15.1 Presentations of Rotterdam Convention Secretariat
Four papers were presented and discussed:
Presentation by the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat on Rotterdam Convention: Opportunities
for the Asia and Pacific Region by Mr Bill Murray
Viet Nam with Ratification of the Rotterdam Convention by Mr Pham Quang Huy, Plant
Protection Department, Viet Nam
Impact of the Rotterdam Convention in Improving Pesticides and Chemicals Regulation:
Development of the National Action Plan for the Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention in Thailand
by Pornpimon Chareonsong, Pollution Control Department, Thailand.
The Role of the Rotterdam Convention in the Development of National Policy on Pesticides
and Chemicals Management in China: Opportunities to Strengthen the Control of Import and Export
of Pesticides and Chemicals Through the Rotterdam Convention, by Ye Gui Biao, Chief of Import
and Export Control Division, Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, China.
15.2 Presentation on brown plant hopper
A presentation titled Occurrence of Brown Plant Hopper and Rice Grassy Stunt Virus (RGSV,) Rice
Ragged Stunt Virus (RRSV) in the South of Viet
Nam was given by Mr Ngo Tien Dung, IPM Coordinator,
Plant Protection Department, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
