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22nd Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection
Organizations
by
VILIAMI T. FAKAVAExecutive Secretary PPPO
24 August 2010
Update of Pacific Plant Protection Organisation (PPPO) Activities in 2010
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PPPO Overview
• Currently there are 26 members.- 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories
(PICTs)- and 4 founding members – Australia, New
Zealand, France, USA.- PPPO Secretariat (SPC – Co-ordinator of
Biosecurity & Trade) - NPPOs- PPPO Exec Committee – 9 members
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PPPOSPC-LRD
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Contracting Parties to the IPPC
7 countries have territorial membership under US, France and NZ
• 13 countries are contracting parties
•3 countries are non contracting parties. -.
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Participation in international standard setting process
• regional consultation workshop on the draft ISPMs in August 2010 (18 countries participated).
• No national consultation - rely on NPPOs
• CPM, Bureau & Standards Committee meeting
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- level of implementation or use of each standard varies from PICT to PICT.
- With exception of Australia & NZ, most PICTs have limited capacities (regulatory framework, biosecurity system, human resources, infrastructure, etc) to comply with most standards. (PCE report 2010)
Implementation of ISPMs
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• STDF project funded PPPO undertook phytosanitary capacity evaluation of members completed in July 2010.
• PICTs are encouraged to use the results of PCE in planning and prioritising capacity building initiatives in biosecurity and plant protection.
Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE)
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• SPC continues to maintain the regional Pest List Database (PLD) for import risk analysis & negotiations for market access. • Results of pest surveys are captured and updated in respective national plant pest list databases. • On request, LRD assistance is provided to countries to verify records and on pest diagnostics.
Pest List Database
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•With assistance under the Pacific Regional Economic Integration Programme (PACREIP), LRD set up Biosecurity Information Facilities (BIFs) with equipment, and provided training.
• NPPOs are able to use their online operations manuals to undertake import permitting and export certification using the system.
Biosecurity Information System
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•PACREIP project (EU assistance) supported development & harmonisation of Biosecurity legislation.• technical advice to draft of Biosecurity bill to PPPO members.• Fiji and Cook Islands have successfully enacted their biosecurity legislation.•Further assistance required – drafting regulations, biosecurity strategy & plans
Biosecurity law harmonization
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Pest surveillance, outbreak investigation and incursion
responses• Ongoing assistance on fruit flies
surveillance and monitoring, including area-wide management of fruit flies.
• The 6th meeting of the PPPO endorsed -draft generic contingency plan for dangerous ant incursions
- Pacific regional invasive species management guidelines.
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New Pest incursions
- subterranean Termites Coptotermes gestroi in Fiji
- Coffee berry borer in Papua New Guinea
- Cuban laurel thrips Gynaikothrips ficorum in Cook Islands
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Biosecurity helpdesk
• technical advisory services to better for enquiries on matters related to biosecurity, trade facilitation and plant protection including advice on import risk analysis.
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Future Support to IPPC Work Programme
• Ausaid Pacific Horticultural & Agricultural Market Access PHAMA program (2010-2014)
• EU assistance on Facilitating Agricultural Commodities & Trade (FACT)
• NZAid Biosecurity Program
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THANK YOU !!