CPM 20 - 2026
20th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20)
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) extended an invitation to attend the 20th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20). The CPM-20 will be held in person in FAO Headquarters on 9-13 March 2026.
The Session will be live-streamed and conducted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. CPM-20 meeting papers will be posted below as available.
Credentials of the representative(s), as well as the names of alternate representatives and advisers attending the Session should be submitted to the IPPC Secretariat at the following email address: [email protected]. However, please note that the original credentials must also be presented in person at the documents desk during CPM-20 on Monday, 9 March 2026.
REGISTRATION FOR THE CPM-20
The registration for the CPM-20 is now open.
Delegates from the IPPC contracting parties should complete the registration through the relevant Embassies in Rome on the Member Gateway http://www.fao.org/members-gateway/home/en.
All invited observers and organizations shall proceed with the self-registration through this link here.
CPM-20 Sessions
| Time | Monday 9th | Tuesday 10th | Wednesday 11th | Thursday 12th | Friday 13th | |
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| 09:30–10:00 | Plenary Session | Plenary Session | Plenary Session | Plant Health Innovation Fair FAO Atrium |
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| 10:00–12:00 | NPPO Orientation - Red Room | |||||
| 12:00–12:30 | ||||||
| 13:00–14:45 | Side Session 1 Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) Red Room |
Side Session 2 Commodity Standards Red Room |
Side Session 3 Sea Containers Red Room |
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| 14:00–15:00 | Plenary Session | |||||
| 15:00–17:00 | Plenary Session | Plenary Session
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Science Session: Humanitarian Aid (Plenary)
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Plenary Session | ||
| 17:00–18:00 | ||||||
| 18:00–20:00 | Opening Poster Session & Reception FAO Atrium |