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International Committee

Radisson Hotel Saskatoon Wednesday, November 18, 2015

NAPPO and IPPC Update

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Table of Contents

• 1. Background
• 2. NAPPO 101
• 3. NAPPO AGM
• 4. IPPC 101
• 5. ISPM for Seed

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Background

There is a lot of working currently underway to develop phytosanitary standards to facilitate the free movement of seed both at the North American and the international level

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• 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

NAPPO 101

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• The adoption of RSPM 36 had 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

• RSPM 36 was the foundation for the

International Standard for Seed

NAPPO (2)

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NAPPO (3) Objectives:

• Develop a process for harmonization of seed

testing protocols and methods

• Develop a consensus list of research needs in

seed testing

• Identify the challenges to harmonization
• Determine how pest lists for seed commodities

can be used

• Explore accreditation and new approaches to

risk management as alternatives to traditional phytosanitary measures in seed trade

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NAPPO (4)

• New NAPPO Executive Director:
• Dr. Stephanie Bloem
• Entomologist with USDA-APHIS
• NAPPO head office relocating from Ottawa to

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Current Ottawa based staff have decided not to
• relocate. Big loss for the organization
• NAPPO Annual meeting:
• Memphis, Tennessee in October, 2015
• Rotates each year between Canada, US and

Mexico

• Montreal, Quebec in October, 2015

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NAPPO AGM

• 2015 AGM: Memphis, Tennessee
• October 26-29
• Meeting discussion highlights:
• Harmonization of diagnostic testing for viruses
• Develop databases on technical info for RSPM 36
• Different views on overall perceived risk of seed and

how can seed QMS systems work towards risk reduction

• Rule out pests that seed is not a pathway for
• Project proposals:

1. Harmonization of Seed Testing Methods using Pepper Mild Mottle Virus (PMMoV) as a Test Case 2. Harmonization of Criteria and Development of a Pest List for Seeds

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• 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

Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization

IPPC 101

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• CSTA has been very engaged at the IPPC,

working closely with the ISF, ASTA and AMSAC

• CSTA attended CPM 9 in Rome, 2014 as part
• f a Seed Association of the Americas (SAA)

delegation

• CSTA also attended CPM 10 in 2015 as part of

an ISF delegation

IPPC (2)

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ISPM for Seed

• ISPM: International Standard for Phytosanitary

Measures

• Country consultation on the Seed Standard

resulted in 1,139 comments

• Based on the comments a new draft was

prepared

• CSTA is very supportive of the ISPM, as are

ASTA, ISF and AMSAC

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ISPM for Seed (2)

• Concerns raised at the CPM Meeting in March

about commodity specific standards (wood and seed)

• It was decided that a guidance document

for commodity standards was needed to streamline standard development

• The Standards Committee met in May to

review the revised draft

• Opted for another round of country

consultation

• Earliest adoption at the CPM meeting in

2017

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ISPM for Seed (3)

• May, 2015 Standards Committee reviewed the

draft ISPM based on the numerous comments that were received during the first round of consultation.

• Concerns raised at the CPM Meeting in March

about commodity specific standards (wood and seed)

• It was decided that a guidance document

for commodity standards was needed to streamline standard development

• The Standards Committee met in May to

review the revised draft

• Opted for another round of country

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Objectives of ISPM for Seed To provide guidance to country NPPO’s:

• Minimize the risk of introduction of pests
• Assess and manage the pest risks associated

with the international movement of seed

• Promote the use of harmonized import

requirements and diagnostic protocols

• Encourage the use of import requirements and

phytosanitary certification systems that are better suited to seed

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Objectives of an ISPM for Seed (2)

• Differentiate between seed-borne and seed

transmitted pests:

• Seed-borne: pest can be carried by seed but

may not be transmitted to the resulting plant

• Seed-transmitted: pest that is transmitted via

seed to resulting plant that could cause infestation

• Consider potential to establish:
• Intended use may impact the pest risk level

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CPM 11

• CPM 11will be held at the FAO headquarters in

Rome, Italy in April, 2016

• CSTA plans to again attend as part of the ISF

delegation

• Seed is one of the only industry groups that

attend

• Opportunity to have meetings with members of

the Standards Council

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For more information about CSTA’s phytosanitary activities, please contact: Dave Carey Manager, Policy Initiatives CSTA dcarey@cdnseed.org