2261) Passing of Dr Kim Ritman, IPPC contact point for Australia

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr Kim Ritman, Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO) …

2262) Notification on the change of status of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in Sunday’s River Valley, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

After several detections of B. dorsalis in the Sunday’s River Valley area of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa …

2263) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests

The minister for Agriculture, Food and Forests is Honorable Fohe, The CEO is Dr. Viliami Toalei Manu for Agriculture, Food …

2264) Changes to import conditions for selected goods entering Australia from 16 June 2016

The Australian Government, through the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, advises that on commencement of the new Biosecurity …

2265) CPM-14 closes with notable achievements and an acknowledgement of outstanding service

A record 491 participants from 133 countries and 30 observer organizations attended the 14th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) held …

2266) China's Contribution of Two Million USD to Strengthening Capacity of IPPC Developing Contracting Parties through the China-FAO South-South Cooperation Programme

The FAO-China Sixth Annual Consultation Meeting on the South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme was held at FAO-HQ on 24 February 2017. …

2267) Ministers endorse action plan to stop spread of Red Palm Weevil

The final day of a three day event 29 – 31 March 2017, to debate and define an international action …

2268) National arrangements for plant health

Australia is a federation composed of different states and territories. Under Australia's biosecurity system, the federal government and state and …

2269) Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Implementation and Capacity Development Projects / EC IRSS 3rd cycle

Budget: 630,000 EUR Start: Feb 2018 End: May 2022

2270) July Update from the CPM Bureau

Colleagues \r\n\r\nThis note is to provide information about the recent CPM Bureau meeting and to give some reminders about recent …