The Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Plant Health Protection (PHPA BiH) is an administrative organisation within the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is responsible for coordinating plant health policy, preparing draft legislation and performing administrative and technical tasks aimed at protecting plant health throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The PHPA BiH performs the functions of the National Plant Protection Organization of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). It is responsible for international cooperation and the exchange of phytosanitary information with relevant organisations and networks, including the IPPC/FAO, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO/SPS), UPOV, OECD and ISTA.

In accordance with the Law on Plant Health Protection and other relevant legislation, the PHPA BiH performs administrative and technical tasks relating to plant health, harmful organisms, plant protection products and pesticide residues. It also coordinates activities with the competent authorities of the entities and Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Official phytosanitary controls are carried out by the competent phytosanitary inspection authorities. At border crossing points and other approved points of entry, phytosanitary inspectors examine consignments of plants, plant products and other regulated objects to verify compliance with phytosanitary requirements and to prevent the introduction and spread of harmful organisms.

Phytosanitary inspections are also carried out within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina at places where plants, plant products and other regulated objects are produced, grown, processed, stored, transported, distributed or otherwise handled. These controls are performed in accordance with the legally defined responsibilities of the competent inspection authorities of the entities and Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina.