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IPPC Contact Points & the Exchange of Official Information

IPPC Contact Points & the Exchange of Official Information. IPPC Secretariat 03 - 07 July 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nomination. Article VIII: International Cooperation

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IPPC Contact Points & the Exchange of Official Information

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  1. IPPC Contact Points&the Exchange of Official Information IPPC Secretariat 03 - 07 July 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  2. Nomination Article VIII: International Cooperation Each contracting parties shall designate a contact point for the exchange of information connected with the implementation of this Convention

  3. Role • Exchange of official information • Coordination • internal • trading partners etc. • Appropriate response • Official information • verification of unofficial data • Bilateral meetings

  4. Functions NPPO spokesperson / enquiry point • Relevant authority • Official information Distribution point / “post box” • Incoming • Outgoing Meet information exchange obligations under IPPC • Central to the functioning of the IPPC

  5. Benefits Single contact person on all IPPC issues Official status Improved reliability Improved transparency Builds trust Improved response time

  6. Secretariat • Copies with formal correspondence • Direct communication • only point of contact with government • nominations, member comments, suggestions for topics for the work programme, etc must come from the contact point • Notifications • Response to queries

  7. A Number of Challenges • Nomination • Updating • lack of follow-up to changes e.g. tel. & fax. • frequent changes in people & office • Functioning • lack of response • not aware of role and obligations • lack of authority • not integrated into national IPPC process

  8. ... IPP Editors IPPC contact points • busy • cannot do everything • who is going to do data entry in IPP? Nomination of IPP “editors” • formal nomination by IPPC Official Contact Point • responsible for data entry on behalf of the Contact Point

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