4671) Entry/Exit Points

There are a total of sisteen entry/exit points in Myanmar. Among them, 14 entry/exit points are located at the borders …

4672) Secretary of IPPC meets Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries of Japan

On Tuesday, 14 January 2014, Mr. Yukio Yokoi, Secretary of IPPC visited Dr Shinichi Yokoyama, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Ministry for …

4673) CPM Rules of Procedure with recent amendments now available

The CPM Rules of Procedure recently approved are now available. As you recall, the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) adopted …

4674) Call for nomination of members of the Capacity Development Committee CDC).

The International Plant Protection Convention(IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified candidates to be members of the IPPC Capacity …

4675) Gonioctena fornicata (Lucerne leaf beetle)

The lucerne leaf beetle (Gonioctena fornicata), a non-native pest of Medicago sativa (lucerne), has been recorded for the first time …

4676) Explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 now available

Following a request at CPM-3, an explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 (Methodologies for Sampling of Consigments) was authored by …

4677) The revised Surveillance guide has been published!

The Surveillance guide (2nd edition): A guide to understand the principal requirements of surveillance programmes for national plant protection organizations …

4678) Vacancy announcement - Technical Officer P-2)

The IPPC Secretariat is hiring a Technical Officer (P2) to work with the standard setting unit. Main tasks relate to …

4679) Description of the NPPO

Samoa Quarantine Service (SQS) is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), and the Biosecurity Act 2005 mandates …

4680) Detection of Marchalina hellenica in Victoria and South Australia

This is the first report of Marchalina hellenica in Australia. Preliminary evidence indicates that the pest is restricted in its …