3531) The list of adopted DPs is growing! Potato spindle tuber viroid PSTVd) is adopted.

The Standards Committee (SC) on behalf of the CPM has adopted one new Diagnostic Protocol (DP): Annex to ISPM 27. …

3532) Call for the expression of interest by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) to share their challenges, experiences and best practices in managing pest risks of sea containers during the CPM-14 side session “SEA CHANGE FOR SEA CONTAINERS”

The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is calling for the expression of interest by national plant protection …

3533) Cryphonectria parasitica - Guernsey

First finding of Cryphonectria parasitica (Sweet Chestnut Blight) on the Island of Guernsey

3534) Cryphonectria parasitica - Jersey

The first reported finding of Cryphonectria parasitica (Sweet Chestnut Blight) by the Crown Dependency of Jersey.

3535) Member consultation on draft Diagnostic Protocols open!

The following draft DPs were submitted for member consultation through the Online Comment System from 30 January to 30 June …

3536) Posted IRSS report on the Authorizing entities to perform phytosanitary actions

The IRSS report on the Authorizing entities to perform phytosanitary actions:an overview of the current use of authorization by national …

3537) Siam weed in Queensland, Australia transitions to management

Siam weed probably entered Australia as a pasture contaminant. It was under eradication from 1994, but in 2012, the decision …

3538) IPPC Secretariat Meets with CBD Executive Secretary

(Rome, 20 January 2015). Members of the IPPC Secretariat met with Convention on Biological Diversity Executive Secretary Dr. Braulio Dias …

3539) Description of the NPPO

Samoa Quarantine Service (SQS) is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), and the Biosecurity Act 2005 mandates …

3540) IPPC Efforts Toward a Seed Standard in the News

The initial issue of the European Seed Magazine has reported on the latest developments regarding the IPPC''s effort to develop …