3241) Release of the ‘Final review of policy: Importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) propagative material into Australia

DAFF has been working to improve the speed with which imports can be achieved to provide industry with access to …

3242) Draft ISPMs available for NPPO and RPPO review for the 2011 November Standards Committee Meeting

The IPPC Secretariat has posted two draft ISPMs for review at the 2011 November Standards Committee (SC) meeting: 2004-022 Draft …

3243) Diagnostic Protocols newly adopted!

Photos: Evolution of symptoms of pine (Pinus pinaster) infested by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, from healthy tree to dead. (Photo courtesy T. …

3244) The report of the October TPDP virtual meeting is now available on the IPP!

The report of the TPDP virtual meeting held on 21 October 2020 is now posted and available here: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/89085/

3245) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / IPPC ePhyto Solution

ePhyto is short for “electronic phytosanitary certificate”. An ePhyto is the electronic equivalent of a phytosanitary certificate in XML format. …

3246) EWG on Cut Flowers and Branches 2008-005)

Last week, the IPPC Secretariat facilitated an Expert Working Group (EWG) meeting for Cut Flowers and Branches (2008-005) which took …

3247) Fire ants could become Australia***s worst pest experts warn

Red fire ants could wreak more damage in Australia than feral rabbits, cane toads and foxes combined, experts have warned …

3248) Mozambique new import permit and updated stamp; Phytosanitary certificate

Due to the new organization chart in force at the Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development (MADER) of Mozambique, the NPPO …

3249) Another great achievement: The reorganized suite of fruit fly standards are now available in English on the IPP!

ISPMs 26, 30, 35 and 37 have successfully been reorganized to reflect the decisions of CPM-13 (2018). This reorganization made …

3250) CPM Bureau update

The CPM Bureau agreed duringits meeting on Friday 23rd March that it would be useful to send out periodic updates …