Decision XVII __ Recapturing recycling destruction of methyl bromide from space fumigation

Draft decision XVII G Recapturing recycling destruction of methyl bromide from space fumigation

The proposals included increasing the duration of methyl bromide fumigation and increasing the minimum required gas concentrations at various stages of the fumigation to ensure efficacy. Accordingly, the Commission agreed to submit the proposed changes onfor expedited review by the Standards Committee.

Simultaneously, the Commission also agreed to submit to the Standards Committee for expedited review proposals for amending the March 2002 ISPM 15 standard to increase the duration of exposure to methyl bromide during fumigation and to increase the minimum required gas concentrations at various stages of the fumigation to ensure efficacy.

The Secretary of Public Health announced that during this week a mass fumigation will take place to avoid the emerging of possible diseases.

The representative of New Zealand introduced the proposal for a draft decision on recapturing, recycling and destruction of methyl bromide from space fumigation.

We have increased fumigation to rid our country of the illicit drugs that finance terrorism, and we are optimistic with regard to manual eradication.

In Colombia, seven new joint military installations are planned, and support for US private contractors who have cornered the market in crop fumigation presumably will not be interrupted.

He encouraged Parties who currently deployed or planned to deploy technologies to recapture, recycle, destroy or reduce methyl bromide emissions from space fumigation applications to submit information thereon to TEAP.