1. Ministry of agriculture, forestry and food
USE OF METHYL-BROMIDE IN RS WITH REGARD TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES No.15 (ISPM-15)
Ministry of agriculture, forestry and food
Phytosanitary Administration of RS
Mojca Celar, Vlasta Knapič
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2. THE CONTENT AND SCOPE OF ISPM-15
Title: Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material (WPM) in international trade
Content: phytosanitary requirements for WPM (including dunnage) made of raw wood and used in international trade (import-export)
pallets, dunnage, crates, blocks, drums, cases, collars, skids ….
Scope: to reduce the risk of introduction and/or spread of quarantine pests, harmful to plants (forest protection)
Validity: (FAO-IPPC, ICPM)
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REQUIEMENTS for WPM
SPECIAL MARKING
ISPM-15 stamp
licence given by competent authorities (PARS)
SPECIAL TREATMENT
heat treatment HT: minimum wood core temperature of 56oC for a minimum of 30 minutes
fumigation with methyl-bromide MB: prescribed schedule (concentration and temperature)
AND OR
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IMPLEMENTATION in RS
Rules on phytosanitary measures for WPM in international trade (OJ No.108/04 of 7th October 2004)
registration procedure, special requirements, technical supervision, phytosanitary inspection, ...
special provisions for use of MB:
concession or registration for performing DDD activities (disinsection, disinfection and deratting)
permit given by competent authority (EARS)
application pursuant to environmental legislation (ozone layer protection)
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PHYTOSANITARY ROLE
PARS is a national plant protection organization that is according to ISPM-15 responsible for:
registration of wood processors and authorization for use of official ISPM-15 mark
verifying technical and expert qualifications of wood processors during the registration procedures
assuring fulfilment of ISPM-15 phytosanitary requirements through certification body and phytosanitary inspection: efficacy control of appropriate treatment (HT or MB) for eradication of quarantine pests, harmful to plants
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IMPLEMENTATION in RS
Currently 22 producers / processors of WPM are registered for the purpose of ISPM-15, but only one of them for the treatment with MB:
DDD d.o.o. Koper, located in Port Koper
MB is used only for pre-shipment, in special cases also for importing consignments that do not meet prescribed requirements
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CONCLUSIONS
in Slovenia MB is not in use in agriculture (pre-harvest or post-harvest)
fumigation with MB is done only in Port Koper on WPM according to ISPM-15
heat treatment is an alternative given by the standard and applied in RS
ISPM-15 revision: new fumigation schedule, alternatives to MB (phosphine, sulfuryl fluoride, carbonyl sulphide, irradiation, chemical pressure impregnation
new standard – draft: Alternatives to MB
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9. Thank you for your attention
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