38th Panel Meeting on CPM Affairs - Joint EPPO/NAPPO Meeting
Quebec City, CA, 2008-01-20/25

The 38th meeting of the Panel on CPM Affairs took place in Quebec City, Canada at the kind invitation of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and NAPPO. Besides this meeting, the 8th joint EPPO/NAPPO meeting was also held during the same week. The Panel on CPM Affairs discussed in detail the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) which will be presented for adoption during the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures – 3 (CPM-3), which will meet on 2008-04-11/07 in Rome.

The panel agreed on several recommendations to amend these ISPMs but in general did not anticipate major difficulties with these standards for the EPPO region. The panel considered several other issues which will be on the agenda of the CPM-3 in particular recommendations for improving the standard setting process and the evaluation of the Working of the IPPC and its Institutional Arrangements.

During the joint meeting with NAPPO the main issue was mutual consultation regarding the ISPMs for adoption during CPM-3. An open exchange of views took place and the joint meeting largely agreed on the necessary changes to be made in the draft ISPMs. The joint meeting was briefed on the status of the IPPC Diagnostic Protocol for Thrips palmi. This protocol follows a fast track procedure but faces a formal objection. It was concluded that a proper discussion should take place regarding the main concerns before adjusting the Diagnostic Protocol. Both EPPO and NAPPO are satisfied with the current draft.

The joint meeting exchanged the main issues which EPPO and NAPPO would like to see addressed by the Expert Working Group which will deal with the revision of ISPM 7 and 12. It was agreed that in addition to mutual consultation on draft ISPMs, more in depth discussion of topics (with the revision of ISPM 7 & 12 as an example) was useful for future joint meetings.

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)
Central Science Laboratory, Room 02Fa09a, Sand Hutton, YO41 1LZ YORK (GB) - +44-1904462221 - +44-1904462250 - p.bartlett@csl.gov.uk

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

Jens Unger (Mr)
Julius Kuehn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for National and International Plant Health, Messeweg 11/12, 38104 BRAUNSCHWEIG (DE) - +49-5312993370 - +49-53129993007 - jens-georg.unger@jki.bund.de

Corné Van Alphen (Mr)
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Department of Agriculture, Postbus 20501, 2500 EK's-GRAVENHAGE (NL) - +31-703785552 - +31-703786156 - c.a.m.van.alphen@minlnv.nl

Nico van Opstal (Mr)
OEPP/EPPO, 1 rue le Nôtre, 75016 PARIS (FR) - +33-145207794 - +33/142248943 - hq@eppo.fr

EU

Roman Vagner (Mr)
European Commission, DG Sanco, 232 rue Belliard, BRUSSELS (BE) - +32-22959664 - +32-22969399 - Roman.vagner@ec.europa.eu

NAPPO

Julie Aliaga (Ms)
International Phytosanitary Standards Programme Director, USDA APHIS PPQ, 4700 River Road, MD 20737 Riverdale (US) - +301-7340763 -  Julie.E.Aliaga@aphis.usda.gov

Alba Campos (Ms)
NAPPO, 1431 Merivale Road, 3rd Floor, Room 309, ON K1A 0Y9 OTTAWA (CA) - +613-2215145 - camposa@inspection.gc.ca

Walther Enkerlin (Mr)
Technical Director, NAPPO, 1431 Merivale Road, 3rd Floor, Room 309, ON K1A0Y9 Ottawa (CA) - +613-2215147 - enkerlinw@inspection.gc.ca

Marie-Claude Forest (Ms)
Export/Import Section, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Floor 3, Room 3215 E, 59 Camelot Dr, ON K1A 0Y9 Ottawa (CA) - +613-2214359 - mcforest@inspection.gc.ca

Narcy Klag (Mr)
Deputy Director, Phytosanitary Issues Management, USDA APHIS, PPQ4700 River Road, Unit 140, MD 20737 Riverdale (US) - +301-7348469 -  narcy.g.klag@aphis.usda.gov

Ian McDonell (Mr)
Executive Director, NAPPO, 1431 Merivale Street, 3rd Floor, Room 309, K1A OY9 OTTAWA, ONTARIO (CA) - +1-6132215144 - +1-6132282540 - imcdonell@inspection.gc.ca

Mario Puente (Mr)
Direccion General de Sanidad Vegetal, Guillermo Pérez Valenzuela No. 127, Col. del.  Carmen, Coyoacan, CP 04100 Mexico D.F. (MX) - +52-5550903000 ext. 51329 - mpuente@senasica.cagarpa.gob.mx

Observers

Steve Ashby (Mr)
DEFRA, Plant Health Division, Foss House Room 343, King's Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, Y01 7PX YORK (GB) - +44-1904455048 - +44-1904455163 - steve.ashby@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Jane Chard (Ms)
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, Roddington Road, EH 12 9FJ EDINBURGH (GB) - +44-1312448863 - +44-1312448940 - Jane.Chard@sasa.gsi.gov.uk

Zdenek Chromy (Mr)
State Phytosanitary Administration - Region Department Havlickuv Brod, Smetanovo namesti 279, 580 01 HAVLICKUV BROD (CZ) - +420-569429711 - +420-569421158 - zdenek.chromy@srs.cz

Vlasta Knapic (Ms)
Phytosanitary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, Plant Health Division, Einspielerjeva 6, 1000 LJUBLJANA (SI) - +386-13094379 - +386-13094335 - Vlasta.Knapic@gov.si

Laure Le Bourgeois (Ms)
DGAL/SDQPV, Bureau de la Santé des Végétaux, 251 rue de Vaugirard, 75732 Paris Cedex 15 (FR) - +33-149558148 - +33-149555949 - laure.Le-bourgeois@agriculture.gouv.fr

Piotr Wlodarczyk (Mr)
State Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service, Voivodeship Inspectorate of Plant Health and Seed Inspection in Lublin, ul. Diamentowa 6, 20-282 Lublin (PL) - +48-817440326 - +48-817447363 - wi-lublin@piorin.gov.pl

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