2005 - August 26th at Dublin, Ireland

13th IHEO Meeting

The meeting in Dublin was a great success counting with the participation of 40 Members from 12 different countries.

During the meeting, important figures from the honey industry participated as guesst speakers and following presentations were made:

1. Presentation Dr. Raeztke, Applica GmbH: Residues "The current situation world wide"
2. Formal invitation to attend Apimondia 2009 in Montpellier, France by the organizing committee.
3. Presentation National Honey Board -: The U.S. Honey Market and the Role of the National Honey Board.
4. Presentation Mrs. G. Beckh, QSI, Dr. C. Lüllmann : Honey types and special honey declarations.
5. Presentation Dr. Peter Martin – IHPA: Further explanation regarding honey declarations and Honey quality control.

As part of the meeting tradition, some members presented interesting reports about the perspectives in their regions:

1. "Brazil" by Traciano Santos from empresa Prodapys
2. "Chile" by the Chile Exporters Association
3. "China" by the China Chamber of Commerce
4. "Argentina" by Joaquin Maier from TIMES SA

After discussion during the meeting, following agreements were taken:

- In order for the organization to be able to finance the projects and meetings, the IHEO will introduce fees for the members. The secretary will propose 2 different fee schemas to be voted on by the members.

- Potential members interested in joining our Organization will be accepted in the IHEO meetings as “Guest attendees”. They should pay admission to the meeting but should not have a vote. In order to prevail within the organization, they should fulfill the organization membership requirements such as presenting the monthly market reports. A “Quest attendee” can only participate once as guest in a IHEO meeting
- The IHEO secretary in turn will present financial reports to the members at the IHEO meeting every two years.

- A working group will be created in order to collaborate with FEDEEM on quality assurance programs and projects. The working group we will formed by the President, Mr. Eduard Planken; the Secretary, Mrs. Ingrid Beutelspacher; a representative from Argentina, a representative from China, and a representative from Chile.