21) Face-to-face meeting of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) will …

22) EU Plant Health Import Requirements

• Council Directive 2000/29/EC as amended sets out the restrictions and protective measures which aim to protect plant health within …

23) Plant Health in the European Union

The European Union (EU) is composed of the following 28 member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, …

24) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado beetle)

An outbreak of Colorado beetle larvae has been confirmed in a single potato field in Kent. Containment and eradication measures …

25) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado beetle)

An outbreak of Colorado beetle larvae has been confirmed in a single potato field in Kent. Containment and eradication measures …

26) FAO and IPPC Equips 50 Crop Inspectors and Researchers to Strengthen Uganda’s Digital Pest Surveillance

10/10/2025

27) CPM-20 will take place from 9 -13 March 2026 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that invitations for the Twentieth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20) …

28) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / IPPC ePhyto Solution / IPPC ePhyto Solution - PROGRAMME UPDATES October 2025

With 96 countries digitalizing phytosanitary certification in plant trade, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has laid out a new …

29) SPOTLIGHT: What’s in a name? The Importance of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms

Rome, 24 October 2025. Language is more than a tool for communication; it is the pillar of plant health cooperation. …

30) About / Core Activities / Standard setting / Language versions / Language Review Groups (LRGs) / LRG reviewed adopted standards by CPM-18 (2024) and CPM-19 (2025), for CPM-20 (March 2026) to note

Following adoption by CPM-18 (2024) and CPM-19 (2025), the adopted international standards and CPM recommendation 6 (R-06) were reviewed by …