European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization EPPOs activities relevant for IPPC 1 standard setting 2 PRA 3 Eradication 4 Russian translation programme 5 Council Colloquium 6 Pest reporting

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization 1 standard setting 17 standards for plant protection: - efficacy evaluation of PPPs Comparable climates; global level Risk assessment PPPs - honeybees Side effects PPPs – honeybees

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization 1 standard setting 11 phytosanitary standards Revision A1/A2 Import and release BCAs ‘positive’ list of BCAs 5 Diagnostic protocols Official control – Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Bactrocera zonata Commodity standard Quercus & Castanea

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization 2 PRA - PRATIQUE - training (French speaking workshop in Tunisia, February 2010)

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization PRATIQUE - data sets as basis for PRA in Europe - enhance PRA techniques assessment of economic/env./social impacts enhancing consistency mapping endangered areas pathway risk analysis guidance for eradication - improve DSS for PRA (Web-based DSS)

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization EWGs on: Bactrocera invadens Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Meloidogyne enterolobii Phtytophthora kernoviae Saperda candida Epitrix spp. Drosophila suzuki Agrilus anxius

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Eradication - increased emphasis in strategy 2010-2014 - standards should provide basis for contingency plans - Bursaphelenchus xylophilus - Clavibacter michiganensis subsp sepedonicus - Ralstonia solanacearum - Diabrotica virgifera - Synchytrium endobioticum - Heterodera glycines

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization - Ambrosia artemisiifolia - Eichornia crassipes - Heracleum mantegazzianum, H. sosnowskyi, H. persicum - Sicyos angulatus - Bactrocera zonata - Agrilus planipennis - Anaplophora chinensis, A. glabripennis

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization 4 Russian translation programme - 32 ISPMs have been translated - IPPC text - Recommendation on MBr - several EPPO standards (e.g. PRA-DSS) - co-publishing agreement with IPPC

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization 5 Council Colloquium Increasing trade, changing climate, emerging pests: Is the plant health sector prepared? Concerns: - ornamentals and woody plants - plants for planting - improvements of current system important - role of nurseries - early warning and rapid action - communication between parties involved - horizontal safeguards

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization 5 Council Colloquium Increasing trade, changing climate, emerging pests: Is the plant health sector prepared? Follow up: - early warning - pathway PRA - horizontal safeguards - import- and post-entry inspection - communication

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Pest reporting - questionnaire to which 19 Members replied - 16 provide pest reports (11 to EPPO, 5 to IPPC) - difficulties: resources, IPP editors, clarity on reporting obligations - solutions: reporting template, reporting through RPPO, revision ISPM no. 8

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Pest reporting; conclusion - EPPO members committed to reporting - harmonize reporting - consider facilitation of reporting through RPPO

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