Call for Topics: Standards and Implementation
The Call for Topics for Standards and Implementation is open and will be open throughout the entire year
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Following the decisions made by the CPM-19, the Call for Topics will remain open throughout the entire year. This new approach is part of a two-year trial period, and an assessment will be presented to CPM-21 in 2027 to determine whether the year-round call is more effective than the previous biennial call.
TOPIC PROPOSALS
Topics may include the following:
Standards:
- New topics for International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs);
- New components to existing ISPMs, such as supplements, annexes, appendices, or glossary terms;
- Revisions or amendments to adopted ISPMs, supplements, annexes, appendices, or glossary terms;
- Pests for which a new diagnostic protocol should be developed.
Implementation resources:
- New implementation resources (e.g. guides, e-Learning courses, training kits, videos);
- Revisions to existing IPPC implementation resources.
IPPC Observatory:
- Topics for conducting surveys and studies on key phytosanitary-related issues.
NOTE: Proposals for Phytosanitary Treatments (as annexes to ISPM 28: Phytosanitary treatments for regulated pests) are solicited separately in an ongoing call for treatments.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT: Please make your submissions by using the email address of IPPC Official Contact Point or RPPO and not the alternative email address.
Since 2021 to facilitate the submission of the topics, the IPPC Secretariat introduced a new format of submissions: online submission forms. Please click on the links below to proceed with the electronic form submission and follow the instructions provided on the screen. The online submission forms allow you to navigate between pages and refresh them without losing the submission progress. These online submission forms will allow contracting parties to submit their topics via the IPPC Official Contact Points (OCPs), as well as RPPOs, while meeting all the mandatory criteria set forth by the CPM. In addition, to indicate a broader need for the proposed topic, submitters are encouraged to gain support from other contracting parties and/or RPPOs and to provide letters of support from them.
A topic submission is considered complete if:
- For proposed standards, both the “Submission form for topics for Standards and Implementation” and the “Draft specification form for proposed standards” are submitted; or
- For proposed implementation resources, both the “Submission form for topics for Standards and Implementation” and the “Draft specification form for proposed IPPC guides and training materials” are submitted; or
- For Diagnostic Protocols, a “Submission form for Diagnostic Protocols for Regulated Pests (Annexes to ISPM 27)” is submitted.
The submission should include a literature review and a justification of how the proposed topic meets the Criteria for justification and prioritization of proposed topics (CPM-13).
Please note that the CPM at its 13th session requested contracting parties and RPPOs to use the Framework for Standards and Implementation as a reference when responding to the Call for Topics to fill gaps identified by the Framework.
For a successful topic submission, please also review:
- Convention text
- Strategic Framework for the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) 2020–2030
- IPPC Procedure manual for standard setting
- Process for the Development of IPPC Guides and Training Materials (2023)
- List of topics for IPPC standards
- List of Implementation and Capacity Development Topics
According to the IPPC procedures, the submissions can be accepted only from the IPPC OCPs or RPPOs. Hence, please make sure that in the “Email of the IPPC Official Contact Point or the regional plant protection organization” field, your email address is correct, as you will receive an automated email from the IPPC Secretariat after you have submitted your application, with instructions on how to proceed further.
If the IPPC OCP or RPPO wishes to submit the electronic forms from a different email address, please contact Mr Emmanuel Plarhar Krah ([email protected]), or Mr Descartes Koumba ([email protected]) with a request to grant permission to submit the electronic form.
If you do not represent the OCP or RPPO, but you wish to submit the topic, please contact your IPPC OCP or RPPO for more information:
- List of the IPPC Official Contact Points is available at this link: http://www.ippc.int/en/countries/all/contactpoints/
- List of the RPPOs is available at this link: http://www.ippc.int/en/external-cooperation/regional-plant-protection-organizations/
LINKS TO ONLINE SUBMISSION FORMS
- Submission form for topics for Standards and Implementation: Link
- Submission form for draft specification for proposed standards: Link
- Submission form for Draft specification for proposed IPPC guides and training materials: Link
- Submission form for Diagnostic Protocols for Regulated Pests (Annexes to ISPM 27): Link
- Submission form for IPPC Observatory of Topic for Survey/Study: Link
TIPS FOR SUBMISSION THE FORMS
- Please use the latest version of your internet browser to fill the electronic submission form;
- If you have an unstable internet connection, you can still fill the submission forms, and once the connection is back, you can click “Submit”. However, please do not close the browser during the process.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Word and PDF versions of the online submission forms are available in the table below, to help you prepare your submission:
- Submission template for topics for Standards and Implementation;
- Submission template for Draft specification for proposed standards;
- Submission template for Draft specification for IPPC guides and training materials;
- Submission template for Diagnostic Protocols for Regulated Pests (Annexes to ISPM 27).
- Submission template for IPPC Observatory of Topic for Survey/Study.
CONTACTS
If you have any difficulty using the online submission forms, please contact Mr Emmanuel Plarhar Krah ([email protected]), or Mr Descartes Koumba ([email protected]), so the IPPC Secretariat will help you in resolving these issues.
PROCESS OF THE CALL FOR TOPICS: STANDARDS AND IMPLEMENTATION
Upon receipt of submitted topics, the Secretariat will compile a list of proposed work programme and publish them on the International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP). These topics will undergo a detailed review by the Standards Committee (SC) and the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC). Following their evaluation of the full list of submissions and related recommendations, the SC and IC will identify topics to be advanced for the development of standards and/or implementation resources, and propose their placement within the Framework for Standards and Implementation. Finally, the SC and IC will formulate recommendations and establish priorities, which will be submitted to the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) for adoption.