The IPPC Grain Standard Moving forward Slowly but Surely

Posted on Thu, 13 Oct 2016, 10:43

An Expert Working Group met in Melbourne, Australia from 19-23 September 2016 to begin drafting an International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) on the International Movement of Grain (2008-007). The meeting was chaired by Mr Bill MAGEE (Australia) and Mr …

The Initial Step towards the International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Posted on Wed, 12 Oct 2016, 07:34

After the successful FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) side-event on 27 September 2016 to mark the official beginning of the campaign to establish an International Year of Plant Health in 2020 (IYPH 2020), COAG formally discussed this subject during their …

The CPM Financial Committee Meeting Held in Italy

Posted on Tue, 11 Oct 2016, 07:37

The CPM Financial Committee (FC) meeting was held on 3 October 2016 in Rome, Italy. The meeting was chaired by Ms Lois Ransom, the CPM Chair from Australia, and opened by Mr Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary. The meeting was …

How a USDA worker became an action-adventure comic character

Posted on Mon, 10 Oct 2016, 08:23

Just how does a humble federal worker in Washington end up as a rugged explorer in a widely syndicated comic strip? Well, from a simple call about a forest fire, the creative sparks flew. James Allen is the newest cartoonist …

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 …

The 3rd Training Workshop on the PCE Facilitators successfully organized in Ronciglione Italy

Posted on Thu, 06 Oct 2016, 12:23

Held in Ronciglione, Italy, from September 19th - 30th 2016, the 3rd training workshop on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) facilitators brought together eight carefully selected phytosanitary experts from Anglophone Africa and the Near East and 4 staff of the …

Posting of compiled comments from consultation periods

Posted on Thu, 06 Oct 2016, 12:00

Compiled comments for the first, second and subsequent consultations on draft ISPMs have been posted on the IPP: https://www.ippc.int/core-activities/standards-setting/compiled-member-comments-draft-standards https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/second-subsequent-consultation-compiled-comments-draft-ispms/

Please check the above documents to make sure that comments correctly reflect those entered into the OCS by your contact …