The ePhyto Industry Advisory Group convenes workshop with Colombia on the IPPC ePhyto solution

Posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2022, 06:50

Rome, 25 February 2022. The first ePhyto industry workshop in 2022 kicked off with Colombia and had more than sixty participants in attendance. The participants included representatives from government, the private sector, Trade Associations, as well as members of …

Recordings from the ongoing IPPC ePhyto industry workshops are now released!

Posted on Mon, 20 Sep 2021, 16:39

The recordings from the ePhyto industry workshops with the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea, the Bahamas and The People's Republic of China are now available to watch via this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8hzw1dsc8hth1cj/AACzTTA_YFbtKQmy-Nq8Tr1ya?dl=0

The objective of these ongoing workshops, …

China continues testing in a bid to implement the IPPC ePhyto Solution using its national phytosanitary system

Posted on Thu, 09 Sep 2021, 12:05

Rome, 2 September 2021. The fifth and eagerly anticipated workshop in the series of ePhyto industry workshops continued with the People’s Republic of China. The workshops, organized by the ePhyto Industry Advisory Group (IAG) with support from the IPPC …

The first ePhyto industry workshop kicks off in the Republic of Korea

Posted on Thu, 15 Apr 2021, 14:11

Rome, 14 April 2021. Representatives of the National Plant Protection Organization, the ePhyto Industry Advisory Group (IAG) and the IPPC Secretariat held a workshop on the development of the IPPC ePhyto Solution in the Republic of Korea.

Korea’s Animal and …

European Commission TRACES Welcomed to the IPPC ePhyto Solution

Posted on Tue, 12 May 2020, 12:00

Brussels, 12 May 2020. The European Commission (EC) announced today that the TRACES system, maintained as the single contact point for connection to the IPPC ePhyto Hub for all Member States of the European Union, is now able to …

Showcasing IPPC ePhyto at FAO event on digital technology, trade and sustainable food chains

Posted on Wed, 11 Mar 2020, 08:25

Rome, 5 March 2020. The Embassy of Australia and FAO hosted a Skype conference on “Public-private sector collaboration: The link between digital technology, trade and sustainable food chains”. The presentations discussed public-private partnerships and their role in promoting economic growth, …

The IPPC Generic ePhyto National System will go live on the 15th of July

Posted on Mon, 01 Jul 2019, 10:04

The IPPC Secretariat is proud to announce that on July 15th the Generic National System component of the IPPC ePhyto Solution will go live! This means that countries without their own national electronic certification system who wish to join the …

Enhancing food security through trade facilitation

Posted on Mon, 24 Jun 2019, 07:26

How can digitising the phytosanitary certification process help to enhance food security? Craig Fedchock, Advisor at the International Plant Protection Secretariat, explains.

Read full article at: https://www.tradefacilitation.org/blog/enhancing-food-security-trade-facilitation/

The IPPC ePhyto Hub is now open for use!

Posted on Fri, 15 Jun 2018, 12:06

IPPC Contracting Party Contact Points have been sent a letter announcing that the IPPC ePhyto Hub is now open for business. Any Contracting Party/Country wishing to do so is now welcome to sign up and participate. Joining the Hub is …

ePhyto Project Technical Committee Meets in Dublin

Posted on Wed, 06 Jun 2018, 11:02

The ePhyto Project Technical Committee(PTC)/ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) met during the week of May 28 in Dublin, Ireland. The meeting was graciously hosted by the Irish Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. The meeting was successful on a number …

The IPPC Technical Committee Meeting on the ePhyto Project held in Argentina

Posted on Mon, 10 Oct 2016, 08:03

The IPPC Technical Committee Meeting on the ePhyto Project (PTC) was held at the offices of the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Cálidad Agroalimentaria de la República Argentina (SENASA) in La Plata, Argentina from 3-7 October 2016. The meeting, chaired …

Strengthening of Cooperation between the IPPC and STDF

Posted on Thu, 16 Jun 2016, 07:29

Mr Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary, had a meeting with Mr Melvin Spreij, the Secretary of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) on 15 June 2016, at FAO-HQ in Rome, Italy. Mr Craig Fedchock (the IPPC Coordinator), Ms Sarah …

Encouragement for the IPPC Community to participate actively in the STDF Seminar on Electronic SPS Certification

Posted on Mon, 02 May 2016, 12:48

Electronic certification, ePhyto specifically, is increasingly important to the future of phytosanitary certification in the IPPC Community. For this reason the IPPC needs to actively engage on electronic certification to ensure a common understanding and create awareness of the benefits …

Promoting the Cooperation between the IPPC and the WCO

Posted on Tue, 08 Mar 2016, 06:25

The Bilateral Meeting on Promoting the Cooperation between the IPPC and the World Customs Organization (WCO) was held 4 March 2016 at WCO-HQ in Brussels, Belgium. The IPPC delegate was composed of Mr Jingyuan Xia (the IPPC Secretary) and Mr …