Phytosanitary Standards: NAPPO and IPPC

Phytosanitary Standards:
NAPPO and IPPC
CSTA International Committee
November 13, 2014
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Background
There is a lot of working currently underway on
phytosanitary standards for the movement of seed
both at the North American and the international
level
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NAPPO
 NAPPO is a forum for government and
industry in Canada, the US and Mexico to
collaborate on the development of
standards to protect plant resources and
facilitate trade.
 NAPPO’s mandate is derived from the
IPPC and the FAO of the United Nations.
 CSTA is a member of Canada’s Industry
Advisory Group.
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NAPPO (2)
 The adoption of RSPM 36 has been
CSTA’s highest priority at NAPPO.
 RSPM 36 was approved by the Executive
Committee on March 19, 2013.
 This is the first ever regional standard for
seed and was used as a template for the
international standard.
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NAPPO (3)
 NAPPO’s 38th Annual Meeting in
Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico the week of
October 20, 2014.
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IPPC
 IPPC is an international plant health
agreement, established in 1952, that aims
to protect cultivated and wild plants by
preventing the introduction and spread of
pests.
 There are currently 181 signatories to the
IPPC.
 IPPC is governed by the Commission on
Phystanitary Measures (CPM) of the UN’s
Food and Agriculture Organization.
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IPPC (2)
 Building off NAPPO’s regional standard
for the movement of seeds there is now a
draft ISPM for seed.
 The international standard provides
guidance to signatories NPPO’s on the
criteria for harmonizing import, export and
re-export requirements.
 The aim of the ISPM is to facilitate the
international movement of seed.
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IPPC (3)
 The ISPM for seed is now out for country
consultation, closing on November 30th,
2014.
 CFIA hosted a series of webinars on the
IPPC and the ISPM for seed.
 CFIA has indicated that they support the
standard.
 CSTA will be submitting comments shortly.
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IPPC (4)
 The number and type of comments
received will determine its timeline.
 March 2016 is the likely timeline for
adoption of the standard.
 CSTA has yet to receive any company
comments.
 The standard is available on the IPPC
website: https://www.ippc.int/coreactivities/standards-setting/memberconsultation-draft-ispms.
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Thank you!
 Questions or comments on NAPPO or the
IPPC can be sent to Dave at the CSTA
office: [email protected]
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