avoid confusion. The Glossary term schedule” should obviously “treatment be used when the intention is to refer to the concept covered by this term. In addition, the TPG noted that and would be “schedule” “protocol” translated the same way in some of the other FAO languages. 35 G (General Comment) United States of America See TPG 4 (paragraph [52]) Regarding terminology: "Providers" is used in ISPM 15. The World Customs Organization uses both providers and entities. Entities has a legal definition. It should be verified whether providers are a subset of entities. Category : SUBSTANTIVE 37 G (General Comment) European Union Considered but not incorporated. 'Monitoring' (and all its derivates) is defined in ISPM 5 (“an official ongoing process to verify The TPG discussed this comment phytosanitary situations”) with another meaning than the one usually used in this Standard (i.e. measuring/verifying parameters over a period of First of all, because the Glossary time). definition for refers to an “monitoring” It seems that the term monitoring can be kept as official process, the TPG wondered it is in this standard because it is a term commonly whether it was appropriate to use used and understood in its common dictionary for activities that are “monitoring” meaning (“measure at intervals”) and for which no undertaken by the treatment provider, exact synonym exists. and not by the National Plant However, we would like to signal to the TPG that Protection Organization (NPPO), and the use of this term in this Standard (except for whether the NPPO of the exporting Section 10 is not according to ISPM 5. ‘Authority’) country could be challenged in such In addition, the same problem is noted for some situations. However, they noted that, occurrences of the term in ISPMs 15 ‘monitoring’ since the treatment provider was and 18. approved by the NPPO, it would
avoid confusion. The Glossary term “treatment schedule” should obviously be used when the intention is to refer to the concept covered by this term. In addition, the TPG noted that “schedule” and “protocol” would be translated the same way in some of the other FAO languages. 35 G (General Comment) United States of America Regarding terminology: "Providers" is used in ISPM 15. The World Customs Organization uses both providers and entities. Entities has a legal definition. It should be verified whether providers are a subset of entities. Category : SUBSTANTIVE See TPG 4 (paragraph [52]) 37 G (General Comment) European Union 'Monitoring' (and all its derivates) is defined in ISPM 5 (“an official ongoing process to verify phytosanitary situations”) with another meaning than the one usually used in this Standard (i.e. measuring/verifying parameters over a period of time). It seems that the term monitoring can be kept as it is in this standard because it is a term commonly used and understood in its common dictionary meaning (“measure at intervals”) and for which no exact synonym exists. However, we would like to signal to the TPG that the use of this term in this Standard (except for Section 10 ‘Authority’) is not according to ISPM 5. In addition, the same problem is noted for some occurrences of the term ‘monitoring’ in ISPMs 15 and 18. Considered but not incorporated. The TPG discussed this comment First of all, because the Glossary definition for “monitoring” refers to an official process, the TPG wondered whether it was appropriate to use “monitoring” for activities that are undertaken by the treatment provider, and not by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO), and whether the NPPO of the exporting country could be challenged in such situations. However, they noted that, since the treatment provider was approved by the NPPO, it would