Australia actively supporting the objectives and work of the International Plant Protection Convention

Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2015, 12:12

Australia s increased support and involvement with the International Plant Protection Convention has been recognized in Australia and globally. Ms Lois Ransom, a senior Department of Agriculture official, has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the IPPC governing body, the …

2015 TPDP meeting report posted!

Posted on Wed, 05 Aug 2015, 08:08

The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met in Shanghai, China, organized by the IPPC Secretariat and hosted by the NPPO of China. The TPDP reviewed their work programme which includes 27 diagnostic protocols (DPs); most of these will be …

Call for Phytosanitary Technical Resources

Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2015, 13:04

Following key decisions of the 10th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measure (CPM) in March 2015 and the Capacity Development Committee (CDC) 6th meeting in June 2015 the IPPC Secretariat is issuing a call for the collection of following …

The IPPC climate change and food security

Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2015, 13:17

14 July 2015. The IPPC Coordinator, Craig Fedchock, delivered the keynote speech at the Milan Expo conference on Climate change and food security: challenges for plant health, plant breeding and genetic resources, organized by the European Commission in the framework …

TP updates May 2014 to May 2015) posted!

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2015, 10:46

Following recommendation from the Standards Committee (May 2015), and in the ever searching effort for increased transparency, the IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that the major accomplishments from May 2014 to May 2015 of the five SC oversighted technical …

Notification period on draft Diagnostic Protocols opened today!

Posted on Wed, 01 Jul 2015, 10:06

The Notification period for the following draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) has started today.

1. Ditylenchus destructor and Ditylenchus dipsaci (2004-017)
2. Phytoplasmas (2004-018)
3. Genus Anastrepha (2004-015)

Contracting parties have 45 days starting from 1 July to 15 August 2015 to review the …

Member consultation on draft ISPMs opened today!

Posted on Wed, 01 Jul 2015, 08:05

The 2015 member consultation on draft ISPMs has opened today, 1 July, and it will last 150 days, closing on 30 November 2015.

The following draft ISPMs were submitted for member consultation by the Standards Committe in May 2015:

• Draft …

Specification 62 posted in languages!

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2015, 13:54

The specification 62 on Requirements for the use of phytosanitary treatments as phytosanitary measures has been posted in three languages on the IPP and is now available at https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/81066/

La especificación 62 sobre los Requisitos para el uso de tratamientos …

CPM-10 Report available!

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2015, 07:16

The Tenth Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-10) took place at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 16 to 20 March 2015. The English version of the meeting s report of has been posted today and can be downloaded at https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/81242/. …

Standard setting procedure review meeting report has been posted!

Posted on Fri, 26 Jun 2015, 07:55

From 13 to 15 May a meeting was held on the Revision of the IPPC Standard setting procedure (SSP) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The meeting report has been posted and is available at https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/81233/

The group agreed that …

2015 June - Call for Experts EWG Sea Containers)

Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2015, 11:03

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts for an Expert Working Group (EWG) to develop an international standard on Minimizing pest movement by sea containers (2008-001).

Nominations are due by 10 August …

First IPPC Seminar promotes International Year of Plant Health

Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2015, 08:44

As part of a new policy the new IPPC Secretary Mr Jingyuan XIA has established the practice of holding regular IPPC seminars to communicate important IPPC plant health topics to staff of the IPPC and FAO. The first seminar was …

SC-7 2015 report has been posted!

Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2015, 09:00

The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) met from 11 to 12 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The meeting report has been posted today and is available at https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/81198/

The SC-7 has reviewed the draft ISPM on International movement …

Capacity Development Committee Continues Progress to Strengthen Phytosanitary Systems

Posted on Mon, 15 Jun 2015, 08:55

The IPPC s Capacity Development Committee (CDC met 1-5 June 2015 in San Jose, Costa Rica. This was the sixth meeting of the CDC since it formed in 2012 to guide the IPPC s Secretariat s work to implement the …