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THE PLANT PROTECTION AGREEMENT FOR THE ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION

3.

The Amendment to Article I (a) of the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and the Pacific Region (the Agreement) enters into force on 23

three member governments May 1990 after twenty instruments of acceptance related to this Article.

of China is now the 25th member of the Commission.

have deposited their

The People's Republic

REVIEW OF THE APPENDIX A OF THE AGREEMENT

4.

To follow the global trend of harmonization, it was suggested the Al and A2 lists of PLANTI, SPC and

APPPC into the Appendix A of the Agreement.

by the Commission to incorporate

5.

recommended

With China joined as a new member of APPPC, Chinese delegates should be considered in that the

pests

zone temperate

formulating the Al and the A2 lists in view of the widen geographical areas

covered by the amended Agreement.

UK (Hong Kong) had also reflected her

specific interest by suggesting the inclusion of pests of vegetables and

ornamental into the Appendix A.

6.

ASEAN-PLANTI, China, SPC, UK (Hong Kong) has joined the Working Group for Al and A2 Lists and the Commission has informed the Session that the current working group members are India (Chairman), China, Indonesia, SPC, Sri Lanka and UK (Hong Kong).

7.

ASEAN-PLANTI,

UK (Hong Kong) has promised to take charge of the computer Furthermore, UK (HK) and Sri

support through editing the Al and A2 lists.

Lanka will work together to collect data and collate comments on nematodes and insects pests appeared on the Appendix A of the Agreement.

extend,

To this

technical services and

advise from CABI will be

consulted.