Rules TCOM Report Steve Jones, Rules Chair

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1 Rules TCOM Report Steve Jones, Rules Chair Steve Jones, CFIA,Canada 1

2 Welcome to Uruguay & the Rules Session 2015 Canadian Food Inspection Agency Agence canadienne d inspection des aliments Seed Science & Technology Section, Saskatoon Saskatoon landscape courtesy and property of Tourism Saskatoon (see

3 Overview of presentation Rules Committee activity report Rules Proposal process Rules for OIC reporting quiz Proposals for the Rules 2016 Edition

4 Committee Report 2013 to 2015 Please see the published activity reports for this year and from previous years Main product of the Rules Committee is the regular publishing of annual editions of the ISTA Rules This year s proposal: 41 pages, plus the detailed Seed Health Method sheets 20 proposals including Changes to Chapter 1: Certificates and an addition to a Seed Health Method

5 ISTA Rules first edition 1931 Now electronic since Images of 1931 ISTA Rules covers courtesy of ISTA 2014

6 Committee Reports The ISTA Rules are a team effort TCOMs proposals votes new Rules published Other sources to Rules Chair Rules TCOM proposals votes new Rules published Think of me as your tour guide to take you on a journey to understand the proposals, resulting from the hard work of the TCOMs the 2016 Edition of the ISTA Rules. But only once the membership accepts the proposals

7 ISTA Rules Committee 2013 to 2016 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES COMMITTEE Bert van Duijn, The Netherlands BULKING AND SAMPLING COMMITTEE FLOWER SEED COMMITTEE FOREST TREE AND SHRUB SEED COMMITTEE GERMINATION COMMITTEE GMO COMMITTEE MOISTURE COMMITTEE NOMENCLATURE COMMITTEE PROFICIENCY TEST COMMITTEE PURITY COMMITTEE RULES COMMITTEE SEED HEALTH COMMITTEE STATISTICS COMMITTEE SEED STORAGE COMMITTEE TETRAZOLIUM COMMITTEE VARIETY COMMITTEE VIGOUR COMMITTEE EDITORIAL BOARD (SST) Eddie Goldschagg, South Africa Rita Zecchinelli, Italy Fabio Gorian, Italy Sylvie Ducournau, France Cheryl Dollard, Canada Jette Nydam, Sweden John Wiersema, United States of America Günter Müller, Germany Jane Taylor, United Kingdom Steve Jones, Canada (CHAIR) Valerie Grimault, France Jean-Louis Laffont, France Hugh Pritchard, United Kingdom Stefanie Krämer, Germany Ana Laura Vicario, Argentina Alison Powell, United Kingdom Fiona Hay, The Philippines Craig McGill, New Zealand (VICE-CHAIR) Ex-officio members: Attilio Lovato (ISTA Honorary President, Italy), Mike Stahr (AOSA Rules Chair, USA) and Susan Alvarez (SCST Rules Chair, USA)

8 Rules proposal process Who puts forward proposals? Mainly the Technical Committees working on issues Could be you as a member Could be ISF, EU or OECD requesting work Could be AOSA/SCST for harmonisation

9 Making a new Rules edition Method proposal Species proposal Submission and Information to ISTA Technical Committee and/or Rules Committee Method Validation Study Evaluation and Approval by ISTA Technical Committee ISTA Rules proposal Approval by ISTA Executive Committee Approval by ISTA Ordinary Meeting New ISTA Rule

10 Rules proposal process Proposals are received by 1 st November each year. Then: Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretariat edit them Rules Committee votes on them ECOM approve them for circulation to the members Finally we discuss them here at the annual meeting

11 Rules proposal format C.5.4. Omitting the first count when germination tests are carried out in Organic Growing Media Background to proposal Amendment to Duration of the test. The objective is to extend the possibility of omitting the first count when germination tests are carried out in Organic Growing Media. Submitted by the Germination Committee and approved by a vote of that TCOM. CURRENT VERSION Duration of the test For tests in sand lasting not more than 7-10 days, the first count may be omitted PROPOSED VERSION Duration of the test For tests in sand, organic growing media or soil lasting not more than 7 10 days, the first count may be omitted

12 Rules proposal process What year is it? 2015 What Rules edition is current? 2015 Proposals voted on in 2015 If accepted effective from 1 st January 2016 Proposals become the 2016 Edition of the Rules

13 Rules proposal process Proposal documents were circulated to the membership Have you seen them? Had a chance to discuss them? Any issues? Discussed now and within the technical meetings Presented to the annual voting meeting Voted on by the nominated voting members

14 Rules OIC Reporting Quiz What is the seal of the lot? Image courtesy of JoJ Images 2015

15 Rules OIC Reporting Quiz Am I an ISTA seal? No a New Zealand seal What is the seal of the lot? Answer: method of sealing: e.g. stitching, metal seal, and/or the authority for sealing: e.g. ISTA laboratory, Ministry.. Image courtesy of JoJ Images 2015

16 Rules OIC/BIC Reporting Quiz Can I issue an OIC for any species I like? Can I issue a BIC for any species I like? Can I issue a BIC for a seed lot over the ISTA seed lot maximum weight?

17 Rules OIC/BIC Reporting Quiz Can I issue an OIC for any species I like? No, only a species listed in Table 2A, Parts 1, 2 and 3. Can I issue a BIC for any species I like? No, only a species listed in Table 2A, Parts 1, 2 and 3. Can I issue a BIC for a seed lot over the ISTA seed lot maximum weight? Yes, as the BIC is about testing a sample sent to the laboratory only. No sampling restrictions for a BIC.

18 Rules OIC/BIC Reporting Quiz Can I issue the result of a test not on my ISTA scope on an OIC or BIC? Can I issue the result of a seed health test on a OIC or BIC?

19 Rules OIC/BIC Reporting Quiz Can I issue the result of a test not on my ISTA scope on an OIC or BIC? No. Can I issue the result of a seed health test on a OIC or BIC? Yes, but..

20 Rules OIC/BIC Reporting Quiz Can I issue the result of a seed health test on a OIC or BIC? Yes, but be aware, must use an ISTA method unless an ISTA method does not exist. For a test not in the ISTA Rules the laboratory can put these results on the OIC or BIC but there must be at least one ISTA approved test on the OIC/BIC. If this is done it MUST state This method is not covered by the International Rules for Seed Testing see

21 Rules OIC/BIC Reporting Quiz Reporting GMO test results The ISTA testing approach for GMO uses a performance based approach so only those laboratories approved by ISTA can issue results on the OIC/BIC. The performance based GMO methods will be audited during the ISTA audit process.

22 Any other questions that you have always wanted to ask about the ISTA Rules?

23 Powervote process New voting process: Two parts: 1. Word file for discussion 2. Then a slide posing the question for the vote and to record the vote made

24 0 C.2.1. Change in 2.8 Tables for lot size and sample sizes 1 - Yes 2 - No

25 Thank you for listening I also thank all the people back home from the Seed Science & Technology Section of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency s Saskatoon Laboratory for their help and support in this work for ISTA

26 Now we need to consider the Rules proposal document. Page by page. 26