1591) New standards to curb the global spread of plant pests and diseases

A technician checks olives for pests' infestations in Italy where Xylella fastidiosa has led to the decline of 180,000 hectares …

1592) The fourteenth Commission on Phytosanitary Measures CPM-14) opening session highlights successes and the future of plant health

In his opening address, Mr Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director-General of the Agricultural Department (AG) stressed that adopting sustainable agriculture …

1593) CURRENT LIST OF QUARANTINE PESTS- 2017

Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), by corresponding Pest Risk Analysis, periodically updates the list of quarantine pests and their host …

1594) SETS OUT REGIONALISATION CRITERIA IN RELATION WITH QUARANTINE PESTS FOR CHILEAN TERRITORY

That the Marrakech Agreement established that the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and the Annex Agreements, among them, the“Agreement on the …

1595) 2017, June - IMPORTS AND TRANSIT of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

To import products of plant origin, living biological organisms or other regulated articles, they should be regulated by SAG, Agency …

1596) Pest status of Bactrocera invadens in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is confirming the detection of male specimens of Bactrocera invadens in the …

1597) Notification period on draft Diagnostic Protocols opened today!

The Notification period for the following draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) has started today.

1598) Detection of Rice blast (caused by Magnaporthe grisea) in the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) of Western Australia

A delimiting survey in Western Australia has determined that rice blast is only present in the isolated ORIA. Quarantine measures …

1599) Standard setting procedure review meeting report has been posted!

From 13 to 15 May a meeting was held on the Revision of the IPPC Standard setting procedure (SSP) at …

1600) EU import legislation

General import requirements and fees - Council Directive 2000/29/EC; Imports for trials, research and work on varietal selections - Directive …