BPI Special Quarantine Order No. 02, Series of 2005 on Quarantine Measures to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Chlorotic Ringspot Virus of Oil Palm

Rep blic of the Philippirres DEP T ~ AGRI TURE Offı O th ccreıary Elliptica! d., Diliman, Quezon Ci ı ' BI' I 0 . Serie llJ i "1': Q ua rantine 1\1 a ures LU Preveuı th e lntrudu ct iou and prcad of hlorotic Rin gspot Virus of Gi t Pnhıı In ordcr to prote ~t thc Philippine coconu ı me sur' h c been placed to pr em he negaıi 'c on imp rıed il p lın lin 's. nd oil palm indus ics, q rt ntin imp ct o . oil palnı ise e obse c R m lin ing of th PI nt ar n ine S r vealed ıh : t inıporıe oil p In s \ 'er inle 1 \ iıh a di ea c ınanıfe ı ing sympı o" Chloroıic Rinu po ı irus, quarantin p l of oil palm n t pre sent in the counıry The disease is chara ıcrized by ruosaı ,Il\ uting and ring. pot i ar s ıııpıom on y Un' palms maiıua i ned in the nurseries. " lI1 p to lıı aco logy and pre l i ı ni nary iabc rate ry analysis imlica'cd t t ıa r the causai organi ' lll i a irus. 1-10\ cver. results are not conclusive to con lirın the spc .ific idcn ti ıy of ı he organism causing chlorotic ringspor on oil palm plants. Further Iaborutery t es ı s have l c .ondu ıed to coııfirm the idenuty of ıhc path gen. Pcndiug confiruıati il ph 'lo aniı a , III . ures are introducti ii f i ıı t ;"'C ıco pl ii in xnnıuv hcı c it has 1101 • 'n n the idemit r h' cau 'al org nism, the Iollcwing c omplicdlimpl emenred Lo pre - cn ı c n inuou m reri Ls and sprcad r ılıe di Ct se ( (he t re s f tl C ı tl: • li palm pl; nıing III terials to b 1111 ne shoul rufi by ılı cxp rıing couutry a free rom hlor ı i ring pot vırus di e se, lerhal . 'Ilm ,ing and oı h 'r di . es of oil palm 't' 1' ! ~ l H :::g marerials should comc only from accred i ı ed sccd prcdu ıc rs in the ountry of origin. Th sc produccrs should provide UPI with ı cchni ca l guidel i ncs/s ı and a rds/ı y~.;[" ıııs adop ı i and implcrnerucd in sc ci produc ıi on PII \.1f ii.) import;: i iou • Upon arnval, the materials shaJl be i ııspccıed and sa ııı plı.:s subnuucd lo I'QS ror assav and tes ı ing Materials shaIJ be planred on ly in siıCınursery approvcd by PQS Post em ry nıonitoring shall be co nductcd ıo check ı he prcsencc or i rıırOOIKcd pesıs • [xi stiııg oil pahu nurseries shatt be inspected and ııl{lııi lo rctl lo dcıenuine the distribution of the disease. • Nurseries wiıh planıs ro und to cxhibir the synıpıoıııs o" chlorc tic ri ııgspo t \irus and other exonc diseascs shall be iso laıed and prcvcnıed from d i sıribuıing their scedfings for plan ting • Uil palm planring materials tound lo be infcctcd ", iıh disccscs shall be subjccıed to oıhcr qua rnntinc measures as dccmcd necessary For strict coıu pliance RECÜr-..1J\ IE:'\IJINC Al'I'ROVAL' L.EA I Yr'IrI 1\ . n l\:\IOS Ificcr-m-Charge Al'l'ltOYEIJ ::2 Augus ı 200 5