2025 TPCS December - Rome, Italy

WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER 2025 TPCS MEETING WORK AREA PAGE!

Rome, Italy. FAO HQ. 8-12 December 2025

The meeting is organized under the work programme of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) and the Standards Committee (SC). The TPCS meeting will take place at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy from 8 to 12 December 2025 in the India Room A building number 327.

The meeting is being organised by the IPPC secretariat. It is a five-day meeting, and you are requested to make travel arrangements to arrive before the TPCS meeting begins (10:00 Monday morning) and depart after the meeting ends (17:00 Friday afternoon).

The IPPC Secretariat contacts for this meeting are Ms Adriana MOREIRA ([email protected]), Ms Marina MARTINO ([email protected]), Mr Emmanuel KRAH ([email protected]) and Ms Giulia GAVIANO ([email protected]).

Registration for the meeting: The IPPC Secretariat will be using the Online Registration System for you to confirm your attendance. You are requested to register no later than 31 October 2025 by following this link (log in into the IPP is required): https://www.ippc.int/en/events/event/1540/.

A separate reminder will be sent to you before the registration deadline. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please inform the IPPC Secretariat as soon as possible.

Local information: A document outlining general local information, including airport, transport and hotel options, is posted on the International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP) at: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/1034/.

A detailed local information will be provided at later stage at this work area page below.

Meeting agenda: A draft agenda will be posted in due course. Please consider the points on the agenda and the action points arising from the TPCS June 2025 meeting and prepare and provide your inputs in a timely manner.

The draft commodity standard to be developed is International movement for apples fruits (Malus domestica) (2023-024) for consumption as annex to ISPM 46.

Visa. Please ensure that you make proper visa arrangements for travelling to Italy if necessary and in advance, and prior departure. If you need an official letter of invitation from the IPPC-FAO to help in obtaining the visa, please contact Ms Giulia Gaviano ([email protected]) at your earliest convenience and no later than 15 October 2025.

IPPC criteria for receiving travel assistance. Full details on the criteria can be found on the IPP (https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/criteria-used-prioritizing-participants-receive-travel-assistance-attend-meetings/). Should you wish to request travel funding assistance, please submit your request directly to Ms Giulia Gaviano ([email protected]) no later than 15 October 2025.

Please check this webpage frequently for updates.

Thank you. IPPC Secretariat