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Lazarovits (Canada); Marta Pizano (Colombia ); Sally Schneider (USA); JL (Stappies)

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Common Acronyms

1,3

- D 1,3

- dichloropropene

A5 Article 5 Party

ASD Anaerobic soil disinfestation

CUE Critical Use Exemption

CUN Critical Use Nomination

DOI Disclosure of Interest

EC Eur opean Community

EMOP Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPPO European Plant Protection Organisation

IM Iodomethane

IPM Integrated Pest Management

IPPC International Plant Protection Convention

ISPM Internationa l Standard Phytosanitary Measure

LPBF Low Permeability Barrier Film (including VIF films)

MB Methyl Bromide

MBTOC Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee

MBTOC QPS Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee, Quarantine and Pre

shipment Subcommittee

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# MBTOC SC Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee, Structures and

Commodities Subcommittee

MBTOC S Methyl Bromide Technical Options, Soils Subcommittee

MITC Methyl isothiocyanate

MOP Meeting of the Parties

MS Metam sodium

Non

- A5 Non Article 5 Party

OEWG Open Ended Working Group

Pic Chloropicrin

QPS Quarantine and Pre

- shipment

SF Sulfuryl fluoride

TEAP Technology and Economics Assessment Panel

TIF Totally Impermeable Film

VIF Virtually Impermeable Film

VOC Volatile Organic Compounds

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# 201 3 Eva luations of Critical Use Nominations for Methyl Bromide and

Related Matters

– Final Report

Table of Contents

1.1 SCOPE OF THE REPORT

................................ ................................ ................................ .... 1

1.2 EVALUATIONS OF CUNS

– 2013 ROUND FOR 2015 EXEMPTIONS

.......................... 1

1.3 ACHIEVING CONSENSUS

................................ ................................ ................................ .. 2

1.4 MBTOC SOILS: FINAL E VALUATIONS OF 2013 C RITICAL USE NOMINATI ONS

FOR METHYL BROMIDE F OR 2015

................................ ................................ ................. 5

1.4.1 C RITICAL 

# U SE 

# N OMINATIONS SUBMITTED



# ................................ ................................ ................. 5

1.4.2 CUN REASSESSMENT FOR PREPLANT SOIL US ES



# ................................ ................................ ......... 6

1.4.3 G ENERAL 

# C OMMENTS ON THE 

# R EASSESSMENT FOR 

# P REPLANT 

# S OIL 

# U SE



# ................................ .. 6

1.4.4 S TANDARD 

# P RESUMPTIONS 

# U SED IN 

# A SSESSMENT OF 

# N OMINATED 

# Q UANTITIES



# . ...................... 7

1.5 FINA L EVALUATION OF CUNS : STRUCTURES AND COM MODITIES AND REPORT

ON EMERGENCY USE BY CANADA OF MB FOR PAS TA WAREHOUSES

........... 16

1.5.1 MBTOC R EPORT ON 

# C ANADA 

# ’ S 

# E MERGENCY 

# U SE OF 

# M ETHYL 

# B ROMIDE TO 

# F UMIGATE



# P ASTA 

# W AREHOUSING



# ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 17

1.5.1.1 Executive Summary:

................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 17

1.5.1.2 Summary of Information Received from the Party

................................ ................................ .... 18

a. Fumigation and Pest Aspects:

................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 18

b. Economics Aspects: Costs of fumigation and pest contamination

................................ ............................... 19



# 1.5.1.3 Comments by MBTOC

................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 20

a. About the fumigation methods

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 20

b. About the potential to destroy infested packag es instead of fumigation

................................ ...................... 21

c. About the use of methyl bromide in facilities of poor gastightness

................................ ............................. 22

d. About the method used to determine pest resistance

................................ ................................ .................... 22

e. About the costs to conduct repeated fumigations

................................ ................................ ......................... 23

f. Recommendations

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 23



# 1.5.2. D ETAILS OF 

# P OSTHARVEST 

# CUN EVALUATIONS



# ................................ ................................ ...... 24

1.6. ACTIVITY REPORT 2013 AND WORKPLAN FOR 201 4

................................ .............. 31

1.6.1. A CTIVITY REPORT FOR 

# 2013

................................ ................................ ................................ .... 31

1.6.2. W ORK PLAN AND INDICAT IVE BUDGET FOR 

# 2013

................................ ................................ ..... 31

1.7 REFERENCES:

................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 33

ANNEX I : DECISION IX/6

................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 37

ANNEX II

- PART A: TREND IN MB PREPLANT SOIL NOMINA TIONS AND EXEMPTIONS

. 38

ANNEX III

- PART B: TRENDS IN MB STRUCTURAL AND COMMO DITY NOMINATIONS AND

EXEMPTIONS

................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 45

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# 201 3 EVALUATIONS OF CRITI CAL USE NOMINATIONS FOR

METHYL BROMIDE AND R ELATED MATTERS

1 .1 Scope of the Report

This 201 3 final report provides final evaluations by MBTOC of Critical Use Nominations (CUN s)

submitted for methyl bromide (MB) for 2015 by three Parties (Australia, Canada, USA). Only three of

the CUNs submitted in 2013 required reassessment after the 33 rd 

# OEWG. As per provisions set out in

Decision IX/6 (Annex I, MOP16), CUNs were submitted t o the Ozone Secretariat by the Parties in

accordance with the timetable shown in paragraph 1 of Annex I, Decision XVI/4. After the OEWG,

Parties were requested to provide further information by the end of July 2013. Australia and Canada

complied with thes e timelines, but the USA required further time to compile information and this was

supplied at the end of August 2013. Consequently, assessment of the CUN from the USA was

delayed and an advance copy of the report without the USA reassessment was posted. This final

report replaces that version.

A review of an emergency use for two pasta warehouses by Canada is also provided

.

This report needs to be read in conjunction with the 2013 May TEAP report

, which provides full

detail of all CUN assessments conduc ted in 2013. It also provides information on the standard

presumptions used in the 2013 assessment , information on stocks (Decision Ex.1/4 (9f))

, partial

information on actual MB consumption for critical uses ( in accordance with Decision XVII/9) and

appar ent adoption rates of alternatives, as evidenced by trend lines on reduction of MB CUNs (in

accordance with Decision s XIX/9 , XX/5)

.

No changes to the presumptions are proposed for future nominations and thus no consideration is

required by Parties at the forthcoming MOP as per paragraph 2 in Annex 1 to the report of MOP16.



# 1. 2 Evaluations of CUNs

– 201 3 round for 201 5 exemptions

D etailed interim assessments of all CUNs were made by MBTOC at its meeting held in London, UK

from 2

- 5 April, 2013, which was attended by the three MBTOC sub

- committees: Soils, SC and QPS.

For the soils CUNs, Australia and Canada nominated similar amounts of MB to previous rounds for

the strawberry runner sector, highlighting the difficulties with phase out of MB for this sector. In the

USA the only soil CUN submitted was for strawberry fruit production.

In the postharvest sector, in 2012, there were five CUNs submitted by three Parties. By contrast, in

2013 two postharvest CUNs were submitted. Between 2012 and 2013, applicants from three Parties,

Australia, Canada and the US, were able to complete their planned adoption of alternatives in flour

and rice milling and several dried fruit sectors. Accordingly, Australia did not submit a CUN for rice

processing, Canada did not submit a CUN for flour milling and the US did not submit a CUN for flour

milling and also several dried fruit sectors. Completing the adoption of these former methyl bromide

applications was no doubt difficult and required effort of the industry and government; MBTOC was

happy to hear of these successes.

The total nominated amount for all countries for 201 5 was 412.221 t represent ing a 14.8% reduction

to that nominated in 201 2 for 201 4

. MBTOC has made a final recommendation for all nominations

from Australia, Ca nada and the USA of 313.766 t. The grounds used for these recommendations are

given in detail for the relevant CUNs in Tables 1

- 4 and 1

- 6

.

Also during the first meeting in London in April 2013, progress rep orts were prepared and ‘Disclosure

of Interest’ declarations updated. At the 33rd OEWG meeting in Bangkok, MBTOC held bilateral

meetings with Australia, Canada and the United States to discuss the interim recommendations and

since then all three Parties have provided further information to support reas sessment of the three

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# preplant soils nominations. In August, Canada informed MBTOC that it had granted emergency use

of MB for two pasta warehouses under its domestic regulation as explained later in this report.

MBTOC did not hold a face

- to

- face second meeting this year in view the small number of CUNs and

funding difficulties faced by many non

- A5 members in relation to meeting attendance. Consideration

of new information and reassessment of CUNs and discussion regarding the emergency use were thus

condu cted electronically.

As discussed in the May 2013 TEAP Progress Report, three Parties

- Australia, Canada, and the USA

submitted nominations for critical uses of MB for either preplant soil use and/or postharvest use in

201 5

. Five nominations were subm itted in this round (Tables 1

- 4 and 1

- 5)

. The total nominated

amount for all countries for 201 5 was 412.221 t , which represented a 35 % reduction with respect to

amounts nominated in 201 2 for 201 4

.

After reassessment by MBTOC after the OEWG, t he final reco mmendation for 201 5 was 313.766

, i

. e.

, 76% of that nominated (Table 1.1 ). MBTOC has recommended quantities of MB for 2015, which

are less those nominated. The grounds used for these recommendations are given in detail in the

relevant CUNs in Tables 1

- 4 a nd 1

- 6

.

In general

, the CUNs were submitted due to the following issues: regulatory restrictions that did not

allow partial or full use of alternatives, difficulties in the scale

- up of alternatives, alternatives

considered uneconomical and unavailability of alternatives. Additionally, MBTOC

- SC notes that one

CUN use still does not have technically feasible alternatives. In paragraph 20 of Annex 1 referred to

in Decision XVI/4, Parties specifically requested that MBTOC explicitly state the specific basi s for

the Party’s economic statement relating to CUNs. Tables 1

- 4 and 1

- 6 provide this information for

each CUN. MBTOC notes there was an improvement in the economic information supplied in this

round , which allowed the MBTOC economist to better assess th e nominations from this perspective

.



# 1.3 Achieving Consensus

In accordance with decision XX/5(9) and similar subsequent decisions (XXI/11(4), XXII/6(4) and

XXIII/4(3)) the Parties have indicated that MBTOC ‘ should ensure that it develops its

recommendation s in a consensus process that includes full discussion among all available members of

the Committee and should ensure that members with relevant expertise are involved in developing its

recommendations’

.

In 201 3 as described in the May 2013 TEAP Progress R eport, MBTOC’s procedures were designed to

improve members’ contribution and reaching final decisions on nominations before, during and after

the MBTOC meetings. Th e following procedure ensured all members were able to review all the

information available and thus participate in final consensus

.

I nformation from Parties was circulated electronically to all members for an opportunity to make

comments about the reassessment. Members were asked to submit comments by mid

- August , 201 3

and these were consid er e d by the relevant sub

- committee. The coordinating Co

- Chair (s) provided the

sub

- committee with a summary of all comments

, and the members in question then reached a position

which the C o

- C hairs used to draft the proposed text boxes and recommendations

. S ub

- committee

members then further discussed, commented on and made changes to th is proposal

. Once agreed, t he

text b ox and recommendation were circulated to the full MBTOC to obtain consensus (or agreement

not to disagree) from each member of the Committee

. Concerning the emergency use report, the

process described was similar beginning with extensive discussion and further correspondence with

the Party. The Co

- Chair drafted the report

, which was then circulated for further comment from

MBTOC , which were t hen incorporated until full consensus was achieved

.

Several members recused from evaluation of nominations as required by MBTOC’s working

procedures. These included George Lazarovits (US Strawberry fruit and Canadian Strawberry

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# Nurseries), Jim Wells (US Strawberry Fruit) and Ian Porter (Australian Strawberry nurseries). 

# The

recusals took place either as a result of a member’s disclosure as per MBTOC's guidelines or

members may have chosen to self recuse to avoid any perceived conflict of interest

.

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# Table 1.1

- Summary of Critical Use Nominations and Exemptions of Methyl Bromide (tonnes)

Quantities Nominated Quantities Approved Final

Recomm

endation

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005

(1ExMOP

and

16MOP) 2006

(16MOP+

2ExMOP+

17 MOP) 2007

(17MOP +

18MOP) 2008

(18MOP

+ 19MOP) 2009

(19MOP) 2010

(20MOP

+ 21MOP) 2011

(21MOP) 2012

(22MOP) 2013

(23MOP) 2014

(24 MOP) 2015

Australia 206.950 81.250 52.145 52.900 38.990 37.610 35.450 34.660 32.164 30.947 29.79 146.600 75.100 48.517 48.45 0 37.610 36.440 28.710 31.708 32.134 [27.971] [ 28. 76 5 ]

Canada 61.992 53.897 46.745 42.241 39.115 35.080 19.368

+3.529 16.281 13.444 10.305 5.261 61.792 53.897 52.874 36.112 39.020 30.340

+3.529 19.368 16.281 13.109 [10.094] [5.050]

EC 1

5754.361 4213.47 1239.873 245.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4392.812 3536.755 689.142 245.146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Israel 1117.156 1081.506 1236.517 952.845 699.448 383.700 232.247 0 0 0 0 1089.306 880.295 966.715 860.580 610.854 290.878 0 0 0 0 0

Japan 748.000 741.400 651.700 589.600 50 8.900 288.500 249.420 221.104 3.317 0 0 748.000 741.400 636.172 443.775 305.380 267.000 239.746 219.609 3.317 0 0

New

Zealand 53.085 53.085 32.573 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50.000 42.000 18.234 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Switzerland 8.700 7.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.700 7.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

USA 10753.997 9386.229 7417.999 6415.153 4958.034 3299.490 2388.128 1181.779+

6.339 691.608 442.337 377.170 9552.879 8081.753 6749.060 5355.976 4261.974 3232.856

+2.018 2055.200 993.706 562.328 442.337 [ 279.951 ]

TOTALS 18704.241 15617 .837 10677.552 8297.739 6244.487 4044.380 2928.142 1460.163 740.533 483.589 412. 221 16050.089 13418.200 9160.714 6990.039 5,254.838 3572.183 2343.024 1261.304 610.888 483.589 [ 313.766 ]



## * Not yet available.

1 Members of the European Community which had CUNs/CUEs included:

2005

– Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

2006

– Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United K ingdom.

