981) Determining host status for fruit flies is essential to facilitating international fruit trade

Rome, 28 January 2022. The Expert Working Group (EWG) for the Annex Criteria for the determination of host status of …

982) About / Core Activities / Standard setting / Procedures

983) The IPPC Secretariat brainstorms on the Plant Health and Environmental Protection at its 2018 Mid-Year Meeting

A specific session took place during the IPPC Secretariat 2018 Mid-Year meeting on Friday, 6 July 2018 to brainstorming on …

984) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / IPPC Guides and Training Materials / How guides and training materials are developed / Approved Specifications for IPPC Guides and training materials

Specifications describe the scope and purpose of the product being developed. They also provide guidelines that a working group should …

985) CALL FOR EXPERTS – CPM Focus Group on Climate Change and Phytosanitary Issues

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in:

986) The IPPC community mourns the passing of Richard James Ivess

Richard James Ivess, former Coordinator of the IPPC Secretariat, passed away after a long period of illness on Wednesday, 16 …

987) Emergency measures to prevent introduction of Erwinia amylovora through the importation of host plants and plant parts of E. amylovora from the Republic of Korea

E. amylovora is a bacterium that can infect a wide range of plant species and its infection causes serious damage. …

988) Notification of phytosanitary measures to reduce the risk of introduction of Xylella fastidiosa through the importation of plants for planting (excluding seed and fruit) of the host of X. fastidiosa

The emergency measures notified on 7 May 2015 (G/SPS/N/JPN/405) and 2 June 2015 (G/SPS/N/JPN/405/Corr.1) was taken over as the regular …

989) Notification of phytosanitary measures to reduce the risk of introduction of "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" through the importation of carrot (seed and seedling) and celery (seedling)

The emergency measures notified on 16 December 2014 (G/SPS/N/JPN/383) was taken over as the regular measures notified on 24 May …

990) WTO Members look at way forward in agriculture talks

WTO members considered the way forward in agriculture talks at the first informal meeting of agriculture negotiations after the WTO …