REVIEW OF COSAVE ACTIVITIESREVIEW OF COSAVE ACTIVITIES

20th TC, Rome, Italy.20th TC, Rome, Italy.

20082008

Ing . Agr. M. Sc. Ana Maria PeraltaIng . Agr. M. Sc. Ana Maria Peralta

COSAVE Coordination SecretaryCOSAVE Coordination Secretary

Argentina Brasil Chile Paraguay Uruguay

Comite de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono SurComite de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono Sur

Bolivia

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ACTIVITIES

Since March 2008, Paraguay presides COSAVE´s Directive Committee.

November 2007, Council of Ministers approved a new COSAVE´s biannual Working Plan

Studding the possibility to fix Headquarters.

March 9th 2009, twenty years of formal activity

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ACTIVITIES

Interest in regional coordinated phytosanitary actions.

Continue to look for common positions for comments to ISPMs and CPM issues.

Continue to produce regional technical documents to support NPPOs negotiations.

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Common positions for comments to ISPMs

Multilayer system for preparation of comments

Ad Hoc Working Groups on: Fruit Flies, Analytical Methods and Procedures and Quarantine Issues

Followed by consideration the IPPC Issues Ad Hoc Working Group.

Finally approval by consensus or not by the Directive Committee.

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Common positions for CPM issues

- On the feasibility to operate a recognition system for pest free areas.

- On preclearance.

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Regional transparencyRegional transparency

All COSAVE member countries call for public comments to draft ISPM´s through their Web Sites

Participation is low and mechanisms to increase it are encouraged through other activities of the Work Program.

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ACTIVITIES

Support to IPPC standard setting activities

During 2007: 25.000 U$S

Partial or total financial support to delegates to the SC, TPG, TPDP, TPPT and TPFQ

Till August 2008: 25.600 U$S

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ACTIVITIES

FAO Workshop on draft ISPMs, held in Santiago, Chile, 20- 24 August 2007.

Preparing proposals to look for financial support for training activities to inspectors on the application of ISPMs and to lab capacity building.

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Organized jointly with USDA/APHIS and SAG in Santiago.

For participants from all COSAVE member countries.

Expert: Dr. Edwin Civerolo Well assessed by the participants and with

impact on regional diagnostics capacity.

Regional Training on Xylella fastdiosa diagnostics for grapes

(Santiago, Chile, April 1-3, 2008)

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ACTIVITIES

Regional standards

ERPF 3.16, version 1.1.1, Guidelines to establish the list of the main regulated pests for the COSAVE region. The list is under review.

Regional diagnostic on ISPMs implementation

Interesting results identifying areas of common concern and possible regional activities.

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ACTIVITIES

Joint project with the regional research net Joint project with the regional research net (PROCISUR) on “Impact of the Variability and Climatic (PROCISUR) on “Impact of the Variability and Climatic Change on the vulnerability of crops to the main Change on the vulnerability of crops to the main regulated pests for the Southern Cone of America”.regulated pests for the Southern Cone of America”.

Workshop on the impact of ISPM´s on family growers.Workshop on the impact of ISPM´s on family growers. • Joint activity with the regional net of family growers

(REAF).• With the objective to build capacity to participate in

the mechanisms of setting and applying ISPM´s

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ACTIVITIES

WORKSHOP OF THE SEED ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS ON PHYTOSANITARY ISSUES AND IT REGULATION IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Objective: To adequately understand phytosanitary regulatory programs of SAA member countries.

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ACTIVITIES

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COSAVE activities related to databases management

Inspectors authorized to sign phytosanitary certificates database. Reviewed to include 3 signatures of each inspector. Inclusion of other countries inspectors.

PRA database. More than 800 PRA´s. Supports the list of main regulated pests for the COSAVE region.

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