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INTERNATIONAL SEED TESTING ASSOCIATION (ISTA) www.seedtest.org

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Technical Committees


20062004 2005

Countries holding voting rights 71 7369

Recognition of the following additional ISTA Designated Authority in 2008: Republic of Moldova

2007

72

Member Countries


2008

73


Member Countries



Governmental 125

Private independent

Company

Total

72

11 6

38 22

174 100

125 73

10 6

35 21

170

total in %total in % total in %

100

2005 2006 2007

123 69

12 7

43 24

178 100

Member Laboratories

total in %

2008

130 71.5

13 7.0

39 21.5

182 100

Member Countries



20052004

Member Laboratories 163 170

2006

174

thereof Accredited 91 95 102

%

56

%

59

%

56

Number of countries with a minimumof one ISTA accredited laboratory: 52 (51 in 2007)

2007

178

103

%

58

2008

182

106

%

58

Member Laboratories

Member Countries



Company

Private independent

Governmental

# % # % # %

2005 2006 2007 2008

19

10

74

18

10

72

Total 98 102 103 106

Distribution of the ISTA accredited laboratories by status

# %

20

10

76

19

9.5

71.5

18

9

71

18

10

73

18

9

75

18

9

73

Member Laboratories

Member Countries



Personal Members

20052004

49 50

2006

46

Associate Members

2007

51

22

2008

56

27

Member Laboratories

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Working Group on Accreditation

Working Group on Certificates

Working Group on Constitution and By-laws

Working Group on Meetings

Working Group on Training & Education

Working Group on Tropical Seeds6

Executive Committee Working Groups

ISTA Executive Committee (ECOM) &


Committee


Joint Executive Committee / Technical

Committee Working Groups (ECOM/TCOM WGs)

Working Group on Publications

Working Group on Workshops

Working Group on TCOM Enhancement

Working Group on Seed Science

Working Group on Seed Treatment Definition

Scientific Programme Advisory Committee (SPAC)

Seed Analyst Training Committee

Method Validation Advisory Group8


CommitteeAdvisory Groups


Task Forces Boards


Advanced Technologies Committee

Bulking and Sampling Committee

Flower Seed Committee

Forest Tree and Shrub Seed Committee

Germination Committee

Moisture Committee

Nomenclature Committee

Proficiency Test Committee

Purity Committee

Technical Committees, Task Forces & Boards

Seed Health Committee

Statistics Committee

Seed Storage Committee

Tetrazolium Committee

Variety Committee

Vigour Committee

Rules Committee

GMO Task Force

Editorial Board (SST)

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CommitteeTask Forces Boards

Advisory Groups



OECD Seed Schemes – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

OECD Forest Schemes OECD Working Group on Biotechnology Oversight

OECD Working Group on Varietal Identity & Varietal Purity

IPPC – International Plant Protection Convetion FAO Seed Division – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

UPOV – International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

UPOV Working Group on Biotechnology SADC – Southern African Development Community

AOSA – Association of Official Seed Analysts

SCST – Society of Commercial Seed Technologists CSSAC – Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada

ISO – International Organization for Standardization

EPPO – European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization NAPPO – North American Plant Protection Organization

CPVO – Community Plant Variety Office

ILAC – International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation EC – European Commission

ENGL – European Network of GMO Laboratories

WTO – World Trade Organisation ISSS – International Society for Seed Science 21

International Collaboration with Partner Organisations


ISF – International Seed Federation ESA – European Seed Association APSA – Asia & Pacific Seed Association AFSTA – African Seed Trade Association FELAS – Federación Latinoamericana de Semillistas ASTA – American Seed Trade Association CASA – Central Asian Seed Association ICARDA – International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas EESNET – Eastern European Seed Network SAA – Seed Association of the Americas

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63 working units in total


Meeting ISTA Delegate(s) Location

OECD Meeting M. Muschick [SG] Paris, France

AFSTA Annual Meeting M. Muschick [SG] Casablanca, Morocco

OC Meeting of 2nd World Seed Conference M. Muschick [SG] Rome, Italy

Preparatory Meeting for ISTA Annual Meeting M. Muschick [SG] Bologna, Italy

Meeting on ISTA Tolerance Tables Project J.-L. Laffont [STA Chair], M. Muschick [SG] Toulouse, France

