1611) 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

1612) EU import legislation

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

1613) Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly): APHIS Removes and Reduces Quarantines in Contra Costa and Riverside Counties, California

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

1614) IPPC Community

Regional and National Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs and NPPOs)

1615) 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 …

1616) Descripcion de la ONPF/ ONPF Description

La Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal descibe su conformación estructural por departamento y por secciones , basado en disposiciones legales …

1617) UK restrictions, requirements and prohibitions

Plant health legislation • Phytosanitary import requirement for Great Britain can be found in: The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) …

1618) Approved arrangements for nursery stock and tissue cultures from countries with a higher risk of Xylella fastidiosa (Pierce’s disease)

These requirements are for arrangements approved under Australia’s emergency measures for Xylella fastidiosa and related Xylella species. Pierce’s disease of …

1619) 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 …

1620) 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 …