Recently Issued Reports

This week, NAEGA submitted the following reports to USDA FAS:
ISF Meeting

The report on the IGTC travel to the International Seed Federation’s mid-year meetings is now available. On October 16-17, 2016 NAEGA and IGTC Science Advisor Dr. Marcel Bruins traveled to Bordeaux, France to participate in the meeting and represent IGTC policy on new plant breeding innovations (PBI). In Bordeaux, Dr. Bruins worked closely with the ISF to find common ground and develop common communication plans toward securing international regulatory coherence and compatibility on PBIs.

A copy of the trip report can be found here.

IPPC ISPM Trip Report

The report on the IGTC travel to Melbourne, Australia September 15-23, 2016 for the International Plant Protection Convention’s (IPPC) Expert Working Group (EWG) on the development of an International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) for grain is now available. Science Advisor Dr. Marcel Bruins represented NAEGA and IGTC during meetings to consider a draft specification for the pending ISPM for Grain that was approved by the IPPC Standards Committee.

A copy of the trip report can be found here.

International Arbitration Seminar Trip Report

The report on the NAEGA MAP travel to the International Seminar on Arbitration is now available. NAEGA Senior Advisor Sam Bonilla traveled to Naples, Italy September 6-11 to present before and attend the 3rd Annual International Seminar on Arbitration at the Napoli Chamber of Commerce. Bonilla engaged with members of GAFTA and international contract experts and presented on “Dispute Resolution Clauses and Enforceability of Arbitral Awards in the World, Mainly in Europe and Far East.”

More information on the seminar is available in the trip report here.