Current consultations for draft ISPMs

Following the revision of the standard setting procedure agreed to by IPPC contracting parties at CPM-11 (2016), the first consultation lasts 90 days and takes place from 1 July to 30 September. Once the Standards Committee (SC) approves the draft ISPM for the first consultation, the IPPC Secretariat makes it publicly available and solicits comments through the IPPC Online Comment System (OCS) from contracting parties (CPs) and regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs).

International organizations, national plant protection services of non-CPs, and other entities can submit discussion papers on the draft ISPM to the IPPC Secretariat at [email protected].

The 2025 first consultation

The draft ISPMs were uploaded on the IPPC Online Comment System (OCS) for first consultation (English, French & Spanish).

Draft ISPMs

1. Draft annex International movement of fresh Musa spp. fruit (2023-028) to ISPM 46 (Commodity-specific standards for phytosanitary measures)

2. Draft annex International movement of fresh Colocasia esculenta corms (2023-023) to ISPM 46

Following the revision of the standard setting procedure agreed to by IPPC contracting parties at CPM-11 (2016), the second consultation lasts 90 days and takes place from 1 July to 30 September. Taking into account the comments received during the first consultation, the Standards Committee (SC) or the Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) revise the draft ISPM. Once the Standard Committee (SC) or SC-7 approves the draft ISPM for the second (or third) consultation, the IPPC Secretariat solicits comments through the IPPC Online Comment System (OCS) from contracting parties, RPPOs, relevant international organizations, national plant protection services of non-CPs, and other entities as decided by the SC.

Second consultation

Draft ISPMs

1. Draft revision of ISPM 26 (Establishment and maintenance of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae)) (2021-010);

2. Draft annex Field inspection (2021-018) to ISPM 23 (Guidelines for inspection)

Draft annexes to ISPM 28

1. Draft annex to ISPM 28: Irradiation treatment for Pseudococcus baliteus (2023-033)

For more information on the OCS, please visit the OCS page on the IPP. Please contact the IPPC Secretariat at [email protected] for assistance using the OCS. In order to get your OCS license, please contact: [email protected].

DPs are presented for consultation in English only. The mechanism to translate diagnostic protocols into languages before first consultation can be found here.

Please note that the following are available in the previous consultations for ISPMs page:

• Responses to previous consultation comments submitted on diagnostic protocols and phytosanitary treatments.
• A document containing the history of consultations on draft ISPMs
• The previous versions of draft ISPMs going through consultations and their background documents .