Rep o rt of th e tw en - Rotterdam Convention
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Work Plan for <strong>th</strong>e Sonora Fruit Fly Free Zone Program for <strong>th</strong>e 1990 Expo<strong>rt</strong> Season. Bilingual<br />
English-Spanish, SARH/DGSV-USDA/APHIS, 21 pp.<br />
White et al., (1992), Fruits flies <strong>of</strong> economic significance: Their Id<strong>en</strong>tification and Bionomics.<br />
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS<br />
buffer zone An area in which a specific pest does not occur or occurs at a low<br />
level and is <strong>of</strong>ficially controlled, <strong>th</strong>at ei<strong>th</strong>er <strong>en</strong>closes or is adjac<strong>en</strong>t to<br />
an infested area, an infested place <strong>of</strong> production, an area <strong>of</strong> low pest<br />
preval<strong>en</strong>ce, a pest free area, a pest free place <strong>of</strong> production or a pest<br />
free production site, and in which phytosanitary measures are tak<strong>en</strong><br />
to prev<strong>en</strong>t spread <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e pest [ISPM No. 10, 1999; revised ISPM<br />
No. 22, 2005]<br />
delimiting survey Survey conducted to establish <strong>th</strong>e boundaries <strong>of</strong> an area considered<br />
to be infested by or free from a pest. (FAO, 2004).<br />
detection* The discovery <strong>of</strong> a specim<strong>en</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e target pest.<br />
emerg<strong>en</strong>cy action A prompt phytosanitary action unde<strong>rt</strong>ak<strong>en</strong> in a new or unexpected<br />
phytosanitary situation. [ICPM, 2001]<br />
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization.<br />
FF-PFA* Acronym for fruit fly pest free area<br />
incursion An isolated population <strong>of</strong> a pest rec<strong>en</strong>tly detected in an area, not known<br />
to be established, but expected to survive for <strong>th</strong>e immediate future<br />
[ICPM, 2003]<br />
IPPC International Plant Protection Conv<strong>en</strong>tion, as deposited in 1951 wi<strong>th</strong><br />
FAO in Rome and as subsequ<strong>en</strong>tly am<strong>en</strong>ded. [FAO, 1990; revised<br />
ICPM, 2001]<br />
NAPPO No<strong>rt</strong>h American Plant Protection Organization. (NAPPO, 2004).<br />
National Plant Protection Official service established by a governm<strong>en</strong>t to discharge <strong>th</strong>e functions<br />
Organization<br />
specified by <strong>th</strong>e IPPC. [FAO, 1990; formerly Plant Protection<br />
Organization (National)]<br />
NPPO Acronym for National Plant Protection Organisation<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficial Established, au<strong>th</strong>orized or performed by a National Plant Protection<br />
Organization. [FAO, 1990]<br />
outbreak A rec<strong>en</strong>tly detected pest population, including an incursion, or a sudd<strong>en</strong><br />
significant increase <strong>of</strong> an established population in an area. [FAO,<br />
1995; revised ICPM, 2003]<br />
Pest Free Area An area in which a specific pest does not occur as demonstrated by<br />
sci<strong>en</strong>tific evid<strong>en</strong>ce and in which, where appropriate, <strong>th</strong>is condition is<br />
being <strong>of</strong>ficially maintained. [FAO, 1995]<br />
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