321) Coming up: 18th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-18)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is pleased to announce the forthcoming 18th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures …

322) Now available: Desk study report on risk-based border management

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the publication of the Desk Study Report on Risk-based Border Management.

323) IPPC joins WTO launch of SPS Transparency Champions Course

Geneva, 20 October 2022. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) joined the Secretariat of the World Trade …

324) IPPC launches 2023 Call for Topics

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has launched the biennial Call for Topics: Standards and Implementation to be included in …

325) Uzbekistan President commends NPPO progress to boost better plant protection

Tashkent, 26 March 2024. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan praised the Agency for Quarantine and Plant Protection …

326) DP Notification period closed; no objections received

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant-health community that the Diagnostic Protocol (DP) Notification period has closed. The …

327) CALL FOR ADDITIONAL EXPERTS – IC Team on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in: 

328) IPPC Standards Committee reviews proposed revisions to plant health standards

Rome, 19 June 2023. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has recommended one draft standard …

329) Revised draft phytosanitary standard expected to protect plants, global trade from fruit flies

Members of the Expert Working Group on (ISPM) 26 - Establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae)

330) The passing of Ms. Margaret Milinga Matengu, IPPC focal point for the National Plant Protection Organization of Namibia

The IPPC Secretariat and plant health community deeply regrets the passing of Ms. Margaret Milinga Matengu, IPPC focal point for …