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Report of the twenty-seventh session of the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC)

Year of publication 2011

Pages 82

Author Agriculture Group

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title RAP Publication

Series number 1020-6221|1014-2789|18194591|0428-9560

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This publication reports on the twenty-seventh session of the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) convened in Manila, Philippines from 15 to 19 August 2011. The session reviewed the body’s work carried out during the previous biennium and the overall plant protection situation at national and regional levels, and adopted the long-term strategic plan for 2012–2019 and the work programme for 2012–2013. The session reported on progress in information exchange in the region through the newly launched Web site and the working group on information exchange, which was established to promote collection, management, exchange and dissemination of national and regional information on plant protection. The session agreed to develop new Regional Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (RSPMs) on irradiation, fumigation and movement of used machinery, and to strengthen implementation of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) and RSPMS in member countries. Recommenda tions are included in the report.

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