551) Pakistan Plant Quarantine Rules (PPQR) 2019

The Department of Plant Protection notified Pakistan Plant Quarantine Rules (PPQR) 2019 under the Plant Quarantine Act (PQA)1976 provisions. This …

552) The Standards Committee biannual meeting set for May

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the biannual meeting of the Standards Committee (SC) …

553) Now available: Report of the 2024 virtual meeting of the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant-health community that the report of Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP)'s …

554) Now available: Report of the May 2025 Standards Committee Meeting

The report of the IPPC Standards Committee meeting held in May 2025 is now available and accessible here.

555) Report of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) in British Columbia, Canada (2024) / Signalement de l’agrile du frêne (Agrilus planipennis) en Colombie-Britannique, Canada (2024)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis) in association …

556) SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with Gabrielle Vivian-Smith

On 11 February, the world commemorated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an opportunity to promote full …

557) Phytosanitary import requirements for Latvia

Latvia is a member state of European Union (EU). Member states of European Union have common (uniform) plant health legislation, …

558) Deadline extension: Call for experts for Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) - Mycologist

The IPPC Secretariat has extended the deadline of the call for experts for Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) - …

559) IPPC Standards Committee reviews proposed revisions to plant health standards

Rome, 19 June 2023. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has recommended one draft standard …

560) Near East and North Africa region successfully concluded its 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop

Tunis, 08 August 2022. The annual regional workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA), organized by the International …