Introduction to PM 3 Standards on Phytosanitary procedures

Abstract

EPPO BulletinVolume 52, Issue 3 p. 516-517 EUROPEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONFree Access Introduction to PM 3 Standards on Phytosanitary procedures PM 3/66 (3), PM 3/77 (2), PM 3/81 (3), PM 3/82 (3), PM 3/94 (1) First published: 20 December 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12898AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat 1 APPROVAL EPPO Standards are approved by the EPPO Council. The date of approval appears in each individual Standard. In the terms of Article II of the IPPC, EPPO Standards are Regional Standards for the members of EPPO. 2 REVIEW EPPO Standards are subject to periodic review and amendment. The next review date for this set of EPPO Standards is decided by the EPPO Working Party on Phytosanitary Regulations. 3 AMENDMENT RECORD Amendments will be issued as necessary, numbered and dated. The dates of amendment appear in each individual Standard (as appropriate). 4 SCOPE EPPO Phytosanitary Procedures are intended to be used by NPPOs in their capacity as bodies responsible for the inspection and testing of plants and plant products moving in trade, or for the implementation of surveys against quarantine pests. 5 DEFINITIONS These definitions are extracted from the Glossary of phytosanitary terms (IPPC, 2019): Inspection: Official visual examination of plants, plant products or other regulated articles to determine if pests are present and/or to determine compliance with phytosanitary regulations. Monitoring: An official ongoing process to verify phytosanitary situations. Phytosanitary procedure: Any official method for implementing phytosanitary measures, including the performance of inspections, tests, surveillance or treatments in connection with regulated pests. Survey (of pests): An official procedure conducted over a defined period to determine the presence or absence of pests, or the boundaries or characteristics of a pest population, in an area, place of production or production site. Test: Official examination of plants, plant products or other regulated articles, other than visual, to determine if pests are present, identify pests or determine compliance with specific phytosanitary requirements. 6 OUTLINE OF REQUIREMENTS EPPO Standards on phytosanitary procedures describe the methods to be followed for performing inspections or tests of commodities moving in trade, or surveys against quarantine pests. Methods to be followed for performing treatments of commodities and treatments of crops for containment or eradication of regulated pests are included in series PM10. EPPO Standards on phytosanitary procedures arise from the programmes of activity of the EPPO Panels on Phytosanitary Measures, on Phytosanitary Measures for Potato, and on Phytosanitary Procedures. The full list of phytosanitary procedures Standards (Series PM3) is available at https://www.eppo.int/RESOURCES/eppo_standards/pm3_procedures with direct links to the Standards in the EPPO Bulletin. The new and revised Standards published in the present issue of the EPPO Bulletin are PM 3/66 (3) Guidelines for the management of plant health risks of biowaste of plant origin, PM 3/77 (2) Vegetable plants for planting under protected conditions -Inspection of places of production, PM 3/81 (3) Inspection of consignments for Xylella fastidiosa, PM 3/82 (3) Inspection of places of production for Xylella fastidiosa, PM 3/94 (1) Raising professional operators' awareness of regulated and emerging plant pests. REFERENCES EPPO (2022) EPPO Standard PM 1/2 EPPO A1 and A2 lists of pests recommended for regulation in EPPO countries. In EPPO Standards: General phytosanitary measures. EPPO, Paris (FR). Available at https://www.eppo.int/media/uploaded_images/RESOURCES/eppo_standards/pm1/pm1-002-31-en_A1A2_2022.pdf [accessed on 1 October 2022] or in EPPO Global Database https://gd.eppo.int/standards/PM1/ [accessed on 1 October 2022]. FAO (2008) ISPM No. 31, Methodologies for Sampling of Consignments. IPPC Secretariat. FAO, Rome (IT). Available at https://www.ippc.int/static/media/files/publication/en/2016/11/ISPM_31_2008_Sampling_of_consignments_EN.pdf [accessed 1 November 2020]. IPPC (2019) Glossary of phytosanitary terms. ISPM no. 5. In International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, pp. 41– 63. IPPC Secretariat, FAO, Rome (IT). Available at https://www.ippc.int/static/media/files/publication/en/2019/06/ISPM_05_2019_En_Glossary_2019-06-26_PostCPM-14-Fixed.pdf [accessed 1 November 2020]. Volume52, Issue3December 2022Pages 516-517 ReferencesRelatedInformation