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.

Photo contest winners

Posted on Fri, 20 Mar 2015, 15:05

Aproceros leucopoda young larva feeding on Ulmus cultivar ''Resista'' by Thomas Schröder

Dr Thomas Schröder, of the Institute for National and International Plant Health in Braunschweig, Germany, has won first prize in the inaugural Pests Without Borders photo contest organized …

Pest management to protect forests

Posted on Fri, 20 Mar 2015, 13:48

Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) has destroyed about 16 million ha of forests and 675 million cubic metres of timber in British Columbia and east of the Rockies in Alberta. With care, timber can be treated to eliminate pests, permitting …

Updated 12.03.2015 - Announcement: Capacity Development pre-CPM - 10 Training Session, Side Sessions, Market Places and Special Topics

Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2015, 14:57

Updated schedule of the Capacity Development pre-CPM - 10 Training Session, Side Sessions, Market places and Special Topics can be seen here.

A capacity development training session, range of side sessions, market places places and special topics will take …

IPPC Photo Contest: Pests without Borders!

Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2015, 10:54

The three finalist photos and thirty shortlisted photos of the Photo Contest Pest without Borders are available at http://www.phytosanitary.info/final-selection

Vote now for the winners here.

Deadline for the online voting is 19 March 2015 at 6pm.

In addition to …