New IPPC website released

Posted on Sat, 12 Dec 2009, 08:10

The new site retains the URL from the previous website and contains all of the content that was available in the old website. While these aspects remain the same, you will find that in many other respects the website has …

Information exchange workshop with the NPPO in Libreville Gabon

Posted on Sun, 06 Dec 2009, 08:10

In November 2009, a workshop was held in Libreville, Gabon, with the aim of increasing familiarity with the Convention and the information exchange obligations identified in the Convention. Participants included the IPPC Contact Point, inspection agents from the ports and …

Open-Ended Working Group to Finalize the Operational Plan and Develop an Implementation Framework for the IPPC Capacity Building Strategy

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009, 08:10

Arrangements for a meeting of an Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) to finalize the operational plan and develop an implementation framework for the IPPC capacity building strategy have been finalized. The meeting will convene in Rome, Italy from 07 - 16 …

Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs - 2009

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009, 08:10

Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs sent for consultation through the 2009 regular process have been compiled.

To access the comments, click here: Member comments 2009

This year, the Secretariat was assisted in compiling member comments by volunteers from COSAVE, …

NPPOs and RPPOs lend a hand with the compilation of member comments

Posted on Tue, 06 Oct 2009, 08:10

Each year, the IPPC Secretariat is faced with the tremendous task of compiling thousands of member comments in a short space of time and with a limited staff. To help carry some of this burden, five NPPOs (Australia, Germany, Malaysia, …

Explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 now available

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2009, 08:10

Following a request at CPM-3, an explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 (Methodologies for Sampling of Consigments) was authored by Carolyn F. Whyte. The link to the document is given below. Please note that explanatory documents for ISPMs are written …

2009 SC meetings: documents posted

Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2009, 08:10

The agenda, draft ISPMs and other documents for the May 2009 meeting of the Standards Committee have been posted in the online restricted work area and are available to all contact points and IPP editors of contracting parties and RPPOs …

SC meeting in May 2009- Documents posted

Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2009, 08:10

The agenda, draft ISPMs and other documents for the May 2009 meeting of the Standards Committee have been posted in the online restricted work area and are available to all contact points and IPP editors of contracting parties and RPPOs …

Documents for Standards Committee posted

Posted on Thu, 30 Oct 2008, 08:10

As per the CPM-3 (2008) decision regarding availability of standard setting documents (see the report of CPM-3, appendix 12), the agenda and other documents for the November 2008 meeting of the Standards Committee have been posted in the online restricted …

Arrangements confirmed for the OEWG to Undertake a Feasibility Study on the International Recognition of Pest Free Areas

Posted on Thu, 29 May 2008, 08:10

Arrangements for the above Open Ended Working Group have been finalised by the Secretariat. The meeting will be held from 14 to 18 July 2008 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Invitations to the meeting and the forms for submitting attendance information …

Training material for pest risk analysis available

Posted on Thu, 27 Dec 2007, 08:10

In order to help countries understand and implement international standards on pest risk analysis (PRA), an international steering committee, in conjunction with the IPPC Secretariat, has developed training materials for PRA.

For additional information and to download the training materials, …

ISPM 15 logo communication

Posted on Thu, 21 Jun 2007, 08:10

ISPM 15 - uidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade delineates approved phytosanitary measures that may be applied to wood packaging material (WPM) by countries in order to reduce the risks posed by the introduction or spread of …

Seeking feedback from non-governmental stakeholders

Posted on Thu, 28 Sep 2006, 08:10

At the request of the Seventh Session of the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures in April 2005, FAO is undertaking an independent evaluation of the workings of the International Plant Protection Convention and its Institutional Arrangements. The evaluation will provide …

IPPC Dispute Settlement Manual now available

Posted on Thu, 24 Aug 2006, 08:10

The IPPC Subsidiary Body on Dispute Settlement (SBDS) has developed a manual on the IPPC Dispute Settlement options available to contracting parties. This manual provides:

i) background to the IPPC Dispute Settlement system; ii) the various options available to contracting …