International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) are standards adopted by the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), which is the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The first International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) was adopted in 1993.
As of December 2019, there are 42 adopted ISPMs, 29 Diagnostic Protocols and 32 Phytosanitary Treatments. These international standards:
Protect sustainable agriculture and enhance global food security
Protect the environment, forests and biodiversity
Facilitate economic and trade development
This page includes all adopted International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). ISSN (series title of ISPMs in the six FAO languages):
English: International standards for phytosanitary measures - ISSN 2521-7232 (Online)
French: Normes internationales pour les mesures phytosanitaires - ISSN 2521-7275 (Online)
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The IPPC Standards Committee (SC) in November 2019 agreed to include this message on the potential for false positive results:
The described PCR methods may produce positive test results with P. paracitricarpa and P. citriasiana. In the event of a positive PCR test result, culturing of the fungus and multi-locus sequencing as described in Guarnaccia et al. (2017) is needed in order to achieve reliable identification of P. citricarpa.
Note: the Secretariat has posted a revised English version on 2014-04-28, to reflect the addition of PT-15, adopted at CPM-9. Updates of language versions will follow.
The treatments presented in the annexes to the ISPM 28 are included in the IPPC Phytosanitary treatments search tool that allow sorting based on treatment type, target pests and commodities.
Additionally, the search tool returns results from phytosanitary treatments that are not adopted by the CPM but posted on the phytosanitary resource page as "contributed of resources".
Unofficial Translations
Portuguese translation provided by MAPA, Brazil. Vietnamese translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dong Da, Viet Nam
Note: the Secretariat has posted a revised English version on 2014-04-28, to reflect the addition of DP-4, whose adoption was noted at CPM-9. Updates of language versions will follow.
Unofficial Translations
Portuguese translation provided by MAPA, Brazil. Vietnamese translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dong Da, Viet Nam
This standard provides guidance for the establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae) of economic importance, and for the maintenance of their pest free status.
Portuguese translation provided by MAPA, Brazil. Vietnamese translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dong Da, Viet Nam. Italian translated by the Regional Plant Protection Service, Regione Emilia Romagna, Direzione Generale Agricoltura
Portuguese translation provided by MAPA, Brazil. Vietnamese translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dong Da, Viet Nam Korean translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Rep. of Korea
Portuguese translation provided by MAPA, Brazil. Korean translation provided by the National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Korea Vietnamese translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dong Da, Viet Nam
Portuguese translation provided by MAPA, Brazil. Korean translation provided by the National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Korea and translated from 2012 version
This standard provides guidance on the production, maintenance and phytosanitary certification of pest free potato (Solanum tuberosum and related tuber-forming species) micropropagative material and minitubers intended for international trade.
This standard does not apply to field-grown propagative material of potato or to potatoes intended for consumption or processing.
Unofficial Translations
Korean translation provided by the National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Korea Vietnamese translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dong Da, Viet Nam
This standard describes general guidelines for the design and operation of post-entry quarantine (PEQ) stations for holding imported consignments of plants, mainly plants for planting, in confinement in order to verify whether or not they are infested with quarantine pests.
Unofficial Translations
Korean translation of ISPM 34:2010 (provided by the National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Korea)
This treatment applies to the irradiation of fruits and vegetables at 92 Gy minimum absorbed dose to prevent the reproduction in adults of Conotrachelus nenuphar at the stated efficacy. This treatment should be applied in accordance with the requirements outlined in ISPM 18:2003.
This treatment applies to the irradiation of fruits and vegetables at 232 Gy minimum absorbed dose to prevent the emergence of adults of Grapholita molesta at the stated efficacy. This treatment should be applied in accordance with the requirements outlined in ISPM 18:2003.
This treatment applies to the irradiation of fruits and vegetables at 232 Gy minimum absorbed dose under hypoxic conditions to prevent oviposition of Grapholita molesta at the stated efficacy. This treatment should be applied in accordance with the requirements outlined in ISPM 18:2003.
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This reference standard is a listing of terms and definitions with specific meaning for phytosanitary systems worldwide. It has been developed to provide a harmonized internationally agreed vocabulary associated with the implementation of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs).
2019-04-30: ISPM 5 in En containing CPM-14 amendments has been posted.
2018-06-22: ISPM 5 in En containing CPM-13 amendments has been posted.
2017-05-29: ISPM 5 in En containing CPM-12 ink amendments has been posted.
2016-07-06: All language versions have been posted.
2016-05-20: The Secretariat posted the English version of ISPM 5 as adopted by CPM-11 (2016). Other language versions to follow.
2015-05-21: The Secretariat noticed a few errors in the posted ISPM 5 in English, corrected them and reposted the document.
2015-05-21: ISPM 5 has been posted (and reposted) in all languages. French and Spanish versions have both been updated with ink amendments approved by CPM in 2013, and all other language versions have been updated with ink amendments approved by CPM in 2015.p>
ISPM 5 in English contains asterisks to indicate which terms are currently on the List of topics for IPPC standards for revision or deletion.
Unofficial Translations
Portuguese translation provided by MAPA, Brazil. Korean translation provided by the National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Korea and translated from 2012 version German translation provided by the Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany Italian translated by the Servizio Fitosanitario Regionale, Regione Lombardia
This standard describes principles and guidelines for the preparation and issue of phytosanitary certificates and phytosanitary certificates for re-export.
2015-04-21: ISPM 12 as revised by the Language review groups in Chinese, French and Spanish, and as noted by CPM-10 in English have been posted.
Unofficial Translations
Portuguese translation provided by MAPA, Brazil. Korean translation provided by the National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Rep. of Korea Vietnamese translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dong Da, Viet Nam
Korean Korean translation of ISPM 36 (provided by the National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Korea)
The Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish versions of this ISPM were re-posted on 2014-04-29 in order to reflect the changes by the respective Language Review Groups noted at CPM-9 (2014). The English version of ISPM 11 was re-posted on 2014-05-12 in order to delete reference to previous ISPM version in the adoption section.
Unofficial Translations
Korean translation provided by the National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Korea
