Madeira, PT, 2004-09-23/24
In 2004, the administrative session of EPPO Council was followed by a Colloquium on "scientific services in support of NPPOs in the EPPO region" which was organized in Madeira (2004-09-23/24), at the kind invitation of the Portuguese NPPO. All presentations stressed the urgent need to maintain good scientific support for plant health services. Knowledge erosion was perceived as a very serious threat to the activities of the plant health sector. A state of emergency was declared and the Council Colloquium agreed on an EPPO declaration: PLANT HEALTH ENDANGERED
PRESENTATIONS
(clink on the links to view PowerPoint presentations and abstracts)
Mr Popovitch (RU)
System of scientific support of plant protection in Russian Federation.
Mr Van Opstal (NL)
Can a decreasing scientific base sustain an increasing phytosanitary field?
Presentation Abstract
Messrs Hunter and Giltrap (UK)
The Role of Science in underpinning Policy. Presentation 1
The Role of Science in underpinning Policy. Presentation 2
Mrs Hockland (UK)
Problems facing the scientific support services for NPPOs.
Presentation
Mr Husak (CZ)
Transferring capacity in the phytosanitary area in Czech Republic.
Presentation
Mr Kroeker (SE)
Solving the needs for diagnosis in the phytosanitary field in Sweden.
Presentation Abstract
TECHNICAL VISITS
(all pictures by F. Petter and B.C. Smith)
Visit to 'Biofabrica' (company producing sterilized males of Ceratitis capitata)
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Visit to the centre for floriculture and tropical crops
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Visit to the centre for banana crop
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Visit to the centre for fruit crops
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PARTICIPANTS

CHAIRMAN
FELIX, O.
Office fédéral de l'Agriculture, Certification et Protection des Végétaux, Mattenhofstrasse 5, 3003 BERNE (Switzerland)
Albania
KOLACI, A.
Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Blv. Deshmoret e Kombit, TIRANA
Algeria
MOUMEN, A.
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et des Contrôles Techniques, Ministère de l'Agriculture, 12 Bd du Colonel Amirouche, ALGER
Austria
KURZWEIL, M.
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Stubenring 1, A-1012 WIEN
Belarus
CHERNYSHEV, V.I.
State Inspectorate on Seed Breeding, Plant Quarantine and Protection of Grodno Region
NOVITSKY, R.A.
State Plant Quarantine Inspection, 8 Krasnozvezdnaya Street, 220034 Minsk
Belgium
VAN HERZELE, L.
FPS Public Health, General Directorate Animals, Plants and Food, CAE Bldg Arkaden, 5th floor, Montagne de l'Oratoire 20 pb 3, 1010 BRUSSELS
Bulgaria
NIKOLOV, P.
National Plant Protection Service, 55 Hristo Botev Blvd. 1040 SOFIA
Cyprus
CONSTANTINOU, A.
Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, 1412 NICOSIA
Czechia
HUSAK, M.
State Phytosanitary Administration, Tesnov 17, 11705 PRAGUE 1
Denmark
SOEGAARD HANSEN J.C.
Danish Plant Directorate, Skovbrynet 20, 2800 Lyngby
Estonia
NYMANN, R.
Plant Production Inspectorate, Teaduse 2, SAKU 75501 HARJUMAA
Finland
LOPIAN, R.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Quality Policy Unit, Hallituskatu 5, P.O. Box 30, FIN-00023 GOVERNMENT
France
MONNET, Y.
Sous-direction de la protection des végétaux, Direction Générale de l'Alimentation, 251 rue Vaugirard, 75732 PARIS CEDEX 15
Germany
PETZOLD, R.
Bundesministerium für Verbraucherschutz, Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, Postfach 14 02 70, 53107 BONN
Hungary
EKE, I.
Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Dept, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Kossuth L. ter 11, 1055 BUDAPEST
FÉSÜS, I.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Kossuth Lajos ter 11, 1055 BUDAPEST
SZABÓ, L.
Plant Protection and Soil Conservation Dept, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Kossuth L. ter 11, 1055 BUDAPEST
Ireland
HICKEY, M.
Department of Agriculture and Food, Maynooth Business Campus, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Israel
LANDESHUT, E.