2007

– France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom

2008

– Poland, Spain

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# 1.4 MBTOC Soils: Final evaluations of 201 3 Critical Use Nominations f or Methyl

Bromide for 201 5

1.4.1 Critical Use Nominations submitted

At the Open Ended Working Group held in Bangkok from 24 to 28 June 201 3 , MBTOC Soils

presented interim recommendations on all three nominations received from Australia, Canada and the

Unit ed States as shown in Table 1

- 2 . During bilateral discussions at the OEWG, all three Parties

submitting nominations in the 201 3 round indicated issues related to the interim assessments and

subsequently sent further information and requests for reassessme nt.

Figure 1

- 1 : Amounts of MB nominated and exempted for CUE uses in Australian and Canadian

Strawberry production and in the US strawberry fruit production from 2005 to 201 5

. Blue lines indicate the trend of CUN nominated and the red lines the amount C UE

methyl bromide approved by the Parties or recommended for approval at the MOP in

2013 for 2015.

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# 1 .4. 2 CUN re assessment for preplant soil uses

In summary, in the final ass essment

, the Canadian CUN w as unchanged from the interim

recommendation (5.05 t) , but 28 .765 t was reinstated for the Australian nomination

Table 1

- 2 : Summary of the interim recommendations by MBTOC

- S (in square brackets) for

CUE’s for preplant uses of MB (tonnes) submitted in 201 3 for 201 5

NA

– Assessment not yet completed



# 1 .4 .3 General C omments on the Rea ssessment for Preplant Soil Use

The Australian and Canadian nominations for strawberry runner production were predominantly

based on economic considerations

, as MBTOC considered that soilless substrate systems were

suitable as technical alternatives for at least part (if not all) of the nominations. This posed a unique

challenge for the com mittee , as MBTOC has no standard economic criteria with which to assess a

nomination. In these instances, MBTOC considered the economic information provided by the Party

in context with the extent of commercial adoption for similar sectors worldwide as an indication of

economic feasibility. The MBTOC economist also provided his views on the comparison of soilless

with bare rooted runner production outdoors and whilst in general soilless culture was considered

uneconomical based on the Parties information, it was recognized that on a small scale capital costs

would be lower and less prohibitive to uptake of soilless systems and thus feasible. MBTOC also

noted that where soilless production has been adopted

, costs for production of runners have generally

de creased as technolog ical expertise and knowledge increase (see ref erence s ahead ). For both the

Australian and Canadian nominations it was also apparent that Parties were considering a range of

technologies in their effort to determine the most suitable an d cost effective production system.

M BTOC continues to encourage Parties to consider a review of regulations covering the registration,

use and adoption of alternatives, particularly those regarding barrier films to reduce dosage rates and

associated emis sions of MB and its alternatives, MBTOC also notes that a large proportion of MB has

been nominated for uses where regulations or legislation prevent reductions of MB dosage. In several

cases, the mandatory use of MB is specified at a high dosage for eithe r treatment of certified Country and Sector Nomination by

the Party for

201 5 Interim

Recommendation for

201 5 Final Recommendation

for 201 5

1. Australia

Strawberry runners 29.760 [ 0 ] [ 2 8 .765 ]

2. Canada

Strawberry runners 5.261 [ 5.050 ] [ 5 .050 ]

3

. USA

Strawberry f

ruit 373.660 [ 224.196 ] [ 276.711 ]

TOTAL 408.681 [ 229.246 ] [ 310.526 ]

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propagation material or because regulations prevent use of barrier films which otherwise could have

reduced the MB dosage rate. Further, regulations on the use of alternatives are preventing their uptake

for preplant soil use in a substantial proportion of the remaining CUNs.



# 1 .4. 4 Standard P resumptions U sed in A ssessment of N ominated Q uantities.

Table 1

- 3 below contain s the standard presumptions applied by MBTOC

- S for this round of CUNs for

preplant soil uses. These standard pres umptions were first proposed in the MBTOC report of October

2005 and were presented to the Parties at 17 th 

# MOP. Studies and reports to support them have been

provided in previous reports and were revised for some sectors after consideration by the Parties at the

19 th 

# MOP. The rates and practices adopted by MBTOC as standard presumptions are based on

maximum rates considered acceptable by published literature and actual commercial practice.

As in evaluations conducted in previous years, MBTOC considered re ductions to quantities of MB in

particular nominations to a standard rate per treated area where technical evidence supported its use.

As a special case, MBTOC continues to accept a maximum rate of 200 kg/ ha (20 g/m 2 

# ) in MB/Pic

formulations with high Pic

- containing mixtures with or without barrier films for certified nursery

production, unless regulations prescribe lower or higher rates. However, MBTOC notes that studies

have shown that rates of 200 kg/ha (20g/m 2 

# ) or less of MB: Pic 50: 50 are effective w ith barrier films

for production of ‘certified’ nursery material and urge Parties to consider regulations which permit

these lower rates. MBTOC also notes that certified runner production may involve regulations which

specify the mandatory use of a fumigan t such as MB or an alternative, in order for the se nursery

materials to be “certified”.

The indicative rates used by MBTOC were maximum guideline rates, for the purpose of calculation

only. MBTOC recognises that the actual rate appropriate for a specific u se may vary with local

circumstances, soil conditions and the target pest situation. Some nominations were based on rates

lower than these indicative rates.

Table 1

- 3 : Standard P

resumptions U

sed in A ssessment of CUNs for P replant S oil U

se of MB

Comment C UN adjustment Exceptions

1. Dosage rates Maximum guideline rates for

MB:Pic 98:2 are 25 to 35 g/m 2



# with barrier films (VIF or

equivalent); for mixtures of

MB/Pic are 12.5 to 17.5 g

MB/m 2 

# for pathogens and

nutsedge respectively, under

barrier films depend ing on the

sector. All rates are on a ‘per

treated hectare’ basis. Amount adjusted to

maximum guideline rates.

Maximum rates set dependent

on formulation and soil type

and film availability. Higher rates accepted

if specified under

national legislation o r

where the Party had

justified otherwise.

2. Barrier films All treatments to be carried out

under low permeability barrier

film (e.g. VIF, TIF) Nomination reduced

proportionately to conform to

barrier film use. Where barrier film

prohibited or restrict ed

by legislative or

regulatory reasons

3. MB/Pic

Formulation:

Pathogens

control Unless otherwise specified,

MB/Pic 50:50 (or similar) was

considered to be the standard

effective formulation for

pathogen control, as a

transitional strategy to replac e

MB/Pic 98:2. Nominated amount adjusted

for use with MB/Pic 50:50 (or

similar). Where MB/Pic 50:50

is not registered, or Pic

(Pic) is not registered

4. MB/Pic

Formulation:

Weeds/nutsedge

ass control Unless otherwise specified,

MB/Pic 67:33 (or similar) was

used as the standard effective

formulation for control of

resistant (tolerant) weeds, as a

transitional strategy to replace Nominated amount adjusted

for use with MB/Pic 67:33 (or

similar). Where Pic or Pic

containing mixtures

are not reg istered

# 8 MBTOC 2013 CUNs: Final Recommendations

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5. Strip vs.

Broadacre Fumigation with MB and

mixtures to be carried out under

strip Where rates were shown in

broad acre hectares, the CUN

was adjusted to the MB rate

relative to strip treatment (i.e.

treated area). If not specified,

the area u nder strip treatment

was considered to represent

67% of the total area. Where strip

treatment was not

feasible e.g.

some protected

cultivation,

emission

regulations on

MB, or open

field production

of high health

propagative

material

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# 9 Table 1

- 4 : Final evaluation of CUNs for preplant soil use submitted in 201 3 for 201 5

Country Industry CUE for

2005 1 

## CUE for

2006 2 

## CUE for

2007 3 

## CUE for

2008 4 

## CUE for

2009 5 

## CUE for

2010 6 

## CUE for

2011 7 

## CUE for

2012 8 

## CUE for

2013 9 

## CUE for

2014 CUN for

2015 MBTOC final rec

for 2015

Australia Strawberry

runners 35.750 37.500 35.750 35.750 29.790 29.790 29.790 29.760 29.760 29.760 29.760 [ 28.765 ]

MBTOC Final Recommendation for 2015

MBTOC recommends a reduced CUE of 28.765 tonnes of methyl bromide for use in 2015, which is a 3.4% reduction (0.995 tonnes) from the amount nominated by the Party.

According to the CUN, the foundation stock stage in the strawberry runner production chain has already transitioned to soil

- less production. Trials and commercial adoption for this

al ternative have given good results for the past several years (HAL 2009, 2011). MBTOC finds however that an amount of 0.47 ton nes is allocated by the Party each year for soil

less production although “The exemption amount allocated for the Victorian Strawbe rry Industry Certification Authority is unlikely to be used following the VSICA’s successful

transition to soil

- less substrate production in 2011” ( http://www.en vironment.gov.au/atmosphere/ozone/publications/exemption

- list.html ). This is thus a contingency use

, which

cannot be recommended by MBTOC.

In addition, MBTOC considers that it is feasible to transition the mother plant stage (2.10 hectares, 1,000,000 plan ts as per Table 2, page 13 of the new information received) to

soil

- less production as well. This would reduce the nominated amount by a further 0.525 ton n es (2.10 ha x 250 Kg/ha=0.525 ton n es).

Nomination by the Party :

The quantity requested for this CUN t o produce mother (2.10 ha) and certified plants (118 ha) is 29.760 tonnes, an amount that has essentially remained unchanged since 2009.

MBTOC re assessment for 2015 after the OEWG:

After the OEWG, the Party requested reassessment based on the time needed t o transition to a non

- chemical alternative (soil

- less) and chemical alternatives (Pic Plus + herbicide,

Pic Plus + MS , 1,3

- D/Pic: 20/80).The Party reported that multiplication of strawberry runners consists of four consecutive generations (Nucleus, Founda tion, Mother, and Certified

stock). Currently the certification scheme specifies fumigation for mother and certified plants production with a 50:50 mix o f MB/ chloropicrin applied at 500 kg/ha, a rate required to

meet certification standards. Soil

- less pro duction has also been approved under the certification scheme. Although the required MB rate exceeds MBTOC’s standard presump tion

of 20 g/m2, this lower rate is not registered. Additionally, a key alternative, 1,3

- D:Pic, is considered ineffective due to p hytotoxicity and doubling of plant back times in the heavy

and wet soil conditions in the high elevation regions.

Recently, in the 2011/12 season, the Certification Authority commissioned the construction of screen house facilities for cost effective produ ction of foundation stock in soil

- less

systems. According to the new information received from the Party, yields obtained for foundation stock grown with the soil

- less system in 2011/12 averaged 150.8 runners per

plant, and total production was 38,000 plan ts. By comparison, yields of foundation stock grown in soils treated with MB:Pic soils in 2010/11 averaged 212.9 runners per plant, and

total production was 66,000 plants. MBTOC considers that it is difficult to compare across years and accepts that it ma y take time to adjust the soil

- less system and determine

ways to increase the number of plants to an equivalent number as in the open fields. .

Results obtained in 2005 show that fruit yields of plug plants produced in soil

- less culture were 25% lower tha n those of bare

- rooted runners produced in MB

- treated soils. Trials in

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Queensland, also showed that plug plants yielded 40% less fruit than bare

- rooted runners produced in MB:Pic treated soil (Menzel & Waite, 2006).

MBTOC considers that the reported resul ts are 8 years old and have sometimes been contradicted by various reports from other countries.

Soil

- less culture has been researched for production of some or all generations of strawberries in many A5 and Non A5 countries, a nd in a number of countries runners and plug

pl ants are produced commercially, i.e. Japan (Yoshida, 2013), Belgium (Robbe

, 1997, 1998 ; Lieten, 2013), The Netherlands (Lieten, 2013), Poland (Treder et al ., 2007), New

Zealand (Walter et al

. , 2005), USA (Durner et al

., 2002) and A5 cou ntries e.g. Brazil (Janisch et al., 2012, Oliveira et al., 2010,),Uruguay (Gimenez

, 2008, ), Paraguay (Nacimiento

and Lopez

- Medina

, 2009) and others (Palha et al

. , 201 2; Roosta and Afsharipoor 2012 ).

MBTOC agrees with the Party that extrapolation of re sults obtained in other countries to runner production in Australia is difficult because of the differences in the physiology , the

varieties and agronomic requirements for growing strawberry runners. However, trials with different types of substrates may h elp improve economic feasibility, allow for higher

yields and better quality (i.e., through more efficient nutrition and irrigation, increased planting densities and other mana gement practices). MBTOC has reviewed the references

provided in the interim rep ort and has included a further list which may help with lower ing costs and technologies t hat lead to the development of more suitable systems

After the OEWG, the Party confirmed that research on MB alternatives is continuing and provided a research plan ai med at identifying the most promising chemical alternatives

(Pic Plus + herbicide, Pic Plus + MS , 1,3

- D/Pic: 20/80, soilless and others . In the past, research focused mainly on methyl iodide and on its anticipated registration , which is no

longer being pu rsued by the manufacturer . This new research program is a new research plan, which is in accordance with Decision IX/6.