Seed Health Committee Meeting T. Aveling [SHC Chair], M. Muschick [SG] Kruger Park, South Africa

6th Seed Health Symposium T. Aveling [SHC Chair], M. Muschick [SG] Kruger Park, South Africa

Co-Extra Workshop GMO sampling L. Pietilä [BSC Chair], M. Muschick [SG] Rome, Italy

Meeting of the ESA WG on GM Analytics M. Muschick [SG] Brussels, Belgium

ISF Congress K. Ertsey [President], M. Muschick [SG] Prague, Czech Republic

AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting K. Ertsey [President] St. Paul, MN, United States

ISTA ECOM & ECOM/TCOM Chairs Meeting ECOM Members, TCOM Chairs, M. Muschick Bologna, Italy

ISTA Annual Meeting ECOM Members, TCOM Chairs, M. Muschick Bologna, Italy

First Global Conference on GMO Analysis M. Muschick [SG] Como, Italy

Annual Meeting of the OECD Seed Schemes M. Muschick [SG] Chicago, United States

9th ISSS Conference on Seed Biology A. Powell [Member-at-Large] Olsztyn, Poland

OC Meeting of 2nd World Seed Conference M. Muschick [SG] Paris, France

Preparatory Meeting ISTA Congress 2010 U. v. Kröcher [2nd Vice-Pres.], M. Muschick Cologne, Germany


OC Meeting of 2nd World Seed Conference M. Muschick [SG] Paris, France

ILAC/IAF General Assembly M. Muschick [SG] Stockholm, Sweden

ESA Annual Meeting U. von Kröcher [2nd Vice President] Brussels, Belgium

XXI Pan American Seed Congress K. Ertsey [President] Cartagena, Columbia

UPOV Council U. von Kröcher [2nd Vice President] Geneva, Switzerland

APSA Asian Seed Congress M. Muschick [SG] Hyderabad, India

EESNET Meeting K. Ertsey [President] Siofok, Hungary

Preparatory Meeting ISTA Congress 2010 U. v. Kröcher [2nd Vice-Pres.], M. Muschick Cologne, Germany

Meeting with President K. Ertsey [President], M. Muschick [SG] Budapest, Hungary


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2nd SH PT November Ustilago nuda onHordeum vulgare SH

3rd SH PT December Xanthomonas hortorum pv.carotae on Daucus carota SH

10th GMO PT April Gossypium hirsutum PCR (MON531, MON1445,MON531 x MON1445)

11th GMO PT December Brassica sp PCR (RF3, T45)

ISTA Proficiency Tests 2008 PT Round #

Distributiondate

Species Tests

08-1 January Loliummultiflorum PUR, GER, TEZOSD, MOI, OIC

08-2 May Portulaca grandiflora PUR, OSD, GERZea mays GER

08-3 October Daucus carota PUR, OSD, GER

GER = Germination, OSD = Other Seed Determination, PUR = Purity, OIC = Orange International Certificate,

SH = Seed Health, TEZ = Tetrazolium, MOI = Moisture

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Performed Audits 2008 (29 laboratories in total)

Bulgaria BGDL0100Italy ITML0700 United Kingdom GBML0600

1st Audits (3 laboratories)

2nd Audits (5 laboratories)

India INML0600Japan JPML0500Slovenia SIML0400Italy ITML0600Kyrgyztan KGDL0100

All performed by 10 Technical Auditors and 2 System Auditors

Denmark DKML0300/ML0400/ML0500Croatia HRDL0300 Japan JPDL0300/ML0600The Netherlands NLML0500Greece GRDL0100India INML0700

3rd Audits (9 laboratories)

Australia AUDL0100/DL0200/DL0600DL0700/DL0900

Germany DEDL0400/DL1600 New Zealand NZDL0100/DL0200/ML0300

DL0400Switzerland CHDL0100

4th Audits (12 laboratories)


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Accreditation Statistics

Total number of 2005 2006 2007 2008

Accredited laboratories 98 102 103 106First accreditations 6 3 2 4Cancellations 1 2 2 0Suspensions 1 1 0 2Re-instatements of accreditation 3 0 0 1Withdrawal of accreditation 1 0 0 0New applicants (not yet audited) 8 2 2 3


