37th Meeting of the Panel on CPM Affairs

Oslo (NO), 2007-09-04/07

The Panel on CPM Affairs met in Oslo on 2007-09-04/07 at the invitation of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The Panel prepared detailed comments on the following International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) which are currently in country consultation:

Amendments to ISPM No. 5: Glossary of Phytosanitary terms
Supplement to ISPM No. 5 / Debarked and bark-free wood
Establishment of areas of low pest prevalence for fruit flies (Tephritidae)
Classification of commodities into phytosanitary risk categories
Developing a strategy to reduce or replace the use of methyl bromide for phytosanitary purposes
Sampling of consignments



© Oslo pictures courtesy of Oslo.info

As a result of this meeting, recommendations have been agreed which are presented in the templates (as requested by the IPPC Secretariat) and send to EPPO Members. The Members are invited to take them into account in preparing their individual replies to the IPPC Secretariat.
The Panel noted that on the diagnostic protocol for Thrips palmi, which follows a fast-track procedure, only one editorial change has been submitted by EPPO to the IPPC Secretariat.
The Panel discussed the review of the standard setting process which has been prepared by an IPPC Focus Group. They agreed several recommendations for the European representative who participates in the meeting of the informal working group Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance (SPTA) which will discuss in detail the report of the Focus Group. The Panel discussed some of the recommendations suggested by the team which evaluated the IPPC and its institutional arrangements. The SPTA will discuss this evaluation in detail and the European representative will make use of the input given by the Panel on CPM Affairs.

Participants
Courtesy M. Husak

Participants

Ringolds Arnitis (Mr)
State Plant Protection Service, Republikas Lauk. 2, 1981 RIGA (LV) - 371/7027098 - 371/7027302 - ringolds.arnitis@vaad.gov.lv

Paul Bartlett (Mr)
Defra Central Science Laboratory, Room 02Fa09a, Sand Hutton, YO41 1LZ YORK (GB) - 44/1904 462221 - 44/1904 462250 p.bartlett@csl.gov.uk

Miroslav Husak (Mr)
State Phytosanitary Administration, Tesnov 17, 11705 PRAHA (CZ) - 420/266703630 - 420/266703563 - miroslav.husak@srs.cz

Ebbe Nordbo (Mr)
The Danish Plant Directorate, Skovbrynet 20, 2800 LYNGBY (DK) - 45/45263891 - 45/45263613 - eno@pdir.dk

David Opatowski (Mr)
Plant Protection and Inspestion Service(PPIS), P.O.Box 78, 50250 BET DAGAN (IL) - 972/39681585 - 972/39681571 - davido@moag.gov.il

Hilde Paulsen (Ms)
Department of Health and Hygiene Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet), Hovedkontoret, Felles postmottak P.O. Box 383, N-2381 BRUMUNDDAL (NO) - 47/23216878 - 47/23217001 - hilde.paulsen@mattilsynet.no

Jens Unger (Mr)
BBA, Abteilung Pflanzengesundheit, Messeweg 11/12, 38104 BRAUNSCHWEIG (DE) - 49/5312993370 - 49/53129993007 - j.g.unger@bba.de

Marc Vereecke (Mr)
European Union, SANCO E1, bur. 03/116, Rue Belliard 232, 1049 BRUXELLES (BE) - 32/22963260 - 32/22969399 - marc.vereecke@ec.europa.eu

Nico van Opstal (Mr)
OEPP/EPPO, 1 rue Le Nôtre, 75016 PARIS (FR) - 33/1 45 20 77 94 - 33/1 42 24 89 43 - hq@eppo.fr

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