It is anticipated that the Party will make every effort to commercialise any new chemical or non chemical alternative as soon as possi ble in order to assist phase out of MB for

certified strawberries plants production (118ha).

Circumstances of the Nomination by the Party:

The Party states that the key pests affecting strawberry runner production are fungi ( Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizocto nia and Verticillium spp.) and weeds ( S. arvensis, Agrostis

tenuis, Raphanus spp., Poa annua, Cyperus spp). In its answers to MBTOC, the Party reported that the fruit industry expansion in Victoria is currently constrained by the amount

of MB:Pic availabl e for the production of ‘certified’ transplants and that runner production in soils treated with MB:Pic is mandatory for meet ing certification standards. The

Victorian runner industry only produces runners in soils treated with MB:Pic, and is not using an y other methods (other than substrates for foundation stock production). Some

chemical alternatives are not feasible e.g., methyl iodide. Plant resistance is unreliable as an alternative to MB:Pic for de livering certified runners (Fang et al 2012).

MBTO C Comments on Economics 2013:

After the OEWG, the Party provided an economic analysis of strawberry runner production (mother stock and certified stock). T he Party’s main concern is that the significant

capital investment for greenhouses/screen houses woul d only address a small portion of the problem and would only result in the foundation stock production. The economic

analysis is based on the yields, revenue, and costs for the production of mother and certified stocks, and states that prices increase from A$0.34 per runner to A$2.03 and A$2.00

per runner, respectively, when using soil

- less production systems. By comparison, soil

- less systems are economically feasible for production of foundation stock plants, at a price

of A$3.60 per runner in the 2011/201 2 season. Soil

- less culture has proven to be technically and economically feasible for production of some or all generations of strawberries in

many Non A5 countries as described above

.

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# 11 Country Industry CUE for

2005 1 

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## CUE for

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Comments Requested in Dec. XX1/11 (para 9):

 Dec. IX/6 b(i) Emission c ontrol: No, but standard films are claimed by the Party to perform the same as VIF in the cold temperatures and heavy wet soi ls typical

for strawberry runner production.

 Dec. IX/6 b(iii) Research program: The strawberry industry has a 3

- year research plan in place to identify alternatives to MB based on the development of

integrated disinfestation systems: efficacy of Pic Plus ,T80 (1,3 D/Pic 20:80), spading machines for application of metham sodium in the runner industry, and

improvement of soilless produ ction technology. A research leader has been appointed to implement the research plan.



#  Dec. IX/6 b(iii) Appropriate effort: Research effort is adequate.

Country Industry CUE for

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## CUE for

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## CUE for

2007 3 

## CUE for

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2015 CUE for 2015

Canada Strawberry

runners (PEI) 6.840 6.840 7.995 7.462 7.462 7.462 5.261 5.261 5.261 5.261 5.261 [5.050]

MBTOC Final Recommendation for 2015:

MBTOC maintains its interi m recommendation and recommends a reduced CUE of 5.050 tonnes, a 4% reduction of the nominated amount. This assumes adoption of alternatives

for an amount of MB equivalent to production of 50% of the stock plants grown in foundation fields

.

Nomination by t he Party

The Party has nominated 5.261 t of MB

, which was similar to the CUE granted for 2014. It is for use on (24.3 ha) of field grown runners and (2 .0 ha) of stock plants. The

nomination is based on a reduced rate of MB of 20 g/m2 under high barrier fi lms for the entire fumigated area (26.3 ha)

.

Circumstances of the Nomination by the Party :

The Party has attempted to replace MB with 1,3

- D, but this product was banned for use in Prince Edward Island in January 2003 due to ground water contamination. Chl oropicrin

(PIC 100) has been registered by PMRA, but the PEI authorities have denied a permit for its use until further groundwater tes ting has been conducted. Ground water studies ha ve

been submitted to PMRA and are awaiting final reviews and a regulatory decision. Registration applications for MI, DMDS and EDN have not been submitted to date. The

company has tested organic production from 2006

- 2009 with different varieties, but found that significant reductions in yield resulted, ranging from 40% to 70% . Only one variety

using the organic production system compared favourably to conventional production. While MB:Pic 67:33 at 500 kg/ha is the on ly formulation registered for strawberry runners,

which exceeds MBTOC’s standard presumption of 200 kg/ha, the grower petitioned PMRA to use a lower rate under barrier films. PMRA, in the absence of a formal label

amendment, granted permission to use a lower rate, but at the grower’s own risk and liability. The CUN for 2015 is based enti rely on a reduced rate for M B of 200 kg/ha for the

entire critical area (26.3 ha).

After the OEWG, the Party submitted further information

, which showed that a groundwater study has finally been approved to evaluate whether Pic can be used on PEI. The

Party stated that ‘at this time greatest effort is being concentrated on this study as chloropicrin is currently considered the most feasible alternative for the grower. The Party is

also seeking technical advice on soilless systems to reduce dependency on chemical fumigants, including an assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of soilless

systems, and evaluating a range of potential growing techniques. The Party also provided a detailed description of the production system from micropropagated plants through to

the sale o f either bare rooted plants or runner tips which is achieved in 3 generations and not the usual 4 generations seen elsewhere in North America. The Party states that they

believe that this avoids the need for a foundation stage, but this seems to be in cont rast to the process described later in the attached Annex.

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MBTOC re assessment for 2015 after the OEWG:

After reconsideration of the new information from the P arty, MBTOC maintains its recommendation that alternatives are available for a proportion of the early generation

production of strawberry runners and recommends a reduced amount of 5.050 t. MBTOC carefully considered the new information and appreciated the detailed documentation of

the production system and the economic data provided. On review, MBTOC maintains its position that soilless culture is a suitable technical alternative for the early foundation

and mother stock generations for strawberries, but does consider that costs wi l l become prohibitive for latter generations. Also, MBTOC careful ly reviewed the data provided on

potential costs of soilless systems and whilst the costs for the method shown were higher than production using methyl bromid e, the committee considered that lower cost

systems exist and should be suitable for a small propo rtion of the production. MBTOC acknowledges that different soilless production systems (trough and tip vs substrate bins

and bare rooted plants) require different capital costs and labour requirements, but more efficient systems are evolving rapi dly. The se systems are also considered to provide

more sustainable and higher health production of runners. MBTOC is aware that the Party intends to initiate a review of alte rnative soilless systems and completely supports this

initiative. MBTOC also urges the P arty to consider moving to small scale soilless production facilities as soon as possible to ensure they are prepared for the potential scale up

that may be required in 2015. MBTOC is also aware that not all the production may need to move to soilless cult ure, if Pic becomes available after positive outcomes from the

groundwater studies. MBTOC is unclear on the current position with Pic Plus availability, but accepts the Parties statement that it is not currently available for use on PEI.

MBTOC has review ed the references provided in the interim report and has included a further list which may help with lower costs technologies to assist development of suitable

systems for PEI. These include those used successfully in many Non A5 countries, e.g Australia ( HAL 2009, 2011), Belgium and Holland ( Lieten et al

. , 2004a, 2004b, Lieten

, 2013 ), Japan ( Yoshida

, 2013 ), N ew Z ealand (Walter et al

. , 2005), USA (Durner et al

. , 2002). MBTOC has recommended no further reductions in view of the Party stating the

‘objectiv e of an action plan’ is that 2016 will be the final year for use of MB for this sector. MBTOC also notes that MB formulation s containing Pic (67:33) are used in PEI under

permit without groundwater contamination apparently occurring and suggests a similar situation should be possible for Pic alone

, which is not currently permitted.

MBTOC comments on economics in 2013 for 2015:

The Party’s main concern is that the significant capital investment for greenhouses/screen houses would only address a small porti on of the problem and would only result in an

8% reduction in the amount of methyl bromide used by the grower. Canada is of the view that the required high cost investment is not justifiable from an economic standpoint and

rather than focusing on less than l0% of the problem resources could be better used elsewhere. The Party presented costs for a soilless trough and tip system, which was

estimated to have costs per runner

, which were 3 times higher (42.5 c per runner) than bare rooted runners (13.5 c per runner). MBTOC considers there are cheaper systems

available, wh ich are being used commercially worldwide.

Comments requested in Dec. XX1/11 (para 9)

Dec. IX/6 b(i) Emission reduction: Yes, uses barrier films with a reduced application rate of MB conform ing to MBTOC’s presumptions

Dec. IX/6 b(iii) Research program: A research program is proposed based on groundwater studies for Pic, evaluation of soilless methods to impr ove feasibility and consideration

of improvements in the production processes.

Dec. IX /6 b(iii) Appropriate effort: The Party has demonstrated now that it is engaged in an active research program and is implementing groun dwater studies. The party has also

engaged a consultant to assist full evaluation of potential alternatives to MB

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# 13 Country Industry CUE for

2005 1 

## CUE for

2006 2 

## CUE for

2007 3 

## CUE for

2008 4 

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for 2015

Unite d

States Strawberry

(field) 2052.846 1730.828 1476.019 1349.575 1269.32 1007.477 812.709 678.004 461.186 415.067 373.660 [ 276.71 1 ]



# MBTOC final recommendation for 201 5 :

MBTOC recommends a reduced amount of 276.711 t onnes for use in th i s sector for 201 5

. MBTOC acknowledges that the Party reduced the nomination by 10% from the amount

approved for 201 4

, In its interim recommendation, MBTOC accepted that alternatives were now available for the whole nomination, and recommended a two year transition time to

adopt alternatives to MB. During a bilateral at the OEWG and afterwards the Party provided information which requested more t ime to transition to suitable alternatives, especially

chloropicrin which has in early 2013 had label changes which now allow highe r dosage rates. After further review, MBTOC has accepted the Parties arguments and recommends

a 3 year transition period rather than 2 years. MBTOC has based the transition from the MOP approved amount in 2014 as 415.06 7 t onnes (first year), recommends 276 .711

t onnes in 2015 (second year) and anticipates that only 138.360 t onnes will be requested in 2016 (3 rd 

## year).

MBTOC also acknowledges that the Party has provided further information after the OEWG which states that the Party intends to phase out MB for this sector by the end of 2016.

MBTOC considers that a lternatives (1,3

- D/Pic and chloropicrin under the new permitted rates of up to 392 kg/ha) with or without barrier films, not restricted by regulations, are

available to replace MB for specific uses, in cluding Macrophomina sp. and Fusarium spp. in particular counties. This situation should also allow for greater use of 1.3

- D/Pic

formulations on a greater area where township caps are binding. MBTOC also considers that the alternatives suggested to replace MB for this nomination are similar to those

already in commercial practice in California, however there are a number of regulatory issues that impact transition and therefore a three year period of transition period may be

required. If the Party determin es that chloropicrin and its mixtures can be implemented faster than the specified 3 year transition period from 2014 onwards , then it is anticipated

that the Party will reduce the amount of MB further under its own domestic allocation rules.



# Nomination b y the Party:

The Party nominated 373.660 t for 2,198 ha at a dosage rate of 170 kg/ha for use in 2015 . The proportion of total crop area to be treated with MB was noted by the Party as

13.5%. The CUN amount represented a 10% transition in 2015 from the exe mpted amount in 2014.

Circumstances of the Nomination by the Party :

The CUN requests MB specifically for areas: 1) where Macrophomina and Fusarium have not been acceptably controlled with alternative fumigant methods, 2) where a transition

period is nece ssary to implement use of straight chloropicrin, and 3) where township caps adversely impact the use of 1,3

- D as an alternative. There was no further breakdown of

the rationale for each provided by the Party for the reduction in 2015, nor an action plan fo r total phase

- out of MB.

At the bilateral with MBTOC , the US advised that the y are planning further work to test the efficacy of metam

- sodium on Macrophomina under California conditions. The Party

also plans to gather data on the efficacy of the high rate of chloropicrin under TIF and its ability to control diseases caused by Macrophomina, Fusarium and Verticillium in

commercial field applications over time on California strawberries and will apprise MBTOC of its findings.

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MBTOC re assessment for 2015 af ter the OEWG:

MBTOC maintains that shank applied 1,3

- D/Pic as well as other similar Pic mixtures , Pic alone or Pic in sequential application with MITC generators (KPam, Vapam, dazomet)

coupled with disease tolerant varieties of strawberries would be suitab le to address a significant proportion of one or more of the 3 issues raised by the Party as a reason for the

nomination (Medina

- Minguez 2012, Noling and Cody 201 1 , Porter et al

. , 2006, Zveibel et al

. , 2012,). MBTOC also notes that f ormulations with chloro picrin are the key chemical

alternative effectively adopted in other regions of the world. MBTOC notes that the technical expertise required for application of 100% chloropicrin already exists in California and

uptake of this method should be feasible rel atively quickly . As the nomination is for 2015, there is an additional period to gain further experience with these high rates of

chloropicrin to accommodate both technical and regulatory issues, such as worker and bystander safety and effective pest cont r ol. Average annual use of chloropicrin for the last

five years in California strawberry industry is of 1,786 t which accounts for 70% of the use of this product in the State (Ca l DPR, 2012). There has been an increased use of

chloropicrin alone and in for mulations with 1,3

- D in California. Their use has almost tripled between 2006 and 2010 (Cal DPR, 2012) whilst its use in formulations with MB has

been declining

.

