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	Lists of EPPO Standards
	Standards approved in 2008-09
	Draft Standards - Illustration of diagnostic protocols    (for EPPO members only)
	Instructions to authors for drafting Standards

As a result of the work undertaken by the different technical bodies of the Organization, EPPO makes recommendations to the NPPOs of its member countries. These recommendations are Regional Standards in the sense of the revised IPPC. In order to ensure international acceptance, draft standards go through a complex approval procedure, during which all member countries have the opportunity to express their views. Final decisions are obtained by consensus and EPPO Standards are officially adopted by the EPPO Council. EPPO Standards have been developed within the two main fields of EPPO activity (plant protection products and phytosanitary measures).

Recent EPPO position papers and declarations

In addition to Standards, the Council of EPPO regularly adopts position papers or makes official declarations on topical subjects. Recent EPPO 'positions' or 'declarations' can be retrieved here:

• EPPO position on the interpretation of the term 'Public Officer' by FAO legal office (Vienna, 2008)
• Council recommendation on "Plants for renewable energy and Invasive Alien Plants" (Paris, 2007)
• EPPO information on "Plant health aspects of bioterrorism: Threats and Preparedness" (Paris 2007)
• Plant Health Endangered - State of Emergency (Madeira, 2004)

EPPO approval procedure of Standards

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