Thanks, Michael. As Joyce said, *" it is time to light a fire under your NPPO representatives.* *Please contact them (again, if necessary) and let them know that it iscrucial for them to make their wishes for a modification of the regulation* *known to the Commission... soon. Very soon"* In which case, this link might be helpful. It's the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, List of NPPOs of IPPC Contracting parties <https://ippc.int/en/countries/…>, and it lists the office, the officer in charge, and the email for contact. erik <https://ippc.int/en/countries/…> On Fri, 18 Oct 2019 at 17:22, <michaelcmace@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, one more note. I think it would be useful to share the exact info > that Joyce sent to me regarding the situation. It's below. It gives a bit > more detail on how the communications on this issue could work within the > EU: She says we need the country "national plant protection organization" > representatives to contact the EU and tell them about the need for the > exception. > > It sounds like input from non-EU countries is also relevant, so if you're > outside the EU but worried about the impact of this on plant societies and > suppliers, it's a good idea to have your country regulators ping the EU > about it. > > Also, note that it's the US plant regulators who flagged this issue for the > EU and notified Joyce. This is a direct result of the work Joyce and others > have been doing to create a working relationship with the US federal > regulators. That's been a long, unknown, and pretty much thankless task for > Joyce; if you ever get a chance to chat with her, please tell her thanks. > > ===== > > I just spoke with our representative from APHIS-PPQ who had discussions > with > the European Commission earlier this month. He brought up the subject of > the new requirement for a phytosanitary certificates to accompany all seeds > entering any country within the European Union, and requested some kind of > exemption for small lots of seed. > > Apparently this was news to the EC, as they had not heard from anyone else > that the regulation (to take effect on December 14) would produce any sort > of hardships. > > So, if you have been contacting your country's national plant protection > organization (NPPO), it would seem that your NPPO representative has not > made any contact with the Commission. > > Since the Commission said that they would consider a derogation for small > lots of seed if they also heard from other countries (especially those > within the EU), it is time to light a fire under your NPPO representatives. > > Please contact them (again, if necessary) and let them know that it is > crucial for them to make their wishes for a modification of the regulation > known to the Commission... soon. Very soon. > > APHIS-PPQ is about to send a formal letter (as requested by the EC) stating > the facts around the need for this exemption. > I will be helping by sending every bit of information I can muster: who > would be harmed by the requirement for PCs, what further effects would be > felt in agriculture, horticulture, environment; how the same results can be > obtained through a permit, rather than a PC; additional benefits to the > NPPO > from the data gathered via permits. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…