Macrophomina phaseolina is a widespread fungus all over the world in many crops. MBTOC recog nizes Macrophomina has increased in importance as a pathogen of strawberry

crops in the last decade. Recent studies show effective alternatives to MB to control this pathogen in some countries. In Fl orida, Noling & Cody (2012) showed that 1,3D;

DMDS+Pic; Vapam and KPam are as effective as MB for season

- long protection of this pathogen. Zveibil et al

., in Israel (2012) also reported that metam sodium was as effective

as MB. TeloDrip has given inconsistent results , which confirm the Parties’ concerns with dr ip fumigation (Zvei bel et al

. , 2012). A number of cultivars are also considered to provide

options for tolerance to this disease (Fang et al

. , 2012; Daugovish et al. , 2011). MBTOC reiterates its 2010, 2011 and 2012 suggestion that shank injection of 1,3

- D /Pic by strip or

broadcast application would result in improved disease control compared to drip applications ( Noling and Cody 2012, Medina

- Minquez 2012, Zveibil et al

., 2012). Also in previous

assessments it has been suggested that alternatives (1,3

- D/Pi c and Pic alone with or without barrier films), if not restricted by regulations, were considered available to replace MB

for specific uses, including Macrophomina and Fusarium in specific counties.

MBTOC recognizes the potential benefit of the establish ment of a new committee (Strawberry Non Fumigant Workgroup) to evaluate and adopt further chemical and non

- chemical

technologies such as anaerobic soil disinfestation

, soilless substrate systems and steam ( CalDPR, 2013 ).

MBTOC also notes that as of Decem ber 1, 2012, a new set of label changes went into effect for soil fumigant product s , fully implementing important new protection for workers

and bystanders. In light of these changes, the State of California now allows the use of VIF films for MB fumigatio n, which w as formerly prohibited (Cal DPR, 2012b & c; EPA,

2013). MBTOC is at this time unclear on the impact this change could have in terms of potential reduction of MB dose rates as well as emission control. Studies continue to show

the advantages of ba rrier films and other technologies for reducing emissions and improving efficacy of alternatives as well as MB (Qin et al

., 2013; Chellemi et al

., 2013 ; Luo et

al.

, 2013 ) and anticipate the p arty will fully address this issue in any future nominations

.

M BTOC comments on economics in 2013 for 2015:

A recent peer reviewed study (Mayfield and Norman, 2012) highlights the strong growth in output in the California strawberry industry since 2004. This publication also questions

the accuracy of the economic dat a (and varying yields) in CUNs and how this makes analysis of the economic information difficult.

The present CUN states that “The economic analyses...indicate fumigant

- treated soils can result in gains or losses to net revenues that range from

- 37% (with drip Pic

- Clor60) to

9% (with 100% broadcast chloropicrin), based on the cost of the individual fumigant and estimated yield loss”.

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The information provided in the CUN excludes fixed costs from the calculation of changes in net revenue because "... fixed costs are considered to be identical for all alternative

scenarios ..." but by convention when fixed costs can be allocated fully to a specific activity they should be included in a partial budget. Because this has not been done, steam

appears to be an ec onomically feasible alternative.

Comments Requested in Dec. XX1/11 (para 9):

Dec. IX/6 b(i) Emission reduction: In California low permeability (high barrier) films are not allowed for use with MB, but are allowed and available for use wi th alternatives,

t his regulation is presently under review.

Dec. IX/6 b(ii) Research program: Yes, there is an on going research program, but specific data justifying CUN requests need to be provided.

Dec. IX/6 b(iii) Appropriate efforts: California has extensive research programs being conducted and continual regulatory reviews on the use of MB and other fumigant

alternatives in the State. MBTOC is unaware from the CUN application what efforts are being made to register some alternative s registered and being used in other areas of

the USA (eg. Pic

- C lor 60 and 80, DMDS in combination with Pic).

1 

## 1ExMOP and 16MOP; 2 

## 16MOP+2ExMOP+17MOP; 3 

## MOP17+MOP18; 4 

## MOP18+MOP19; 5 

## MOP19+MOP20; 6 

## MOP20+MOP21; 7 

## MOP21+MOP22; 8 

## MOP22, 9 

## MOP23

, 10 

## MOP24

d 16MOP; 2 

## 16MOP+2ExMOP 2 

## 16MOP+2ExMOP+17MOP; 3 

## MOP 17+MOP18; 4 

## MOP18+MOP19; 5 

## MOP19+MOP20; 6 

## MOP20+MOP21; 7 

## MOP21+MOP22; 8 

## MOP22, 9 

## MOP23

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# 1

. 5 Final evaluation of CUNs: Structures and Commodities and R eport on

E mergency U se by Canada of MB for P asta W arehouses

MBTOC , Structures and Commodities (SC), Soils an d QPS, met initially together in London, United

Kingdom April 3

- 5, 2013 to develop interim recommendations

.

Those recommendations were included in the May 2013 TEAP R eport and presented to the OEWG

meeting in June in Bangkok. Although MBTOC met bilaterall y with Parties in Bangkok, no Party

requested re

- reviews of the postharvest CUNs. Consequently the interim CUN recommendations

became final recommendations as indicated here.

In 2012 there were five CUNs submitted by three Parties. By contrast, in 2013 t here were two

postharvest CUNs submitted by Parties. In 2013, the US submitted two postharvest CUNs for 2015;

one CUN was for dry cure pork and for CUN was for fresh dates (formerly included in the dried fruit

CUN).

Between 2012 and 2013, applicants from three Parties: Australia, Canada and the US, were able to

complete their planned adoption of alternatives. Accordingly, Australia did not submit a CUN for rice

processing, Canada did not submit a CUN for flour milling and the US did not submit a CUN for f lour

milling and also several dried fruit sectors. Completing the adoption of these former methyl bromide

applications was no doubt difficult and required effort of the industry and government; MBTOC was

happy to hear of these successes.

For more informati on on the process used to determine the recommendations and other work

conducted by MBTOC, Parties are referred to the May 2013 TEAP report for those details.

Figure 1

- 2 : Amounts of MB nominated and exempted for CUE uses in Dates and cured pork from

2005 to 201 5

. Blue lines indicate the trend in of CUN nominated and the red lines the

amount CUE methyl bromide approved by the Parties

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# 1.5.1 MBTOC Report on Canada’s Emergency U se of Methyl Bromide to Fumigate

Pasta Warehousing

1.5.1.1 Executive Summary:

In August, MBTOC was informed that Canada used methyl bromide (MB) to fumigate two pasta

warehouses in response to the finding of Sitophilus oryzae (rice weevil) in pasta packa ges and in the

warehouse following three fumigations with a phosphine combination process. The pests were later

determined to be phosphine resistant. Multiple documents were submitted using the format for

Critical Use Nominations accompanied by test result s and other supporting documents.

Canada has an Emergency Use provision in domestic regulation. Permits to import and use methyl

bromide under the emergency use provision are issued under the Ozone

- depleting Substances

Regulations, 1998 (Environment Canad a).

The finding of phosphine resistant pests is both scientifically significant and of concern vis

- à

- vis the

ability of Parties to use alternatives to MB. For example, MBTOC members noted that there were no

previous published reports of phosphine resista nt pests in Canada. Therefore, following the circulation

of Canada’s documents, several MBTOC members had questions about the situation and the use of

MB in this circumstance.

MBTOC was unsure if it could send questions to the Party about this situation. Accordingly, we wrote

Mr. Marco Gonzalez (Ozone Secretariat Executive Secretary) who responded that we were allowed to

ask questions. Mr. Gonzalez also asked MBTOC, through TEAP, to prepare a report examining the

Emergency Use focused on analyzing the caus e of this use and recommending methods (if possible)

to avoid similar situations and uses of MB in the future.

Emergency MB use is allowed under the Montreal Protocol. The Emergency Exemption for ODSs

, other than MB

, require consultation with TEAP prior to use and approval of the Ozone Secretariat,

wh ereas the Emergency Exemption for MB specified retrospective review by MBTOC.

In his response to MBTOC, Mr. Gonzalez cited Decision IX/7 concerning emergency uses by Parties,

"To allow a Party, upon notifica tion to the Secretariat, to use, in response to an emergency event,

consumption of quantities not exceeding 20 tonnes of methyl bromide. The Secretariat and the

Technology and Economic Assessment Panel will evaluate the use according to the “critical methy l

bromide use” criteria and present this information to the next meeting of the Parties for review and

appropriate guidance on future such emergencies, including whether or not the figure of 20 tonnes is

appropriate."

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# This is a consensus report of MBTOC.

1.5.1.2 Summary of Information Received from the Party

The basis for this summary of the Party’s viewpoint is the CUN form, test reports, climate reports,

and correspondence from the Party.

a. Fumigation and Pest Aspects:

Canada allowed the emergency use of 6,171 kg for the fumigation of two warehouses which held

packaged pasta products. The pasta warehouses were owned by a Canadian pasta manufacturer

located in the Province of Ontario, which had formerly submitted critical use nominations (MBTOC

does not release company names).

One large pasta warehouse (166,750 m 3 

# ), was directly connected to the pasta processing facility and

from there pasta packages were moved to the other, smaller, nearby warehouses (21,904 m 3 

# ). These

warehouses had previously been fumi gated with methyl bromide under critical use exemptions.

The Party reported the gas tightness of these warehouses to be ‘poor’. MBTOC, in its Critical Use

Nomination forms, which were also used by Canada for this Emergency Use notification, defines

‘poor gas tightness’ as “ poor

– 50

- 90% gas loss within 24 hours or half loss time of pressure

difference 1

- 10 second”. The Party later supplemented this information by saying, “Every effort is

made prior to fumigation to ensure that the warehouse is adequately s ealed to prevent gas loss and to

maximize the effects of the methyl bromide fumigation. External ambient air monitoring reports

showed 0 ppm of methyl bromide over the course of the fumigation, indicated sufficient sealing to

ensure a successful and effic ient fumigation.” The gas tightness efforts were described as, “At all

facilities, the doors, windows and vents in the structures are sealed with heavy duty 6mm tarp during a

chemical fumigation to ensure that a suitable gas concentration can be maintained over the time

period required for control of insects and rodents. “

Canadian regulation allows the fumigation of empty food processing premises with sulfuryl fluoride,

however there is no food tolerance for sulfuryl fluoride in Canadian regulation. As a result, food

products cannot be fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride in Canada.

Following the loss of the ability to use MB, both these warehouses were four times fumigated with a

combination process that relied on Eco2Fume® (cylinderized phosphine), CO 2 

# and heat. The

concentration of Eco 2 

# Fume® used in 2010 was 300 ppm, which caused extensive damage by

corroding machinery and equipment. In 2011, the concentration of Eco 2 

# Fume used was 200 ppm.

While this later concentration did not eliminate the corrosion dam ages completely, the damages were

limited.

To limit corrosion risk in the facilities, at seen with Eco 2 

# Fume® fumigations in 2010 and 2011, the

last two fumigations with the aforementioned combination were conducted a low dosage rates of

phosphine. During the July 2012 fumigation phosphine dosage rates ranged between 60 to 90 ppm,

with an average of 71.5 ppm over the course of the 24 hour fumigation. The concentration of CO 2 

# during that same time was in excess of 6% while interior temperatures were on aver age 24 °C. During

the September 2012 fumigation p hosphine dosage rates ranged between 70 to 172 ppm, with an

average of 121 ppm over the four days from September 14 to 17. The concentration of CO 2 

# during

that same time was approximately 6% while interior t emperatures were on average 24.3°C. (Although

adverse weather events can impact fumigation efficacy, the Party reported that n o unusual weather

events were reported during the fumigations. During the July 2012 fumigation, exterior temperatures

averaged 21 °C while during the September 2012 fumigation, the average exterior temperature was

16°C. Therefore the temperatures reported in the warehouses were likely a result of supplemental heat

applied by the fumigator company.)

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Noting that the July 2012 fumigat ion was ineffective in killing the pests, Canada reported on the

applicant’s measures to conduct a more effective fumigation in September 2012. The information

provided shows that the phosphine treatment exposure period was increased from 24 hours during t he

July 2012 fumigation to over 72 hours for the September 2012. Additionally, average phosphine

levels were increased from 71.5 ppm during the July 2012 fumigation to 121 ppm during the

September 2012 fumigation.

Unfortunately, pests survived the seco nd fumigation resulting in concerns about possible pest

resistance to phosphine treatment. Canada notes that phosphine resistant pests have never before been

reported in Canada.

Following the finding of surviving pests after the second fumigation, the ap plicant company sent

infested pasta packages to a US fumigation company with sufficient scientific resources and

experience to test for insect resistance. The test protocol of the UN Food and Agriculture

Organization (FAO) for insect resistance was used (a lthough there were slightly fewer test insects

than needed to fully satisfy the protocol). The test method and reports confirming the resistance to

these Sitophilus oryzae survivors to phosphine were sent to MBTOC. The American company noted

this was the first instance in their experience of this species being resistant to phosphine.

The Party reported the applicant has plans intended to prevent another request for an emergency use

of methyl bromide in the future. The applicant company has implemented a new partnership pest

control program with a different licensed pest control company. The program includes additional time

spent in the facilities (16 hours/week) using integrated pest management (IPM) tools such as

additional visual inspections of facilit ies and packed product, locating and removing infested

products. (MBTOC stresses the importance of a stringent IPM program and also notes that 16

hours/week may not be sufficient. Full

- time staff in the facility should be trained to more carefully

clean an d monitor pests and take action early.) Any infested products will be fumigated off site. The

pest control program also includes the use of pheromone traps, residual and ULV treatments.

(Although the Party noted that there is no commercially available pher omone traps for Sitophilus

oryzae .)

