2751) Format of the Phytosanitary Certificates

We hereby inform you that on 1 September 2017 Slovenia will start using phytosanitary certificate forms that are preprinted on …

2752) 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) …

2753) Emergency measures for tomato and capsicum seed: Tomato brown rugose fruit virus

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has implemented urgent actions to address the risk of Tomato brown rugose …

2754) Emergency measures to address the risk of introduction of peanut smut (Thecaphora frezii) in peanuts from countries where peanut smut is recorded

Recent publication (Rago et al. 2017) highlighted the increased risk of peanut smut (Thecaphora frezii) associated with peanuts produced in …

2755) Eradication of Angular leaf spot in a strawberry germplasm collection

Leaves exhibited discrete, angular light-green lesions on the upper surface, while the lesions appeared coalesced and water-soaked on the underside. …

2756) Detection of Phyllotreta chotanica (radish flea beetle) in Western Australia

Phyllotreta chotanica was originally detected in Kununurra in 2014, however subsequent surveys only occasionally detected the pest again on three …

2757) Extended Deadline on the Call for Phytosanitary Technical Resources (in any languages) directed to RPPOs and NPPOs.

NPPOs in developing countries often lack the technical capacity to carry out their functions effectively and to implement their obligations …

2758) Due 15 August: Call for experts for the Technical Panel for the Glossary (Russian and Spanish languages) and EWG on Minimizing pest movement by sea containers and conveyances in international trade

Nominations are being solicited by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) for a Russian and a Spanish …

2759) Call for nomination of members of the Capacity Development Committee (CDC)

The International Plant Protection Convention(IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified candidates to be members of the IPPC Capacity …

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