Plant Protection and Inspection Services, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O.B. 78, 50250 BET DAGAN
Italy
MAINOLFI, P.
Ministero per le Politiche Agricole, Via XX Settembre 20, 00187 ROMA
Jersey
COLLIER, R.A. (Ms)
Environment Department, Howard Davis Farm, La Route de la Trinite, TRINITY JE3 5JP
Jordan
AL KHTOUM, M.
Plant Protection Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2099, AMMAN
Kazakhstan
HASSENOV, F. F.
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, 49 Abaya av., 473000 ASTANA
Kyrgyzstan
KACHIBEKOV,U.
Plant Quarantine Inspection Service, 60 Mayakovskogo, 720019 BISHKEK
Latvia
ARNITIS, R.J.
State Plant Protection Service, Republikas Lauk. 2, 1981 RIGA
Lithuania
MORKEVICIUS, E.
State Plant Protection Service, Kalvariju str. 62, 2014 VILNIUS
Luxembourg
ASCHMAN, A.
Service Protection des Végétaux, Administration des Services techniques de l'Agriculture, Case postale 1904, Route d'Esch 16, LUXEMBOURG
Malta
FARRUGIA, V.
Plant Health Department, Plant Biotechnology Centre, LIJA BZN 04
Morocco
EL OUARD, R.
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, Contrôle Techniques et Répression des Fraudes, Av. Hassan II, B.P. 1308, RABAT
Netherlands
GERRITSEN-WIELARD, M.J. (Mrs)
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, Postbus 20401, 2500 EK 's-GRAVENHAGE
VAN OPSTAL, N.
Plant Protection Service, Postbus 9102, 6700 HC WAGENINGEN
Norway
PAULSEN, H. (Ms)
Norwegian Agricultural Inspection Service, 1430 Aas
Pologne
GÓJSKI, B.
Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service, Ul Wspólna 30, 00-930 WARSAW
SAHAJDAK, A.A. (Ms),
Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service, Ul Wspólna 30, 00-930 WARSAW
Portugal
ALFARROBA, F. (Ms)
Direcçao-Geral de Protecçao dos Culturas, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-155 LISBOA
CARVALHO, C.
Direcçao-Geral de Protecçao dos Culturas, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-155 LISBOA
PITA, M.
Direcçao Regional de Agricultura da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Av. Arriaga 21-A, Edificio Golden Gate 4°, 9000 FUNCHAL
Romania
GOGU, F.
Central Laboratory for Phytosanitary Quarantine, Afumati nr. 11, 72964 BUCAREST
Russia
POPOVICH,V.V.
Division of Phytosanitary Surveillance, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Orlikov per. 1/11, 107139 MOSCOW
Slovakia
KOTLEBA, J.
Ministry of Agriculture, Dobrovicova 12,
812 66 BRATISLAVA
Slovenia
GROZNIK, K. (Ms)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Einspierlerjeva 6, 1000 LJUBLJANA
Spain
ARTOLACHIPI, G.
Subdireccion General de Sanidad Vegetal, MAPA, Avda. Ciudad de Barcelona 6, 28007 MADRID
Sweden
KROEKER, G.
Swedish Board of Agriculture, Hamnesplanaden 3, 751 86 Uppsala
Tunisia
ZAIDI, H.
Protection et du Contrôle de la Qualité des Produits Agricoles, Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l’Environnement, et des Ressources Hydrauliques, 30 rue Alain Savary, 1002 TUNIS
Turkey
SUNGUR, H.
General Directorate of Protection and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, and Rural Affairs, Esat Cad. N°3, Bakanliklar, ANKARA
Ukraine
ANOPCHENKO, O.
DANCHENKO, V.
DOBRYANSKYY, Y.
MELNYK, I.
Plant Quarantine Inspection Service, 7 Koloskovaya Street, KIEV 252138
United Kingdom
HUNTER, S.
Plant Health, DEFRA, Foss House, Rm 351, King's Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, YORK YO1 2PX
Observers
Moldova
CHETRARI, V.
DASCAL L., (Ms)
PINZARI A., (Ms)
Main State Inspection of the Phytosanitary Quarantine Service, Yalovenskaya str. 100b, KISHINYOV 2070
EPPO
SMITH, I.M. - Director-General
PETTER, F. (Mrs) - Assistant Director