When fumigations with Eco2Fume® are resumed in 2014, the company will ensure that temperatures

are at least in mid

- 20 oC and the gas concentration is between 200 to 250 PPM, with an exposure time

of 48 hours. To limit a ny corrosion from any future use of phosphine based products, sensitive

equipment (such as computers, telephones, forklifts, light fixtures) will be removed or protected by

tarps.

b. Economics Aspects: Costs of fumigation and pest contamination

The conce ntration of Eco 2 

# Fume® used in 2010 was 300 ppm, which caused extensive damage by

corroding machinery and equipment. Cost of the corrosion damage following the 2011 Eco2Fume®

fumigation was approximately $25,000.

Following the 2010 fumigation, a combinat ion process of Eco 2 

# Fume®, CO 2 

# and Heat treatment in

combination was done twice, BUT, the phosphine concentration was reduced. These two fumigations

failed to kill the pests present. The cost of the two fumigations was reported as:

Cost of two fumigations: $114,200

Disposed product costs: $117,845

Trailer rental costs $58,496

Temporary labour costs: $108,264 (used to sort product to prevent from shipping infested

pasta)

Total: $398,805

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# The pasta company noted concerns about its reputation if infeste d products were circulated in the

marketplace.

The cost of the methyl bromide fumigation was reported as approximately $100,000.

1.5.1.3 Comments by MBTOC

a. About the fumigation methods

Sub

- lethal fumigations occur when one or more of the necessary fum igation treatment parameters are

insufficient; achieving the necessary concentration of the fumigant, for the necessary time is key to a

successful treatment (defined as one that kills all life stages of the stored product pests in question).

These treatme nt parameters can be manipulated somewhat by changing environmental conditions

such as increased temperature

, which increases pest respiration and usually hastens death.

Identifying the correct treatment parameters involves first a knowledge of which pes ts are of concern,

since their sensitivity to fumigants and environmental conditions varies. There are numerous papers

available showing that pest species vary in their response to phosphine; Hole et al, 1976 discusses

phosphine sensitivity to a wide vari ety of stored product pests. Additionally, Parties are encouraged to

review MBTOC’s previous Progress, CUN and Assessment reports.

Repeated sub

- lethal fumigation treatments can lead to pest survivors. This is due to the survival

during such treatments of r esistant insects already present in populations, a process often termed

selection. Non

- resistant insects, however, will probably be killed. The offspring of surviving insects

will also be resistant and the proportion of resistant insects in populations wil l be likely to increase

with subsequent sub

- lethal treatments. As a result the fumigant can become ineffective in controlling

damaging insect.

Two early, but valuable, papers on phosphine resistance are Monro et al , 1972 and Nakakita 1987.

The biological mode of action of phosphine resistance has been shown to be lack of uptake of

phosphine by resistant pests as described by Price, 1984 and Reichmuth, 1990.

With the loss of methyl bromide to the pest control arsenal, it is absolutely critical that the u se of

alternative treatments be conducted properly, because the world cannot afford to lose more useful

fumigants.

The phosphine, CO 2 

# and heat combination treatment method not well documented in scientific or

industry literature, beyond that of a treatment in a Canadian cereal mill in the 1990’s. The process has

been used commercially in some mills in Canada but little has been written about it. Essentially, the

method involves protecting electronic equipment (which can be damaged by exposure to phosphine)

with plastic bubbles filled with CO 2 

# . The early Canadian report noted that CO 2 

# was added to the mill

as a combination treatment and not just to protect equipment. MBTOC is unclear how the CO 2 

# was

used in the warehouses in this current situation.

MBTOC not es that there is not clarity in the research literature that CO 2 

# will allow the use of lower

dosages of phosphine. Valizadegan et al (2012) noted that CO2 was effective in allowing lower

dosages of phosphine (although this research team did not test Sitoph ilus oryzae )

– but the dosages

and temperatures used in Canada were lower.

.

Cylinderized phosphine is used to speed up the spread of the gas and supplemental heat is used to

hasten the insect response to the gas. It is difficult to balance the need for a phosphine concentration

high enough to kill pests with a concentration low enough not to cause extensive damage to elements

of the mill or warehouse.

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Nevertheless, without sufficient phosphine concentration and time the pests will not be killed and

re peated fumigations at higher concentrations and time will also not kill them. (Noting also the factor

that there are usually regulatory limits on the concentrations of fumigants that can be used.)

Reichmuth, ( 1994 ) reported on differences of incorporation of phosphine by

susceptible and resistant insects.

In response to the first treatment, where pest kill was good (300 pppm), damage to warehouse

electronics was reported. In the next fumigation the phosphine dosage was 200ppm, which should be

considered a minimum dose (see comments on Eco2Fume® label below). Pest control was achieved

but some damage was reported. Then, without apparent critical thinking of the pest control impact, the

phosphine dosage was significantly decreased, to the point where it was not an effective fumigation

(60

– 90 ppm) . A second fumigation at a higher but still insufficient dosage (70

– 172 ppm) and

longer time also did not kill the pests.

The Eco2Fume® application manual (label) for Canada gives the following table: (Cytek Cana da)

DOSAGE GUIDE

Recommended Dosages For ECO2FUME ® Fumigant Gas Phosphine

Temperature Concentration Maintained Duration

Below 0o C (32 oF) Do not fumigate Do not fumigate

0

- 4o C (32

- 39o F) 200

- 100 0 ppm 6

- 14 days

5

- 12oC (40

- 53o F) 200

- 1000 ppm 4

- 10 days

12

- 15oC (54

- 59o F) 200

- 1000 ppm 3

- 5 days

16o C (60o F)

- above 200

- 1000 ppm 2

- 3 days

MBTOC notes that neither of the 2012 fumig ations reached the critically needed concentration of

phosphine (200 ppm) for the required length of time (longer than 48 hr) as pr e scribed by the

Eco2Fume® label. Temperature should also have been higher (above 25 ̊C, especially since the

dosage and durati on used is at the low end of the range).

MBTOC notes that temperature should be measured in the product when it is product (rather than

facility) which is infested. The Party has only reported one temperature reading and that is insufficient

to measure t emperature. This becomes particularly important given that the September 2012

fumigation environmental temperature was lower (16 ̊C), therefore with a facility of poor gastightness

there is potential for cool spots in the facility, which can further decreas e fumigant efficacy.

It is no surprise that 48h fumigations of pasta facilities with low doses of phosphine fail to fully

control pest beetles and weevils, particularly if naturally tolerant species/developmental stages are

present (e.g., Sitophilus oryza e ).

Following the September 2012 fumigation, the applicant company again noted the persistence of pests

in pasta packages. Concerned that they could not find all the infested packages by visual inspection,

knowing that if infested pasta was to enter the m arket place that company reputation would be

harmed, and apparently not wanting to destroy all the pasta in the warehouse, applied for an

emergency use of methyl bromide for the warehouses and the pasta contained therein, via Canada’s

domestic regulatory p rovisions for such use.

b. About the potential to destroy infested packages instead of fumigation

MBTOC is unaware of the extent of the infestation in these warehouses. These were large warehouses

(one was very large); we acknowledge it is difficult, and s ometimes impossible to locate infestation in

a large warehouse. Therefore we do not know if it would have been possible, or not, to locate the

infestation and destroy infested packages instead of conducting a fumigation. Generally speaking we

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# are not in fa vo u r of unnecessary food wasting but in the instance of a localized infestation,

destruction, instead of fumigation should be considered. (In fact since food laws of most countries do

not allow the sale of infested materials, whether pests are dead or aliv e, the destruction of infested

packages is the norm.) We note that dead insects in food packages in quantities visible to consumers

can cause just about as much consumer consternation as live insects. Therefore fumigation might not

resolve the concern abo ut consumer complaints.

Since the Party later reported that before the fumigated product was shipped, visual inspection of

packages was conducted (followed by destruction of packages that appeared to have been infested).

Therefore MBTOC wonders if anot her resolution of this problem might have been to conduct visual

inspection before fumigation, then destroy infested or questionable packages, move non

- infested

items to a non

- infested warehouse and fumigate the empty warehouse with sulfuryl fluoride as is

allowed in Canadian regulations.

MBTOC asks whether visual inspection might have been a possibility in this instance of infestation by

Sitophilus oryzae (as opposed to, for example, infestation by moths or some other pests) because

Sitophilus is not quit e as mobile and not as good at penetrating packages as some other pests

(although Sitophilus is capable of drilling through packaging materials).

Sitophilus contamination usually occurs pre

- packaging. Although the Party noted that the origin of the

infest ation was not found, the applicant company did fumigate the empty pasta processing facility

with sulfuryl fluoride during the time that the warehouses were fumigated with methyl bromide.

MBTOC hopes this will have resolved the problem of the origin of the infestation.

c. About the use of methyl bromide in facilities of poor gastightness

MBTOC is on record over several years of not accepting the use of MB in facilities noted to be of

poor gastightness as defined by leak tests (“ poor

– 50

- 90% gas loss wit hin 24 hours or half loss time

of pressure difference 1

- 10 second”). In fact a facility with poor gastightness should not be considered

to be a candidate for any fumigation; the fumigant leaks out, concentrations dip below necessary

values, it is difficult to reliably determine fumigant concentrations, more gas must be added

contributing to excessive costs etc.

Methods of improving gastightness of facilities prior to fumigation have been well described by many

authors and are well known to the pest control industry. Reichmuth (1990a), described methods of

testing gas tightness by pressure testing and impacts on fumigation costs.

MBTOC asks whether it would have been possible in the circumstances of these warehouses to

manage the fumigation of infested pac kaged material by shrouding the infested material with leak

proof tarps using methods to result in good gastightness under the tarp and then only fumigate the

infested material and not the entire (and in this case quite large) warehouse. However this metho d

would only have been possible if the infestation was both localized and located, and MBTOC does not

know if this was the case.

d

. About the method used to determine pest resistance

The applicant company sent infested pasta packages to an American compa ny known to have the

scientific resources and experience necessary to conduct pest resistance testing.

This testing company’s full report has been sent to MBTOC by Canada. We note that although the

accepted FAO method to determine pest resistance was alte red by virtue of having less pests available

(only 50 pests) and somewhat less time (5 days instead of 14 days). There are reports indicating that

Sitophilus mortality can be seen 10

– 14 days after phosphine treatment, therefore with Sitophilus it is

eve n more important to hold the test pests long enough to properly judge mortality (Quereshi et al

, 1965; Nakakita et al, 1974)

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In spite of these deficiencies, MBTOC accepts the test company’s assertion that the Sitophilus oryzae

resulting from the insufficie nt fumigations in Canada were likely to be resistant to phosphine. This is

the first reported incidence of phosphine pest resistance in Canada and the first instance that this

experienced testing company has observed of pest resistance of this species.

In future, if the FAO method is to be used, MBTOC recommends it be followed as prescribed because

then there is more certainty in the result. The reason that the correct use of resistance test protocols is

needed is that in the past failed fumigations with p hosphine have been claimed to be due to insect

resistance when this has been in doubt and may have been the result of poor quality treatments, or

fumigant leakage or other problems in fumigation technique.

The FAO test method while useful and precise, is t edious and time consuming. It produces

reproducible and quantitative results, giving a quantitative measure of resistance level under the test

conditions (20h exposure, adult insects). It has two major drawbacks in practice

- it requires breeding

up of a p opulation of insects for testing (6 weeks or more) and it requires controlled laboratory

conditions to carry out the testing, with a degree of training and experience in the method. It is

therefore often not often used with the result of possible spread of resistant pests to other regions.

MBTOC members report that other, faster and easier test methods are also available and could be

used if this situation were to arise in other regions (Reichmuth, 1991b). Use of faster resistance tests

allows on

- site adju stments to fumigation parameters which can then result in effective fumigation and

elimination of resistant pests (Mills, 2000)

As a substitute, the semi

- quantitative quick test, as described by Savvidou et al (1994) and Bell et al

(1994), can be carrie d out on site or in a minimally equipped laboratory. It is easy to do with minimal

training. It used insects as collected, without requiring breeding up of test populations. As modified so

that observations are taken at various times over 24 hours, it prod uces assessments of resistance levels

quickly. The results are obvious to site operators if carried out on site.

Nayak et al (2012) provide a version of the quick test that discriminates between various levels of

resistance. This is important as it allow s setting of dosages for effective control of the tested strains.

The rapid test permits rapid screening of a large number of samples. It forms an important part of

current phosphine resistance screening in Australia. Populations found to contain resistan t insects can

be assessed later by the slower FAO method if desired.

e

. About the costs to conduct repeated fumigations

As with many other things, the cost of doing things right the first time is less expensive in the long

run.

f

. Recommendations

Avoid pest infestation, spread and the need for fumigation through the use of a stringent IPM program

managed by experienced and capable pest control operators. A stringent IPM program with its

enhanced emphasis on sanitation, monitoring, identification, and tre atments intended to minimize pest

harborage, multiplication and spread is the first and best line of defense against pests. A stringent IMP

program is both a necessary and effective pre

- requisite to any full site treatment.

Avoid the development of pest resistance by correct (labelled) use of fumigation concentration and

time, based on a knowledgeable assessment of the pests present and only fumigate facilities or

structures of ‘good’ gastightness.

Methyl bromide should not be used in facilities of ‘poor ’ gastightness.

If pest resistance is thought to be possible, use quicker tests which can then allow for a more targeted

and more effective follow

- up fumigation.

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# Parties may find previous MBTOC Progress, CUN and Assessment Reports to be useful references

w hen faced with pest control problems.



# 1 .5.2. Details of Postharvest CUN evaluations

Parties have submitted two CUNs for the use of MB in structures and commodities in 2013. This year

all CUNs were for one year

– 2015.

