2391) 2016 April call for discussion papers on sea containers

As agreed by the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures in its eleventh session in April 2016 (CPM-11 (2016)), the CPM Bureau …

2392) Core Activities / Integration & Support / Communication & Advocacy

Creating awareness over the importance of plant health and the global role of the IPPC is extremely important as the …

2393) DRAFT DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 RELEASED FOR COMMENT

Public consultation has commenced on new draft determinations under Australia’s Biosecurity Act 2015.

2394) Detection of Panicum mosaic virus in New South Wales

The virus was probably introduced in vegetative planting material (stolons) of buffalo grass from North America.

2395) Commission / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM Recommendations / Recommendations Procedures

Process for developing and adopting CPM Recommendations (Adopted by CPM-9 (2014), revised by CPM-10 (2015))

2396) IPPC recognizes the International Year of Quinoa IYQ)

FAO has declared 2013 as the International Year of Quinoa (IYQ). The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) recognizes the value …

2397) Ralstonia solanacearum absent in Denmark

Ralstonia solanacearum has never been found in Danish potatoes. For several decades, the Danish NPPO has carried out official inspections …

2398) Globodera rostochiensis subject to official control in Denmark

For decades the Danish NPPO has carried out official inspections, soil sampling and testing for the presence of potato cyst …

2399) Electronic Phytosanitary Certification (ePhyto) / ePhyto Symposia / 2nd IPPC Global Symposium on ePhyto, Incheon, Republic of Korea, 9-13 November 2015

The 2nd IPPC Global Symposium on ePhyto was held 9-13 November 2015 in Incheon, Republic of Korea and financially supported …

2400) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / IPPC ePhyto Solution

ePhyto is short for “electronic phytosanitary certificate”. An ePhyto is the electronic equivalent of a phytosanitary certificate in XML format. …