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, RPPOs, national plant protection services of non-CPs, relevant international organizations and other entities as decided by the SC.

The 2021 first consultation on the following draft ISPMs is now OPEN until 30 September 2021:

Draft ISPMs (English, French & Spanish)

1. Revision of ISPM 4 (2009-002), Priority 4
2. The Use of Specific Import Authorizations (2008-006), Priority 4
3. Revision of ISPM 18 (2014-007), Priority 1
4. 2021 Draft Amendments of ISPM 5 (1994-001)

Draft Diagnostic Protocols (English only)

1. Candidatus Liberibacter spp. on Citrus spp. (2004-010), Priority 2

Draft Phytosanitary Treatments (English, French & Spanish)

1. Irradiation treatment for treatment for Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi (2017-027), Priority 3

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.

The 2021 second consultation on the following draft PTs is now OPEN until 30 September 2021

Draft ISPMs (English only)

1. Focused Revision of ISPM 12 (“re-export”) (2015-011), Priority 2

2. Audit in the Phytosanitary context (2015-014), Priority 2

3. 2019 & 2020 Amendments of ISPM 5 (1994-001)

4. Commodity-based standards for phytosanitary measures (2019-008), Priority 1

Draft Phytosanitary Treatments (English only)

1. Irradiation treatment for Tortricidae on fruits (2017-011), Priority 1

2. Cold treatment for Bactrocera zonata on Citrus sinensis (2017-013), Priority 2

3. Vapour heat - modified atmosphere treatment for Cydia pomonella and Grapholita molesta in fruit of Malus pumila and Prunus persica (2017-037/038), Priority 3

4. Irradiation treatment for Sternochetus frigidus (2017-036), Priority 2

5. Irradiation treatment for Zeugodacus tau (2017-025) Priority 2

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 a document containing the history of previous consultations on draft ISPMs is available as well, previous versions of draft ISPMs going through consultations and their background documents are available in the previous consultations for ISPMs page.