2811) The meeting on Technical Operation of the Generic ePhyto National System GeNS) held in Ghana

The meeting on Technical Operation of the Generic ePhyto National System (GeNS) was held from 24-28 October 2016 at Pokuase, …

2812) The IPPC ePhyto Solution end of year newsletter is now published!

The end of year newsletter on the IPPC ePhyto Solution is now published. After a very difficult year, this issue …

2813) Call for Trade Cases to receive support from the project - "Rolling out Systems Approach Globally: sharing tools for enhanced application of Systems Approach and market negotiation on plant pest risk" (MTF/INT/336/STF STDF/PG/503)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is calling for Trade Cases on pest risk management to improve negotiations over …

2814) Plant Health in the European Union

The European Union (EU) is composed of the following 28 member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, …

2815) The list of adopted DPs is growing! Potato spindle tuber viroid PSTVd) is adopted.

The Standards Committee (SC) on behalf of the CPM has adopted one new Diagnostic Protocol (DP): Annex to ISPM 27. …

2816) The revised Surveillance guide has been published!

The Surveillance guide (2nd edition): A guide to understand the principal requirements of surveillance programmes for national plant protection organizations …

2817) Expert consultation on Draft Diagnostic Protocols open!

The 2016-10 Expert Consultation on Draft Diagnostic Protocols on the IPP is now open for:

2818) CPM-12 report posted!

The report of the Twelfth Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-12) held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, has now been posted! …

2819) Eradication of Bactrocera dorsalis in the Devon Valley, Stellenbosch area, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Two B. dorsalis specimens, one female and one male, were collected from the Devon Valley area near Stellenbosch in the …

2820) Notification on the first detection of Citrus black spot in Botswana

Citrus black spot (CBS) is a citrus disease caused by the fungus Phyllosticta citricarpa (previously known as Guignardia citricarpa). This …