhaps INRENA is convinced that Peruflora can achieve this miraculous accomplishment in less than two years as they have claimed; but the rest of the exporters and expert orchid growers of the world do not possess the knowledge of how to achieve this miraculous accomplishment. We do not wish to attempt to deceive INRENA like Peruflora has done.
It is obvious that this new decree was designed to benefit only one orchid exporter. Peruflora has successfully deceived and convinced INRENA that they have achieved this miraculous accomplishment in less than 2 years in order to obtain a monopoly of orchid exportation in Peru with the blessings of INRENA. The world and the rest of the exporters know that this is impossible. This is not a very complimentary image for INRENA.
It has come to our attention that Peruflora continues to advertise and export their orchids that are on the prohibited list of D.S. 043-06AG that are claimed to be reproduced in vitro. This confirms that this D.S. is designed only to give Peruflora the sole monopoly for the exportation of Peruvian orchids and not for the protection of the orchids from being endangered.
We, the orchid exporters, will be asking for a formal investigation into this irregular procedure to question the legality and constitutionality of this abuse that is being forced upon us with D.S. 043-06AG without the exporters prior knowledge. Further, we will formally be requesting that an independent, world class expert on the reproduction of orchids in vitro, to investigate the nurseries of Peruflora to determine the validity of their claims of having all of these species of available that INRENA is allowing for export. Also to investigate the validity of the published list of orchids in D.S 043-06AG, some of which do not exist and others that do not even occur in Peru, which will prove that the authors of this list were not capable or qualified for making such decisions that has drastically affected our financial investments in Peru. This will be executed at our expense and become available for Public Information to those that may be interested.
This rather long posting on the OGD this morning might stir up some dicsussion:
On a previous Orchid Guide, the following posting was made:
On July 13 2006, a Peruvian Government document referred to as Decreto
Supremo No. 043-2006-AG announced that Peruvian Orchid Nurseries may no longer export collected orchids. From now on all orchids exported must have been propagated in-vitro. It has orchid nursery owners in an uproar, for most of them do not have any stock propagated in-vitro and many do not even have a laboratory. Some have operated this way for decades.. Nursery owners tell me that there is no lead in time given, which you and I know should be 7 years minimum, if your intend is not to destroy the orchid industry of your country. They all blame a given orchid nursery for suggesting the new laws to the government and conveniently forgetting to tell them to give a lead in time. That nursery started a lab a few years ago, is claiming to have propagated large quantities of flasks of different species, but the victims of this new law claim they purchased them from other orchid laboratories.
******************************************************
The following is a copy of the letter written to the Peruvian agency INRENA
by the Moores of Miami and Peru:
Ing. Alberto Morizaki INRENA
Intendente Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre
Autoridad Administrative CITES/PE
LIMA
Subject: Decreto Supremo No. 043-2006-AG
Estimado Ing. Morizaki:
I am Zadith Alegria de Moore, owner of the Vivero Nuevo Destino in Moyobamba.
In reference to Decreto Supremo No. 043-2006-AG, we question the legality and constitutionality of this decree that has been imposed upon us at the last minute without having been previously notified of this impending decree to have the opportunity to discuss and oppose this drastic decision that affects all of the legal orchid exporters in Peru. From one day to the next, we are being expected to export only orchids reproduced in vitro that do not exist. Overnight, our nurseries have been forced to close exportations by this unreasonable decree violating our Constitutional rights to free enterprise.
For many years we have been reproducing and propagating thousands of many species of orchids by vegetative means very successfully and we are now expected to make this transition to plants produced only in vitro overnight. This in not only unreasonable but an impossibility because most orchid plants from seed in vitro requires 5 or more years to produce small plants and then 2 more years to produce flowering plants of reasonable size for export. This means that we will have to close our nursery for 5-7 years until we can begin exporting again which is an absurd impossibility that is being imposed upon us. How are we expected to survive and make a living in the mean time.
No country in the world has ever imposed or required such a drastic transition because they understand the reality of orchid production. Only INRENA/PERU. This reality can be confirmed by any qualified world class expert on the propagation of orchids which, apparently, are none in INRENA/PERU. It is also obvious that the person or persons that compiled this list of prohibited plants has no valid knowledge of orchids because there are many names of species on that list that do not even exist and others that do not exist in Peru but in other countries. Even Bromeliads are required to be reproduced in vitro for exportation. Everyone knows that Bromeliads are not and cannot be reproduced in vitro. This only displays the ignorance of the authors of this list. In other words, the authors of this Supreme Decree are not qualified to make such decisions that drastically affect the orchid exporters.
What are the exporters now expected to do with the thousands of orchids that we have been reproducing and propagating over many years? These plants now have no value because they are prohibited for exportation. They will now have to be destroyed to make bench space for new plants produced only in vitro because bench space is very valuable in a nursery. In other words our nurseries will have to go bankrupt because we cannot wait 5 years for these new plants to make the first flowers and then 2 more years grow to a reasonable size for export.
The Peruvian Government invites foreign capital to invest in Peruvian industry. Over the past 8 years we have invested over $300,000 U.S. from our business in Miami to develop Vivero Nuevo Destino in Moyobamba to reproduce and propagate orchid species for export and contribute to the economy of Peru and our employees. Now we are prohibited to export what we have reproduced. This is not a very good incentive for the Peruvian Government to invite foreign capital for investment. We will now have to declare bankruptcy and abandon our project in Moyobamba because it is impossible to continue this business with unreasonable and impossible restrictions.
If INRENA would make a proper study with qualified experts on orchid reproduction, they would determine that this decree is not only unreasonable but also impossible and unrealistic to be accomplished. The only practical and reasonable way for INRENA to limit the exportation of orchid plants produced only in vitro, would be for INRENA to announce to the orchid exporters that INRENA will allow the exporters seven years from the date of this Supreme Decree, to prepare their nurseries for this transition. This would give the exporters a reasonable opportunity to make the transition from vegetative propagation to vitro.
Perhaps INRENA is convinced that Peruflora can achieve this miraculous accomplishment in less than two years as they have claimed; but the rest of the exporters and expert orchid growers of the world do not possess the knowledge of how to achieve this miraculous accomplishment. We do not wish to attempt to deceive INRENA like Peruflora has done.
It is obvious that this new decree was designed to benefit only one orchid exporter. Peruflora has successfully deceived and convinced INRENA that they have achieved this miraculous accomplishment in less than 2 years in order to obtain a monopoly of orchid exportation in Peru with the blessings of INRENA. The world and the rest of the exporters know that this is impossible. This is not a very complimentary image for INRENA.
It has come to our attention that Peruflora continues to advertise and export their orchids that are on the prohibited list of D.S. 043-06AG that are claimed to be reproduced in vitro. This confirms that this D.S. is designed only to give Peruflora the sole monopoly for the exportation of Peruvian orchids and not for the protection of the orchids from being endangered.
We, the orchid exporters, will be asking for a formal investigation into this irregular procedure to question the legality and constitutionality of this abuse that is being forced upon us with D.S. 043-06AG without the exporters prior knowledge. Further, we will formally be requesting that an independent, world class expert on the reproduction of orchids in vitro, to investigate the nurseries of Peruflora to determine the validity of their claims of having all of these species of available that INRENA is allowing for export. Also to investigate the validity of the published list of orchids in D.S 043-06AG, some of which do not exist and others that do not even occur in Peru, which will prove that the authors of this list were not capable or qualified for making such decisions that has drastically affected our financial investments in Peru. This will be executed at our expense and become available for Public Information to those that may be interested.
