Regional Workshop for the Review of the Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs)

1. Opening of the session:

The meeting was opened by Mr. Shoki AlDobai FAO Regional Plant Protection Officer for the Near East on behalf of Mr. AlOtaibi FAO ADG and FAO Regional Representative in the Near East Region , expressing his thanks to all participants from the Region. Ms. Stephanie Dubon, the IPPC secretariat representative remarked that the IPPC wants to encourage the full participation of all the 177 member countries in developing ISPMs and that participation in Regional workshops is an important venue for discussion and preparing comments on ISPMs . It was emphasized that member countries may adopt regional workshop comments . but each country must submit to the secretariat through the national contact Point .The FAO representative discussed the purpose of and the format for the meeting.

The meeting was attended by 15 participant representing 12 countries in addition to the NEPPO Executive Secretary and was facilitated by the FAO and the IPPC Secretariat ( Provisional Agenda Annex 1 )

The participants adopted the provisional Agenda. The reporting Officer presented the arrangements made for the workshop and the Draft standards and Standards Annexes to be discussed during the workshop on the light of the new procedure of submitting comments on line . Appendix 1

2. Purpose of the workshop:

The FAO representative Shoki AlDobai outlined that the main purpose of this workshop was to Provide participants from countries in each FAO region with a regional forum to discuss the draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). These discussions would help Participants gain a better understanding of the national and regional impact of these proposed Standards and provide a bases for the development and submission of national comments. This workshop covered the following draft ISPMs:
The standards approved for Member Consultation 2011 are listed below:

1. Draft amendments to ISPM 5.Glossary of phytosanitary terms(1994-001)

2. Draft revision to Supplement no. 1.Guidelines on the interpretation and application of the concept of official control for regulated pests(Not widely distributed) of ISPM 5.Glossary of phytosanitary terms(2005-008)

3. Draft annex 4 to ISPM 11:2004.Pest risk analysis for plants as quarantine pests and consequential changes in core text of ISPM 11:2004 (2005-001)NOTE this draft was revised on 2 August 2011. Paragraph 113, 2nd bullet has been corrected.

4. Draft revision to Annex 1 of ISPM 15:2009.Approved treatments associated with wood packaging material(2006-011)

5. Draft Annex to ISPM 27:2006:Trogoderma granarium(2004-006)

6. Draft Annex to ISPM 28:2007.Vapour heat treatment of Cucumis melo var.reticulatus for Bactrocera cucurbitae(2006-110)

7. Draft Annex to ISPM 28:2007.Heat treatment of wood packaging material using dielectric heat(2007-114)