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12 Update NAPPO RSPM 22: Guidelines for • Review based on recently adopted plant health standards, Biological
RSPM construction and operation current industry practices, regulations, and Control
of a containment facility scientific/technical information.
for insects and mites used • Revision completed.
as biological control agents • Next steps: Country consultation, incorporate comments,
EC approval.
• Targeted completion third quarter of 2021.
Permanent Projects
13 NAPPO NAPPO foundational • Update historical documents based on present needs. Foundational
foundational documents • Develop additional documents, compile and review, edit documents -
documents for consistency. AMC
14 Phytosanitary Manage regional pest • Meet IPPC National Reporting Obligations and facilitate PAS
Alert System reporting and inform on awareness, detection, prevention, and management of
(PAS) emerging pest threats to exotic plant pest species within North America.
the NAPPO region • Updated PAS platform completed.
15 Electronic Assistance and technical • Provide input to help address exchange, secure eCert
Phytosanitary support to the IPPC ePhyto transmission, and data standardization.
Certification Steering Group
16 Stakeholder Annual meeting, newsletter • Plan, coordinate, deliver the NAPPO Annual Meeting Secretariat,
engagement and NAPPO website • Develop and publish the Newsletter 3x/y. with AMC
• Upgrade/update NAPPO website as needed. NPPO
support
17 Regional Collaborate with the • Governance of the GICSV for 2 years – 2021-2022 Experts from
collaboration Interamerican Coordinating • Participate/support regional initiatives on topics of NPPOs and
Group in Plant Health importance to RPPOs of the Americas. NAPPO
(GICSV) • NAPPO participates in virtual working groups (WGs) Secretariat
focusing on information exchange and participation in
virtual calls.
• NAPPO/NPPO experts currently participate in the
following WGs: fruit flies, citrus greening, ePhyto, Tuta
absoluta, locusts and Fusarium oxysporum TR4
• Secretariat provides interpretation and occasional
translation services.

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