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All over sales decrease by 11.06% for the ISTA Certificates (2007: +14.63%)

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ISTA Certificates

Type of Certificate 2005 2006 2007 2008

Orange Certificate 70300 116000 124270 110517

Blue Certificate 2412 5090 6800 6050

Total 72712 121090 131070 116567

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Method Development

ISTA RulesProposals

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Proposed Changes to the

ISTA International Rules for

Seed Testing 2010 Edition


• Revision of Tolerance Tables

• Extension of Tolerance Tables

• Revision of the Annotated List of Seed-borne Diseases

• Sample Sizes for Seed Health Testing Methods (phytosanitary measures)

• ISTA Rules for Treated Seeds in Seed Health Testing

• ISTA Rules for Seed Mixtures

• Sampling Rules for automatic sampling

• Threshold level in AP for GM seeds (unit of measurement)

• Reference Material for GM testing

• ISTA Rules for Orobanche identification

• Publication of the Flower Seed Handbook

• Consultancy for becoming an ISTA accredited laboratory

• Consultancy for designing a Seed Testing Laboratory

• Increase of Lot Size for Herbage Seeds

Challenges addressed to the Secretary General


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SST Subscriptions

Subscriptions soldworldwide 346

2006

310

2007

301 *

2008

ISTA Services

Seed Science


369

2005

* 296 single subscriptions (288 print only editions, 5 online & print editions and 3 online only editions) 5 multi-user subscriptions (4 online & print editions, 1 online only edition)

Free access to multi-user online edition for each member laboratory (182)Free access to single-user online edition for each personal member (56)


SST financial overview 2003-2008

INCOME EXPENSES PROFIT / LOSS

102‘609 124‘997 - 22‘388

137‘123 140‘594 - 3‘471

142‘592 136‘858 + 5‘734

2003

2004

2005

in Swiss Francs CHF

145‘790 89‘126 + 56‘6642006

130‘843 76‘280 + 54‘5632007

132‘979 69‘866 + 63‘1132008

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ISTA Seed Symposium 2010Cologne, Germany – June 16-18

Alison A. Powell, ISTA Seed Symposium Convenor 2010

1st Call for papers – October 20082nd Call for papers – April 2009Deadline for submission of papers – July 15, 2009

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EVENTPLACE

ISTA Workshops, Training Courses and Seminars held in 2008

South Africa 6th ISTA Seed Health Symposium

ISTA Workshop on Seed Vigour TestingItaly

ISTA Workshop on Species & Variety Testing /VerificationGermany

ISTA Quality Management Training CourseIndia

ISTA Moisture, Forest Tree and Shrub Seed & Tetrazolium Testing WorkshopItaly

ISTA Workshop on Seed Sampling, Moisture, Germination, Purity & QMTaiwan*

ISTA Workshop on Purity, Germination & Tetrazolium Test on Tropical & Subtropical SeedsArgentina

Kyrgyzstan ISTA /FAO Training of Trainers Course on Seed Quality Testing

Kenya ISTA Workshop on Seed Moisture, Germination & Vigour Testing

ISTA Seed Health Testing WorkshopSouth Africa

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*Abbreviation for ‚Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu‘



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Sales figuresISTA International Rules for Seed Testing

ISTA Rules (complete set)

ISTA Rules (amendments)

Total

2007

208

215

423

2008

209

235

444

ISTA Services

Publishing House


2005

192

221

413

2006

187

232

419


ISTA Publications released in 2008

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International Rules for Seed Testing, Edition 2008 and Amendments

Annexe to Chapter 7, Seed Health Testing, Edition 2008 and Amendments

ISTA Handbook on Moisture Determination, 1st Edition, 2008

ISTA Handbook on Flower Seed Testing, 1st Edition, 2008

Seed Science and Technology (SST) Volume 36/2008, Numbers 1, 2 and 3(online and print)


Sales of ISTA Handbooks

2004 2007

541621Total number of ISTA Handbooks sold

2005

366

2006

375

2008

313

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Seed Testing International (ISTA News Bulletin)

ISTA Services

Tasks of the Secretariat :

editorial collect articles contribute with articles type setting & layout proof readingmarketing for advertisements printing and distribution 2 issues annually (April/October)

well over 2000 readers wordwide!!!



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