Technical Assistance Activities from the WTO SPS

Posted on Tue, 09 Jun 2015, 08:27

The WTO Secretariat is organizing specific technical assistance activities on the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) in 2015. These include:

• An E-Learning Course on the SPS Agreement is available throughout the year in English, …

2015 IPPC Call for Topics

Posted on Fri, 05 Jun 2015, 09:46

The 2015 call for topics has been launched on 5 June and ends on 14 August.

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting submissions for topics, to include the following:

• new topics for International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures …

Service Level Agreement with FAO Translation service signed!

Posted on Tue, 02 Jun 2015, 10:31

Today, June 2nd 2015, Mr Brent Larson, Standard Setting Officer at the IPPC Secretariat and Mr Sergio Ferraro, Chief at the FAO Conference Programming and Documentation Service (CPAM) signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) to plan translations of standards and …

The substantial concerns commenting period has opened!

Posted on Mon, 01 Jun 2015, 07:20

The IPPC 2015 substantial concerns commenting (SCCP) period has started today, 1st June 2015.

The SCCP ends on 30 September 2015 and the IPPC Secretariat must have received all comments before that date.

Comments should be submitted through the IPPC …

Standards Committee May 2015 report has been posted!

Posted on Fri, 29 May 2015, 07:49

The Standards Committee (SC) met from 4 to 8 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

The meeting report has been posted today and is available at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/standards-committee/

The SC has approved the following draft ISPMs for member consultation:

• Revisions …

IPPC at EXPO Milan 2015!

Posted on Mon, 25 May 2015, 09:23

Milan, Italy, will become a global showcase with Expo Milano 2015: from May 1 to October 31 more than 140 participating countries will show the best of their technology that offers a concrete answer to a vital need: being able …

ISPMs adopted at CPM-10 are posted!

Posted on Thu, 21 May 2015, 07:56

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that all ISPMs adopted by the Tenth Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-10 (2015)) have been posted in all FAO languages: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/ispms/

The six ISPMs are:

• ISPM 5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms (as amended …

March 2015 CPM Bureau Report posted

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2015, 14:36

The report from the March 2015 CPM Bureau has been posted and is available at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/bureau/. For any query or comment regarding the report please contact [email protected].

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El informe de la Mesa de la CMF de marzo 2015 se …

Welcome to The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the 182nd contracting party to the IPPC.

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2015, 12:54

The IPPC Secretariat welcomes The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the 182nd contracting party to the IPPC and looks forward to working with them in implementing the IPPC in their country, and their involvement in the IPPC work …

IPPC Financial Committee report posted!

Posted on Tue, 05 May 2015, 09:19

The report from the March 2015 CPM Financial Committee has been posted and is available at https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/81015/. For any query or comment regarding the report please contact [email protected].

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El informe del Comité Financiero de la CMF de marzo …

2015 April call for discussion papers for the working group to discuss the concept of a commodity standard

Posted on Wed, 29 Apr 2015, 13:33

During its tenth session (16-20 March 2015), the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) agreed that the concept of a commodity standard should be determined and agreed to Terms of reference (ToRs) for a working group to discuss the concept of …

The Year of the 'Organization of the NPPO' from April 2015 to March 2016

Posted on Fri, 24 Apr 2015, 12:38

In July 2014, during the first meeting of the National Reporting Obligations Advisory Group (NROAG), it was agreed that every year would be dedicated to a different national reporting obligation.

The period up to CPM-10 (March 2015) became the NRO …

The IPPC exhibition Pests without Borders

Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2015, 14:25

The photo contest Pests without Borders, organized by the IPPC Secretariat and its Capacity Development Committee, with the financial support from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), had the objective to raise public awareness on the protection of cultivated …

Compiled comments on draft specifications posted!

Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2015, 15:45

Compiled comments for member consultation on draft specifications have been posted on the IPP: https://www.ippc.int/core-activities/standards-setting/compiled-member-comments-draft-specifications

NPPOs and RPPOs can check the above documents to make sure that comments correctly reflect those entered into the OCS by their contact points.