Latest Calls from the IPPC Secretariat
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is calling for individuals wishing to be trained as facilitators to support the design and evaluation of pest risk management to improve negotiations over market access. Successful facilitators will be actively involved in implementing, and possibly enhancing, already existing pest risk management decision support tools, as part of the project “Rolling out Systems Approach Globally", which is funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) and implemented by the IPPC Secretariat, in collaboration with the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London (ICL). Facilitators are then expected to become resource experts for ...
The Intentional Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has recently launched a call for case studies - with relevant pictures - to be included in a Guide on Pest Free Areas and a related database. The Guide aims to provide general guidance to National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) wanting to establish and maintain:
pest free areas (PFA);
pest free places of production (PFPP);
pest free production sites (PFPS) and
areas of low pest prevalence (ALLP).
It will clarify the principal requirements for the establishment, maintenance, declaration and recognition of PFAs, PFPPs, PFPSs and ALLPs.
The IPPC Pest Free Area guide and supplementary resources ...
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting submissions for experts to take part in:
Nominations are due 12 November 2018.
The EWG on Audits in the phytosanitary context will convene in 2019 and it is tentatively planned to be held from 03 June to 07 June 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
The next TPPT meeting will convene in 2019 and it is tentatively planned to be held from 08 ...
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is calling for Trade Cases on pest risk management to improve negotiations over market access. Selected Trade Cases will receive support in implementing pest risk management decision support tools for export commodities, as part of the project “Rolling out Systems Approach Globally", which is funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) and implemented by the IPPC Secretariat, in collaboration with the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London (ICL). Trade Cases involving pest risk management for imports, and pathways, will also be considered.
Deadline: 7 December 2018
Who can apply?
National ...
The Standard Committee (SC) approved the following draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) for the DP notification period:
Contracting parties have 45 days to review the approved DPs and submit an objection, if any, along with a technical justification and suggestions for improvement of the approved DP. If no objection is received, the DP is considered adopted by the SC on behalf of the CPM.
This notification period starts on 01 July 2018 and ends on 15 August 2018 ...
The IPPC Secretariat is soliciting reference materials and discussion papers in preparation for the meeting of the Focus Group on Commodity and Pathway Standards, which will take place 3-5 October in Rome, Italy.
As laid out in their Terms of Reference, the Focus Group is tasked with analyzing and discussing multiple aspects of the development of commodity and pathway specific standards, and to develop recommendations and guidance for the CPM.
In order for the focus group to effectively address their tasks, CPM-13 (2018) requested IPPC contracting parties, Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) and other interested parties to submit reference materials ...
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting submissions for experts to take part in:
• The Focus Group on Commodity and Pathway Standards
• The Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) – Expert for English language
Nominations are due 31 July 2018.
The Focus Group on Commodity and Pathway Standards will convene 3-5 October 2018 in Rome, Italy.
The next TPG meeting will convene 3-6 December 2018 in Rome, Italy.
More information can be found here.
Ceratitis capitata (Mediterreanean fruit fly) – one of the world’s most destructive agricultural pests. Photo by Derric Nimmo, 2011.
The 2018 call for topics: Standards and Implementation starts on 1 May 2018 and ends on 31 August 2018. The call is made every two years. As agreed by the 13th Session of the As agreed by the 13th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the call for topics solicits proposals for both Standards and Implementation resources to be included in the IPPC work programme and to fill gaps in the Framework for Standards and Implementation. IPPC contracting parties ...
@ Tung Beng, 2014. The colours of Ladybug, Vietnam.
The International Plant Protection Convention Secretariat requests IPPC contracting parties and RPPOs to propose cases of successful experiences or to highlight challenges faced while implementing the IPPC, its ISPMs and Commission for Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Recommendations for presentation at CPM-13.
The objective of this CPM session is to enable IPPC contracting parties to share their experiences on addressing implementation issues which might be of general interest to other IPPC contracting parties. The session is intended as a forum for contracting parties and RPPOs to report:
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting discussion papers in preparation for the meeting of the Expert Working Group (EWG) on Guidance on pest risk management (2014-001) which will take place from 5 to 9 March 2018 in Malta.
The EWG will develop a draft standard according to Specification 63 on Guidance on pest risk management (http://www.ippc.int/en/publications/81795/).
IPPC contracting parties and other interested parties are invited to submit discussion papers by 22 January 2018 to the IPPC Secretariat ( ippc@fao.org and celine.germain@fao.org) for the EWG to consider. Thank ...
Le Secrétariat de la Convention internationale pour la protection des végétaux (CIPV) lance un appel à candidatures d'experts dûment qualifiés qui seront appelés à siéger au sein du groupe d'experts chargé d’élaborer un projet de norme internationale pour les mesures phytosanitaires relative: aux Indications sur la gestion du risque phytosanitaire (2014-001).
Les candidatures doivent être envoyées le 20 septembre 2017 au plus tard.
Six à huit experts dont les spécialités conjuguées leur permettent :
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations from national IPPC Official Contact Points and/or Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) for appropriately qualified individuals to be alternate members of the new IPPC subsidiary body – the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC), to replace the Capacity Development Committee (CDC). Alternate members are required to be nominated from each region to participate in meetings of the IC when the regional member is unable to attend.
The number of individuals nominated per contracting party and/or RPPO has no limitation, multiple nominations submitted will be considered.
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts from contracting parties (CPs) to participate in a Sea Container Task Force to supervise implementation of the Complementary Action Plan for Assessing and Managing the Pest Threats Associated with Sea Containers.
Nominations from the national official IPPC contact point should be submitted to the CPM Bureau member from your region (with a copy to the IPPC Secretariat ippc@fao.org) by 31 July 2017.
The nominations will be reviewed and the IPPC Secretariat will recommend experts to the CPM Bureau for selection based on the experience ...
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting discussion papers in preparation for the meeting of the Expert Working Group (EWG) on the Revision of ISPM 8 (Determination of pest status in an area) (2009-005) which will take place from 18 to 22 September 2017 in Hanoi, Viet Nam.
The EWG will develop a draft standard according to Specification 59 on the Revision of ISPM 8 (Determination of pest status in an area) (https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/2369/).
IPPC contracting parties and other interested parties are invited to submit discussion papers by 07 August 2017 to the ...
