EPPO Workshop on ISPM no. 15
“Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade”
Sankt Peterburg, RU, 2004-12-06/08

The Workshop was attended by 55 participants from 16 EPPO member countries. The Workshop was opened by Mr Popovich (Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia) and an overview of ISPM No.15 “Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging in International Trade” was given by Mr Larson (IPPC Secretariat). 8 EPPO member countries presented the stage of implementation of ISPM 15 in their countries in particular the programmes which have been put in place to ensure that wood packaging exported from their countries complies with ISPM N°15 requirements. View presentations made during the Workshop and download the full report (pdf).

Most countries attending the Workshop indicated that they were in the process of establishing programmes for the treatment of wood packaging. In most countries the programmes have a voluntary nature. In addition the workshop was informed of the Discussion Board set up to discuss problems of implementing ISPM n°15 "Guidelines for regulating wood packaging in international trade". It was mentioned that this Discussion Board was open to any interested person.

The main concerns raised during the meeting were the following:

• Consistency of the Standard with the IPPC and the SPS agreement
• Marking of wood packaging
• Marking of dunnage
• Repairing of pallets
• Treatments of wood
• Reinfestation of wood and debarking of wood

PRESENTATIONS

B. LARSON (FAO)
Presentation of ISPM 15

G. KROEKER (SE)
Open-ended Working Group on ISPM no. 15

A. BOKUMS (LV)
Implementation of the IPSM no. 15 in Latvia (in Russian)

M.H.C.G. STEEGHS (NL)
Implementation of IPSM no. 15 in the Netherlands

I. ÅKESSON (SE)
The Swedish Wood Packaging Programme – from practice to a legal binding document

K. WILLUMSEN (NO)
Implementation of ISPM no. 15 in Norway

C. PEREZ (ES)
Implementation of ISPM no. 15 in Spain

P. HARASTA (CZ)
National Implementation of ISPM no. 15

T. SCHRÖDER (DE)
First experiences with the implementation of ISPM no. 15 in Germany

V. KUCINSKAS (LT)
Implementation of ISPM no. 15 in Lithuania

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