After the discovery of a fifth case of black spot disease in a lot of citrus shipped from South Afr

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At the end of August, 2013, a fifth case of black spot disease has been detected in citrus consignments exported by South Africa to the EU, which has prompted the Asaiah folding cartons the organization of young Spanish farmers to call "immediate action folding cartons by the European Union." The Asahiah says that "since the fifth case detected in the Netherlands (...), lots from South Africa continue to happen without the EU administration has taken any action." The Asahiah folding cartons argued that the introduction of restrictions against imports of citrus from South Africa would not have a protectionist purpose, but is rather a response to a "serious pest problem."
After the discovery of a fifth case of black spot disease in a lot of citrus shipped from South Africa, the situation has been clarified folding cartons by the European Commissioner for South Africa in a press release folding cartons on August 30 2013. The delegate was of the view that no EU measure would be taken for protectionist purposes, outlining the nature of the off-season South African exports, which ensures the continuity of the distribution throughout the year.
The EU delegate said that the EC decision to introduce a threshold 'trigger' five interceptions came after no less than 39 interceptions in 2011 and 32 in 2012, the competent South African authorities have assured a return experience and ineffective monitoring thereafter.
The delegate announced that consultations would be undertaken with the South African authorities folding cartons in order to identify measures to be taken in response to the discovery of the fifth case of black spot disease. The delegate folding cartons stated that "there is no automatic threshold folding cartons between five interceptions and a possible ban."
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), meanwhile, has been asked to issue a new opinion on the threat posed by infections of black spot disease on fruits imported from South Africa, South authorities African submitting evidence to EFSA in the process.
South African authorities for their initiated dispute settlement proceedings before the International Convention for the Protection Convention (IPPC). IPPC says on its website that it "provides a neutral forum for dialogue on the technical aspects." The IPPC Secretariat, which reports to the FAO, "provides technical support and facilitates communication folding cartons to resolve disputes in accordance with the revised IPPC dispute settlement system of the IPPC established by the CMP based on the new text ". Although the conclusions of the IPPC are not binding, "the parties to the dispute may request the Director General of FAO to appoint a committee of experts to review the situation and recommend intervention measures" after a report IPPC.
The European Community acceded to the IPPC in July 2004 based on the principle, enshrined in Article 15 of the revised IPPC, that decisions of the IPPC were not legally binding.
EC treaty Summary of "International Plant Protection Convention - New revised text approved by Resolution folding cartons 12/97 of the 29th Session of the FAO Conference in November 1997 - Declaration", November 7, 2011
The launch of consultations between the European and South African authorities would benefit from being formalized and the framework and scope of the consultations may also be more clearly defined.
Some form of independent arbitration seems sensible, since a fundamental disagreement exists as to the fact that imports of fruit or do not constitute a vector of disease transmission black spots.
As recognized by the EU delegate, the black spot disease has been a point of discussion "in the agenda between the EU and South Africa since the creation of the single EU market in 1992 ". In 2011 and 2012, with 39 interceptions and 32 respectively, there was no case of contamination of citrus orchards EU. This raises the question: What recent developments therefore justified to lower the threshold to five interception, conduct