Pier Giacomo Bianchi

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON THE STANDARDISATION
OF SEED POTATOES REPORT TO THE WORKING
PARTY ACTIVITY 2007

• Pier Giacomo Bianchi
• Chairman of the Specialised Section

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• MEETING 2007
• CHANGINS (11 JANUARY) BUREAU
• GENEVA (19-21 MARCH) ANNUAL MEETING
• MOSCOW (20-23 AUGUST) EXTENDED BUREAU

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• ACTIVITY 2007 FOCUS ON
• DEVELOPMENT
• PROMOTION
• OF THE STANDARD

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• DEVELOPMENT OF THE STANDARD
• PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENTS
• ITEMS BEING DISCUSSED

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENTS OF THE STANDARD
• ASSESSMENT KEY FOR COMMON AND NETTED SCAB, AND
  POWDERY SCAB
• PURPOSE OF COMPARATIVE TRIALS
• PROVISIONS CONCERNING SAMPLING AND HOMOGENEITY OF
  THE LOT.

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• ASSESSMENT KEY FOR COMMON AND NETTED SCAB, AND
  POWDERY SCAB (Annex VIII)

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• PURPOSE OF COMPARATIVE TRIALS (ANNEX VI
• I. PURPOSE OF THE COMPARATIVE TRIALS) to read
• The examination of seed potatoes in plots
  enables the assessment of the conditions
  specified in annex IV for randomly selected seed
  lots put on the market.

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• PROVISIONS CONCERNING SAMPLING AND HOMOGENEITY
  OF THE LOT (SECTION III
• D. SAMPLING) to read
• Sampling of seed potatoes for certification
  purposes shall be carried out officially or under
  official supervision. To assess compliance with
  Annex III, tuber samples, representative of the
  lot, shall be taken at a minimum rate of 20 kg
  for each 10000 kg and may be collected either
  during grading or from at least 2 containers.
  More samples may be taken if one of the initial
  samples is close to tolerance.

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• PROVISIONS CONCERNING SAMPLING AND HOMOGENEITY
  OF THE LOT (SECTION VI
• C. NATURE OF CONTENTS OF CONTAINERS, SECOND
  PARAGRAPH) to read
• A lot should be sufficiently homogeneous which
  means that seed potatoes within different
  containers are as uniform as is practical and
  will not vary excessively in composition and
  appearance.

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• ITEMS BEING DISCUSSED
• Common position on PTNRD
• Procedures for assessment of non-compliance at
  destination.
• Exchange of practices for taking samples for
  tuber inspection
• Images to complement the List of Diseases and
  Pests
• Questionnaire on the implementation of UNECE
  standards at national level

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• PROMOTION OF THE STANDARD
• POTATO RUSSIA 2007
• UNECE WEEKLY
• PROTOTYPE FOR A TRAINING COURSE
• CO-OPERATION WITH OECD AND EU

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• FUTURE WORK
• procedures for assessment of non-compliance at
  destination
• sampling procedure for inclusion in the Standard
  
• PTNRD
• images for the list of diseases and pests
• Erwinia
• PCN (potato cyst nematode)
• exchange of information on crop inspection
  practices
• control under official supervision and
  accreditation systems
• electronic certification
• exchange of information on post-harvest tests
• vigour

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• NEXT MEETINGS
• SPECIALISED SECTION Geneva 17-19 March 2008
• EXTENDED BUREAU The Nedherlands October 2008
• SPECIALISED SECTION Geneva March 2009
• EXTENDED BUREAU Belgium October 2009
• SPECIALISED SECTION - March 2010
• EXTENDED BUREAU Canada October 2010

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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES

• Thank you, for your kind attention