31) SPOTLIGHT: What’s in a name? The Importance of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms

Rome, 24 October 2025. Language is more than a tool for communication; it is the pillar of plant health cooperation. …

32) Call for Experts for the Steering Group of the Pest Outbreak Alert and Response System (POARS)

Background

33) BLOG: Why we need strong biosecurity systems to transform agrifood systems

By Enrico Perotti, IPPC Secretary

34) Landmark IPPC project put African countries on the path for better trade

Rome, 17 July 2025. African countries are poised to capitalize from a landmark trade and quarantine project, which provided countries …

35) BREAKING NEWS: Major advancement in Plant Health Education with the launch of the IPPC Plant Health Campus

Rome, Italy – 19 March 2025 – A significant milestone in global plant health capacity development was achieved with the …

36) The IPPC Campus is now available in French: a major step forward for plant health training

Rome, 11 June 2025 – The IPPC Plant Health Campus has reached an important milestone: its French-language version is now …

37) EU Guidelines on minimum wording for Phytosanitary Certificate Additional Declaration regarding RNQPs

The EU would like to inform the IPPC community about the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2249, which amends …

38) EU Guidelines on minimum wording for Phytosanitary Certificate Additional Declaration regarding RNQPs

The EU would like to inform the IPPC community about the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2249, which amends …

39) 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, …

40) Work Area / Technical Panels Work Area / Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) / 2025 TPCS December - Rome, Italy

WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER 2025 TPCS MEETING WORK AREA PAGE!