The total MB volume nominated in 2013 for non

- QPS post

- harvest uses, was 3.550 tonnes. Of the

nominations in 2013 for 2015, MBTOC recommended 3.240 tonnes (Table 1

- 5 and 1

- 6 ). Table 9

- 11

provides the MBTOC

- SC final recommendations for the CUNs submitted.

Table 1

- 5 : Summary of the final recomm endations by MBTOC SC (in square brackets) for

CUE’s for postharvest uses of MB (tonnes) for 2015 submitted in the 2013 round.

Country and Sector Nominated in 2013 (tonnes) Recommended for 2015

(tonnes)

United States

– cured pork 3.240 [ 3.240 ]

United St ates

– fresh dates 0.310 [ 0 ]

Total 3.5 5 0 [3.240]

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- 6 : Final evaluations of CUNs for structures and commodities submitted in 2013 for2015

Country Industry CUE for

2005 1 

## CUE for

2006 2 

## CUE for

2007 3 

## CUE for

2008 4 

## CUE for

2009 5 

## CUE for

2010 6 

## CUE f or

2011 7 

## CUE for

2012 8 

## CUE for

2013 9 

## CU E for

2014 10 

## CUN for

2015 MBTOC

rec. for 201 5

U nited

States Commodities



## (Dates only) 89.166 87.719 78.983 58.921 45.623 19.242 5.000 2.419 0.822 0.740 0.310 [NR]

MBTOC Final Recommendation for 2015:

MBTOC does not recommend the use of methyl bromide for fresh dates in the United States in 2015.

Nomination by the Party:

The Party nominated 0.310 tonnes of methyl bromide for fresh dates in 2015. The nomination represented a 58.1% reduction in t he former US Commoditi es CUN of which

dates was an element in previous years. In 2012, as part of the Commodities CUN, the Party nominated 0.325 tonnes for dates, and therefore the 2013 CUN for dates

represents a 4.6% reduction in the amount nominated for dates compared to 2012

.

Circumstances of the Nomination:

This nomination is for the portion of fresh dates for which quick shipment (defined as either three or 3

- 5 days in the CUN and subsequent correspondence) to the fresh

market segment. The Party notes that phosphine and sulfuryl fluoride are the primary fumigants for dates, although sulfuryl fluoride has not been found to be effective at

killing the eggs of pests at temperatures at or below 26.6 ̊C ( 80°F ) which often occurs in Riverside County of California, their main date production area.

The Party noted that fumigation with phosphine takes approximately 3

- 5 days, whereas MB fumigation is less than 24 hrs. As a result, when market demands fast

turnaround immediately before shipping, methyl bromide treatment, typically a 20h exposure, is still required, according to the Party.

The Party noted that, currently, methyl bromide is the only treatment available to rapidly disinfest California date s at harvest time, when up to a million pounds per day are

harvested within a relatively tight timeframe during the fall. These dates are harvested by hand, and growers need to get th em to the marketplace in three, or 3

- 5 days, to

meet the demand of a mar ket segment for fresh dates.

MBTOC Interim Assessment in 2103 for 2015:

MBTOC was unable to recommend this nomination because there are technically effective, commercially available alternatives an d because the need for a three

- day

market window for the approximate 25% of the total harvest volume nominated was not substantiated by the Party. MBTOC was unable to determine a jus tification,

technical, economic, market, regulatory or otherwise for the necessity of marketing within three days, as compared for example, to marketing within five days.

In past, MBTOC’s text boxes have reported its concern about the length of time the sector is taking to make the logistical ch anges to enable the use of phosphine or other

alternatives. MBTOC’s text boxes for the pa st few years have indicated a need for the date and dried fruit sector to hasten the expansion of its phosphine fumigation

capacity.

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2005 1 

## CUE for

2006 2 

## CUE for

2007 3 

## CUE for

2008 4 

## CUE for

2009 5 

## CUE for

2010 6 

## CUE f or

2011 7 

## CUE for

2012 8 

## CUE for

2013 9 

## CU E for

2014 10 

## CUN for

2015 MBTOC

rec. for 201 5

The California date sector conducts phosphine fumigation in chambers and also conducts fumigation in crates under tarps in the field

-- for which it seems there is more

than adequate capacity for expansion. By harvest 2015, MBTOC considers there is time to make logistical changes to expand pho sphine treatment facilities which would

allow for a staged release of sufficient pro duct to meet a market demand for freshly harvested dates.

For example, the use of phosphine generators or cylinderized phosphine (as opposed to solid forms of phosphine) would, for th e warmer harvest months of August to

October, result in three days or sh orter phosphine treatment being effective. Using the example of other commodity marketing, the strongest consumer demand for fresh

fruit often occurs in the beginning of the new harvest period. For dates the harvest period begins mid

- August, a time of high temperatures in the California date producing

region. This means that in the early harvest months the high ambient temperatures will assist to ensure an adequate phosphine treatment within three days.

In California, date harvest continues until mid

- Decem ber. In the colder months, phosphine treatment without supplemental heat would require four to five days, but if the

chamber or bag stack was to be heated to > 25 ̊C, the treatment time would be closer to three days. (Readers can refer to tabl e below pertai ning to the time, temperature

and concentration parameters as recommended by the manufacturer for treatment of dried fruit by cylinderized phosphine , although MBTOC would recommend longer

exposures )

.

Changing the current methyl bromide treatments to phos phine treatments would interrupt logistics of market once, and only for a couple of days because as new

commodity is harvested frequently (or daily), and treatment by phosphine would be staged frequently (or daily), it stands to reason that each day would see the completion

of fumigation and the newly treated dates would be then available to meet the market demand for fresh dates.

Phosphine has been commercially adopted to control pests of dried fruit. It has been widely adopted in all dried fruit produc in g countries. As temperature is an important

parameter, this work done in Turkey is helpful. According to Tutuncu et al, 2012, phosphine applications at a concentration o f 200 ppm at 15oC gave a complete mortality

in all life stages of C. hemipterus in 36 h of exposure. Results also showed that complete mortality time of eggs, larvae, pupae and adult stages of C. hemipterus was found

to be 36 h, 12 h, 24 h, and 16 h, respectively. Complete mortality times of 1

- and 2

- day

- old eggs were 36 h and 20 h, respecti vely. For 1

- , 2

- and 3

- day

- old pupae, total

mortalities were obtained after 24 h, 16 h, and 14 h of exposure, respectively.

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MBTOC also notes that the efficacy of heat treatment is both well

- known and commercially established in other countries (Navarro et al, 2006.) Compared to phosphine,

heat treatment has the added benefit of actually removing the larvae from the fruit because they exit the fruit to escape. Th e eggs of insects are highly susceptible to heat

treatment, dying within a few minutes. Unlike ch emical treatments, heat is consistent with organic certification regulations in most countries and often organically certifie d

product obtains a higher price in the marketplace. Heat treatment also allows the treatment and sale of dates while the dates are still attached to small branches; this is a

very good

- looking fresh product well appreciated by consumers of fresh dates in other countries.

There is, however, a need for the California date sector to resolve practical adoption issues for heat treatment. As noted by Finkleman et al, (2010) in Israel, heat treatment

with Deglet

- Noor (one of the two date varieties included in the US CUN), was not successful because the large crates (200

– 400kg) did not allow for fast enough heat

transfer. MBTOC notes that the same crate size is used in the United States.

However, as it is clear that heat treatment disinfests dates; it is worth the effort to overcome practicalities by using smal ler crates or by using an in

- line processing system

and doing the needed food qua lity assessments. As this CUN pertains to MB use in 2015, and having studied the adoption of heat treatment in Israel, MBTOC believes that

the logistical and practical issues could be resolved by 2015.

MBTOC Comments on Economics 2012:

Dates: The CUN is l argely, but not entirely, based on technical, rather than economic arguments. The Party reports only on the economic comparis on of sulfuryl fluoride

versus methyl bromide. Sulfuryl fluoride costs less than methyl bromide. The Party did not report on the co mparison of methyl bromide versus phosphine. MBTOC believes

that phosphine costs considerably less than methyl bromide.

Comments Requested in Dec. XX1/11 (para 9):

 Dec. IX/6 b(i) Emission control: Fumigations are conducted in chambers or under tarps of su fficient gas tightness.

 Dec. IX/6 b(iii) Research program: Research on dates has been focussed and ongoing. A combination treatment of SF, carbon dioxide and propyl ene oxide

continues to be researched as preliminary results were positive for dried fruits , but the registration approval scenario for this combination treatment indicates it

would only be a longer term proposition.

 Dec. IX/6 b(iii) Appropriate effort: As with all postharvest registration issues, neither the applicant nor the Party mandate d with Montreal Protocol nominations has

control over pesticide registration.

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United

States Cured pork 67.907 40.854 18.998 19.669 18.998 4.465 3.73 3.730 3.730 3.730 3.240 [3.240]

MBTOC Final Recommendation for 2015:

MBTOC recommends 3.240 tonnes, the amount nominated by the Party for use in US dry cure pork in 2015.

Nomination by the Party:

The Party nominated 3.240 tonnes, a reduction of 13.1% from the amount granted by the Parties for this use in 2014. This redu ction has been achieved by improveme nts

in methyl bromide fumigation efficacy.

Circumstances of the Nomination:

Currently there are no commercially effective alternatives to methyl bromide for Southern dry cure pork, a regional, traditio nal product. The pests of this product are the red

legg ed ham beetle ( Necrobia rufipes ) and the ham mite ( Tyrophagus putrescentiae ). The US dry cure pork research program has identified the incidence of pests in dry

cure pork facilities; 50

- 60% of plants have reported infestations of the red

- legged beetle. Th e incidence of mites is approximately 60

- 70 %. (Shilling, in USG response to

MBTOC Mar 30, 2010).

Of methods already considered and rejected, heat would alter the product unacceptably, and the only effective dosage of sulfu ryl fluoride was three times th e legal limit of

use before mite eggs were controlled (and therefore not registered). (Phillips, et al., 2008).

There is an ongoing multi

- university, multi

- state research program which is focused on improving meat processing sanitation, IPM and pest cont rol through a variety of

possible fumigants. So, for example, the Party reports processors are now trying to steam clean, use approved disinfectants w ith acaricidal properties, or both, to sanitize

their facilities when the hams are not present and before new hams are introduced.

In addition, prior to the phase

- out of methyl bromide this industry tended to fumigate on a monthly basis. Plus processors brought in new hams into aging ho uses that also

contained contaminated hams. This is no longer the case. Processors keep new hams away from the older hams and many have subdivided their aging house space to

accomplish this. Southern cured pork processors only fumigate when the pests, or signs of the pests, are present.

MBTOC Interim Assessment in 2013 fo r 2015:

The US has a robust research program which has investigated, and reported to MBTOC, the progress and results of its investiga tion of every possible mite

- control method

suggested by MBTOC in its previous text boxes. More research to find an effectiv e treatment (or combination of treatments), followed by commercial trials need to be

conducted before any treatment can be considered an alternative to methyl bromide for treatment of ham mites.

Research is still ongoing with phosphine. The Party released and discussed results of commercial scale trials conducted in winter 2013. Unfortunately, these phosphine

tests did not show adequate efficacy against mites. Additionally, problems were experienced such as significant damage to ele ctronic elements of the f acility. Further

learning would be needed to determine if phosphine treatment parameters could be achieved which might improve efficacy and wh ile avoid facility damage. MBTOC notes

that problems in achieving efficacy in phosphine at commercial scale might be overcome by increasing temperature.

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Additionally, the Party has noted that it intends to work on temperature

- related control of mites for example, using both heat and cold as control measures.

In the face of continued lack of success with what had bee n considered to be possible alternatives, and after considering the review of the Party’s ongoing research,

MBTOC’s experts suggest a focus on the following aspects. While these steps might not eliminate the pests, it might take long er before hams are infe sted. These and other

IPM steps might allow an increase in the time period between fumigation of the ham storage facilities. To this end, MBTOC agr ees with the research being currently

conducted by the Party to develop and test methods to quantify if and t o what extent sanitation and pest control methods work to reduce mite infestation.

1. A continued focus on protecting the ham from mite infestation during the aging process. The Party’s research on dips such as with propylene glycol, hot lard (90°C;

with cura tive and preventive effects), and other substances seems to offer a promising method to prevent infestation of these pests. T his kind of protection may

also lead to improvement of the final quality of the ham by avoiding excess drying.

Another protective measure is a physical barrier against mites. The suggestion is a fine mesh gauze that is wrapped around the ham pieces (Lehms et al, 2012). Data is

available on the effectiveness of the size of the mesh to prevent invasion of all stages of Tyrophagus putre scentiae (<30 μm). Following MBTOC’s release of this

information in its 2012 text box, the Party has already begun testing and resolving practical aspects of implementing this me thod in the aging process.

2. Encourage measures which reduce pest pressure. Asse ss if improvements in environmental manipulation would decrease mite population and reduce re

infestation. For example, continue to make improvements outside of the facility to remove pest harborages, and also establish methods to prevent the entrance of

m ites into the facility by employees and other vectors. It might be possible that doorway shoe sanitization and ensuring emplo yees change from street clothes to

sanitized uniforms in the plant might reduce mite invasion.

Improvements in the building might b e necessary to reduce the ability of mites to survive treatment and then re

- infest the facility. For example, changes which make the

walls and floors easier to clean might decrease the resident mite population. Cement floors and metal storage racks can be more effectively cleaned by power

washing with steam and bleach.

3. Continue to improve gastightness in facilities before fumigation. With improved gastightness, air circulation and temperature can be increased during the fumigation

which will improve the e ffectiveness of the MB at the dosage of 20g/m3.

