Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) Fourteenth Regional Workshop for the Review of Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs)
Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) organized a regional consultation on review of draft ISPMs from 28 October to 1 November 2013 in Republic of Korea with financial support from the country as usual for sharing country views on the draft and develop regional comments. Korea have provided financial support for the consultation since 2006. Draft standards have been sent for member consultation by the IPPC Secretariat to contracting parties, national plant protection organizations (NPPOs), regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs) and international organizations after clearance made by the Standards Committee (SC) of IPPC. The consultation not only provided an opportunity of the consultation among member countries but also provided a practical training to participants for improvements of capacity in active participation in facilitation of country review and preparation of country comments on the draft ISPMs by better understanding main contexts of the draft and how to express the view with substantial and concise language as well as the skill of using on-line-comment system. The outputs of the regional consultation will help countries to consolidate country comments on the draft before the end of November 2013. Regional comments and country comments will contribute to the development of new ISPMs. Draft ISPMs consulted and commented:
Regional Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. Approval of irradiation facilities Regional Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. Approval of fumigation facilities
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