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 …

2006 Regional Workshops on draft ISPMs

Posted on Thu, 27 Apr 2006, 08:10

The IPPC Secretariat is in the process of organizing 7 regional workshops to discuss the draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) which will be sent for country consultation in June 2006. There will be a period of 100 days …

Plant Health Risk Analysis Workshop

Posted on Fri, 05 Aug 2005, 08:10

The preliminary agenda for the upcoming International Plant Health Risk Analysis workshop, to take place 24-28 October 2005 in Niagara Falls, Canada, is now available.

French navigation for the IPP now available!!

Posted on Wed, 18 May 2005, 08:10

French navigation for the IPP has now been released. This complements the IPPC documents that are already available in French (and in the 4 other FAO languages).

Please realize that not all content has been translated into French as we …

Spanish navigation for the IPP now available!!

Posted on Mon, 25 Apr 2005, 08:10

Spanish navigation for the IPP has now been released. This compliments the IPPC documents that are already available in Spanish (and 4 other FAO languages). Comments and suggestions for Spanish improvements are welcome.

Please realise that not all content has …