4. Continue to gather up

- to

- date information on the use of MB in this sector, by, for example, updating its 2008 survey on frequency of fumigation as it relates to length

of ham storage. MBTOC notes that the 20 12 survey of facilities was quite useful. Also continue to improve understanding of actual use of MB by facility as this

might help benchmark the actions of some better performing facilities to assist the ham sector as a whole.

MBTOC Comments on Economics 2012:

The CUN is not based on economics.

Comments Requested in Dec. XX1/11 (para 9):

 Dec. IX/6 b(i) Emission control: Over the years the applicants have made facility improvements to improve gastighness, but this is a traditi onal meat curing

process and so me of the facilities are older and unusual. The research program continues to work with the applicants to improve gastightnes s, IPM and other

process improvements which reduce the need for fumigation and result in decreased use of MB. This work needs to co ntinue. Producers have modified their

buildings both to make them more gas

- tight and to exclude pests.

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 Dec. IX/6 b(iii) Research program: Excellent research effort to date and still ongoing. A multi

- state, multi

- university research program is ongoing an d full reports of

research have been made available to MBTOC.

 Dec. IX/6 b(iii) Appropriate effort: As with all postharvest registration issues, neither the applicant nor the Party mandated with Montreal P rotocol nominations has

control over pesticide reg istration. Phosphine is registered for use on processed meats such as cured pork but it has not been shown to be effective ag ainst mites.

1 

## 1ExMOP and 16MOP; 2 

## 16MOP+2ExMOP+17MOP; 3 

## MOP17+MOP18; 4 

## MOP18+MOP19; 5 

## MOP19+MOP20; 6 

## MOP20+MOP21; 7 

## MOP21+MOP22; 8 

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, 9 

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# 1.6. Activity Report 2013 and Workplan for 201 4

1.6.1. Activity report for 2013

 Initial summarisation of the 2013 CUNs (initial sorting and recording carried out by the

Secretariat).

 Preparation of questions for Parties. Assessment of responses received from Parties.

 First MBTOC meeting of MBTOC (in full) 3

- 5 April 2013 for assessment of CUN s (soils

and SC). Further, the QPS sub

- committee addressed Decision XXIII/5 and the full

committee worked on updating the Handbook for Critical Use Nominatio ns . Bilateral

meetings were held by MBTOC

- S and MBTOC

- SC with the USA.

 Interim recommendations were agreed. The committee prepared the CUN Interim Report

and the 2013 Progress Report (including QPS) for consideration by the 32 nd 

# OEWG

.

 Version 7.1 of the ‘Handbook for Critical Use Nominations” was updated to include

observations made by the Parties at the 24 th 

# MOP.

 MBTOC

- QPS prepared their report in response to Decision XXIII/5, which was included

as part of the TEAP 2013 Progress Report

 At the 3 3rd OEWG (Bangkok, 24

- 28 June

, 2013 ). Bilateral meetings with USA, the

California Strawberry Commission (USA), Australia and Canada were held

.

 No second meeting w as held in the year

. MBTOC

- S conducted its re

- assessment by an

agreed email process. MBTOC

– SC prepa red an analysis based on the emergency use of

MB reported by Canada per the request of the Ozone Secretariat.

 MBTOC

- S and MBTOC

- SC prepared the final report on the CUNs for consideration by

the Parties at their 24 th 

# Meeting.

 Three MBTOC members resigned; MBTOC thanked Antonio Bello

, Andrea Minuto and

J anny Vos for their work.



# 1.6.2. Work plan and indicative budget for 2013

The following “Actions” and “Indicative Completion Dates” are the “Working procedures of MBTOC

relating to the evaluation of nominat ions for critical uses of methyl bromide”, as described in Annex 1

of the 16th Meeting of the Parties. The annual work plan is required to be drawn up by MBTOC

(supported by the Ozone Secretariat) in consultation with TEAP, which shall submit it to the Me eting

of the Parties each year

.

Tasks and actions Indicative budget

needs where

applicable Indicative

completion date Dates of

meetings

1. Parties submit their nominations for critical

- use exemptions to

the Secretariat* - 24 January 2014

2. The nominations a re forwarded to MBTOC co

- chairs for

distribution to the subgroups of appointed members - 7 February 2014

3. Nominations in full are assessed by the subgroups of

appointed members. The initial findings of the subgroups, and any

requests for additional inform ation are forwarded to the MBTOC

co

- chairs for clearance - 28 February 2014

4. MBTOC co

- chairs forward the cleared advice on initial

findings and may request additional information on to the

nominating Party concerned and consult with the Party on the

possi ble presumption therein - 21 February 2014

5. Nominating Party develops and submits its response to the

MBTOC co

- chairs - 7 March 2014

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Tasks and actions Indicative budget

needs where

applicable Indicative

completion date Dates of

meetings

6. MBTOC Meeting No 1

 Meets as usual to assess nominations, including any additional

information provided by the nominatin g Party prior to the

MBTOC meeting under action 5 and any additional

information provided by nominating Party through pre

arranged teleconference, or through meetings with national

experts, in accordance with paragraph 3.4 of the terms of

reference of TEAP (see Annex I of MOP16, Dec XVI/4)

 Bilateral meetings

 To discuss and finalise the CUN evaluation process proposed

by the co

- chairs and commented by the MBTOC members

 To discussed any new or standard presumptions 

# that MBTOC

seeks to apply in its future ass essment of critical

- use

nominations, for approval by the Meeting of the Parties

 Any administrative changes to improve the operations of the

Committee, within the scope of Decisions that have been

agreed by the Parties

 Draft the 2012 Progress Report Funds f or travel of

1 non

- A5 member:

US$3,000 **

Meeting Costs

$3,000 March

– April

2014 South Africa

(tentative)

8. MBTOC provides its draft recommendations on the CUNs to

TEAP April, 2014

9

- TEAP Meeting: To assess the MBTOC report on critical

- use

nomi nations and submits the finalised interim report on

recommendations and findings to the Secretariat. April 2014 TBD ***

10. The Secretariat posts the finalised report on its web site and

circulates it to the Parties - May 2014

11. OEWG Bilateral Discussions: No minating Party has the

opportunity to consult with MBTOC on a bilateral basis in

conjunction with the Open

- ended Working Group meetings June

- August

2014 (TBD) TBD

12. The nominating Party submits further clarification for the

critical

- use nomination reque sted by MBTOC or if requested to do

so by the Open

- ended Working Group, and provides additional

information should it wish to appeal against a critical

- use

nomination recommendation by MBTOC/TEAP -

D epending on

OEWG date

13. MBTOC Meeting No 2 or agreed ema il process (according to

feasibility and justification of a second meeting):

 Meets to reassess only those critical

- use nominations in the

“unable to assess” category, those where additional

information has been submitted by the nominating Party and

any cri tical

- use nominations for which additional information

has been requested by the Open

- ended Working Group (see

Annex I of MOP16, Dec XVI/4)

 finalise the report, including notice of any proposed new

standard presumptions to be applied by MBTOC

 conduct any bilateral consultations requested by Parties

 draft work plan and budget for MBTOC for 20 1 3 Funds for travel of

1 non

- A5

member ** :

US$3,000

Meeting costs: $US

3,000 September

- October

2014 TBD

14. MBTOC draft s final report considered by TEAP, finalised and

ma de available to Parties through the Secretariat - Sept

- October

201 4 depending on

MOP dates

15. 25 th 

## Meeting of the Parties November 2014

Total budget: US $: 12,000*

US$ 6,000 ( Travel

of Non Article 5

member)

Meeting Costs

$6,000



# * CUNs from A5 Parties could be submitted

** Travel funds for non A5 members have been requested in the past but not granted

*** TBD

– To be determined

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# Annex I 

# : Decision IX/6

1. To apply the following criteria and procedure in assessing a critical methyl bromide use for

the purposes of control measures in Article 2 of the Protocol:

(a) That a use of methyl bromide should qualify as “critical” only if the nominating Party

determines that:

(i) The specific use is critical because the lack of availability of methyl bromide for that

use would resul t in a significant market disruption; and

(ii) There are no technically and economically feasible alternatives or substitutes

available to the user that are acceptable from the standpoint of environment and

health and are suitable to the crops and circums tances of the nomination;

(b) That production and consumption, if any, of methyl bromide for critical uses should be

permitted only if:

(i) All technically and economically feasible steps have been taken to minimise the

critical use and any associated emi ssion of methyl bromide;

(ii) Methyl bromide is not available in sufficient quantity and quality from existing stocks

of banked or recycled methyl bromide, also bearing in mind the developing countries’

need for methyl bromide;

(iii) It is demonstrated t hat an appropriate effort is being made to evaluate,

commercialise and secure national regulatory approval of alternatives and

substitutes, taking into consideration the circumstances of the particular nomination

and the special needs of Article 5 Parties, including lack of financial and expert

resources, institutional capacity, and information. Non

- Article 5 Parties must

demonstrate that research programmes are in place to develop and deploy

alternatives and substitutes. Article 5 Parties must demonstrate that feasible

alternatives shall be adopted as soon as they are confirmed as suitable to the Party’s

specific conditions and/or that they have applied to the Multilateral Fund or other

sources for assistance in identifying, evaluating, adapting and demonst rating such

options;

2. To request the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to review nominations and make

recommendations based on the criteria established in paragraphs 1 (a) (ii) and 1 (b) of the present

decision;

3. That the present decision will apply to Parties operating under Article 5 and Parties not so

operating only after the phase

- out date applicable to those Parties.

Para. 2 of Decision IX/6 does not assign TEAP the responsibility for determining the existence of

“significant market disrup tion” specified in paragraph 1(a)(i).

TEAP assigned its Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) to determine whether

there are no technically and economically feasible alternatives or substitutes available to the user that

are acceptable from th e standpoint of environment and health and are suitable to the crops and

circumstances of the nomination , and to address the criteria listed in Decision IX/6 1(b).

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# Annex II

- Part A: Trend in MB Preplant Soil Nominations and Exemptions

List of nominated (

2005

– 2015) and exempted (2005

– 2014) amounts of MB granted by Parties under the CUE process for each crop.

Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 10 2011 2012 2013 2014

Australia Cut Flowers

–

field 40.000 22.350 18.375 22.350

Australia Cut flowers

–

protected 20.000 10.425

Australia Cut flowers,

bulbs

– protected

Vic 7.000 7.000 6.1 70 6.150 7.000 7.000 3.598 3.500

Australia Strawberry Fruit 90.000 67.000

Australia Strawberry

runners 35.750 37.500 35.750 35.750 29.790 29.790 29.790 29.790 29.760 29.760 29.760 35.750 37.500 35.7 50 35.750 29.790 29.790 23.840+

5.95 29.760 29.760 29.760

Belgium Asparagus 0.630 0.225 0.630 0.225

Belgium Chicory 0.600 0.180 0.180 0.180

Belgium Chrysanthemums 1.800 0.720 1 .120

Belgium Cucumber 0.610 0.545 0.610 0.545

Belgium Cut flowers

–

other 6.110 1.956 4.000 1.956

Belgium Cut flowers

–

roses 1.640

Belgium Endive (sep from

lettuce) 1.650 1.650

Belgium Leek & onion

seeds 1.220 0.155 0.660

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# 39 Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 10 2011 2012 2013 2014

Belgium Lettuce(&

endive) 42.250 22.425 25.190

Belgium Nursery Not

Predi ctabl

e 0.384 0.900 0.384

Belgium Orchard pome &

berry 1.350 0.621 1.350 0.621

Belgium Ornamental

plants 5.660 0.000

Belgium Pepper & egg

plant 5.270 1.350 3.000 1.350

Belgium Strawberry

runners 3.400 0.900 3.400 0.900

Belgium Tomato

(protected) 17.170 4.500 5.700 4.500

Belgium Tree nursery 0.230 0.155 0.2 30 0.155

Canada Strawberry

runners (PEI) 14.792 6.840 7.995 7.462 7.462 7.462 5.261 5.261 5.596 5.261 5.261 (a)14.792 6.840 7.995 7.462 7.462 7.462 5.261 5.261 5.261 5.261

Canada Strawberry runners (Quebec) 1.826 1.826 (a) 1. 826 1.826

Canada Strawberry runners (Ontario) 6.129 6.129

France Carrots 10.000 8.000 5.000 8.000 8.000 1.400

France Cucumber 85 revised

to 60 60.000 15.000 60.000 60.000 12.500

France Cut

- flowers 75.000 60.250 12.000 60.000 52.000 9.600

France Forest tree

nursery 10.000 10.000 1.500 10.000 10.000 1.500

France Melon 10.000 10.000 7.500 6.000

# 40 May 2011 TEAP Report on 2011 CUNs: Interim Report Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 10 2011 2012 2013 2014

France Nursery:

orchard,

raspberry 5.000 5.000 2.000 5.000 5.000 2.000

France Orchard replant 25.000 25.000 7.500 25.000 25.000 7.000

France Pepper Incl

in.tomato

cun 27.500 6.000 27.500 6.000

France Strawberry fruit 90.000 86.000 34.000 90.000 86.000

France Strawberry

runners 40.000 4.000 35.000 40.000 40.000 28.000

France Tomato (and

eggplant for

2005 on ly) 150(all

solanaceo

us) 60.500 33.250 125.000 48.400

France Eggplant 27.500 33.250 48.400

Greece Cucurbits 30.000 19.200 30.000 19.200

Greece Cut flowers 14.000 6 .000 14.000 6.000

Greece Tomatoes 180.000 73.600 156.000 73.600

Israel Broomrape 250.000 250.000 125.000 12.500 12.500 250.000 250.000 125.000 12.500

Israel Cucumber

- prot ected new 2007 25.000 18.750 18.750 12.500 25.000 18.750

- 15.937

Israel Cut flowers

–

open field 77.000 67.000 80.755 53.345 42.777 42.554 23.292 77.000 67.000 74.540 44.750 34.698 28.554

