Rep o rt of th e tw en - Rotterdam Convention

1.6.2 Election of the Drafting Committee
Dr John Hedley (New Zealand) was elected Chairperson of the Drafting Committee. The
other members were:
Dr X ia Jingyuan, China
Dr P.S. Chandurkar, India
Mr Chan Yeng Wai, Malaysia
1.7 Adoption of the provisional agenda and timetable
The draft agenda and timetable were unanimously adopted.
2. Secretariat report on actions taken on recommendations of the
twenty-third session of the Commission
Mr Piao Yongfan, Executive Secretary of the APPPC, reported on the activities of the secretariat
and working groups since the 23 rd session of the Commission.
2.1 Status of Plant Protection Agreement for Asia and the Pacific
There was no change in membership of the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission.
There are in total twenty-four (24) countries party to the Plant Protection Agreement of the Asia
and Pacific region. Ten countries (Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
New Zealand, Pakistan, Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka) had accepted the amendment relating to
the financing of the activities of the Commission, which was adopted in 198 3. The acceptance by
a further six countries (two-thirds) is necessary before the amendment could enter into force (Note:
The amendment to the Agreement was transmitted to all Members, by the FAO Director-General
in 198 4).
As of 25 April 2005, out of the total 24 member countries of the APPPC, 19 were parties to
the IPPC and 11 countries had accepted the 1997 Revision of IPPC. Since the 23 rd session of the
Commission, six countries have accepted the revision.
2.2 Status of the revised (1999) Plant Protection Agreement for Asia and the Pacific
region
The revised Plant Protection Agreement for Asia and the Pacific region was approved by the
FAO Council in 1999 and the certified true copies of its first set were transmitted to all APPPC
members on 19 June 2000. Up to now, only the Philippines and Viet Nam have sent their instruments
of acceptance to the FAO Legal Office. (However, Viet Nam’s acceptance was not in the correct
forms.)
During the 23 rd session of APPPC, it was recommended that a site within the internet-based
IPP be used as a site and a database for the Commission. This was implemented, and now every
ICPM member has equal access to essential official phytosanitary information and is able to exchange
official information electronically to meet their obligations under the IPPC and to facilitate decisions
on phytosanitary issues. A Regional International Phytosanitary Portal Pilot Workshop for Asia and
the Pacific was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 17 to 20 January 2005. The participants
consisted of those responsible for information exchange in their respective National Plant Protection
Organization (NPPO) and those tasked with the input of relevant information in IPP. The portal
(available at http://www.ippc.int) has been tested and designed to hold phytosanitary information
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