941) Taking adoption of the CTU Code to the next level

Despite approval of the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) in 2014 and considerable …

942) The Report of the 2019 Focus Group on Commodity and Pathway Standards meeting is now posted!

The 2019 meeting report of the second Focus Group on Commodity and Pathways Standards is now available at the following …

943) Historic participation of the IPPC Secretariat in the meeting of the Working Party of the Chief Plant Health Officers COPHS) of the European Union EU)

28 November 2018, Brussels– IPPC Secretary, Mr Jingyuan Xia, delivered a keynote presentation on the “Impact of Globalization on Plant …

944) IPPC Membership of the CPM Bureau Standards Committee SC) and the Subsidiary Body on Dispute Settlement SBDS)

The Secretariat is currently soliciting nominations from all FAO regions for members and potential replacements for the Standards Committee and …

945) Getting forward - 155th FAO Council supports the International Year of Plant Health IYPH) in 2020

At its 155th session held in Rome from 5 to 9 December 2016, the FAO Council endorsed a draft Resolution …

946) Argentina and Chile set a milestone with the application of the IPPC ePhyto solution

4 May 2020, Buenos Aires. Beginning Monday 4 May, the NPPOs of Argentina and Chile have removed the use of …

947) Cargo pest awareness in Australia

Vessels, shipping containers and break-bulk cargo can introduce exotic pests and diseases into new areas with harmful consequences on plant …

948) Absence of Cherry rasp leaf virus from Australia

Cherry rasp leaf virus (CRLV) is recorded in Australia from Orange, New South Wales, 1960 (APPD, Buchen-Osmond et al., 1988); …

949) Towards IYPH 2020: CPM-11 takes the next steps

In April 2016, the Eleventh Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-11), the governing body of the IPPC took …

950) 2024-02 Call for Experts – Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocol - Entomologist

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting submissions for experts in entomology for the Technical Panel on Diagnostic …