Israel Cut flowers

–

protected 303. 000 303.000 321.330 163.400 113.821 72.266 52.955 303.000 240.000 220.185 114.450 85.431 63.464

Israel Fruit tree

nurseries 50.000 45.000 10.000 50.000 45.000 7.500

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# 41 Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 10 2011 2012 2013 2014

Israel Melon

–

protected & field 148.000 142.000 1 40.000 87.500 87.500 87.500 35.000 125.650 99.400 105.000 87.500 87.500 70.000

Israel Potato 239.000 231.000 137.500 93.750 75.000 239.000 165.000 137.500 93.750 75.000

Israel Seed production 56.000 50.000 22.400 56.000 28.000 NR

Israel Strawberries

–

fruit (Sharon) 196.000 196.000 176.200 64.125 52.250 47.500 28.500 196.000 196.000 93.000 105.960 42.750

Israel Strawberries

–

fruit (Sharon &

Ghaza) 57.063

Israel Strawberry

runners (Sharon) 35.000 35.000 20.000 15.800 13.570 13.500 35.000 35.000 28.000 31.900 15.825

Israel Strawberry

runners and fruit

Ghaza 87.875 67.500 67.500 34.000 47.250

Israel Strawb erry

runners (Sharon

& Ghaza) 22.320

Israel Tomatoes 90.000 22.750

Israel Sweet potato 95.000 20.000 20.000 111.500 95.000 20.000

Italy Cut flowers

(protect ed) 250.000 250.000 30.000 250.000 187.000 30.000

Italy Eggplant

(protected) 280.000 200.000 15.000 194.000 156.000

Italy Melon

(protected) 180.000 135.000 10.000 131.000 131.000 10.000

# 42 May 2011 TEAP Report on 2011 CUNs: Interim Report Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 10 2011 2012 2013 2014

Italy Pepper

(protected) 220.000 160.000 67.000 160.000 130.000 67.000

Italy Strawberry Fruit

(Protected) 510.000 400.000 35.000 407.000 320.000

Italy Strawberry

Runners 100.000 120.000 3 5.000 120.000 120.000 35.000

Italy Tomato

(protected) 1300.000 1030.00 418.000 871.000 697.000 80.000

Japan Cucumber 88.300 88.800 72.400 68.600 61.400 34.100 29.120 26.162 88.300 88.800 72.400 51.4 50 34.300 30.690 27.621

Japan Ginger

– field 119.400 119.400 112.200 112.100 102.200 53.400 47.450 42.235 119.400 119.400 109.701 84.075 63.056 53.400 47.450

Japan Ginger

–

protected 22.900 22.900 14.800 14.800 12.900 8.300 7.770 6.558 22 .900 22.900 14.471 11.100 8.325 8.300 7.036

Japan Melon 194.100 203.900 182.200 182.200 168.000 90.800 77.600 67.936 194.100 203.900 182.200 136.650 91.100 81.720 73.548

Japan Peppers (green

and hot) 189.900 200.700 169.400 162.300 134.400 81 .100 68.260 61.101 187.200 200.700 156.700 121.725 81.149 72.990 65.691

Japan Watermelon 126.300 96.200 94.200 43.300 23.700 15.400 13.870 12.075 129.000 98.900 94.200 32.475 21.650 14.500 13.050

Malta Cucumber 0.096 0 .127

Malta Eggplant 0.128 0.170

Malta Strawberry 0.160 0.212

Malta Tomatoes 0.475 0.594

New

Zealand Nursery material 1.085 1.085 0

New

Zealand Strawberry fruit 42.000 42.000 24.78 42.000 34.000 12.000

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# 43 Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 10 2011 2012 2013 2014

New

Zealand Strawberry

runners 10.000 10.000 5.720 8.000 8.000 6.234

Poland Strawberry

Runners 40.000 40 .000 25.000 12.000 40.000 40.000 24.500

Portugal Cut flowers 130.000 8.750 50.000 8.750

Spain Cut Flowers

–

Cadiz 53.000 53.000 35.000 53.000 42.000

Spain Cut Flowers

–

Ca talonia 20.000 18.600 12.840 17

20.000 15.000 43.490

(+Andaluci

a) (+Andalu

cia)

Spain Pepper 200.000 155.000 45.000 200.000 155.000 45.000

Spain Strawberry Fruit 556.000 499.290 80.000 556.000 499.290 0.0796

Spain Strawberry

Runners 230.000 230.000 230.000 215.000 230.000 230.000 230.000

UK Cut flowers 7.560 6.050

UK Ornamental tree

nursery 12. 000 6.000 6.000 6.000

UK Strawberry (&

raspberry in

2005) 80.000 63.600 68.000 54.500

UK Raspberry

nursery 4.400 4.400 54.500

USA Chrys.

Cuttings/roses 29.412 29.412 0

USA Cucurbits

– field 1187.8 747.839 598.927 588.949 411.757 340.405 218.032 59.500 11.899 1187.800 747.839 592.891 486.757 407.091 302.974 195.698 59.500

# 44 May 2011 TEAP Report on 2011 CUNs: Interim Report Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20 10 2011 2012 2013 2014

USA Eggplant

– field 76.761 101.245 96.48 79.546 62.7 89 34.732 21.561 6.904 1.381 76.721 82.167 85.363 66.018 48.691 32.820 19.725 6.904

USA Forest nursery

seedlings 192.515 157.694 152.629 133.140 125.758 120.853 106.043 192.515 157.694 122.032 131.208 122.060 117.826 93.547

USA Ginger 9 .2 9.2 0

USA Orchard replant 706.176 827.994 405.415 405.666 314.007 226.021 203.591 18.324 6.230 706.176 527.600 405.400 393.720 292.756 215.800 183.232 18.324

USA Ornamentals 210.949 162.817 149.965 138.538 137.77 6 95.204 70.178 48.164 48.164 154.000 148.483 137.835 138.538 107.136 84.617 64.307 48.164

USA Nursery stock

-

fruit trees,

raspberries, roses 45.789 64.528 12.684 51.102 27.663 17.954 7.955 1.591 0.541 45.800 64.528 28.275 51.102 25.326 17.363 7.955 1.591

USA Peppers

– field 1094.782 1498.53 1151.751 919.006 783.821 463.282 212.775 28.366 1094.782 1243.542 1106.753 756.339 548.984 463.282 206.234

USA Strawberry fruit

– field 2468.873 1918.40 1733.901 1604.669 1336.754 1103.422 10 23.471 753.974 531.737 415.067 373.660 2052.846 1730.828 1476.019 1349.57

5 1269.321 1007.477 812.709 678.004 415.067 415.067

USA Strawberry

runners 54.988 56.291 4.483 8.838 8.837 7.381 7.381 3.752 3.752 54.988 56.291 4.483 8.838 7.944 4.690 +

2.01 8 6.036 3.752

USA Tomato

– field 2876.046 2844.985 2334.047 1840.1 1406.484 994.582 336.191 54.423 10.741 737.584 2476.365 2065.246 1406.48

4 1003.876 737.584 292.751 54.423

USA Turfgrass 352.194 131.600 78.040 52.189 0 131.600 78.0 4 0

USA Sweet potato 224.528 18.144 18.144 18.144 14.515 8.709 18.144 18.144 14.515 11.612

USA Research 2.768 2.768

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# Annex III

- Part B: Trends in MB Structural and Commodity Nominations and Exemptions

Li st of nominated (2005

- 2015) and exempted (2005

- 2014) amounts of MB granted by Parties under the CUE process for each commodity.

Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2 006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Australia Almonds 1.900 2.100 1.900 2.100

Australia Rice

consumer

packs 12.300 12.300 10.225 9.200 9.2 7.82 5.66 3.653 2.374 1.187 1.187 6.150 6.150 9.205 9.200 7.820 6.650 4.8 70 3.653 1.187 1.187

+1.8

Belgium Artefacts and

structures 0.600 0.307 0.590 0.307

Belgium Antique

structure &

furniture 0.750 0.199 0.319 0.199

Belgium Churches,

m onuments

and ships'

quarters 0.150 0.059 0.150 0.059

Belgium Electronic

equipment 0.100 0.035 0.100 0.035

Belgium Empty silo 0.050 0.043 0.050 0.043

Belgium Flo ur mill see

mills below 0.125 0.072 See mills

below 0.072

Belgium Flour mills 10.000 4.170 9.515 4.170

Belgium Mills 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.200

Belgium Food

proces sing

facilities 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.300

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Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2 006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Belgium Food

Processing

premises 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030

Belgium Food storage

(dry) structure 0.120 0.120 0.120 0

Belgium Old buildings 7.000 0 .306 1.150 0.306

Belgium Old buildings

and objects 0.450 0.282 0 0.282

Belgium Woodworking

premises 0.300 0.101 0.300 0.101

Canada Flour mills 47.200 34.774 30.167 28.650 26.913 22.878 14.107 11.020 7.848 5.044 5.044 (a)47 34.774 30.167 28.65 26.913 22.878 14.107 11.020 5.044 5.044

Canada Pasta

manufacturing

facilities (a) 10.457 6.757 6.067 4.740 4.740 2.084 (a) 10.457 6.757 6.06 7 4.740 3.529

Canada Commodities 0.068

France Seeds sold by

PLAN

- SPG

company 0.135 0.135 0.100 0.135 0.135 0.096

France Mills 55.000 40.000 8.000 40.000 35.000 8.000

France Rice

consumer

packs 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000

France Chestnuts 2.000 2.000 1.800 2.000 2.000 1.800

Germany Artefacts 0.250 0.100 0.250 0.100

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Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2 006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Germany Mills and

Processors 45.000 19.350 45.000 19.350

Greece Dried fruit 4.280 3.081 0.900 4.280 3.081 0.450

Greece Mills and

Processors 23.000 16.000 1.340 23.000 15.445 1.340

Greece Rice and legumes 2.355 2.355

Ireland Mills 0.888 0.611 0.888

Israel Artefacts 0.650 0.650 0.600 0.650 0.6500

Israel Dates (post

harvest) 3.444 3.444 2.200 1.800 2.100 3.444 2.755 2.200 1.800 2.100 1.040

Israel Flour mills

(machinery &

storage) 2.140 1.490 1.490 0.800 0.300 2.140 1.490 1.040 0.312 0.300

Israel Furniture

–

imported 1.4220 1.4220 2.0420 1.4220 0

Italy Artefacts 5.500 5.500 5.000 5.225 0 5.000

Italy Mills and

Processors 160.000 130.000 25.000 160.000 65.000 25.000

Japan Chestnuts 7.100 6.500 6.500 6.300 5.800 5.40 0 5.350 3.489 3.317 7.100 6.800 6.500 6.300 5.800 5.400 5.350 3.489

Latvia Grains 2.502 2.502

Netherlands Strawberry runners post

harvest 0.120 0.120 0.120 0 0.120

Poland Medicinal

herbs & dried

mushrooms as

dry

commodities 4.000 3.560 1.800 0.500 4.100 3.560 1.800 1.800

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Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2 006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Poland Coffee, cocoa

beans (a) 2.160 2.000 0.500 2.160 1.420 1.420

Spain Rice 50.000 42.065

Switzerland Mills &

Processors 8.700 7.000 8.700 7.000

UK Aircraft 0.165 0.165

UK Mills and

Processors 47.130 10.195 4.509 47.130 10.195 4.509

UK Cereal processing plants 8.131 3.480 (a) 8.131

UK Cheese stores 1.640 1.248 1.248 1.640 1.248 1.248

UK Dried

commodities

(rice, fruits

and nuts)

Whitworths 2.400 1.256 2.400 1.256

UK Herbs and

spices 0.035 0.037 0.030 0.035 0.037

UK Mills and

Processors

(biscuits) 2.525 1.787 0.479 2.525 1.787

UK Spices

structural

equip. 1.728 1.728 0 0.479

UK Spices stored 0.030 0.030 0

UK Structures

buildings

(herbs and

spices) 3.000 1.872 0.908 3.000 1.872 0.908

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Party Industry Total CUN MB Quantities Total CUE Quantities

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2005 2 006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

UK Structures,

processors

and storage

(Whitworths) 1.100 0.880 0.257 1.100 0.880 0.257

UK Tobacco

equipment 0.523 0.050

UK Woven

baskets 0.770 0.770

USA Dried fruit

and nuts

(walnuts,

pistachios,

dried fruit and

dates and

dr ied beans) 89.166 87.719 91.299 67.699 58.912 19.242 10.041 2.419 0.822 0.740 0. 310 89.166 87.719 78.983 58.921 45.623 19.242 5.000 2.419 0.740 0.740

USA Dry

commodities/

structures

(cocoa beans) 61.519 61.519 64.028 52.256 51.002 61.519 55.3 67 64.082 53.188

USA Dry

commodities/

structures

(processed

foods, herbs

and spices,

dried milk and

cheese

processing

facilities)

NPMA 83.344 83.344 85.801 72.693 66.777 37.778 17.365 0.200 83.344 69.118 82.771 69.208 54.606 37.778 17.365

USA Smokehouse

hams (Dry

cure pork

products)

(building and

product) 136.304 135.742 40.854 19.669 19.699 4.465 3.730 3.730 3.730 3.730 3.730 67.907 81.708 18.998 19.699 18.998 4.465 3.730 3.730 3.730 3.730

USA Mills and

Processors 536.328 505.982 401.889 362.952 291.418 173.023 135.299 74.51 25.334 22.800 483.000 461.758 401.889 348.237 291.418 173.023 135.29

9 74.510 22.80

0 22.80

0

USA Research 0.159 0.159