1601) Emergency measures to reduce the risk of introduction of Xylella fastidiosa through the importation of plants for planting (excluding seed and fruit) of the host of X. fastidiosa

Xylella fastidiosa is a bacterium that can infect a wide range of plants species and the disease could cause serious …

1602) The IPPC contribution to the Advanced Course on Implementing the WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement

The Advanced Course on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) took place at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, from 17 …

1603) Harnessing technology to benefit the environment: the IPPC at the 10th InforMEA Steering Committee Meeting

The 10th Meeting of the InforMEA Steering Committee in Montreux, Switzerland. © UNEP

1604) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in three separate areas in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

The Jeffreys Bay area where five OFF specimens were detected was delimited and no additional detections occurred since 21 May …

1605) Phytosanitary certificate of the NPPO of Denmark

The Danish NPPO has started the implementation of the IPPC ePhyto solution. This means that we now will be able …

1606) Standards Committee meets to review draft standards and specifications

The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is meeting in person in Rome from 14-18 November …

1607) One Health Joint Plan of Action launched

The Food and Agriculture Organization, along with Quadripartite members, the United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization and the World …

1608) EU import legislation

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

1609) EU import legislation

List of EU import regulations, including emergency measures against emerging pests

1610) Report of first detection of Spodoptera frugipedera – Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Japan

・Suspected larvae were detected at a maize field in Minamikyushu city, Kagoshima Prefecture, and identified as Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall Armyworm: …