Dr John Hedley, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Plant Quarantine, presented two RSPMs for adoption. He provided an account of their development. Dr Hedley noted the similarities of the draft RSPM No. 3 with an ISPM on the same subject and ground-breaking nature of RSPM No. 4.
4.1 APPPC RSPM No. 3: Requirements for the Establishment and Maintenance of Pest Free Areas for Tephritid Fruit Flies
The Chairperson informed the Commission of the several changes made to the draft. RSPM No. 3 was then adopted without further changes. The full text of RSPM No. 3 is in Annex II.
4.2 APPPC RSPM No. 4: Guidelines for the Confirmation of Non-Host Status of Fruit and Vegetables to Tephritid Fruit Flies
The Chairperson informed the Commission of the several changes made to the draft. After some deliberation, it was agreed that the last sentence of Section 4, first paragraph, line 4 "The control replicate should be punctured as per Section 3.4 whilst using the same experimental conditions" be removed. RSPM No. 4 was then adopted. The full text of RSPM No. 4 is in Annex III.
The delegates were informed that should there be any conflict arising between RSPMs and ISPMs, international standards should take precedence.
