Deadline extended: Call for Experts for the CPM FG on Plant Health in the context of One Health to 15 August 2024

Posted on Tue, 23 Jul 2024, 15:17

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has extended to 15 August 2024, the deadline for the call for nominations for:

• Call for Experts for the CPM FG on Plant Health in the context of One Health

All details for …

Out now: IPPC Style guide revised edition

Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024, 12:56

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that the IPPC Style guide (revised July 2024) is now available. It provides guidance on the content and structure of IPPC documents, and on editorial style. It is intended to be of practical …

Now available: IPPC Procedure manual for governance

Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024, 12:55

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the publication of the IPPC Procedure manual for governance, now available in English. The manual contains procedures and practices for the IPPC's Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) as well as CPM decisions and …

Now available: updated brochure on “Introduction for Authors of IPPC Diagnostic Protocols”

Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024, 12:54

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that a brochure on “Introduction for Authors of IPPC Diagnostic Protocols” has been updated and published and can be accessed here.

The brochure explains …

Now available: Report of the 2024 Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) Meeting

Posted on Mon, 08 Jul 2024, 14:48

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) meeting held in May 2024 is now available and can be accessed here.

The …

Now available: Report of the May 2024 Standards Committee Meeting

Posted on Mon, 08 Jul 2024, 07:15

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the Standards Committee (SC) meeting held in May 2024 is now available and can be accessed here.

The report includes …

2024 IPPC consultation period is now open

Posted on Mon, 01 Jul 2024, 15:22

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the 2024 consultation period starts today, 1 July until 30 September 2024. Open for consultation are draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) and draft specifications for ISPMs …

Deadline extended: Call for nominations for CPM Focus Group on global phytosanitary research coordination

Posted on Mon, 01 Jul 2024, 14:09

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has extended to Monday, 12 July 2024, the deadline for the call for nominations for:

• CPM focus group on global phytosanitary research coordination

All details for the call can be found here: …

Now open: Diagnostic Protocols notification period

Posted on Mon, 01 Jul 2024, 07:58

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the start of the Diagnostic Protocols (DP) Notification Period from 1 July 2024 to 15 August 2024.

Contracting parties can now review the following DPs, approved by the IPPC Standards Committee (SC), and …

Register now: IPPC Online Comment System (OCS) training session

Posted on Tue, 25 Jun 2024, 08:23

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat will hold a virtual training session on the IPPC Online Comment System (OCS) on 10 July 2024 from 14:00-16:00 (Rome time). The training aims to guide IPPC Contact Points and designated reviewers from …

Virtual meeting of Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols to be held in June

Posted on Tue, 25 Jun 2024, 08:20

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) will meet virtually on 26 June 2024.

The meeting agenda can be found here. The meeting report will be published …

Now available: Report of the May 2024 Implementation and Capacity Development Committee Meeting

Posted on Thu, 20 Jun 2024, 08:21

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to provide the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) May 2024 meeting report, which is now available here.

The report covers discussions and decisions of the IC, progress updates on the Committee’s workplan as …

STDF working group taking place this week

Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024, 07:35

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Working Group will meet from 20-21 June 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The meeting, which will be chaired …

Annual face-to-face meeting of Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments to be held in June

Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024, 07:34

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the IPPC Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) will hold its annual face-to-face meeting from 24-28 June 2024 at the Obispo Colombres Agricultural Experimental …