report of INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION
CONVENTION (IPPC)
to the SPS Committee meeting on 22-24 JUNE
2022
for the Period: 15 february – 30 MAY 2022
Communication from the IPPC secretariat
The following communication,
received on 30 May 2022, is being circulated at the request of the
International Plant Protection Convention secretariat (IPPC).
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1 Commission on Phytosanitary Measures
1.1. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) sixteenth session
(CPM-16) took place virtually on 5, 7 and 21 April 2022. The CPM-16 working
papers and the draft report is available at https://www.ippc.int/en/cpm-sessions/cpm-16/.
1.2. The WTO SPS Secretariat developed a paper to the CPM-16 and it is
available here.
1.3. Nine draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
(ISPMs), including Annexes, were adopted:[1]
·
ISPM 46
(Commodity-specific standards for phytosanitary measures);
·
ISPM 47 (Audit in
the phytosanitary context);
·
Focused revision
of ISPM 12 (Phytosanitary certificates) in relation to re-export and revoked
the previously adopted version;
·
2019 and 2020
amendments to ISPM 5 (Glossary of phytosanitary terms) and revoked the
previously adopted version;
·
PT 40
(Irradiation treatment for Tortricidae on fruits);
·
PT 41 (Cold
treatment for Bactrocera zonata
on Citrus sinensis);
·
PT 42
(Irradiation treatment for Zeugodacus tau);
·
PT 43
(Irradiation treatment for Sternochetus
frigidus);
·
PT 44 (Vapour
heat–modified atmosphere treatment for Cydia
pomonella and Grapholita molesta
on Malus pumila and Prunus persica).
1.4. The CPM-16 also noted that the Standards Committee adopted on behalf
of the CPM the following diagnostic protocols (DPs) as annexes to ISPM 27
(Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests):
·
DP 30 (Striga spp.);
·
DP 31 ('Candidatus Liberibacter' spp. on Citrus spp.).
1.5. The ISPMs will be available on the IPP at the adopted
standard page.
1.6. The CPM-16 also adopted the CPM Recommendation R-10 on Reduction of the
incidence of contaminating pests associated with regulated and unregulated
articles to protect plant resources and facilitate safe trade. The purpose
of this CPM recommendation is to reduce the incidence of contaminating pests on
and in regulated and unregulated articles and other pathways in order to
protect plant health, biodiversity and food security and to facilitate safe
trade. In this recommendation, "unregulated articles" refers to
plants, plant products, traded goods, storage places, packaging, conveyances,
containers, soil, and any other objects, organisms or materials capable of
harbouring or spreading contaminating pests, that are not subject to
phytosanitary measures.
1.7. A highlight of the CPM-16 was the adoption of the overarching
standard ISPM 46 which applies to commodities being moved through international
trade. As the IPPC takes on a new direction by putting greater focus on
commodity- or pathway-specific topics, it was recognized that the international
phytosanitary community might view this as a challenge. The CPM had agreed on
the principles around commodity standards and it highlighted the sovereign
authority of contracting parties and that no additional obligations are imposed
on importing countries by commodity standards, over and above the obligations
already identified in the IPPC.
1.8. The ISPM 46 is designed to support the development of phytosanitary
import requirements where measures are technically justified to facilitate safe
trade. Contracting parties should thus consider available commodity standards
when developing phytosanitary import requirements, including pest lists and
options for phytosanitary measures. The specific commodity standards, which
will be annexes to ISPM 46, will be developed by the IPPC
Technical Panel on Commodity Standards and the forecast is that in 2023 the
first specific commodity standard for mango fruit will be submitted for
consultation period with the aim to be adopted in 2025.