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Consolidated and updated agenda incl. all informal documents received until 22 January 2024, 11.30
Reissued for technical reason (GRVA-18-12 is moved under item 7)
* Reissued for technical reason
Summary
At its 2023 session, the Specialized Section decided that more research would be required to update its position on vigour of seed potatoes. The following document was submitted by the representative of the Potato Certification Service South Africa as input to the revision.
The Specialized Section is invited to comment on the proposal from South Africa.
Summary
At its 2022 meeting, the Specialized Section decided to set up a rapporteur’s group to conduct a review of the Specialized Section’s position papers. Following the review, at its 2023 session, the Specialized Section agreed to changes to several of its position papers. For the position on vigour of seed potatoes, following some discussion on its relevance, the Specialized Section concluded that more research would be required to properly update it.
This document consists of the text of the 2008 position of the Specialized Section on vigour of seed potatoes, with minor editorial changes proposed by the rapporteur’s group ahead of the 2023 session marked in underline and strike through. The Specialized Section is invited to discuss its position on vigour of seed potatoes, and to consider the establishment of the rapporteur’s group to review it. Delegations are invited to volunteer for the rapporteur’s group.
Summary
At its 2022 session, the Specialized Section decided to undertake a full review of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Standard S-1 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of seed potatoes. During 2022, the rapporteur’s group (consisting of Finland (rapporteur), France, Germany, the Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Australian Seed Potato Industry Certification Authority, Euroseeds, and Potato Certification Service (South Africa)) met in four half-day online meetings, with its initial proposed changes tabled for discussion at the 2023 meeting of the Specialized Section.
Over the course of 2023, the rapporteur’s group has continued its work to review the Standard and has met in three half-day online meetings, facilitated by the secretariat, the last of which was held on 13 December 2023. The proposed revisions were also discussed at the rapporteur’s meeting in Brest, France, in October 2023.
This document contains the proposed revisions to the UNECE Standard for Seed Potatoes as per the status of discussions in the rapporteur’s group on 13 December 2023. Text that is under discussion is shown in square brackets and underlined. To facilitate the review, document ECE/CTCS/WP.7/GE.6/2024/INF.2 provides a comparison of this proposed revised text with the existing (2021) version of the Standard.
The Specialized Section is invited to review the proposed changes and provide additional suggestions to the rapporteur’s group.
Tentative timetable
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 10:00 - 13:00 Agenda items 1-4
15:00 - 18:00 Agenda items 5-7
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 10:00 - 13:00 Agenda items 8-11
15:00 - 13:00 Agenda items 12-16
Thursday, 28 March 2024 10:00 - 13:00 Agenda item 17
*Reissued on 25 Jan 2024 for technical reason
*Reissued for technical reason by the authors on 22 January 2024