2911) EU import legislation

General import requirements and fees - Council Directive 2000/29/EC; Imports for trials, research and work on varietal selections - Directive …

2912) The IPPC Secretary Meets with the Minister of Agriculture of Georgia

2017 Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia. IPPC Secretary Jingyuan Xia meets with the Georgian Minister of Agriculture Levan Davitashvili.

2913) Pest management to protect forests

Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) has destroyed about 16 million ha of forests and 675 million cubic metres of timber …

2914) First finding of Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi

Official laboratory of Agricultural Institute of Slovenia confirmed a new harmful organism Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi (sin. Gnomoniopsis castaneae; Ascomycota:Fungi) on sweet …

2915) STDF webinar: "ePhyto: Solutions on safe trade in plants and plant products"

You are invited to join an online expert discussion entitled "ePhyto: Solutions on safe trade in plants and plant products" …

2916) New pest in Kenya: Preliminary surveillance report on Tuta absoluta- preliminary report by Kenya

This moth was first known as a tomato pest in many South American countries. In 2006, it was identified in …

2917) Centre of Excellence / Phytosanitary Systems / NPPO ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION

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2918) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera invadens in the Vhembe district, Limpopo Province of South Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) hereby provides notice of the detection of male specimens of Bactrocera invadens …

2919) The First IPPC/CIHEAM Training Course on 'Developing Phytosanitary Capacities'

The 1st IPPC/CIHEAM Training Course on “Developing Phytosanitary Capacities” was held 23-27 November 2015 at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of …

2920) 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 …