7. Issues and Challenges in Aquatic Invasive Alien Species - Seafdec

Appendix 7
International Agreements and Guidelines Addressing Aquatic Alien Species
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Convention on Biological Diversity
http://www.biodiv.org/convention/articles.asp
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: Text of the Protocol
http://www.biodiv.org/biosafety/protocol.asp
World Trade Organization, Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/spsagr_e.htm
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/v9878e/v9878e00.htm
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Position Statement on Translocation
of Living Organisms: introductions, reintroductions and re-stocking.
http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/pubs/policy/transe.htm
Asia Regional Technical Guidelines on Health Management for the Responsible Movement of Aquatic
Animals and the Beijing Consensus and Implementation Strategy
http://www.enaca.org/NACAPublications/AsiaRegionalTechnicalGuidelines.pdf
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Code of Practice on Introductions and
Transfers of Marine Organisms
http://www.ices.dk/reports/general/2003/Codemarineintroductions2003.pdf
International Plant Protection Convention
http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/publications.htm
n European Information System on Invasive Alien Species. Legislation and regulations on invasive
alien species on the global level.
http://www.zin.ru/rbic/legisl_global.asp
Partners and Organizations
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Office International des Épizooties, Aquatic Animal Health Code
http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/fcode/a_summry.htm
Convention on Biological Diversity, Alien Species: Guiding Principals for the Prevention, Introduction
and Mitigation of Impacts.
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meetings/sbstta/sbstta-05/official/sbstta-05-05-en.pdf
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Manual on Risk Analysis for the Safe Movement of
Aquatic Animals, May 2004 – Provides basic guidance and procedures aimed at developing
countries on how to conduct risk analyses for aquatic animals.
http://www.apecsec.org.sg/apec/publications.html
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),Capacity and Awareness Building on Import Risk Analysis
(IRA) for Aquatic Animals, Proceedings, May 2004 – A collection of papers dealing with various
aspects of risk analysis for aquatic animals.
http://www.apecsec.org.sg/apec/publications.html
Office International des Epizooties, International Aquatic Animal Health Code (2004) - Assures the
sanitary safety of international trade in aquatic animals (fish, molluscs and crustaceans)
and their products through the detailing of health measures to be used by the veterinary
authorities of importing and exporting countries to avoid the transfer of pathogens of aquatic
animals, while also avoiding unjustified sanitary barriers.
http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/fcode/A_00007.htm
Office International des Epizooties, Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (2003) - Provides
a uniform approach to the diagnosis of the diseases listed in the OIE International Aquatic
Animal Health Code), so that the requirements for health certification in connection with
trade in aquatic animals and aquatic animal products can be met.
http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/fmanual/A_summry.htm
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