Words of appreciation by Ms. Carol Thomas (IICA) were expressed to all persons who participated in various capacities to contribute to the Final words of gratitude were offered by the main workshop facilitators, Mr. Orlando Sosa and Beatriz Melchó, and a country representative. Appendix I AGENDA Tuesday, September 18 9:00 Opening Session. Dr. Ricardo Molins, Head, Agricultural Health and Food Safety Program of IICA, Dr. Lilory McComie, Director of Research, – Ministry of Food Production, Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Barton Clarke, FAO Representative in Trinidad & Tobago 9:40 Purpose of the workshop. Dr. Ricardo Molins. Head, Agricultural Health and Food Safety Program, IICA 09:50 Procedural Matters. Ms. Carol Thomas 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 election of chair election of rapporteur any other business 11:30 Review and discussion on draft ISPMs (download at IPPC Online Comment System (OCS, Draft Appendix to ISPM 12: Electronic certification, information on standard XML schemes and exchange mechanisms (2006-003) Ms. Beatiz Melchó Protocol to determine host status of fruits and vegetables to fruit fly (Tephritidae) infestations (2006-031) Ms. Beatriz Melchó Draft Annex to ISPM 26: Establishment of fruit fly quarantine areas within a pest free area in the event of an outbreak (2009-007) Ms. Beatiz Melchó 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Review and discussion of the ISPMs. 15:30 Coffee Break 16:00 Review and discussion of the ISPMs. 17:30 End of Session Wednesday, September 19 8:00 Review and discussion of the ISPMs. 10:00 Coffee Break
Ministry of Food Production Port of Spain Telephone: 646-4335 E-mail address: IPPC Secretariat Orlando Sosa Programm Officer / IRSS International Plant Protection Convention Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Vialle terme di Caracalla Rome, Italy 005 Telephone> 39/0657053613 E-mail address: Member of the Standards Committee Beatriz Melchó Plant Protection Division Dirección General de Servicios Agrícolas Montevideo, Uruguay Telephone: 598-23098410 Ext. 267 E-mail address: IICA Ricardo Molins Head Agricultural Health and Food Safety Program Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture San José, Costa Rica Telephone: 506-22160184 E-mail address: Carol Thomas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Program Specialist Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture St Michael, Barbados Telephone: 246-2719210 E-mail address: Mariela Madrigal Administrative Assistant Agricultural Health and Food Safety Program Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture San José, Costa Rica Telephone: 506-22160184 Appendix III REVIEW COMMENTS: Electronic certification, information on standard XML schemas and exchange mechanisms (Draft Appendix 1 to ISPM 12:2011) (2006-003) Comment no. Paragraph no. Comment type Comment Explanation Author Status [1] G Substantive Countries indicated that the cost of the implementation of the system could be prohibitive Thinks it is applicable and will reduce tampering and falsification of information These guidelines should be consistent with ISPMs 12 and 25 and therefore should include provisions for intransit consignments requiring further phytosanitary measures. IPPC Regional Workshop Caribbean English Pending [2] 4 Editorial Electronic phytosanitary certificates are the electronic authentic and equivalents toof the wording and data of phytosanitary certificates in paper form. Electronic certificates should be issued by the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of the exporting or re-exporting country and made directly available to the NPPO of the importing country without any intermediate step. With reference to Art. V, 2(a), 2(b), 3, Art. VII, 2 (g) and Art. XXI, 6 and 7 of IPPC, ISPM No. 7 and ISPM No. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic Share-Receive