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REPORT 30th TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AMONG RPPOS Lima, Peru 29 October-2 November 2018 IPPC Secretariat November 2018 30thTechnical Consultation among RPPOs – Report International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) 2018. 30th technical consultation among RPPOS Rome, Italy. 75 pages. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. 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Welcome by CAN ............................................................................................. 5 1.2. Welcome by the IPPC Secretariat ..................................................................... 5 2. Meeting arrangements ...................................................................................................... 5 2.1. Introduction of the participants ......................................................................... 5 2.2. Selection of a Chairperson, Vice-chair, and Rapporteur ........................................... 5 2.3. Adoption of the agenda ............................................................................................. 5 3. Administrative matters ..................................................................................................... 6 3.1. Documents list .................................................................................................. 6 3.2. Participant list ................................................................................................... 6 3.3. Local information ...................................................................................................... 6 4. Pending matters from the 29th TC-RPPO ........................................................................ 6 4.1. Follow up of the 29th TC RPPOs and co-ordination action during the year and review of agreed action items ....................................................................................... 6 4.2. Review of agreed action items without a separate agenda point ............................... 7 4.3. Introduction to draft Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure for the TC- RPPO ................................................................................................................ 7 4.4 Update on e-Phyto and identification of the Role of RPPOs in supporting e-Phyto .. 8 5. Updates from the Secretariat ............................................................................................ 9 6. Strategic issues ................................................................................................................. 9 6.1. 2020-2030 IPPC Strategic Framework...................................................................... 9 6.2. Emerging pests .......................................................................................................... 9 6.3. Emergency Activities OIRSA model ...................................................................... 11 7. Reports ........................................................................................................................... 11 7.1 Reports from RPPOs on their activities ................................................................... 11 7.2 Reports from others international organizations on their activities in plant health in the region ........................................................................................................ 11 7.2.1 Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) .......................... 11 8. Joint call for topics ......................................................................................................... 12 8. Standard setting .............................................................................................................. 12 9.1 Pathway and commodity standards .......................................................................... 12 9.2 Use of the Online Commenting System (OCS) for gathering comments – Regional Workshop versus RPPO accounts ................................................................... 13 9.3 Any other Standard Setting issues ............................................................................ 14 9. Implementation Facilitation and Capacity Development (IC) ....................................... 14 November 2018 30thTechnical Consultation among RPPOs – Report 10.1 IC Update ............................................................................................................... 14 10.2 Implementation and Review Support System (IRSS) and role of RPPOs ............. 14 10.3 Dispute avoidance and dispute settlement, including the role of RPPOs ............... 15 10.4 Datasheet formats and processes - scope for harmonization .................................. 15 10.5 IPPC Regional Workshops ..................................................................................... 15 10.6 The Beyond Compliance project ............................................................................ 16 10. Communication .............................................................................................................. 16 11.1 International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) Update ................................................ 16 11.2 2019 Annual Theme “Plant Health and Capacity Development”: RPPO suggestions ........................................................................................................................ 17 11.3 Any other communication issues ........................................................................... 17 12. TC Future Plans ............................................................................................................... 17 12.1 Coordination and partnership actions planed in 2018/2019 ................................... 17 12.2 Adoption of the Terms of Reference (ToRs) and Rules of Procedure (RoPs) ....... 18 12.3 Update on special and side sessions topics for CPM-14 (2019) ............................ 18 12.4 Date and venue of next TC-RPPO ......................................................................... 18 13. Any other business ........................................................................................................... 18 13.1 Unofficial declarations ........................................................................................... 18 13.2 RPPO representation to the November 2018 IC meeting ....................................... 18 14. Review and adoption of the