2981) Capacity Development Committee Continues Progress to Strengthen Phytosanitary Systems

The IPPC s Capacity Development Committee (CDC met 1-5 June 2015 in San Jose, Costa Rica. This was the sixth …

2982) Emergency measures to prevent introduction of Erwinia amylovora through the importation of host plants and plant parts of E. amylovora from the Republic of Korea

E. amylovora is a bacterium that can infect a wide range of plant species and its infection causes serious damage. …

2983) Standards Committee May 2015 report has been posted!

The Standards Committee (SC) met from 4 to 8 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

2984) Scientific justification for phytosanitary measures

Scientific information about new pests is published on the Food and Environment Reseach Agency^^s Plant Health web-site in order to …

2985) Eradication of citrus canker from Australia

Citrus canker was detected in Australia around the township of Emerald in Queensland in 2004. Following this detection, a national …

2986) Welcome to The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the 182nd contracting party to the IPPC.

The IPPC Secretariat welcomes The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the 182nd contracting party to the IPPC and …

2987) Plant Protection Activities - MAFFF, Tonga

Two Divisions that are responsible for Plant Protection activities Research Division - has Entomology and Plant Pathology research activities. Quarantine …

2988) Pest List for propagating material

Pest list for propagation materials was renewed . Any phytosanitary certificate released with the consignments of plant propagating materials should …

2989) Updated 12.03.2015 - Announcement: Capacity Development pre-CPM - 10 Training Session, Side Sessions, Market Places and Special Topics

Updated schedule of the Capacity Development pre-CPM - 10 Training Session, Side Sessions, Market places and Special Topics can be …

2990) New head for NAPPO

Dr Stephanie Bloem has been appointed the new executive director of the North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) and will …