Data to Prepare for Use During the Workshop

Data to prepare for use during the workshop

Relevant official information to update your country information on the IPP. This will need to be in electronic format as text, documents (e.g. Word, pdf, etc.) or the html-links (if it is already present on the internet).

Although it would be preferable to have this information in one of the FAO languages we are very aware that this will not (always) be the case.

You need to bring all, or as much as possible (or more if you so wish) of the following information:

Subject / IPPC Article / ISPM / Detail
Official contact point / Article VII 2 / Need to check IPPC contact name and details – nomination of new name needs to be official, but can change all other details in the Workshop.
Description of NPPO and changes / updates / Article IV 4 / Structure / organization of NPPO
Non-compliance / Article VII 2(f)
ISPM 13 / Usually bilateral reporting, but can be reported (will be given advice on circumstances
List of regulated pests / Article VII 2(i)
ISPM 19 / List/s of regulated pests in your country.
Pest reporting / Article IV 2(b)
ISPMs 17, 8 / A pest report in generated for each pest; new pests, new outbreaks or significant change in status
Exchange of information on plant pests, particularly the reporting of the occurrence, outbreak or spread / Article VIII 1(a)
ISPMs 17, 8 / As per Article IV 2(b)
Technical and biological information necessary for PRA / Article VIII 1(a) / General reporting to improve transparency – can be anything a country wishes to share
Specified points of entry / Article VII 2(d) / A list of points of entry into a country which has restrictions; no need to report points of entry with no restrictions
Organizational arrangements for plant protection / Article IV 4 / Description of the functioning of the NPPO
Emergency action / Article VII 6
ISPM 13 / Emergency action; and
emergency measures
Phytosanitary requirements, restrictions and prohibitions / Article VII 2(b)
ISPMs 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 / All phytosanitary legislation and regulations
Adequate information on pest status / Article VII 2(j)
ISPMs 8, 6 / Information on pest status, or any changes in status e.g. established, eradication
Rationale for phytosanitary requirements, restrictions and prohibitions / Article VII 2(c)
ISPMs 2, 3, 11, 21 / PRAs for importation of plant or plant product, biocontrol agent or organism deemed to beneficial for which phytosanitary measures are established

Basically anything related to information requirements to implement information exchange requirements under the IPPC. Many countries add more information than is essential under the IPPC to improve communication and transparency with trading partners. The exchange of information and transparency is a vital process is building trust with trading partners.