The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) entered into force for all member countries in 2000. It states that measures to protect human, animal and plant health or life shall be based on international standards where possible. These measures shall be based on a scientific risk assessment and should be implemented only to the extent necessary to achieve an appropriate level of protection. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is the international standard setting body for protecting plant health identified in the SPS Agreement. Both international treaties make provision for control of pests at regional levels (regionalization) and for identification of pest free areas. The IPPC provides guidance to countries, in the form of international standards, on the implementation of pest free areas and pest risk analysis (including systems approaches and other risk management measures). These standards can contribute to area-wide integrated pest management (AWIPM) programmes for two main reasons. First, when AW-IPM programmes are implemented according to IPPC standards, trading partners should be prepared to recognize the results of a successful AW-IPM programme as meeting requirements, for example, of a pest free area or an area of low pest prevalence. Second, these standards provide scientific and technical guidance for the design and operation of key components of AW-IPM programmes. Therefore, countries that implement AW-IPM programmes that are in accordance with IPPC standards are better positioned to take advantage of liberalized trade while maintaining their phytosanitary security.
KEYWORDS agricultural trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, area-wide integrated pest management, International Plant Protection Convention
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Devorshak, C. (2007). Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Programmes and Agricultural Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Regulatory Plant Protection. In: Vreysen, M.J.B., Robinson, A.S., Hendrichs, J. (eds) Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6059-5_38
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