2671) Finland officially requests FAO resolution for IYPH 2020

The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland Mr Kimmo Tiilikainen officially requested that the proposal to have the year …

2672) EU to prevent the spread of Xylella fastidiosa

IPPC member states endorse reinforced measures at EU level to prevent the spread of Xylella fastidiosa, which affects olives, grapevines …

2673) A brand new IPPC guide on Pest Free Areas is now online!

The IPPC Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Pest Free Areas has just been released! The technical guidebook aims at facilitate …

2674) Achievements in Implementation Facilitation in 2015

The IPPC Implementation Facilitation Unit (IFU), as part of the IPPC Secretariat, participated in the IPPC Secretariat Annual Meeting that …

2675) Ordinance on phytosanitary measures for forestry (OpM-FOEN)

The Ordinance on phytosanitary measures for forestry (OpM-FOEN) contains emergency measures and derogations relevant to forestry.

2676) Electronic Phytosanitary Certification (ePhyto) / ePhyto Symposia / 2nd IPPC Global Symposium on ePhyto, Incheon, Republic of Korea, 9-13 November 2015

The 2nd IPPC Global Symposium on ePhyto was held 9-13 November 2015 in Incheon, Republic of Korea and financially supported …

2677) Zambian Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives opened the 5th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures

His Excellency the Honourable Peter Daka, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Zambia opened the 5th session of the Commission …

2678) First Report of Bacterial Fruit Blotch of Watermelon

Bacterial Fruit Blotch (BFB) of watermelon is seed borne and has not been previously reported to occur in Trinidad and …

2679) The importance of actively protecting the IPPC certification of wood packaging material - ISPM 15. A successful action!

Several countries have needed to initiate their national legal process to protect the IPPC certification mark (from ISPM 15: 2009) …

2680) Archive OLD Pages / Annual Themes / 2019 Theme: Capacity Development

The national phytosanitary capacity of a contracting party is defined as "the ability of individuals, organizations and systems of a …