Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde International Committee Radisson Hotel Saskatoon Wednesday, November 18, 2015 NAPPO and IPPC Update

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde Table of Contents 1.Background 2.NAPPO NAPPO AGM 4.IPPC ISPM for Seed

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde 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

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde  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

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde  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)

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde 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

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde NAPPO (4)  New NAPPO Executive Director: o Dr. Stephanie Bloem o Entomologist with USDA-APHIS  NAPPO head office relocating from Ottawa to Raleigh, North Carolina o Current Ottawa based staff have decided not to relocate. Big loss for the organization  NAPPO Annual meeting: o Memphis, Tennessee in October, 2015 o Rotates each year between Canada, US and Mexico o Montreal, Quebec in October, 2015

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde NAPPO AGM  2015 AGM: Memphis, Tennessee o October  Meeting discussion highlights: o Harmonization of diagnostic testing for viruses o Develop databases on technical info for RSPM 36 o Different views on overall perceived risk of seed and how can seed QMS systems work towards risk reduction o 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

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde  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

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde  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 of a Seed Association of the Americas (SAA) delegation  CSTA also attended CPM 10 in 2015 as part of an ISF delegation IPPC (2)

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde 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

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde ISPM for Seed (2)  Concerns raised at the CPM Meeting in March about commodity specific standards (wood and seed) o 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 o Opted for another round of country consultation o Earliest adoption at the CPM meeting in 2017

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde 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) o 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 o Opted for another round of country consultation o Earliest adoption at the CPM meeting in 2017

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde 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

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde Objectives of an ISPM for Seed (2)  Differentiate between seed-borne and seed transmitted pests: o Seed-borne: pest can be carried by seed but may not be transmitted to the resulting plant o Seed-transmitted: pest that is transmitted via seed to resulting plant that could cause infestation  Consider potential to establish: o Intended use may impact the pest risk level

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde 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

Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde For more information about CSTA’s phytosanitary activities, please contact: Dave Carey Manager, Policy Initiatives CSTA