1601) Workshop Announcement Pre-registration Call for Abstracts: International Training Workshop on Xylella fastidiosa and the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS)

19-22 April 2016, Bari, Italy

1602) EU import legislation

List of EU import regulations, including emergency measures against emerging pests, valid until 14 December 2019:

1603) IPPC Community

Regional and National Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs and NPPOs)

1604) Incidental finding of PSTVd (Potato spindle tuber viroid) in tomato fruit production facility

Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum

1605) Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Riley) - woolly ash aphid

The woolly ash aphid, P. fraxinifolii (Riley), is native to North America where it is common and widely distributed in …

1606) The UN International Year of Plant Health 2020 and protecting plants from invasive alien species: Side event at COP 14

The IPPC helps safeguard biodiversity by protecting the environment from invasive alien species such as the water hyacinth. This and …

1607) Successful Completion of Trainings on Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Facilitators under Support of STDF Project 401 Phase I)

Photograph: Copyright G.N. Alit Susanta Wirya

1608) Bureau Update

Dear colleagues, It has been some time since the last Bureau update but this does not mean that the work …

1609) The IPPC Seminar: Plant Health Standards and Food Security

The 4th IPPC seminar on Plant Health Standards and Food Security, was held at FAO-HQ (Sheikh Zayed Centre) on 13 …

1610) Australian Biosecurity Act 2015

The Biosecurity Bill 2014 and supporting legislation received royal assent from the Governor-General on 16 June 2015 and has now …