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egion. He also referred to the Prior Informed Consent clause which was

now included in the Code.

To what extent the latter will affect Hong

Kong is uncertain to us as

information about the issue every now and then. Further follow-up

clarification with the Trade Department and/or the UK government is needed.

our Department only receives fragmented

HARMONIZATION OF PLANT QUARANTINE PRINCIPLES

12.

The Commission generally agreed with the principles (general

and specific) proposed by the FAO Expert Consultation on Plant Quarantine

Principles (held in Bangkok, Guadalajara and Montevideo in turn) and

endorsed by the Third Consultation among the Regional Plant Protection

Organizations.

13.

The general principles are on sovereignty, necessity, minimal

impact, transparency, modification, harmonization, equivalence and dispute

settlement. The specific principles are cooperation, technical authority,

managed risk, pest-free areas, emergency action,

risk assessment,

notification of non-compliance and non-discrimination.

IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION CONVENTION

14.

in 1979.

The amendments to the original 1952 Convention

were approved

To date, sixty five contracting parties have accepted the

revised text of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The

amendments have come into force since April 4, 1991 for all contracting

parties.