31) 2025-10 IPPC Call for Experts – Expert Working Group - Safe provision of humanitarian aid in the phytosanitary context

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to establish an Expert Working Group …

32) Call for experts for the Expert Working Group on Rhizoctonia theobromae

Rhizoctonia theobromae (Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae) has been identified by the Pest Outbreak and Alert Response Systems (POARS) as an emerging pest …

33) EU List of Regulated Pests

• Council Directive 2000/29/EC as amended sets out the restrictions and protective measures which aim to protect plant health within …

34) CPM-20 will take place from 9 -13 March 2026 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that invitations for the Twentieth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20) …

35) Resources / Online tools / IPPC Observatory / Third IPPC General Survey (2026)

The Third IPPC General Survey is a key initiative of the IPPC Observatory to better understand how National Plant Protection …

36) Commission / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM Sessions / CPM 20 - 2026

20th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20)

37) Work Area / CPM Bureau Work Area / 2025 December Virtual Bureau Meeting

Dear CPM Bureau members,

38) Face-to-face meeting of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) will …

39) 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. …

40) Reminder: Temporary Suspension of Import Enforcement Concerning Wood Packaging Material Not Complying with the ISPM 15 Hyphen Requirement is only in effect until December 31, 2025

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is writing to remind trading partners that the temporary suspension of the …