861) Legislation is key to a successful paperless phytosanitary certification

Rome, 25 March 2022. Amending primary legislation maybe necessary for some countries to successfully implement the International Plant Protection Convention …

862) Commission / CPM Focus Group and Working Group Reports / CPM Focus Group on Strengthening Pest Outbreak Alert and Response Systems

863) Work Area / Technical Panels Work Area / Technical panel on diagnostic protocols (TPDP) / Virtual meetings / 2022 April virtual meeting

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864) The IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee discuss strategic issues including the new IPPC Strategic Framework

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865) Urocystis cepulae (onion smut) in South Australia

In late September 2019, onion smut was detected on an onion crop on a property in Wall Flat in South …

866) Call for topics sets the stage for the future IPPC work programme: the Task Force on Topics meeting

The Task force on Topics (TFT) helps make sure that the IPPC’s future work plan reflects IPPC contracting parties’ emerging …

867) Making progress in plant pests diagnostics: the IPPC Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols meets to advance its work in pandemic times.

10 September 2020. Viruses, pests and diseases do not carry passports when moving from one country to another. The current …

868) First meeting of the Organising Committee of the International Plant Health Conference

Rome, 24 March 2022 – The Organising Committee of the International Plant Health Conference held its first meeting today to …

869) ISPMs for adoption at CPM-17 (2023) posted and Call for Objections opened

The draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) that will be presented to CPM-17 (2023) for adoption have been posted. …

870) Tanzania shifts to ePhyto certification

To avoid inconveniences caused by counterfeit and non-compliant phytosanitary certificates, the NPPO can now issue ePhytos. Countries trading with Tanzania …