Important decisions on rescheduling of IPPC governing and subsidiary body meetings

Posted on Mon, 04 May 2020, 12:36

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced the CPM Bureau, in coordination with the IPPC Secretariat and FAO, to make necessary adjustments to the schedule of IPPC governing and subsidiary bodies.

The Bureau agreed to reschedule the frequency, capacity and modality …

April Report of the CPM Bureau virtual meeting posted

Posted on Fri, 24 Apr 2020, 15:40

The Report of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau April virtual meeting is now available at the following link:

https://www.ippc.int/static/media/files/publication/en/2020/04/Bureau_Report_2020-04-17.docx

“Plant Health TV”: a video contest by Euphresco and CIHEAM

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2020, 07:59

On the occasion of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020, the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies of Bari (CIHEAM Bari) launched a call for a video …

The report from the Expert Working Group on Audit in the phytosanitary context is now available on the IPP!

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2020, 14:38

The report from the Expert Working Group that took place in Toronto, Canada to draft the ISPM on Audit in the phytosanitary context is now available at the following link:

https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/87497/

The IPPC ePhyto Solution has gone live in Morocco!

Posted on Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 09:16

Morocco has gone live with the IPPC ePhyto Solution and are one of the first African countries to connect with the ePhyto Hub using their own national trade system.

At a time when digitalizing operations has become more important than …

Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) meeting report is now available on the IPP!

Posted on Thu, 09 Apr 2020, 12:43

The report from the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) meeting that took place in Melbourne, Australia from 05-09 August 2019 is now available at the following link:

https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/88295/

Sixth IYPH ISC meeting report posted!

Posted on Tue, 07 Apr 2020, 09:33

The report of the sixth meeting of the IYPH International Steering Committee is now posted at https://www.ippc.int/en/ph/iyphisc/.

For further updates on IYPH 2020, please visit http://www.fao.org/plant-health-2020

Now all users can subscribe to receive notifications when News, Announcements and Calls are posted in the website.

Posted on Tue, 07 Apr 2020, 07:41

A new function has been released in the IPPC website, users now can subscribe to receive notifications when News, Announcements and Calls are posted in the website.

Users can subscribe/un-subscribe to any of these three categories.

The subscribe/un-subscribe buttons are …

Update from the Standard Setting Unit of the IPPC Secretariat

Posted on Thu, 02 Apr 2020, 14:57

Due to the outbreak of covid-19, we would like to inform you that as the Standards Committee (SC) May meeting is no longer taking place, the SC will be reviewing the draft ISPMs due to go for the first consultation …

First report of Phyllosticta citricarpa in Tunisia

Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2020, 12:59

The Tunisian NPPO confirmed the introduction of Phyllosticta citricarpa to the governorate of Nabeul (municipalités de Beni Khalled, Bouargoub et Menzel Bouzelfa) in Tunisia in March 2019.

This was the first report of the disease in the country and the …

CPM-15 Postponed (new dates 29 June-3 July)

Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2020, 15:15

This is to inform you that, given the current COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, considering the travel restrictions being implemented by many countries and to ensure the safety and health of all participants, the fifteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary …

December Report of the CPM Bureau meeting posted

Posted on Mon, 02 Mar 2020, 10:10

The Report of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau December meeting is now available at the following link:

https://www.ippc.int/static/media/files/publication/en/2020/03/Report_Bureau_2019_Dec_2020-03-02.pdf

Important information on International Year of Plant Health 2020

Posted on Tue, 25 Feb 2020, 10:59

Dear Sir/Madam,

We hope this email finds you well, and you are finding opportunities to organise or participate in plant health events and activities in your country that add to the global momentum we aim to increase during the International …

Call for the expression of interest by NPPOs to share their challenges, experiences and best practices on AUTHORIZING ENTITIES TO PERFORM PHYTOSANITARY ACTIONS during a side session at the CPM-15

Posted on Fri, 21 Feb 2020, 17:01

This side session aims to provide a forum to discuss the concept of authorization, present case studies and demonstrate successes and challenges identified while authorizing entities.

As you may know the CPM-15 is postponed to June 29- July 3 2020 …