39th meeting of the Panel on Phytosanitary Measures

Paris, 2007-03-06/09

 

The Panel met in Paris at the headquarters of the French NPPO. The main task of this Panel is to evaluate risks presented by specific pests and design phytosanitary measures to avoid their introduction and spread.

EPPO lists of pests recommended for regulation On a case by case basis, the Panel reviewed the present situation and conclusions from PRA and made the following recommendations to the Working Party: - Additions to the A lists: Puccinia hemerocallidis (A1),Blueberry scorch virus (A2), Fusarium foetens (A2), Megaplatypus mutatus (A2), Tomato infectious chlorosis virus (A2). - Transfer from A1 to A2: Aculops fuschiae, Anoplophora chinensis, Toxoptera citricida. Pest Risk Management options were revised for Tomato chlorosis crinivirus and Dryocosmus kuriphilus. Alert List As usual, the Panel reviewed in detail the EPPO Alert List whose purpose is to warn countries about possible new risks, and in certain cases to propose candidates for PRA and eventually regulation. For the following pests, the Panel recommended that PRAs should be conducted by Expert Working Groups for PRA: Aulocaspis yasumatsui, Diacolandra frumenti, Metamasius hemipterus, Raoellia indica, X. axonopodis pv. alli. The Panel considered that two of the palm pests could be consider by the same Expert working group.

In an intermediate system, the Panel will carry on reviewing national PRAs to make recommendations to the Working Party. In 2008, the following pests will be considered: Lygus lineolaris, Phytophthora kernoviae, X. axonopodis pv. poinsetiicola, Diaphania indica, Leucinodes orbonalis.
Considering that the alert had been given and that no further action was needed, the Panel decided to delete: Chrysodeixis eriosoma, Corythucha arcuata, Scirtothrips perseae, Discula destructiva, Phakopsora euvitis, Brenneria quercina, Xanthomonas arboricola pv. fragariae, Citrus sudden death, Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus.

Evaluation of the new PRA process in EPPO
The Panel reviewed the PRAs produced by 2 Expert Working Groups and discussed how to improve the new PRA process. It recommended a longer consultation period (at least one month) for core members that should review the PRA. It also recommended selecting a Steward within the Expert Working Group in charge to draft a pre-PRA in order to identify missing information.

Other topics
The Panel agreed on a new presentation for the Action List, so that it is more practical for NPPOs.
The Panel discussed a potential programme on Regulated Non-Quarantine Pests for EPPO. It stressed that it was a difficult issue that would need a long-term programme. The Working Party will have to decide if it wants to dedicate specific resources for it.
The Panel agreed that the Panel on Safe Use of Biological Control should be reactivated.

 

Participants

Harry Arijs (Mr)
European Commission - DG SANCO, Unit E1, Section Phytosanitary harmful organisms, Rue Belliard 232, 03/108, 1049 BRUXELLES (BE) - 32/2 2987645 - 32/2 2969399 - harry.arijs@cec.eu.int

Paul Bartlett (Mr)
Defra Central Science Laboratory, Room 02Fa09a, Sand Hutton, YO41 1LZ YORK (GB) - 44/1904 462221 - 44/1904 462250 - p.bartlett@csl.gov.uk

Anita Benko-Beloglavec (Mrs)
MAFF Phitosanitary Inspection Service, Parmova 33, SI-1000 LJUBLJANA (SI) - 386/ 14345700 - 386/ 14345717 - anita.benko@gov.si

Agris Bokums (Mr)
State Plant Protection Service, Quarantine Department, Pulkveza Brieza Street 17, LV1010 RIGA (LV) - 371/ 7323679 - 371/ 7322039 - agris.bokums@vaad.gov.lv

Franco Finelli (Mr)
Servizio Fitosanitario Regione Emilia-Romagna, Ufficio Controlli e Certificazioni, Via di Saliceto 81, 40129 BOLOGNA (IT) - 39/ 051 4159260 - 39/ 051 358397 - ffinelli@regione.emilia-romagna.it

Nico M. Horn (Mr)
Plant Protection Service, Geertjesweg 15 Postbus 9102, 6700 HC WAGENINGEN (NL) - 31/ 317496626 - 31/ 317421701 - n.m.horn@minlnv.nl

Miroslav Husak (Mr)
State Phytosanitary Administration, Tesnov 17, 11705 PRAHA (CZ) - 420/2 218 125 99 - 420/2 218 128 04 - miroslav.husak@srs.cz

Lidija Necajeva (Mrs)
State Plant Protection Service, Plant Quarantine Department, Kalvariju str. 62, LT-09304 VILNIUS (LT) - 370/ 5 275 40 50 - 370/ 5 2752128 - vaatli@vaat.lt

Clara Pacheco (Mrs)
Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation de la pêche et des affaires Rurales, Direction Générale de l'alimentation, Sous-Direction de la qualité et de la Protection des végétaux , 251 rue de Vaugirard, 75732 PARIS CEDEX (FR) - 33/ 1 49558164 - 33/ 1 49555949 - clara.pacheco@agriculture.gouv.fr

Hilde Paulsen ( Mrs)
Department of Health and Hygiene, Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet), Hovedkontoret, Felles postmottak P.O. Box 383, N-2381 BRUMUNDDAL ( NO) - 47/23216878 - 47/23216801 - hilde.paulsen@mattilsynet.no

Ersnt Pfeilstetter (Mr)
BBA, Messeweg 11/12, 38104 BRAUNSCHWEIG (DE) - 49/ 531 2993377 - 49/ 531 2993007 - e.pfeilstetter@bba.de

Vera YAKOVLEVA (Mrs)
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Orlikov per. 1/11, 107139 MOSCOW (RU) - 7/095 207 66 02 - 7/095 975 39 71 - yakovleva_va@mail.ru

Shlomit Zioni (Mrs)
Plant Protection and Inspection Services, P.O.Box 78, 50250 BET-DAGAN (IL) - 972/39681583 - 972/39681571 - shlomitz@moag.gov.il

EPPO
Nico van Opstal (Mr)
Andrei Orlinski
Françoise PETTER (Mrs)
Anne-Sophie ROY (Mrs)
Muriel SUFFERT (Mrs)
OEPP/EPPO , 1 rue Le Nôtre, 75016 PARIS (FR) - 33/ 1 45 20 77 94 - 33/ 1 42 24 89 43 - hq@eppo.int

Observers
Nicolai TRYAKHOV (Mr)
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Orlikov per. 1/11, 107139 MOSCOW (RU) -7/095 207 66 02 - 7/095 975 39 71 - skupova@yandex.ru

 

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